The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH; ) is a Lutheran denomination in Chile. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation and is also a member of the World Council of Churches and the Latin American Council of Churches. Its president is Bishop Izani Bruch.
History The church traces its origins to the arrival of Lutheran German immigrants in Chile in the 1860s. In 1937, they founded the German Evangelical Church in Chile, which adopted its current name in 1959. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1049
The church has 2,500 members in 13 parishes.LWF Statistics - Chile The Lutheran World Federation
References
External links Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Chile official website Lutheran World Federation listing World Council of Churches listing