Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church
Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke
Logo of the Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened Frikirken
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheranism
PolitySynod
AssociationsLutheran World Federation
RegionNorway
Origin1877
Separated fromChurch of Norway

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, or the Free Church as it is commonly known (Norwegian: Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened Frikirken), is a nationwide Lutheran church in Norway, consisting of 83 congregations and 21,817 baptised members.[1] It was founded in 1877 in Moss. It is distinct from the Church of Norway, although both churches are members of the Lutheran World Federation. The Free Church is economically independent.

  1. ^ LWF Statistics 2009 Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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