The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (Portuguese: Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil, IELB) is a Lutheran church, which was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in Brazil.
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil | |
|---|---|
| Igreja Evangelica Luterana do Brasil | |
 | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Theology | Confessional Lutheran |
| President | Rev. Geraldo Walmir Schüler |
| Region | Brazil |
| Headquarters | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Origin | 1980 |
| Branched from | Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod |
| Congregations | 1,496 |
| Members | 243,093 baptized 189,970 confirmed[1] |
| Ministers | 851 |
| Official website | ielb |
The IELB is a conservative, confessional Lutheran synod that holds to the Book of Concord. It started as a mission of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod and was the Brazilian District of that body. The IELB became an independent church body in 1980. It has about 243,093 members. The IELB is a member of the International Lutheran Council.
References
edit- ^ "Brazil - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil". International Lutheran Council. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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