Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Division for Global Mission

See also TALC 16/7/10 Background.

While mission work in Senegal began as outreach to Muslims, by the 1990s a small community of Christians was in existence. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Senegal began as a congregation of American missionaries. Presently, it has a working agreement with the Lutheran Church of Senegal established by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission. As of 2008, the Lutheran Church of Senegal has a membership of approximately 4,000. It is the hope that one day these two Christian communities will unite.

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