Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheran
PolityEpiscopal-synodical
Bishop-GeneralIvan Eľko
AssociationsLutheran World Federation
World Council of Churches
Conference of European Churches
Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
RegionSlovakia
Origin1918
Separated fromEvangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary
Congregations326
Members286,907 [1]
Official websitehttps://www.ecav.sk/

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (in Slovak Evanjelická cirkev augsburského vyznania na Slovensku, ECAV) is the only Lutheran church in Slovakia. The Church is a member of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Slovakia,[2] and the Lutheran World Federation (Central Eastern Europe Region).[3]

  1. ^ [1] Archived 2022-01-20 at the Wayback Machine Census 2021
  2. ^ "ERC:: Ekumenická rada cirkví v SR". www.ekumena.sk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ "Member Churches". The Lutheran World Federation. 2013-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2021-10-20.