Lutheran Church in the Philippines
AbbreviationLCP
TypeChristianity (Western)
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationLutheran
ScriptureBible
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceBoard of Directors and Officers
PresidentRev. Antonio del Rio Reyes
Vice PresidentRev. Felipe B. Ehican, Jr.
SecretaryRev. Henry Paul D. Roa
Associations
RegionPhilippines
LanguageFilipino, Native Philippine regional languages, English
HeadquartersLutheran Center
#4461 Old Santa Mesa Street,
Santa Mesa, Manila, Philippines
Origin1957
Branched fromLutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Official websitewww.lutheranph.org

The Lutheran Church in the Philippines is a Lutheran denomination in the Philippines. It was founded by Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod missionaries in 1957.[1]

The Lutheran Church in the Philippines is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1973, and of the International Lutheran Council.[2] It is also a member of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines.[3] The church's president is Antonio del Rio Reyes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Vorlander, Hermann (2018). Church in Motion: The History of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Bavaria. Wipf and Stock. p. 138. ISBN 9781532614316. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines". Lutheran Church in the Philippines. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ Sitoy, T. Valentino (1999). "Philippines". The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 4. Eerdmans. p. 183. ISBN 9789004145955. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Philippines". International Lutheran Council. Retrieved 2022-07-13.

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Lutheran World Federation
Churches in the International Lutheran Council
Religion in the Philippines
Christianity in the Philippines
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