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 151 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
Donate Now Your partnership truly makes a difference.Together, a better world is possible.With Passion for the Church and for the World.
Suriname: A young woman initiating positive change in church and society Danielle Dokman from Suriname was elected to the LWF Council as a youth delegate in 2010.
Cameroon: A messenger of peace at home and abroad Clémence Madara of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon became a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Peace Messenger and eventually, one of
German church development agency: “We need young people to challenge us” A board of twelve activists younger than 27 was established to advise the leadership of German development agency Brot für die Welt on matters rega
Stewards committed to sharing their leadership gifts at the Assembly The stewardship program is a long-standing part of LWF Assemblies.
German church makes groundbreaking decision on gender equality and youth participation From 2025 the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany will be composed of equal numbers of men and women and ten percent of pe
LWF grants scholarship for 2023 The LWF has approved more than 120 candidates for its scholarships’ program in theology and diakonia studies in 2023. The majority are youth.
From Kenyan village to LWF’s United Nations office From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects
LWF Youth invite all to participate in survey Lutheran World Federation Youth are conducting a survey to collect information about the communion’s commitment to youth leadership and are asking
Czech Republic: challenges of youth ministry Over three quarters of the Czech population has no church affiliation or religious belief, yet young people still look to the church as they search
