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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese基督教香港信義會
Simplified Chinese基督教香港信义会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīdūjiào Xiānggǎng Xìnyì Huì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinggei1 duk1 gaau3 hoeng1 gong2 seon3 ji6 wui6*2

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.

History

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On 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History of ELCHK". www.elchk.org.hk. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ "香港基督教協進會". www.hkcc.org.hk (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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