Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
	Symbol of Lutheranism
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Lutheran
Polity	Episcopal
Presiding Bishop	Shekutaamba Nambala
Associations	Lutheran World Federation Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa; ; United Church Council: Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Churches; Council of Churches in Namibia; World Council of Churches;
Region	Namibia
Headquarters	Oniipa
Origin	1954 ; Engela
Congregations	123
Members	772,398
Ministers	143
Secondary schools	2
Other name(s)	Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church
Official website	www.elcinorg.com

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It has a total membership of over 853,522 in 2023,^[1] mainly in Northern Namibia. Formerly known as the Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church (ELOC), it played a significant role in opposition to Apartheid in Namibia and was part of the Namibian independence struggle.^[2]

Other Lutheran churches in Namibia are the southern based Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia and the German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (GELK).^[3]

The last presiding bishop was Shekutaamba Nambala. He retired in 2021; by the end of 2022, the post was still vacant.^[4]

^ "Lutheran World Federation website, retrieved 2032-08-28". Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
^ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine World Council of Churches, January 2006
^ "Namibian church website". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
^ "Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) - Founders". ELCIN home pages. ELCIN. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[1] "Lutheran World Federation website, retrieved 2032-08-28". Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-09-19.

[WCC-2] Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine World Council of Churches, January 2006

[3] "Namibian church website". Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2021-01-25.

[Founders-4] "Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) - Founders". ELCIN home pages. ELCIN. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

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