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
Churches bring ‘voice of hope’ to human rights agenda LWF member churches share success stories in engagement with UN to advance work of gender justice in their countries
Burghardt: churches need each other to be fruitful General Secretary reflects on ‘The Ecumenical Vineyard’ at an international symposium in Hungary
European Youth Gathering opens under theme of Peace Youth from Europe gather in Paris from 30 September to 3 October to discuss peace
LWF launches new study on gender justice Celebrating best practices, highlighting areas of improvement
Uganda: Protecting children’s right to learn and play LWF works against an alarming rise in child labor in Uganda
Healing hearts and building community in rural India A congregation of the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church offers heart health screening in the Villupuram community
Stand up for children in war LWF and partners issue call to better protect children affected by war and conflict.
Nepal: Breaking barriers in church and society Youth leader Rinki Soren from the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church
Statement: LWF condemns civilian suffering in Gaza city, calls for global action "Survival of civilian population in Gaza is at stake” For immediate release, 29 August 2025.
