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| Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam | |
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 Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam. | |
| Classification | Lutheran |
| Leader | Moderator The Most Rt. Rev. Bishop Johann Dang |
| Region | India |
| Headquarters | Main Road Ranchi Jharkhand, India 834001 |
| Congregations | 1,895 |
| Members | 583,960+ (2013) |
Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam (GELC) is a major Christian Protestant denomination in India. It has hundreds of thousands of members.[1] It was established on 2 November 1845.[2] It belongs to National Council of Churches in India, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, Lutheran World Federation and World Council of Churches.[1] It is led by Moderator Bishop Johann Dang.[3] It is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India along with the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church.
- ^ a b "India". Archived from the original on 20 February 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
- ^ Church Literature - Not available online
- ^ "India | The Lutheran World Federation". Lutheranworld.org. Retrieved 2 September 2016.