| Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | SELK |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Confessional Lutheran |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Leader | Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt |
| Distinct fellowships | Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, Lutheran Church – Canada |
| Associations | International Lutheran Council, European Lutheran Conference |
| Region | Germany |
| Origin | 25. June 1972, (Old Lutherans 1830) |
| Branched from | Prussian Lutheran Church |
| Merger of | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Prussia and other independent West German Lutheran churches (1972) |
| Absorbed | Evangelical-Lutheran (Old-Lutheran) Church of East Germany (1991) |
| Congregations | 174[1] |
| Members | 33,474[1] |
| Ministers | 111 Pastors[1] |
| Other name(s) | German: Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche |
| Official website | www |
The Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church (German: Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche, abbreviated SELK) is a confessional Lutheran church body of Germany. It is a member of the European Lutheran Conference and of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) (of which the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod of North America is also a member). The SELK has about 33,000 members in 174 congregations.[1] The seat of SELK is in Hanover.
- ^ a b c d "Strukturen und Zahlen". Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche. Retrieved March 5, 2018.