Working for church and community
Some 31 churches in Africa belong to the global body of Lutheran churches, a communion of 145 member churches in 79 countries.
LWF member churches live out their vocation with the mission statement, "Liberated by God's grace, a communion in Christ living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world."
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![The sisters of the community of Hope in Moshi, Tanzania, are commited to working with renewable energey and climate friendly agriculture. Photo: LWF/A.Danielsson](/sites/default/files/styles/ino_plain_1x_xs/public/2024-04/president-field_0.jpg.webp?itok=mmsOY8Tk)
The sisters of the community of Hope in Moshi, Tanzania, are commited to working with renewable energey and climate friendly agriculture. Photo: LWF/A.Danielsson
The Lutheran communion
15.churches
representing 2 million people in Southern Africa
11.churches
representing 3 million people in West Africa
8.churches
representing 13 million people in East Africa
145 member churches in 79 countries