The New Germany Lutheran Church, the oldest Evangelical Lutheran congregation in KwaZulu-Natal, was founded in 1848.
The New Germany Lutheran Church is a member of the Southern Circuit of ELCSA (NT)).
ELCSA(N-T) came into being in Braunschweig, KZN on 3.3.1981 when the Transvaal and Hermannsburg churches merged. She became member of UELCSA andLUCSA, entered into an agreement with the EKD in Germany, and, after the suspension of the other German-speaking churches (Cape and DELK) was lifted, applied for membership in the LWF and became first an observer, since 1996, full member in the SACC.
The New Germany Lutheran Church is a member of the Southern Circuit of ELCSA (NT)).
ELCSA(N-T) came into being in Braunschweig, KZN on 3.3.1981 when the Transvaal and Hermannsburg churches merged. She became member of UELCSA andLUCSA, entered into an agreement with the EKD in Germany, and, after the suspension of the other German-speaking churches (Cape and DELK) was lifted, applied for membership in the LWF and became first an observer, since 1996, full member in the SACC.
source: www.elcsant.org.za