Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa is a Lutheran church in South Africa. The church has 580,000 baptized members in seven dioceses in South Africa, Botswana, and Eswatini, and is (by a wide margin) the largest Lutheran church in the southern African region. It is a member of the Botswana Council of Churches.
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheranism |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Primate | The Rt. Rev Bishop Myaka |
| Associations | Lutheran World Federation, World Council of Churches, South African Council of Churches, All Africa Conference of Churches |
| Region | South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho |
| Origin | 1975 |
| Congregations | 2,300 churches |
| Members | 589,582 members |
| Official website | http://www.elcsa.org.za/home.html |
The ELCSA was constituted from older churches in 1975, and became a member of the Lutheran World Federation in 1976. The presiding bishop's office is currently held by The Rt Rev Bishop Myaka of the South Eastern Diocese (KwaZulu-Natal Region).
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