The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong (Chinese: 基督教香港信義會; Abbreviated as ELCHK) is a Lutheran denomination in Hong Kong.
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 基督教香港信義會 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 基督教香港信义会 | ||||||||||
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History
editOn 27 February 1954, its establishing ceremony was held at Tao Fong Shan, Sha Tin with representatives from all Lutheran congregations in Hong Kong joined in.[1] Originally established with the Chinese Lutheran Church in the 1920s,[1] the Lutheran Theological Seminary and the Lutheran Publishing House became part of the ELCHK.
It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, which it joined in 1957. It is also a member of the Hong Kong Christian Council.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "History of ELCHK". www.elchk.org.hk. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ^ "香港基督教協進會". www.hkcc.org.hk (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
External links
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- Official website
- Lutheran World Federation listing Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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