Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
ELCT-logo.png
Logo of the ELCT
Classification Protestant
Orientation Lutheran
Leader Rev. Alex Malasusa
Associations LWF, AACC, WCC, CCT
Region Tanzania
Origin 1963
Branched from Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika
Congregations 1,104
Members 6,340,000
Ministers 1,500
Official website http://www.elct.org/

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) is the federation of Lutheran churches in the African nation of Tanzania and the second largest Lutheran denomination in the world after the Church of Sweden.

In 1938, seven Lutheran churches founded a federation known as the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika. On June 19, 1963, the churches merged to become a single church known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.[1]

The church is led by a presiding bishop and twenty-four diocesan bishops, representing 24 dioceses, and has a membership of more than 6.3 million.[2] The Head Office of the Church is in Arusha, where it has owned the New Safari Hotel since 1967. The church is affiliated with the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC), the Christian Council of Tanzania, and the Lutheran World Federation.

The ELCT is an organization which reaches out to the people of Tanzania offering worship opportunities, Christian education, and numerous social services.

Divisions

  • Education (Secondary and University)
  • Finance and Administration
  • Health and Medical Care (21 hospitals and many dispensaries)
  • Mission and Evangelism
  • Planning and Development
  • Social Services and Women's Work

Dioceses

Notes

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