Lutheran Denominations and Unions Established in the 20th Century - Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, American Lutheran Church (Paperback)

Chapters: Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church, American Lutheran Church, Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church, Laestadian Lutheran Church, Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord," Byzantine Rite Lutheranism. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bishop B. Suneel Bhanu Rev. V. G. Devadas Smt. J. Mary Grace Raja Kishore Rev. Y. M. B. Jyothi Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) was constituted in the year 1927 in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the Indian successor to the United Lutheran Church in America which was started as a self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating church in the Telugu country. Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg and Pluetschau of the Danish-Halle Missionary Society at Tranquebar were the first Protestant Missionaries to India who were Lutherans. The AELC was founded as a mission field of the then United Lutehran Church in America (ULCA) by John Christian Frederick Heyer (known as Father Heyer) on 31 July 1842. As a first step, schools were established. With new baptisms, the confidence of the missionaries increased. Later hospitals were established. The current Moderator / Bishop of the AELC is Bishop B. Suneel Bhanu. For administrative purposes, six synods have been established, each taken care of by a Synod President. A 24-member Executive Council comprising of members drawn from the six synods administers the Church society. The Executive Council of this Church Society elects a set of office-bearers each quadrennium. The Moderator / Bishop heads this century-old Church Society. In earlier nomenclature, the term President was used. However, with the arrival of Rev. G. Emmanuel, the nomenclature was changed to Moderator / Bishop to denote a more ecclesiastical term. However, the term President a...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=966245