Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam | |
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Classification | Lutheran |
Leader | Moderator The Most Rt. Rev. Bishop Johann Dang |
Region | India |
Headquarters | Main Road Ranchi Jharkhand, India 834001 |
Congregations | 1,895 |
Members | 583,960+ (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.[1] It was established on 2 November 1845.[2] 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.[1] It is currently led by Moderator Bishop Johann Dang.[3] GELC is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India, alongside the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church.