Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church(NELC) is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian churchthat is centred mainly in four states of North India- Bihar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bengal. The reach of the Church extends into Nepal [ 1 ]and the NELC also works in Bhutan. The Church was founded in 1868 by Hans Peter Boerresen, a Dane, and Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, a Norwegian. [ 2 ]NELC missionary Paul Olaf Boddinginvented the Santali latin alphabetthat is still used by people in the region today. Santalsform the majority of church members, with Boroand Bengalipeople comprising most of the rest of the members. Currently, it has 85,000 baptizedmembers. [ 3 ] The NELC took its present name in 1958 and its headquarters are situated in Dumka, a growing educational center northeast of Calcutta. The church provides theological training and education. The NELC is one of ten members of the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India. Mornai Tea Estatein earlier it was Goalpara district now recently formed Kokrajhar district, Assam, is owned by the church. The NELC runs several health centers and community health programs and has its main hospital in Mohulpari, Jharkhand.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 08:30:00 +0000
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