Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia (Russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь в России, Казахстане и Средней Азии), also known as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and the Other States (ELCROS), is a Lutheran denomination that itself comprises regional Lutheran denominations in Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Uzbekistan as well as individual congregations in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Established in its current form in 1999, ELCROS currently has about 24,050 members in more than 400 congregations within its jurisdiction.