Who is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hong Kong and what are its ministries?
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong (ELCHK), a member of the Lutheran World Federation, has 15,819 baptized members in 52 congregations. It has 56 pastors, of whom 23 are women, and 51 non-ordained evangelistic workers. Educational programs include eight kindergartens, eight primary schools, four secondary schools, and student centers. Forty social service centers offer community services for all ages as well as programs for job training, emergency relief, developmentally challenged adults, and drug addicts. Family service centers are being developed to deal with the growing social pressures on families. Ministry is carried out almost entirely in Hong Kong’s primary language, Cantonese.
