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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria | |
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Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Finnish: Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko | |
Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | High Church Lutheranism, Lutheran |
Theology | Evangelical Catholic; Confessional |
Polity | Episcopal |
Presiding Bishop | Ivan Laptev |
Associations | Lutheran World Federation, International Lutheran Council |
Region | Russia |
Language | Russian, Finnish, Mari, Moksha, Erzya |
Origin | 1611; independence 1992.[citation needed] |
Separated from | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
Congregations | 90[citation needed] |
Members | 15,000[citation needed] |
Official website | www.elci.ru |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi; Finnish: Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of Ingria) is a Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition in Russia. It is the second largest Lutheran church in Russia, with 90 congregations and 15,000 members, and is active mostly in Ingria and Karelia.[1]