type,startTime,endTime,query,links_found,url,content_length,content,link_idx tavily_search,0.0,18.313652515411377,Who succeeded Stefano Moshi as presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania?,5.0,,,, page_scrape,18.497576236724854,19.194499015808105,,,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania,9730.0,"Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania In 1938, seven Lutheran churches were loosely gathered into the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika. The member churches then merged to become the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.[6] In 1964,Johannes Lilje, then presiding bishop of theUnited Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, consecrated Stefano Moshi, who had been elected as the first president of the newly formed church body and who had been an advocate for the establishment of episcopacy, as the first presiding bishop of the ELCT.[7] The ELCT is led by apresiding bishop, or ""Mkuu"", who is elected to serve four year terms,[9]and 24 bishops who preside over their localdioceses. The presiding bishop is elected for a four-year term from amongst the bishops of the dioceses. The ELCT's current presiding bishop is Alex Malasusa. ### Presiding bishops Social service programming is central to the mission of the ELCT. The social services offered by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania include the following departments:[12] * Mission and Evangelism The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania consists of the following regional dioceses: * ""ELCT Press Release""._News Releases_. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved2016-02-14. * ""A Short history"". Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2007.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved2007-05-29. * 5th Presiding Bishop To Be Installed, ELCT Press Release, Date: January 18, 2016 Press release No. 001/01/2016ArchivedSeptember 20, 2021, at theWayback Machine. * ""Memorandum of Understanding between The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and The North American Lutheran Church, NALC Official Website, 8 August 2013""(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved10 June2018. * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Mongolian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia * Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya * Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (N-T) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon * Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong * Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church * Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States * Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church * Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam * India Evangelical Lutheran Church * Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church * Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar * Mara Evangelical Church * Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia * Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren * Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick * Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Evangelical Church in Middle Germany * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe * Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania * Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland * Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia * Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia * Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica * Evangelical Lutheran Congregation ""La Epifania"" * German-Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Mexico * Evangelical Church of the River Plate * United Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church * German Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Bolivia * Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru * Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola * Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy * Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina * Lao Evangelical Church * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe * Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea * United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania * Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession * Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada * Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile * United Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands * Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy * Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina * Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia * Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola * International Evangelical Church * Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso * Evangelical Community in Congo * Evangelical Church of Cameroon * Evangelical Church of Congo * Evangelical Church of Gabon * Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola * Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana * Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa * Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo * Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola * Lesotho Evangelical Church * Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa * Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud * Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran * Evangelical Church in Kalimantan * Mara Evangelical Church * National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon * Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor * Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal * Greek Evangelical Church * Spanish Evangelical Church * Evangelical Church of the River Plate * Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands * Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East * Lutheran bishops of Bukoba Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania ",1.0 page_scrape,18.499927043914795,20.849734783172607,,,http://www.elct.org/news/2007.11.002.html,1634.0,"Kikwete to witness Installation of Presiding Bishop The President of Tanzania Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is expected to be guest of honour at a ceremony to instal Bishop Alex Gehaz Malasusa to become the new Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) on Sunday November 11. The special service to be held at the Azania Front Cathedral, in Dar es Salaam will be presided over by the retired Bishop Dr. Samson Mushemba assisted by Bishops from the ELCT Dioceses, among others. Also at the ceremony, the leadership of the Church will take the opportunity to bid farewell to Bishop Mushemba who has served as presiding bishop of ELCT since 1992. Bishop Malasusa was elected by the ELCT Assembly held on Julai 18, 2007 at Makumira, Arusha to become the ELCT Presiding Bishop for the next four years. Bishop Malasusa who is also the Bishop of ELCT Eastern and Coastal Diocese was born 18 June, 1960 Bishop Malasusa who hails from Rungwe, Mbeya region is a son of a pastor and the youngest Presiding Bishops so far. Apart from Mushemba (1992 - 2007) others were the late Bishop Dr. Sebastian Kolowa (1976 - 1992) and the late Bishop Stephano Moshi (1963-1976). Bishop Malasusa who is a holder of Bachelor of Divinity Degree from the Makumira University College became pastor in 1992 and was consecrated Bishop of the Eastern and Coastal Diocese based in Dar es Salaam on 17 April, 2004. Makumira is a constituent college of Tumaini University owned by the ELCT. Bishop Malasusa is taking Masters of Theology studies by extension at the Catholic Theology College in Nairobi, Kenya. He is married and has three children ",2.0 page_scrape,18.509790658950806,20.377861976623535,,,https://lutheranworld.org/news/tanzanias-lutheran-church-celebrates-50-years,2620.0,"_(LWI)_ From 22 to 23 June 2013, an estimated 1,500 people attended celebrations at the Tumaini University Makumira (TUMA) in Arusha, Tanzania, marking 50 years since the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) was established. On 19 June 1963, seven Lutheran churches in the country merged to become the Evangelical Lutheran Church in then Tanganyika, later renamed Tanzania. “That they may all be one” (John 17:21) was the theme of the 50th anniversary celebrations which began with an exhibition on 21 June inaugurated by ELCT Presiding Bishop Alex G. Malasusa, who also serves as LWF Vice-President for the Africa region. Speakers at an academic day on 22 June gave perspectives on the current challenges and opportunities for the church. The jubilee festivities culminated in an elaborate celebration service on 23 June attended by ELCT members including current and retired bishops and pastors from all over the country, international guests from churches and partner organizations, and representatives of other faiths as well as government officials. Seven choirs and a brass band added to the vivacity of the Sunday service at which a publication was launched on Lutheran identity in the ELCT. LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge joined the celebrations and offered greetings in which he expressed deep gratitude to the ELCT for its meaningful participation in the LWF. He cited some of the many gifts received from the Tanzanian Lutheran church, including the hosting of the 1977 LWF Assembly in Dar es Salaam; the leadership of Bukoba Bishop Josiah Kibira as LWF President from 1977 to 1984, and that of Presiding Bishop Malasusa as vice-president. The general secretary emphasized the relationships of mutuality and reciprocity to which churches in the Lutheran communion are called. Recalling the late Bishop Kibira’s vision for the LWF, he noted that, “There is no church, so big in numbers, so wealthy in resources, and with such a long history that it would not be able to receive gifts from others. [And] there is no church so small in numbers, so challenged by resources and so young in history that it wouldn’t be able to share the gifts that God has endowed her with,” Junge noted. Lutheran missionaries started mission work in current Tanzania almost 150 years ago. The unified ELCT joined the LWF in 1964, with Bishop Stefano R. Moshi as the first bishop of the 450,000-member church. By the end of May 2013, the ELCT had 22 dioceses encompassing 6 million Lutherans. ## Hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand, the event focused on strengthening local churches for mission ",3.0 page_scrape,18.51158308982849,20.319872617721558,,,https://dacb.org/stories/tanzania/moshi-stefano/,2575.0,"# Moshi, Stefano Reuben 1906-1976 Evangelical Lutheran Church Tanzania Tanzanian clergyman, elected first president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanganyika (now Tanzania) (ELCT), at its formation in 1963. Born into a Christian family in Kotela, Mamba division of Moshi district, on 6 May 1906, he went to school at Gonja where his father was teaching. His family moved to Kotela where he continued his education until 1922. In 1955 he left the teaching profession to concentrate on the work of the church. He was elected assistant, and later vice president of the Lutheran Church of Northern Tanganyika (which later became the Northern Diocese). He became president in 1958. In 1962, he was also elected president of the former Federation of Lutheran Churches of Tanganyika. When the various Lutheran Church groups in the country united to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanganyika (ELCT) in 1963, Bishop Moshi was elected the first head of that body. The membership of the ELCT is estimated at nearly 800,000 and, until 1970, the church managed several schools and hospitals before they were taken over by the state. As head of the ELCT, and also bishop of the Northern Diocese (having been consecrated in 1964), Bishop Moshi was a powerful force at home and abroad. He did not pretend to support the notion of “not mixing religion with politics” and often spoke against government injustices, as in a 1974 speech to church leaders in Dar-es-Salaam when he reiterated the church’s condemnation of atrocities perpetrated by big powers as seen in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere in the world. A man of tremendous energy, Bishop Moshi joined and served in many organizations. He became a member of the Christian Council of Tanganyika (CCT) in 1960 and was elected its first African chairman in 1965. He also served as vice-president of the Commission of World Mission of the Lutheran World Federation and as president of the All-African Conference of Churches for many years. Between 1959 and 1961 he was a member of the Chagga Council and the Moshi Town Council. Bishop Moshi was instrumental in the historic meeting of East African churches representatives in Moshi. This was where the East Africa Venture Company, producers of the church organs Target and Lengo, was established. Bishop Moshi was on church business in Germany in 1976 when he became ill. He was flown to Nairobi, Kenya, for treatment and died in a hospital there on 15 August 1976. He is buried in Kotela, his birthplace in Tanzania. ",4.0 page_scrape,18.51323175430298,21.096698999404907,,,http://www.elct.org/home.html,1837.0,"to the website of the Evangelical Lutheran Church inTanzania. Some of the IALC organizers (r-l): Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Grantson, Chairperson IALC; Rev. Dr. Perucy Butiku, Assistant Bishop ELCA Metro New York Synod; Rev. Dr. Joseph M. Bocko, Coordinator IALC; Rev. Dr. Andrea Walker, Representing ELCA Global Mission; Rev. Dr. Elieshi Mungure, Africa Secretary, Lutheran World Federation and Ms Toromare Mananato from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madagascar. The Berlin III Missionary Society, also known as the Evangelical Missionary Society for East Africa (EMS), was the first to send Lutheran missionaries from German who planted the seed that eventually formed the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Their first missionary station was opened at Kigamboni in Dar es Salaam in 1887. The third mission society that worked in Tanzania was Leipzig Mission Society, again from Germany. This society entered the country in 1893 and opened its first station at Kidia, Old Moshi in Kilimanjaro region. On June 19, 1963, the seven Churches, under the