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Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian church that is centred mainly in four states of North India - Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bengal. The reach of the Church extends into Nepal and the NELC also works in Bhutan. It is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India along with the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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  • Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (en)
  • Северная евангелическо-лютеранская церковь (ru)
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  • Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian church that is centred mainly in four states of North India - Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bengal. The reach of the Church extends into Nepal and the NELC also works in Bhutan. It is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India along with the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church. (en)
  • Северная евангелическая лютеранская церковь (англ. Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, NELC) — многоязычная христианская церковь, действующая на территории в основном трёх североиндийских штатов — Бихар, Ассам и Западный Бенгал, а также в Непале и Бутане. Входит в Объединённую Евангелическо-Лютеранскую Церковь Индии и Всемирную Лютеранскую Федерацию Современное название с 1958 года. Штаб-квартира — в городе Думка близ Калькутты. Имеются богословские семинарии, центр выращивания чая, клиники и больницы, ведутся программы развития здоровья. (ru)
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  • Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) is a multi-lingual Lutheran Christian church that is centred mainly in four states of North India - Jharkhand, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Bengal. The reach of the Church extends into Nepal and the NELC also works in Bhutan. It is one of the three Lutheran denominations in northeast India along with the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Church was founded in 1868 by Hans Peter Boerresen, a Dane, and Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, a Norwegian. NELC missionary Paul Olaf Bodding invented the Santali latin alphabet that is still used by people in the region today. Santals form the majority of church members, with Boro and Bengali people comprising most of the rest of the members. Currently, it has more than 85,000 baptized members. The NELC took its present name in 1958 and its headquarters are situated in Dumka, a growing educational center northeast of Kolkata. The church provides theological training and education. The NELC is one of ten members of the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India. in 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 Mohulpahari, Jharkhand. (en)
  • Северная евангелическая лютеранская церковь (англ. Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, NELC) — многоязычная христианская церковь, действующая на территории в основном трёх североиндийских штатов — Бихар, Ассам и Западный Бенгал, а также в Непале и Бутане. Входит в Объединённую Евангелическо-Лютеранскую Церковь Индии и Всемирную Лютеранскую Федерацию Основана датчанином Хансом Петером Бёрресеном, его ближайшим сподвижником стал норвежец Ларс Ольсен Скрефсруд. Скрефсруд и его земляк и ученик Пауль Улаф Боддинг были также крупными лингвистами, разработавшими латинский алфавит языка сантали и издавшими грамматику и словарь этого языка. Большинство прихожан — санталы. Современное название с 1958 года. Штаб-квартира — в городе Думка близ Калькутты. Имеются богословские семинарии, центр выращивания чая, клиники и больницы, ведутся программы развития здоровья. (ru)
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