Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam

Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam
Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam.
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheran
TheologyLutheran
LeaderModerator The Most Rt. Rev. Marshall Kerketta
RegionIndia
HeadquartersMain Road Ranchi Jharkhand, India 834001
Congregations1,895
Members583,960+ (2013)

The Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam (GELC) is a major Christian Protestant denomination in India, with hundreds of thousands of members. It was established on 2 November 1845. The church is affiliated with the National Council of Churches in India, the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India, the Lutheran World Federation, and the World Council of Churches. It is currently led by Moderator Bishop Marshall Kerketta. GELC is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India, alongside the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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