Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

While the JELC is not an official partner church of the LCMS, we do have significant contacts. Naomichi Masaki, who teaches at the LCMS Ft. Wayne seminary, is a son of the JELC.

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Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church
Logo of the JELC
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Lutheran
Leader	Rev Masatoshi Yamanouchi
Associations	Lutheran World Federation, Asian Lutheran Communion, National Christian Council in Japan, Christian Conference of Asia, World Council of Churches
Geographical areas	Japan
Origin	1898 Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Congregations	137
Members	21,990 baptized

The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church (日本福音ルーテル教会 Nihon Fukuin Rūteru Kyōkai^?) or JELC is a Lutheran church in Japan. It currently has approximately 21,990 baptized members^[1] in 137 congregations nationwide.^[2]

The current president of the JELC is the Rev Masatoshi Yamanouchi.

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 Second World War 1.3 Post war period 1.4 Current developments 2 Structure & organization 2.1 List of districts 3 Ministries 3.1 Education 3.2 Social welfare 4 Affiliations 4.1 Ecumenism 4.2 Relationship with other Lutheran churches 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

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