Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church Explained

Congregations:65
Main Classification:Lutheran
Headquarters:Udalguri district, Assam
Members:11,510
Ministers:10
Leader:Rt. Rev. Bishop Ichahak Mochahary
Area:India

The Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church made up of Bodo people, one of the ethnic groups of Assam, India. It is headquartered in Udalguri district in Assam.[1] The church has 65 congregations in 6 pastorates and membership of 11,510[2] with 65 native workers and 3 schools.

It is one of the three major Lutheran denominations of northeast India along with the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church.

References

  1. http://belc.org.in/about_us.php Denominational website
  2. Web site: BELC Organization Statistics. 9 July 2022. 9 July 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520210651/http://belc.org.in/view_activities.php?id=19. dead.