List of member churches of the Lutheran World Federation

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The following churches are member churches of the Lutheran World Federation (member churches : as of 2016; membership figures: as of March 2008):

The largest member churches of the Lutheran World Federation (2013)

Africa

country church Number of members status
Angola Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola 40,000 Full member
Ethiopia Mekane Yesus Church 4,312,407 Full member
Botswana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana 21,110 Full member
Eritrea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea 12,000 Full member
Ghana Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana 26,400 Full member
Cameroon Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon 195,000 Full member
Lutheran Brethren Church of Cameroon 105.994 Full member
Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya 75,000 Full member
Kenyan Evangelical Lutheran Church 30,000 Full member
Democratic Republic of Congo Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Congo 136,000 Full member
Republic of the Congo Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Congo 2.128
Liberia Lutheran Church in Liberia 71,196 Full member
Madagascar Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy 3,000,000 Full member
Malawi Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi 50,000 Full member
Mozambique Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique 5,987 Full member
Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELKIN) 652.195 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (DELK) (ELKIN (DELK)) 5,200 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia 350,000 Full member
Nigeria Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria 1,364,420 Full member
Nigerian Lutheran Church 137.025 Full member
Rwanda Lutheran Church of Rwanda 20,000 Full member
Zambia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia 5,683 Full member
Senegal Lutheran Church of Senegal 3,687 Full member
Sierra Leone Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone 3,000 Full member
Zimbabwe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe 135,000 Full member
South Africa Brothers University in South Africa 80,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa 589.502 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) 4,099 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Natal-Transvaal) 9,770 Full member
Tanzania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania 6,100,000 Full member
Central African Republic Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic 55,000 Full member

Asia and Pacific

country church Number of members status
Australia Lutheran Church of Australia 75,000 associated member
Bangladesh Lutheran Church of Bangladesh 4,000 Full member
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bangladesh 8,884 Full member
Georgia Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries 75,000 Full member
Hong Kong Chinese Rhenish Church, Hong Kong Synod 14,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church Hong Kong 14,264 Full member
Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Churches 2,470 Full member
Tsung Tsin Mission Hong Kong 8,500 Full member
India Evangelical Lutheran Gossner Church in Chotanagpur and Assam 400,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church Andhra 800,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 17,700
Evangelical Lutheran Church of India 56,493 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States 24,750 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh 15,825 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church Jeypur 133,000 Full member
Arcot Lutheran Church 37,000 Full member
Lutheran Church of South Andhra 45,500 Full member
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church 80,000 Full member
Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church 120,000 Full member
Indonesia Batak Christian Community Church 20,000 Full member
Christian Community of the Indonesian Church on Nias 18,561 Full member
Christian Protestant Angkola Church 27,986 Full member
Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia 255.601 Full member
Christian Protestant Pakpak Dairi Church 34,384 Full member
Community of the Protestant Christian Church 63.274
Indonesian Christian Church 350,000 Full member
Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church 16,895 Full member
Protestant Christian Church 338.504 Full member
Protestant Christian Batak Church 3,000,000 Full member
Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai 38,907 Full member
Protestant Christian Simalungun Church 198.479 Full member
United Protestant Church 10,000 Full member
Israel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land 3,000 Full member
Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church of Japan 22,027 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Kinki 2,742 Full member
Japanese Lutheran Church 2,876 associated member
Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Kazakhstan Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries
Kyrgyzstan Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries
Malaysia Basel Christian Church of Malaysia 48,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia 3,000 Full member
Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore 7,644 Full member
Protestant Church in Sabah 32,872 Full member
Myanmar Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar (Lutheran Bethlehem Church) 1,860 Full member
Evangelical Church of the Mara 21,500
Myanmar Lutheran Church 2,000
Myanmar Lutheran Church 2,726
Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church of Nepal 941
Palestinian Territories Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
Papua New Guinea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea 815,000 Full member
Gutnius Lutheran Church - Papua New Guinea 139.188 Full member
Philippines Lutheran Church in the Philippines 27,000 Full member
Singapore Lutheran Church in Singapore 4,056 Full member
Sri Lanka Lutheran Church Lanka 5,234 Full member
South Korea Lutheran Church in Korea 4,698 Full member
Taiwan Taiwan Lutheran Church, Republic of China 1,614 Full member
Lutheran Church of the Republic of China 570
Taiwan Lutheran Church 12,029 Full member
Thailand Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand 2,500 Full member
Uzbekistan Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries

