German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia explained

The German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (known as GELC, GELK, or DELK) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It was founded in 1960,[1] and has 4,100 members in 2023.[2]

GELC joined the Lutheran World Federation in 1963.[3] It is also a member of the Council of Churches in Namibia.[4]

Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia, GELC formed the United Church Council of the Lutheran Churches in Namibia in 2007. The aim of this body is ultimately to achieve church union.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Lutheran Churches in Namibia. United Church Council of the Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Churches. 28 October 2016. 28 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028153301/http://www.ucc-nelc.org/structural_orgs/history_of_the_lutheran_churches_in_namibia. dead.
  2. https://www.lutheranworld.org/member-churches/africa/namibia Lutheran World Federation website, retrieved 2023-08-28
  3. Web site: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN-GELC). Lutheran World Federation. 28 October 2016. 2 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193046/https://www.lutheranworld.org/content/evangelical-lutheran-church-namibia-elcin-gelc. dead.
  4. Web site: Members of CCN. Council of Churches in Namibia. 27 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160319164325/http://ccnnamibia.org/page.php?pn=members. 19 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia. World Council of Churches. 15 October 2016.

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