Lutheran_Church_of_Christ_in_Nigeria
Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria
Major denomination of The Lutheran church in Nigeria
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) is a major Lutheran denomination in Nigeria, a member of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF).[1]
It was established as an independent church in 1913 from the Sudan United Mission, Danish Branch, known today as Mission Afrika.[2] The LCCN now has 2,200,000 members[3] in over 2,400 congregations nationwide.[4] Members of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria are among the Christians and members of other religious groups being persecuted by Boko Haram, an Islamic terrorist organization.[1]
The archbishop of the LCCN, Dr Panti Filibus Musa (also given as Musa Panti Filibus , and commonly known by his middle name as Filibus Musa), was elected to become the 13th president of the LWF on 14 May 2017 at Safari Hotel in Windhoek, Namibia during the 12th Assembly of the LWF.[5]