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Member Churches
: Japan

Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church

church leader
President Rev.
Shigeo SUEOKA
church location

P.O. Box 32, 2-2-18 Isoji, Minato-Ku
OSAKA 552-0003
Japan

church email
[email protected]
church phone
+81/6-657 359 21
church fax
+81/6-657 359 57
church link
http://www.kelc.net
church timezone
GMT
+09:00

Church Name

Kinki Fukuin Ruteru Kyokai
Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Kinki
Église évangélique luthérienne Kinki
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Kinki

Affiliations

Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway
Japan Mission
The Norwegian Missionary Society 

1976.Joined the LWF
2535.Number of Members

Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

church leader
President Rev.
Hideto NAGAYOSHI
church location

1-1 Sadohara, Ichigaya
SHINJUKU TOKYO 162-0842
Japan

church email
[email protected]
church phone
+81/3-326 086 31
church fax
+81/3-326 835 89
church link
http://www.jelc.or.jp
church timezone
GMT
+09:00

Church Name

Nihon Fukuin Ruteru Kyokai
Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Japans
Église évangélique luthérienne du Japon
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Japón

1952.Joined the LWF
21558.Number of Members

Japan Lutheran Church

church leader
President Rev.
Shinri EMOTO
church location

Fujimi 1-2-32 Chiyoda-Ku
TOKYO 102-0071
Japan

church email
[email protected]
church phone
+81/3-326 152 66
church fax
+81/3-326 277 59
church link
http://www.jlc.or.jp
church timezone
GMT
+09:00

Associate Member Church

Church Name

Nihon Ruteru Kyodan
Japan Lutheran Church
Japanische Lutherische Kirche
Eglise luthérienne du Japon
Iglesia Luterana de Japón

Affiliations

International Lutheran Conference
Lutheran Conference in Japan 

1999.Joined the LWF
694.Number of Members

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Chemin du Pavillon 2,
1218 Le Grand Saconnex, Geneva
Switzerland

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+41 (0)22 791 60 00

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