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Who is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia and what are its ministries?

April 26, 2017American church elca Evangelical god's work Lutheran MINISTRIES our hands united states zambia

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Who is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia and what are its ministries?

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia (ELCZ), a member of the Lutheran World Federation, has about 5600 members in 30 congregations, and eight preaching points served by 14 pastors (three of whom are women) and 13 evangelists. The ELCZ is also a member of the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA) and the Christian Council of Zambia. The ELCZ is committed to building a spiritually vibrant, self-propagating and self-reliant church dedicated to serving God and His people through preaching, teaching and service. In addition to congregational ministry involving people all ages, outreach and evangelism teams travel within the country. How do the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America accompany one another in ministry? Through the churchwide ELCA Global Mission unit, the ELCA relates to and is in bilateral relationship with over 80 companion churches and institutions. The ELCA Global Mission unit stewards a church-to-church relationshi