The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea is a Protestant church denomination located in Papua New Guinea that professes the Lutheran branch of the Christian faith. The Church is incorporated by a 1991 Act of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea and it has a baptized membership of approximately 900,000 members.
It is a member of the:
- Lutheran World Federation (LWF) (1976)
- World Council of Churches
- Pacific Conference of Churches
- and is in fellowship with the Lutheran Church of Australia.
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