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The Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Christian denomination in south India, which was established in 1919 [1] and has approximately 500,000 members. [2] Its headquarters is in Trichy, Tamil Nadu . [ 1 ]
The mission was responsible for the printing and publication of the Bible in the Tamil language. [2] In 2006, the 300 years anniversary of the mission was celebrated by the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC), with many international delegates in attendance. A monument to acknowledge 300 years of the mission was raised by the TELC on this ...
The India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) is a confessional Lutheran Christian church body of India headquartered in Tamil Nadu. It belongs to the International Lutheran Council [1] and the Lutheran World Federation. It has three synods, named Ambur Synod, Nagercoil Synod, and Trivandrum Synod.
The second-largest church by the number of members is the Church of South India with eight dioceses in Tamil Nadu. They are Coimbatore Diocese , Kanyakumari Diocese , Madras Diocese , Madurai-Ramnad Diocese , Thoothukudi – Nazareth Diocese , Tirunelveli Diocese , Trichy-Tanjore Diocese and the Vellore Diocese .
The Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary (TTS) was inaugurated in 1969, with the erstwhile ‘Tamilnadu Theological College’ at Thirumaraiyur of the Church of South India and the ‘Gurusala’ at Tranquebar of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Arcot Lutheran Church being brought together to form this new seminary. It was the first ...
The name Lanka Lutheran Church was adopted in about the year 2000. [3] In 2001, the Lanka Lutheran Church became a partner church of the LCMS [3] [5] and joined the International Lutheran Council. It also joined the Lutheran World Federation, reporting a membership of 1,200. [6] The church lost its government registration in about 2007.
The Lutheran mission can trace its origins back to a meeting held in 1906 at the Anglo-Tamil School, Kuala Lumpur, attended by Rev. K. Pamperrien, President of the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission in India, and his colleague, Rev. T. Joseph, who were on a visit to enquire into the condition of the Lutheran followers in the Malay Peninsula.
Rev. N. Samuel of Tranquebar (Tamil: ஞா.சாமுவேல்; 18 September 1850 – 20 May 1927) was a professor in divinity, pastor in the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (T.E.L.C.), and a hymnodist. He was a famous poet and author of many books. He was also the first member of the Leipzig Evangelical Lutheran Mission (L.E.L.M.) Council.