The Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana - Perú)[1] is a Lutheran denomination founded in Arequipa by the Norwegian Lutheran Mission in 1978.[2] The mission in Arequipa became an independent church in 1995, but kept support and connection with the Norwegian missionaries. It is a full member of the International Lutheran Council.[3]
The IEL-P has established congregations in Arequipa, where its denominational headquarters are located, and also in Cusco, Puno, and Tacna. It operates its own Lutheran Seminary (SETELA, Seminario Teológico Luterano Andino, Andean Lutheran Theological Seminary). The IEL-P has an evangelical, confessional, conservative theology regarding the inspiration of the Bible and the historical creeds (Nicean-Athanasian, Luther's Small Catechism, and other historical documents).
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Africa |
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Benin |
- Lutheran Church in Africa—Benin Synod
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Burkina Faso |
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Burkina Faso
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Ghana | |
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Kenya | |
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Liberia |
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia
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Madagaskar | |
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Nigeria |
- The Lutheran Church of Nigeria
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Rwanda |
- Lutheran Mission in Africa—Synod of Thousand Hills
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South Africa |
- Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa
- Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
- St. Peter Confessional Lutheran Synod of South Africa
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South Sudan |
- South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Togo | |
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Uganda |
- Lutheran Church of Uganda
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Australia | |
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China - Hong Kong | |
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China - Taiwan |
- China Evangelical Lutheran Church
- The Lutheran Church of the Republic of China
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India | |
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Indonesia |
- Indonesian Lutheran Christian Church
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Myanmar | |
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South Korea | |
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Sri Lanka |
- Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Belgium | |
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Denmark |
- Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark
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Russia | |
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Latin America |
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Argentina | |
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Bolivia |
- Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia
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Brazil | |
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Chile |
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile
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Guatemala |
- Lutheran Church of Guatemala
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Mexico | |
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Nicaragua |
- Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua
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Peru | |
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Uruguay |
- Lutheran Church of Uruguay
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Venezuela |
- Lutheran Church of Venezuela
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Canada | |
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Haiti |
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti
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United States | |
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