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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea is a Lutheran denomination in Eritrea. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1963. Its president is the Rev. Simon Ghebrekristos.
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The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran denominations headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the many differing Lutheran churches. Since 1984, the member churches are in pulpit and altar fellowship, with common doctrine as the basis of membership and mission activity.
P'ent'ay is an originally Amharic–Tigrinya language term for Pentecostal. Today, the term refers to all Evangelical Protestant denominations and organisations in Ethiopian and Eritrean societies. Alternative terms include Ethiopian–Eritrean Evangelicalism or the Ethiopian–Eritrean Evangelical Church. Sometimes the denominations and organizations are known as Wenigēlawī.
The Eritrean National Football Federation (E.N.F.F.) is the governing body of football in Eritrea.
Lutheranism is present on all inhabited continents with an estimated 81 million adherents, out of which 74.2 million are affiliated with the Lutheran World Federation. A major movement that first began the Reformation, it constitutes one of the largest Protestant branches, claiming about 80 million of 920 million Protestants, The Lutheran World Federation brings together the vast majority of Lutherans, the second largest grouping being the International Lutheran Council with 7.15 million in 46 countries. Apart from it, there are also other organisations such as the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, as well as multiple independent Lutheran denominations.
Religion in Eritrea consists of a number of faiths. The two major religions in Eritrea are Christianity and Islam. However, the number of adherents of each faith is subject to debate. Estimates of the Christian share of the population range from 47% and 63%, while estimates of the Muslim share of the population range from 37% to 52%.
The Eritrea women's national football team is the national women's football team of Eritrea and is overseen by the Eritrean National Football Federation (ENFF), the governing body of football in Eritrea. It has neither qualified for the finals of the FIFA Women's World Cup nor the Africa Women Cup of Nations.
The Lutheran Church of Senegal (LCS) is a Lutheran church. It joined to Lutheran World Federation in 1992. It is also member in Lutheran Communion in Central & Western Africa. Church has 4,053 members and its president is Rev. Mamadou T. Diouf LCS has 13 congregations and it carries out proclamation work in two districts.
The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras is a Lutheran denomination in Honduras. Lutheran missions in Honduras began in 1951, when missionaries from El Salvador began ministering in the community of San Nicolás Olancho. Three decades later, in 1981, two Guatemalan missionaries began serving congregations in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa. Two years later, the ICLH was officially founded under the leadership of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The ICLH joined the Lutheran World Federation in 1994. Today, the church body numbers some 1,200 members in nine congregations.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile is a Lutheran denomination in Chile. The church has 2,500 members in 13 parishes. It has been a member of the Lutheran World Federation since 1955 and is also a member of the World Council of Churches and the Latin American Council of Churches. Its president is Bishop Izani Bruch.
The Lutheran Church in the Philippines is a Lutheran denomination in the Philippines. It was founded by Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod missionaries in 1957.
The Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia is a Lutheran denomination in Croatia. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1951. It is also a member of the Conference of European Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe. In 2019, there were about 3,600 members.
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia is a Lutheran denomination in Slovenia. It is led by Bishop Leon Novak. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1952. It is also a member of the Conference of European Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe. It is one of a few Eastern Lutheran churches which use the Byzantine Rite.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana is a Lutheran denomination in Ghana. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 2004. It is also a full member of the International Lutheran Council.
The Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod is a Lutheran denomination in Hong Kong. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1974. It is affiliated with the Hong Kong Lutheran Federation Ltd.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar is a Lutheran denomination in Burma. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 2000. It is also a member of the Myanmar Council of Churches.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo is a Lutheran denomination in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1986. It is also a member of the All Africa Conference of Churches. It was known formerly as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zaïre.
The Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran denomination in Kenya. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1992. It is also a member of the National Council of Churches of Kenya.
The German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia is a Lutheran denomination based in Namibia. It was founded in 1960, and has 4,434 members.