Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria | |
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| Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Finnish: Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | High Church Lutheranism, Lutheran |
| Theology | Evangelical Catholic; Confessional |
| Polity | Episcopal |
| Presiding Bishop | Ivan Laptev |
| Associations | Lutheran World Federation, International Lutheran Council |
| Region | Russia |
| Language | Russian, Finnish, Mari, Moksha, Erzya |
| Origin | 1611; independence 1992. |
| Separated from | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Congregations | 90 |
| Members | 15,000 |
| Official website | www.elci.ru |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi; Finnish: Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of Ingria) is a Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition in Russia. It is the second largest Lutheran church in Russia (behind the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and the Other States), with 90 congregations and 15,000 members, and is active mostly in Ingria and Karelia.