Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia
AbbreviationECAC Slovenia
TypeProtestant (Eastern Lutheranism)
TheologyLutheranism
GovernanceEpiscopal polity
RegionSlovenia
LanguageSlovene, Prekmurje dialect
FounderMartin Luther
Congregations16
Members~20,000
Ministers14
Official websiteevang.si

The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia (Slovene: Evangeličanska cerkev augsburške veroizpovedi v Sloveniji) is a Lutheran denomination in Slovenia. It is led by Bishop Leon Novak. The church is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1952, and also belongs to the Conference of European Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.

It is one of the few Eastern Lutheran churches worldwide that fully incorporate the Byzantine Rite into their liturgy across all congregations, blending Lutheran theology with Eastern Christian ceremonial traditions.

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