Unions of Lutheran Churches in Southern Africa
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The following two unions are co-operative ventures between Lutheran churches in Southern Africa which are aligned with the Lutheran World Federation:


  1. Lutheran Community in Southern Africa (LUCSA)

    LUCSA has member churches from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The original Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Southern Africa (FELCSA) was established in 1966 and became LUCSA in 1991. The Moravian church of South Africa is also a member. The headquarters are located at the Lutheran Centre in Bonaero Park, Johannesburg.

    The member Churches of LUCSA are:

    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Angola, IELA
      Rev. T. Ndawananapo, General Secretary, c/o ELCIN, P/Bag 2018, Ondangwa, Namibia, Tel. +264-65-240-241, Fax. +264-65-240-472
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana, ELCB
      Bishop C. Morenga, P.O. Box 1976, Gabarone, Botswana, Tel. +267-539-0242, Fax. +267-316-4615
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lesotho, ELCL
      Bishop V.M. Rats'onae, P.O. Box 7834, Maseru 100, Lesotho, Tel. / Fax. +266-22-318-253
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi, ELCM
      Bishop J.P. Bvumbwe, P.O. Box 650, Lilongwe 11, Malawi, Tel. +265-1-726-288, Fax. +265-1-726-920
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique, IELM
      Rev. H. Mavunduse, P.O. Box 1488, Maputo, Mozambique, Tel. +258-1-489-200, Fax. +258-1-489-202
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia, ELCIN (Finnish Church)
      Bishop T. Shivute & Bishop J. Sindano, P/Bag 2018, Ondangwa, Namibia, Tel. +264-65-249-241, Fax. +264-65-240-472
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia, ELCRiN (Rhenish Church)
      Bishop Dr. Z. Kameeta, P.O. Box 5069, Windhoek, Namibia, Tel. +264-61-224-531, Fax. +264-61-226-775
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia, ELCIN (GELC)
      Bishop E. Hertel, P.O. Box 233, Windhoek, Namibia, Tel. +264-61-224-294, Fax. +264-61-221-470
    • Moravian Church in Southern Africa
      Mrs Angeline Swart, P.O. Box 24111, Landsdowne 7780, South Africa, Tel. +27-21-761-4030, Fax. +27-21-761-4046
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, ELCSA
      Bishop L. Sibiya, Private Bag X9204, Mapumulo 4470, South Africa, Tel +27-32-481-7786, Fax. +27-32-481-7786
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa, ELCSA(Cape)
      Bishop G. Filter, P.O. Box 3466, Matieland, 7602, South Africa, Tel. +27-21-886-9747, Fax. +27-21-886-9748
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa, ELCSA(N-T)
      Bishop H. Müller, P.O. Box 7095, Bonaero Park 1622, South Africa, Tel. +27-11-979-7137
    • Lutheran Church in South Africa, LCSA
      Bishop D. Tswaedi, P.O. Box 117, Meadowlands, 1851, South Africa, Tel. +27-11-988-8227, Fax. +27-11-989-0762
    • Reformed Lutheran Church (South Africa), RELUCSA
      Bishop A.J. Chengwe, P.O. Chiawelo 1818, South Africa, Tel/Fax. +27-11-980-5683
    • United Lutheran Church (South Africa), ULUCSA
      Bishop L. Mphahlalele, P.O. Box 311, Meadowlands, 1852, South Africa, +27-11-753-1121, Fax. +27-11-753-4176
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia, ELCZam
      Rev. R.K. Kaumba, P.O. Box 37701 Lusaka, Zambia, Tel. +260-97-787-584, Fax. +260-1-224-923
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Africa (Zambia), LECA
      Bishop S. Kipaila, P.O. Box 31921, Lusaka, Zambia, Tel. +260-1-246-375, Fax +260-1-242-565
    • Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe
      Bishop N. Shava, P.O. Box 2175, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tel. +263-254-4991/2/4/5, Fax. +263-925-4993

    Contact:
    LUCSA, P.O. Box 7170, Bonaero Park, 1622, South Africa, Tel. +27-11-973-1873, Fax +27-11-395-1615
    Bishop P.J. Robinson, President, P.O. Box 1976, Gabarone, Botswana, Tel. +267-316-4615, Fax. +267-316-4612


  2. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, UELCSA

    UELCSA is a union of ELCSA (NT), ELCSA (Cape) and ELCIN (GELC). An alliance between these churches (or their predecessors) was already established in 1927. The Union was established in 1964 and deals largely with common concerns of the 3 member churches, including matters of liturgical interest, theological training (at the Lutheran Training Centre in Pietermaritzburg), etc.

    Contact: Bischof N.J.Rohwer, P.O.Box 7095, 1622 Bonaero Park, South Africa, Tel. +27-11-973-1851.


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