Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania information
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania
Classification
Protestant
Orientation
Lutheran
Polity
Modified episcopal polity with some powers reserved to the congregation as in congregationalism
Leader
Rev.ALEX GEHAZ MALASUSA
Associations
Global Forum, LWF, LUCCEA. AACC, WCC, CCT, ACT, MAF, TCRS
Region
Tanzania and Zanzibar
Headquarters
Arusha, Tanzania
Origin
June 19, 1963 [1]
Branched from
Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika
Congregations
1,104
Members
7,916,253 (2020)[2]
Ministers
1,500
Official website
http://www.elct.org/
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT; Swahili: Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania) is the federation of Lutheran churches in Tanzania and one of the largest Lutheran denominations in the world, with more than 6 million members, or 13% of the Tanzanian population. It is the second largest Lutheran church in the world and the largest Lutheran church in East Africa.[3][4]
The church is led by a presiding bishop and twenty-eight diocesan bishops, representing 28 dioceses. The head office of the church is in Arusha, where it has owned the New Safari Hotel since 1967. The church is affiliated with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the Christian Council of Tanzania, the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum, and the Lutheran World Federation.
The ELCT is an organization which reaches out to the people of Tanzania offering worship opportunities, Christian education, and numerous social services, including disaster response, healthcare, and AIDS education and relief.[5]
^"Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania -- Homepage". www.elct.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2004-09-26.
^"Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania". News and Events. EECMY. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
^"Tanzania | The Lutheran World Federation". Lutheranworld.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
^"ELCT Press Release". News Releases. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^"ELCT". www.elct.org. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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