Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan (ELKU) is an independent regional church in the network of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia . Your official seat is Tashkent .
Church structure
The ELKU comprises seven parishes in Uzbekistan , which are looked after by two pastors and ten preachers. The largest municipalities are:
Church office
The ecclesiastical center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan is located in Tashkent 700000, ul. Akademika Sadyka Asimowa 37. There is also the official seat of the bishop and the office of the synod.
Synod
The regional synod is the highest constitutional and decision-making body of the ELKU. The current president is Gilda Raspopowa . All parishes send their delegates to the synod.
bishop
The spiritual direction of the ELKU is incumbent on the bishop , who is also a member of the Bishops' Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia . Kornelius Wiebe held the office of bishop until 2015 .
Partnerships
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan maintains partnership relations with the Gustav Adolf Work of the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau in Darmstadt.