Lutheran Church in Chile

The Lutheran Church in Chile (Iglesia Luterana en Chile, ILCH) is one of the two denominations of

The ILCH is divided into districts and communities (or congregations). Each community is managed by its own independent board of directors. All the communities meet in a national synod. For ecumenical affairs within Chilean Protestantism, the church is a member of the Council of Historical Protestant Churches of Chile. The national directory is headed by the President and the National Bishop. Today the Church has 23 active communities throughout the country:^[1]

• Valparaíso (The Holy Cross) and Viña del Mar (The Holy Trinity)
• Santiago de Chile (The Reedemer of Providencia and St. Paul of Vitacura
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• Los Ángeles
• Temuco
• Villarrica
• Paillaco
• Valdivia
• Osorno
• La Unión
• Lake Community (Frutillar, Llanquihue, Nueva Braunau, Purranque, Puerto Octay, and Puerto Fonck)
• Southern Community (Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Los Muermos, La Laja, La Fábrica, and Ancud)

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External links

• Iglesia Luterana en Chile official website
• Lutheran World Federation listing

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