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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/lutheran+church+in+Namibia/@-22.5789146,17.0585675,14z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Lutheran churches in Namibia'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/lutheran+church+in+Namibia/@-22.5789146,17.0585675,14z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Lutheran churches in Namibia'''] | ||
===Historical Background=== | ===Historical Background=== | ||
*The '''Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)''' grew out of the work of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (earlier known as the Finnish Missionary Society) which began in 1870 among the Ovambo and Kavango people. | |||
*The '''Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN)''' grew out of the work of the Rhenish Missionary Society from Germany which began working in the area in 1842. | |||
*The German-speaking '''Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia... (ELCIN-GELC)''' is the smallest of the three churches (approximately 4,500 members).<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Namibia", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Namibia, accessed 24 March 2020. </ref> | |||
=='''Methodist Church Records'''== | =='''Methodist Church Records'''== | ||