The Latin American Council of Churches (Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias) is a regional ecumenical body with 139 member churches and organizations in 19 countries, representing some two million

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. The head office of the organization is in

Quito, Ecuador Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on ...

. It was founded in 1982.

Members

* Andean region * National Council of Christian Churches in Brazil *

Caribbean Conference of Churches The Caribbean Conference of Churches is a regional ecumenical body with 33 member churches in 34 territories across the Dutch, English, French and Spanish speaking territories of the Caribbean. It was founded in 1973. Member Churches * African M ...

* Mesoamerica Region * Rio de la Plata region

External links

*
World Council of Churches listing

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latin American Council of Churches Regional councils of churches International organisations based in Ecuador Christian organizations established in 1982 International Christian organizations 1982 establishments in Ecuador