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This is a list of Lutheran denominations grouped by affiliation with international Lutheran bodies. The denominations' relative size is not evident from this list. The list may not be comprehensive, but intends to be an accessible overview of the diversity and global scope of modern Lutheranism.

Contents 1 Lutheran World Federation 1.1 United and uniting churches with Lutheran roots 2 International Lutheran Council 3 Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference 4 Evangelical Catholic 5 Unaffiliated Lutheran denominations 6 See also

[edit] Lutheran World Federation

• Augustana Evangelical Catholic Communion
• Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras
• Church of Denmark (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark)
• Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Norway)
• Church of Sweden
• Church of Iceland (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland)
• Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY)
• Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession in Poland
• Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia
• Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
• Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia
• Evangelical Community Church - Lutheran
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thuringia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela
• Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway (Associate member)
• Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Brunswick
• Evangelical Lutheran State Church of Mecklenburg
• India Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Japan Lutheran Church (associate member)
• Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
• Lutheran Church in Chile
• Lutheran Church in Great Britain
• Lutheran Church in Hungary
• Lutheran Costarican Church
• Malagasy Lutheran Church (Madagascar)
• Mexican Lutheran Church
• Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope
• North Elbian Evangelical Church
• Salvadoran Lutheran Synod
• Silesian Evangelical Church of Augsburg Confession
• United Evangelical Lutheran Church (Argentina)

[edit] United and uniting churches with Lutheran roots

• Evangelical Church in Germany
• Protestant Church in the Netherlands
• Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church -(TELC) - (India)

[edit] International Lutheran Council

• China Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of England
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile
• Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Denmark
• Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa
• Gutnius Lutheran Church
• Independent Evangelical—Lutheran Church
• India Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Japan Lutheran Church
• Lanka Lutheran Church
• Lutheran Church - Canada
• Lutheran Church—Hong Kong Synod
• Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• Lutheran Church in Korea
• Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
• Lutheran Church in the Philippines
• Lutheran Church of Australia (associate member)
• Lutheran Church of Guatemala
• Lutheran Church of Nigeria
• Lutheran Church in Singapore and Malaysia
• Lutheran Church of Venezuela
• Lutheran Synod of Mexico
• American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC)

[edit] Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

• All Saints Lutheran Church of Nigeria - Nigeria
• Bulgarian Lutheran Church - Bulgaria
• Confessional Lutheran Church (Latvia) - Latvia
• Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mexico) - Mexico
• Christ the King Lutheran (Nigeria) - Nigeria
• Czech Evangelical Lutheran Church - Czech Republic
• Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany) - Germany
• Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" - Russia
• Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church (Finland) - Finland
• Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church (Puerto Rico) - Puerto Rico
• Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Peru) - Peru
• Evangelical Lutheran Synod - United States
• Gereja Lutheran Indonesia - Indonesia
• The Lutheran Church of Cameroon - Cameroon
• Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference - Malawi
• Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference - Zambia
• Lutheran Confessional Church (Sweden and Norway) - Sweden and Norway
• Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church (Japan) - Japan
• Ukrainian Lutheran Church - Ukraine
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod - United States

[edit] Evangelical Catholic

• Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church
• Association of Independent Evangelical Lutheran Churches
• Evangelical Catholic Church
• Evangelical Marian Catholic Church
• Lutheran Orthodox Church
• International Lutheran Fellowship
• Lutheran Catholic Communion

[edit] Unaffiliated Lutheran denominations

• Alliance of Renewal Churches (ARC)
• American Lutheran Synod (ALS)
• Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church (ALCC)
• Apostolic Lutheran Church of America
• Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
• Augsburg Lutheran Churches (ALC)
• Chinese Lutheran Brethren Church
• China Lutheran Gospel Church
• Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
• Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Chad
• Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC)
• Concordia Lutheran Church (Sweden)
• Concordia Lutheran Conference
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo EELC-Brazzaville
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cote d’Ivoire
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Gambia
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Guinea
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sudan
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Togo
• Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America (ELCM)
• Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America (ELDoNA)
• Evangelical Lutheran Mission (Liberia)
• Federation of Lutheran Churches in Middle Germany
• Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church (India)
• Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua
• Istanbul Lutheran Church (Turkey)
• Japan Lutheran Brethren Church
• Laestadian Lutheran Church
• Laos Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tamil Nadu
• Lutheran Alliance of Churches in renovation (ALIA) - Brazil
• Lutheran Church of Cameroon
• Lutheran Church of Central Africa (Malawi & Zambia)
• Lutheran Church of Eritrea
• Lutheran Church of Ethiopia
• The Lutheran Church of India
• Lutheran Church of New Zealand
• Lutheran Churches of the Reformation (LCR)
• Lutheran Churches of the Reformation in Nigeria
• The Lutheran Church of the Republic of China
• Lutheran Church of Togo
• The Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church (GCEPC)
• Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (USA)
• Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA
• Lutheran Mission in Thailand
• North Western Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Old Lutheran Church (Asia)
• Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Tagakaulo Lutheran Church of Christ in the Philippines
• United Lutheran Mission Association (ULMA) (USA)

[edit] See also

• Lutheran church bodies in North America
• Asia Lutheran Communion
• Africa Lutheran Communion