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Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church

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ClassificationLutheran
LeaderRt. Rev. Bishop Ichahak Mochahary
RegionIndia
HeadquartersUdalguri district, Assam
Congregations71
Members11,510
Ministers11 Ordained Ministers

The Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church made up of Bodo people, one of the ethnic groups of Assam, India. It is headquartered in Udalguri district in Assam.[1] The church has 72 congregations in 6 pastorates and membership of 11,712[2] with 72 native workers and 3 schools.

It is one of the three major Lutheran denominations of northeast India along with the Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church.

References

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  1. ^ Denominational website
  2. ^ "BELC Organization Statistics". 9 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.