[2] The mission in Arequipa became an independent church in 1995, but kept support and connection with the Norwegian missionaries.
As of August 2023, it is an associate member of the International Lutheran Council, having joined in 2007.
[citation needed] The IEL-P has established congregations in Arequipa, where its denominational headquarters are located, and also in Cusco, Puno, and Tacna.
The IEL-P has an evangelical, confessional, conservative theology regarding the inspiration of the Bible and the historical creeds (Nicean-Athanasian, Luther's Small Catechism, and other historical documents).
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