umbrella of a federation, merged to become synods and dioceses of a single Church, known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanganyika. The following year, when the union with Zanzibar produced a change of the national name to Tanzania, the Church was renamed the Evangelical Lutheran church in Tanzania. **Language & Orientation School**(at Lutheran Junior Seminary Morogoro)**New Safari Hotel****Service OfficeTumaini University Makumira**Dar es Salaam CollegeJosia Kibira University CollegeKilimanjaro Christian Medical CollegeStefano Moshi University College Dr Mwaikali Consecrated as New Bishop of Konde Diocese ©2002-2019 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Corrections to or questions about this page should be sent to:elcthq@elct.or.tz Mission & Evangelism Evangelism ",5.0 page_scrape,22.677401304244995,23.267308235168457,,,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Tanzania#bodyContent,9730.0,"Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania In 1938, seven Lutheran churches were loosely gathered into the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Tanganyika. The member churches then merged to become the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.[6] In 1964,Johannes Lilje, then presiding bishop of theUnited Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany, consecrated Stefano Moshi, who had been elected as the first president of the newly formed church body and who had been an advocate for the establishment of episcopacy, as the first presiding bishop of the ELCT.[7] The ELCT is led by apresiding bishop, or ""Mkuu"", who is elected to serve four year terms,[9]and 24 bishops who preside over their localdioceses. The presiding bishop is elected for a four-year term from amongst the bishops of the dioceses. The ELCT's current presiding bishop is Alex Malasusa. ### Presiding bishops Social service programming is central to the mission of the ELCT. The social services offered by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania include the following departments:[12] * Mission and Evangelism The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania consists of the following regional dioceses: * ""ELCT Press Release""._News Releases_. Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-02-21. Retrieved2016-02-14. * ""A Short history"". Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. 2007.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved2007-05-29. * 5th Presiding Bishop To Be Installed, ELCT Press Release, Date: January 18, 2016 Press release No. 001/01/2016ArchivedSeptember 20, 2021, at theWayback Machine. * ""Memorandum of Understanding between The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and The North American Lutheran Church, NALC Official Website, 8 August 2013""(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved10 June2018. * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Mongolian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia * Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya * Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (N-T) * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon * Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong * Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church * Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States * Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church * Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam * India Evangelical Lutheran Church * Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church * Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar * Mara Evangelical Church * Nepal Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia * Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren * Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick * Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Evangelical Church in Middle Germany * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe * Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania * Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland * Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia * Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia * Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica * Evangelical Lutheran Congregation ""La Epifania"" * German-Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Mexico * Evangelical Church of the River Plate * United Evangelical Lutheran Church * Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church * German Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Bolivia * Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru * Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Baptist Evangelical Church in Angola * Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy * Evangelical Church of the Disciples of Christ in Argentina * Lao Evangelical Church * Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe * Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea * United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia * Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania * Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad * Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession * Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia * Evangelical Lutheran Church in America * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada * Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil * Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile * United Evangelical Lutheran Church * Evangelical Methodist Church in the Philippine Islands * Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy * Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina * Evangelical Methodist Church in Bolivia * Evangelical Pentecostal Mission of Angola * International Evangelical Church * Association of Reformed Evangelical Church of Burkina Faso * Evangelical Community in Congo * Evangelical Church of Cameroon * Evangelical Church of Congo * Evangelical Church of Gabon * Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola * Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana * Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa * Evangelical Church of Egypt (Synod of the Nile) * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Togo * Evangelical Reformed Church of Angola * Lesotho Evangelical Church * Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa * Christian Evangelical Church in Sangihe-Talaud * Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Iran * Evangelical Church in Kalimantan * Mara Evangelical Church * National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon * Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor * Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren * Evangelical Church of the Augsburg and Helvetic Confessions in Austria * Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal * Greek Evangelical Church * Spanish Evangelical Church * Evangelical Church of the River Plate * Evangelical Church in New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands * Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East * Lutheran bishops of Bukoba Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania ",1.0