Back Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke i Norge Danish Norjan evankelis-luterilainen vapaakirkko Finnish Église évangélique luthérienne libre de Norvège French Den evangelisk-lutherske frikyrkja NN Frikirken NB Igreja Evangélica Luterana Livre da Noruega Portuguese
| The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened Frikirken | |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Lutheranism |
| Polity | Synod |
| Associations | Lutheran World Federation |
| Region | Norway |
| Origin | 1877 |
| Separated from | Church of Norway |
The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church, or the Free Church as it is commonly known (Norwegian: Den Evangelisk Lutherske Frikirke, shortened Frikirken), is a nationwide Lutheran church in Norway, consisting of 83 congregations and 21,817 baptised members.[1] It was founded in 1877 in Moss. It is distinct from the Church of Norway, although both churches are members of the Lutheran World Federation. The Free Church is economically independent.
- ^ LWF Statistics 2009 Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine