Who We Are We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world
What We Do We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for individuals and communities.
Member Churches LWF membership represents over 78 million Christians in the Lutheran tradition in 99 countries across the globe. It has 154 member churches, including two associate member churches, as well as ten recognized churches and congregations, and two recognized councils.
LWF related subsites Related Subsites LWF Thirteenth Assembly – 2023.lwfassembly.org [EN | DE | ES | FR | PL] Reformation 2017 – 2017.…
Get Involved We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition on a common journey of renewal We strive to put our faith into action within and beyond the communion, and seek God’s Word and Spirit to guide us
Ethiopia: from public healthcare to peacebuilding and advocacy for women and girls Ayantu Abdissa from Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, studying peacebuilding and conflict resolution
Council meets to begin looking toward next Assembly LWF Council members will gather near Geneva from 11 to 15 June to review roadmap and timeline for Augsburg Assembly
Ukraine: creating spaces for healing and restoring hope LWF and local partners continue support for war affected communities
2025 LWF annual reports: faithful witness and committed service LWF publishes Be My Witnesses and Standing with Communities in Times of Cr
Open call for youth-led climate projects 22 June deadline to submit proposals for community-based initiatives
Nepal: Vocational training opens new opportunities for youth Lutheran church supports young men and women from marginalized communities
LWF welcomes Kenya’s first Lutheran woman Bishop Catherine Ngina Musau Thousands attend festive consecration and installation of new leader of Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church in Peru welcomes decision to halt environmentally harmful project Climate activists denounce damage that a planned lime processing plant could have on local communities
Together We Pray: launch of Women’s Prayer Book A new prayer collection will be launched on 27 May written by women from LWF member churches across the globe
Linking global advocacy to girls’ right to education in Mozambique LWF supports civil society engagement with UN human rights process
Potential for knowledge sharing through member church projects LWF Committee underlines learning from good practices as it approves new projects
A shared commitment to the unity of the Church Lutheran Orthodox Commission concludes a meeting hosted by United Protestant Church of France
