Lutheran World Federation

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The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global association of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The federation was founded in the Swedish city of Lund in the aftermath of the Second World War in 1947 to coordinate the activities of the many differing Lutheran denominations. As such it is not itself a distinct denomination, but rather a sort of umbrella organization.

The LWF now has 140 member church bodies in 78 countries representing 66.2 million of the world's 69.7 million Lutherans.^[1] The state churches of Iceland, Denmark, Norway, and Finland, and the former state church of Sweden, are among its members. The LWF acts on behalf of its member churches in areas of common interest such as ecumenical and interfaith relations, theology, humanitarian assistance, human rights, communication, and the various aspects of mission and development work.

The Department for World Service (DWS) is the LWF's humanitarian agency. It has programs in 37 countries.

On October 31, 1999 in Augsburg, Germany, the Lutheran World Federation signed the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification with the Roman Catholic Church. The statement is an attempt to narrow the theological divide between the two faiths. The Declaration also states that the mutual condemnations between 16th century Lutherans and the Roman Catholic Church no longer apply.

The largest member churches are (with number of members in millions):

1. Church of Sweden (7.0)
2. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5.0)
3. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (4.6)
4. Church of Denmark (4.5)
5. Church of Norway (3.9)
6. Protestant Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany (3.0)
7. Protestant Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Germany (2.7)
8. Protestant Church of the Netherlands (2.5)
9. Evangelical State Church of Württemberg, Germany (2.3)
10. North Elbian Evangelical Church, Germany (2.1)

Contents 1 Officials 2 Members 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Officials

• Ishmael Noko, General secretary
• Mark Hanson, President

[edit] Members

Sorted by country in alphabetical order

• Angola

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola

• Argentina

Evangelical Church of the Rio de la Plata

United Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Australia

Lutheran Church of Australia - associate member

• Austria

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria

• Bangladesh

Bangladesh Lutheran Church

Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Belarus

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• Belgium

Lutheran Church of Belgium - Arlon and Christian Mission

• Bolivia

Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church

German-Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Bolivia

• Botswana

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana

• Brazil

Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

• Cameroon

Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cameroon

• Canada

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

• Central African Republic

Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic

• Chile

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile

Lutheran Church in Chile

• China (Hong Kong SAR)

Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong

Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church

Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong

• China, Republic of (Taiwan)

Lutheran Church of Taiwan (Republic of China)

Taiwan Lutheran Church

• Colombia

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia

St Matthew's Lutheran Congregation

St. Martin's Lutheran Congregation

• Congo, Democratic Republic of

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo

• Costa Rica

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Costa Rica

Lutheran Costarican Church

• Croatia

Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia

• Czech Republic

Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren

Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession

• Denmark

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

• Ecuador

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador

• El Salvador

Salvadoran Lutheran Synod

• Eritrea

Evangelical Church of Eritrea

• Estonia

Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Ethiopia

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus

• Finland

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

• France

Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine

Evangelical Lutheran Church of France

Malagasy Protestant Church in France

• Ghana

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana

• Georgia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• Germany

Church of Lippe (Lutheran Section)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg

Evangelical Church of Pomerania

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia

Evangelical Church in Württemberg

Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad

North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Guatemala

The Epiphany Lutheran Congregation)

• Guyana

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana

• Hungary

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary

• Honduras

Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras

• Iceland

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland

• India

Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church

Arcot Lutheran Church

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh

Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam

India Evangelical Lutheran Church

Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church

Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church

South Andhra Lutheran Church

Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Indonesia

Batak Christian Community Church

Christian Communion of Indonesia Church in Nias

Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia

Christian Protestant Angkola Church

Indonesian Christian Church

Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church

Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church

Protestant Christian Batak Church

Protestant Christian Church

Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai

Simalungun Protestant Christian Church

United Protestant Church

• Ireland

Lutheran Church in Ireland

• Israel

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land

• Italy

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy

• Japan

Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church

Japan Lutheran Church - associate member

Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Jordan

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan & the Holy Land

• Kazakhstan

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• 'Kenya

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya

Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church

• Korea, South

Lutheran Church in Korea

• Kyrgyztan

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• Latvia

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia

• Liberia

Lutheran Church in Liberia

• Lithuania

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania

• Madagascar

Malagasy Lutheran Church

• Malawi

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi

• Malaysia

Basel Christian Church of Malaysia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia

Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore

Protestant Church in Sabah

• Mexico

German-Speaking Evangelical Congregation in Mexico

Mexican Lutheran Church

• Mozambique

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique

• Myanmar

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar

• Namibia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN - GELC)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia

• Netherlands

Protestant Church in the Netherlands

• Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope

• Nigeria

Lutheran Church in Nigeria

Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria

• Norway

Church of Norway

Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway

• Peru

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Peru

Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church

• Papua New Guinea

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea

Gutnius Lutheran Church

• Philippines

Lutheran Church in the Philippines

• Poland

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland

• Romania

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania

• Russia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia

• Rwanda

Lutheran Church of Rwanda

• Senegal

Lutheran Church of Senegal

• Serbia

Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia

• Sierra Leone

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone

• Singapore

Lutheran Church in Singapore

• Slovakia

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia

• Slovenia

Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia

• South Africa

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (N-T)

Moravian Church in South Africa

• Sri Lanka

Lanka Lutheran Church

• Suriname

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname

• Sweden

Church of Sweden

• Switzerland

Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein

• Tanzania

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

• Thailand

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand

• Ukraine

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• United Kingdom

Lutheran Church in Great Britain

• Unites States of America

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Lithuanian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Diaspora

The Lutheran Council of Great Britain

• Uzbekistan

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States

• Venezuela

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela

• Zambia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia

• Zimbabwe

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe

[edit] See also

• World Council of Churches

[edit] References

1. ^ Hanson, Mark S.. "Why LWF matters", The Lutheran, (The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), Sept. 2006, p. 58.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• LWF Asia website