The Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church (Сибирская Евангелическо-Лютеранская Церковь) is a Russian

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church whose

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is Vsevolod Lytkin. It was officially founded in 2003, and participates in the

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. The church was previously associated with the

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC; Estonian: ''Eesti Evangeelne Luterlik Kirik'', abbreviated EELK) is a Lutheran church in Estonia. EELC is member of the Lutheran World Federation and belongs to the Community of Protestant Church ...

since its beginnings as a

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in Novosibirsk in 1993. It has 25 congregations with 2100 members and 19

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men.

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Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church newest Missouri Synod partner church

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* Lutheranism in Russia International Lutheran Council members Christian organizations established in 2003 Evangelical denominations in Asia {{Lutheran-stub

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