Lutheran Churches in Andhra Pradesh, india
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Lutheranism was introduced into Andhra Pradesh, one of the southern states of India in the year 1842 by a German origin Pennsylvanian missionary of German origin, the Rev. Father John Christian Frederick Heyer.
[edit] Church Bodies
At present there are 12 Lutheran church bodies in Andhra Pradesh:
- Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)
- South Andhra Evangelical Lutheran church (SALC)
- Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church (GSELC)
- Bible Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (BFLC)
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC)
- Lutheran Fellowship of India (LFI)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Cross (ELCC)
- Deccan Evangelical Lutheran Church (DELC)
- Church of Lutheran Confessions in India (CLCI)
- Assciation of Free Lutheran Churches (AFLC)
- Crishtu Sudha Communications & Ministries (CSCM)
- Bharat Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC)