Lutheran Churches in Andhra Pradesh, india

Lutheran Churches in Andhra Pradesh, india

Lutheranism was introduced into Andhra Pradesh, one of the southern states of India in the year 1842 by a German origin Pennsylvanian missionary of German origin, the Rev. Father John Christian Frederick Heyer.

Church Bodies

At present there are 12 Lutheran church bodies in Andhra Pradesh:
*Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)
*South Andhra Evangelical Lutheran church (SALC)
*Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church (GSELC)
*Bible Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (BFLC)
*Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC)
*Lutheran Fellowship of India (LFI)
*Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Cross (ELCC)
*Deccan Evangelical Lutheran Church (DELC)
*Church of Lutheran Confessions in India (CLCI)
*Assciation of Free Lutheran Churches (AFLC)
*Christu Sudha Communications & Ministries (CSCM)
*Bharat Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC)


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