Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
Logo of the ELCT
Classification Protestant
Orientation Lutheran
Leader Rev. Alex Malasusa
Associations LWF, AACC, WCC, CCT
Geographical areas Tanzania
Origin 1963
Branched from Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika
Congregations 1,104
Members 5,601,271 [1]
Ministers 1,500
Official website http://www.elct.org/

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) is the federation of Lutheran Churches in the African nation of Tanzania. In 1938, seven Lutheran churches founded a federation known as the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika. On June 19, 1963, Churches merged to become a single Church known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.[2]

The church is led by a presiding bishop and twenty diocesan bishops, representing 20 dioceses, and has a membership of more than 2.5 million.[3] The Head Office of the Church is in Arusha. The church is affiliated with All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), Christian Council of Tanzania 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.

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  1. ^ Lutheran World Federation: LWF Statistics 2010
  2. ^ "A Short history". Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2007. http://www.elct.org/. Retrieved 2007-05-29. 
  3. ^ "Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania". Country Packets. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 2007. http://www.elca.org/countrypackets/tanzania/church.html. Retrieved 2007-05-29.