Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
Official logo of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea.
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Lutheranism
Polity	Episcopal[citation needed]
Associations	World Council of Churches, Lutheran World Federation, Pacific Conference of Churches, Papua New Guinea Council of Churches
Region	Papua New Guinea
Congregations	2000[1]
Members	900,000 baptized[2]
Ministers	2,800[1]
Hospitals	12[1]
Primary schools	170[1]
Secondary schools	11[1]
Tertiary institutions	6[1]
Official website	http://www.elcpng.org/
Head Bishop - Rt. Rev. Jack Urame General Secretary - Bernard Kaisom Assistant Bishop - Rev. Lucas Kedabeng

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea is a Protestant church denomination located in Papua New Guinea that professes the Lutheran branch of the Christian faith. The Church is incorporated by a 1991 Act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea and it has a baptized membership of approximately 900,000 members.^[2]

It is a member of the:

• Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (1976)
• World Council of Churches
• Pacific Conference of Churches
• and is in fellowship with the Lutheran Church of Australia.