Europe

country church Number of members status
Belgium Belgian Lutheran Church 812 recognized community
Denmark Danish folk church 4,499,501 Full member
Germany VELKD churches
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria 2,700,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church in Braunschweig 410,500 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Hanover 2,630,125 Full member
Evangelical Church in Central Germany 900,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany 2,231,298 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church of Saxony 754.451 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Regional Church Schaumburg-Lippe 62,300 Full member
United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany recognized advice
other EKD churches
Lippische Landeskirche (Lutheran class) 32,000 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg 470.471 Full member
Evangelical Church in Württemberg 2,346,879 Full member
Other churches
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden 3,500 Full member
Estonia Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church 200,000 Full member
Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 4,572,611 Full member
France Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine 250,000 Full member
United Protestant Church of France 40,000 Full member
Malagasy Protestant Church in France 10,000 Full member
Ireland The Lutheran Church in Ireland 3,500 recognized community
Iceland Icelandic State Church 250,661 Full member
Italy Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy 7,000 Full member
Croatia Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia 3,500 Full member
Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia 250,000 Full member
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad 22,172 Full member
Liechtenstein Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein see Switzerland Full member
Lithuania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania 21,000 Full member
Netherlands Protestant Church in the Netherlands 2,530,000 Full member
Norway Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway 21,818 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway 3,930,946 Full member
Austria Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria 325,429 Full member
Poland Evangelical Augsburg Church in Poland 77,500 Full member
Romania Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania 14,460 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania 32,500 Full member
Russia Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingermanland in Russia 16,000 Full member
Sweden Swedish Church 6,995,000 Full member
Switzerland Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein 5,370 Full member
Serbia Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia 49,000 Full member
Slovakia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia 372.858 Full member
Slovenia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia 20,000 Full member
Czech Republic Evangelical Church of the Bohemian Brethren 114,445 Full member
Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 35,000 Full member
Ukraine Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries
Hungary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary 305,000 Full member
United Kingdom Lutheran Church in Great Britain 2,370 Full member
The Lutheran Council of Great Britain 130,600 recognized advice
Belarus Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and other countries

Latin America and the Caribbean

country church Number of members status
Argentina Evangelical Church on La Plata 25,300 Full member
United Evangelical Lutheran Church 11,000 Full member
Bolivia Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church 22,000 Full member
Brazil Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil 711.935 Full member
Chile Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH) 3,000 Full member (since 1957)
Lutheran Church in Chile (ILCH) 11,800 Full member (since 1991)
Costa Rica Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica 600 recognized community
Lutheran Costa Rican Church 1,249 Full member
Ecuador Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador 237 recognized church
El Salvador Salvadoran Lutheran Church 20,000 Full member
Guatemala Guatemalan Lutheran Church 300
Guyana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana 11,000 Full member
Honduras Christian Lutheran Church Honduras' 1,200 Full member
Colombia Evangelical congregation German language St. Matthew 336 recognized community
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia 3,100 Full member
St. Martins Parish 160 recognized community
Mexico Mexican Lutheran Church 1,500 Full member
Nicaragua Nicaraguan Lutheran Church "Faith and Hope" 7,000 Full member
Paraguay Evangelical Church on La Plata
Peru Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru 200 recognized church
Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church 1,300 Full member
Suriname Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname 4,000 Full member
Uruguay Evangelical Church on La Plata
Venezuela Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela 1,950 Full member

North America

country church Number of members status
Canada Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada 182.077 Full member
United States Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4,850,776 Full member
Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of Epiphany 190 recognized community

Notes and sources

  1. ^ LWF member churches (2008). ( Memento from July 25, 2008 in the web archive archive.today ). In: www.lutheranworld.org, accessed April 1, 2016. - See the current list of LWF member churches (2016) . In: www.lutheranworld.org, accessed on April 1, 2016. - For the member churches and membership figures 2010 cf. 2010 World Lutheran Membership Details. In: Lutheran World Information 1/2011 ( Memento of September 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ Full members have the active and passive right to vote at the General Assemblies of the Lutheran World Federation, associate members have the right to speak and recognized congregations, councils or churches have observer status there.
  3. ↑ The "Lutheran Church in Chile" ( Iglesia Luterana en Chile , ILCH) was created in 1975 by splitting off from the "Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile" ( Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en Chile , IELCH) and was dominated by people of German origin , who in the time of the Military dictatorship after the coup in Chile in 1973 did not agree with the attitude of the IELCH, supported by the German EKD , that was critical of the government . After the end of the military dictatorship in 1989, the ILCH achieved its resumption of membership in the Lutheran World Federation (1991) and re-established relations with the EKD (1993). See Daniel Lenski: La historia de la Iglesia Luterana en Chile. Information on the ILCH website; Lutheran Church in Chile - Iglesia Luterana en Chile (ILCH). Partner profile on the EKD website; both accessed on November 10, 2019.