Lutheran Church in Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lutheran_Church_in_Japan
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:abbreviation JELC
gptkbp:class gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:directionA gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations active
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:foundingMissionariesFrom gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:hasSeminary gptkb:Japan_Lutheran_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Tokyo,_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lutheran Church in Japan
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:National_Christian_Council_in_Japan
gptkb:Christian_Conference_of_Asia
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations approximately 78
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 2,500
gptkbp:officialLanguage Japanese
gptkbp:website https://www.jelc.or.jp/
gptkbp:worshipStyle Liturgical
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Christians
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7