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

We strive to put our Christian faith into action through humanitarian and development work, advocacy, shared witness, and dialogue

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Strategy 2025-2030 Visualization
150.Member Churches
Our churches represent over 78 million people from the Lutheran tradition
99.Countries
The LWF covers seven geographic regions and a diverse array of contexts
48.Council Members
Elected by the Assembly, representing our Member Churches
7.Areas of Work
Promoting justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for individuals and communities.
The new LWF President, Bishop Henrik Stubkjær of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, serves as the President of the LWF since 2023.

LWF Council members pictured at their first meeting following the LWF Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

The members of the Council are elected by the Assembly, representing the seven regions and churches of the communion

LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF

Our General Secretary, Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, is the first woman and first person from Central Eastern Europe to hold this office