Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea has a membership of 1,001,005 (census of year 2000). It is incorporated by a 1991 Act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea.
It is a member of the:
*Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (1976)
*World Council of Churches
*Pacific Conference of Churches
* and is in fellowship with the Lutheran Church of Australia.
External links
* [http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/elcopnga1991406/ Act]
* [http://www.lutheranworld.org/Directory/ASI/EvangelicalLutheranChurchofPapuaNewGuinea.EN.html Profile at LWF]
* [http://www.asia-lutheran.org/ Lutheran Portal to all Asia Lutheran churches]
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