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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.
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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
LWF congratulates Kenyan Bishop-elect Catherine Musau Historic election of first woman in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church
Nepal church ordains first two women for ministry Nepal Evangelical Lutheran church marks a milestone for gender justice and women in leadership
India: Ordained to serve, empowered to lead Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church, with 52 ordained women pastors, celebrates a quarter of a century of women’s ordination
Women preachers inspired by Reformation pioneers ‘Voices from the pulpit’ webinar highlights foremothers who paved the way for today’s gender justice movement
Women in ordained ministry meet in Uruguay to address fundamentalism and power dynamics Women in ordained ministry from Argentina and Uruguay focus on the impact of fundamentalism on church life
Papua New Guinea: bringing the good news to the remotest places LWF Council member from PNG shares stories of working in some of the most inaccessible places on earth
Australia: searching for a way forward together As bishop of the church in Australia and New Zealand, Paul Smith led the Convention which approved women’s ordination
Building a network to support women in the church The new gender justice coordinators for Central and Eastern Europe reflect on priorities and challenges in their region
Ethiopia: 25 years of women’s ordination EECMY Celebrates the 25th anniversary of women’s ordination to pastoral ministry
