Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (original) (raw)
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (formerly the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Zimbabwe, founded in 1903 by Swedish and South African missionaries. It has a membership of around 134,000 (as of 2006) and is a member of the Lutheran World Federation. Until 1934, it was a branch of the Swedish Lutheran mission in South Africa. It became an independent church in 1963, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia. Its last missionary bishop was Sigfrid Strandvik, who retired in 1975. He was succeeded by a Zimbabwean, J. C. Shiri.
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| dbo:abstract | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (formerly the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Zimbabwe, founded in 1903 by Swedish and South African missionaries. It has a membership of around 134,000 (as of 2006) and is a member of the Lutheran World Federation. Until 1934, it was a branch of the Swedish Lutheran mission in South Africa. It became an independent church in 1963, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia. Its last missionary bishop was Sigfrid Strandvik, who retired in 1975. He was succeeded by a Zimbabwean, J. C. Shiri. (en) Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Zimbabwe (tidigare Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Sydrhodesia) är ett evangeliskt-lutherskt trossamfund i Zimbabwe. Kyrkan är organiserad i tre stift: Östra stiftet med säte i Harare, Centrala stiftet med säte i Zvishavane och Västra stiftet med säte i Bulawayom. I stiften ingår sammanlagt 67 församlingar. Kyrkan grundades 1903 av missionärer från Sverige och Sydafrika. 1963 blev kyrkan självständig och upptogs i Lutherska världsförbundet. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (formerly the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Zimbabwe, founded in 1903 by Swedish and South African missionaries. It has a membership of around 134,000 (as of 2006) and is a member of the Lutheran World Federation. Until 1934, it was a branch of the Swedish Lutheran mission in South Africa. It became an independent church in 1963, as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Rhodesia. Its last missionary bishop was Sigfrid Strandvik, who retired in 1975. He was succeeded by a Zimbabwean, J. C. Shiri. (en) Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Zimbabwe (tidigare Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Sydrhodesia) är ett evangeliskt-lutherskt trossamfund i Zimbabwe. Kyrkan är organiserad i tre stift: Östra stiftet med säte i Harare, Centrala stiftet med säte i Zvishavane och Västra stiftet med säte i Bulawayom. I stiften ingår sammanlagt 67 församlingar. Kyrkan grundades 1903 av missionärer från Sverige och Sydafrika. 1963 blev kyrkan självständig och upptogs i Lutherska världsförbundet. (sv) |
| rdfs:label | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe (en) Evangelisk-lutherska kyrkan i Zimbabwe (sv) |
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