Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kenya | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Lutheranism |
Polity | Episcopal |
Associations | |
Region | Kenya |
Founder | Martin Lundstrom |
Branched from | Church of Sweden |
Members | 350,000 as at December 2023[1] |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (Swahili: Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Katika Kenya) is a Lutheran denomination in Kenya. It is a member of the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum, the Lutheran World Federation (since 1970), the International Lutheran Council (since 2005), and the National Council of Churches of Kenya. Its current archbishop is the Most Reverend Joseph Ochola Omolo.