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| The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria | |
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 Logo of the LCCN | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheran |
| Leader | Archbishop Musa Filibus |
| Associations | Lutheran World Federation |
| Region | Nigeria |
| Origin | 1913 Numan |
| Branched from | Sudan United Mission - Danish Branch |
| Congregations | 2,400 |
| Members | 2,200,000 |
| Hospitals | One Referral Center at Demsa |
| Tertiary institutions | 1 (Bronnum Lutheran Seminary Mbamba, Yola South Adamawa State) |
| Official website | lccn |
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) is a major Lutheran denomination in Nigeria, a member of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).[1]
It was established as an independent church in 1913 from the Sudan United Mission, Danish Branch, known today as Mission Afrika.[2] The LCCN now has 2,200,000 members[3] in over 2,400 congregations nationwide.[4] Members of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria are among the Christians and members of other religious groups being persecuted by Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist organization.[1]
The archbishop of the LCCN, Dr Musa Filibus, was elected to become the 13th president of the LWF on 14 May 2017 at Safari Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia during the 12th Assembly of the LWF.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Kenny1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "How Mission Afrika started (former The Danish Sudan Mission)". Mission Afrika. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ Lutheran World Federation: LWF Statistics 2018
- ^ "Global Mission - Nigeria". Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Nigerian Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa elected LWF President". Lutheran World Federation. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2018.