# List of Lutheran denominations

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John Campanius
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Hans Egede
Johann Heinrich Callenberg
Johann Phillip Fabricius
Paul Henkel
John Christian Frederick Heyer
Karl Graul
Martti Rautanen
Wilhelm Sihler
F. C. D. Wyneken
Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder
Lars Olsen Skrefsrud
Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen
Onesimos Nesib
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Johann Flierl
Christian Keyser
Jens Christensen
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Aster Ganno
Kristian Osvald Viderø
Jákup Dahl
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Johann Phillip Fabricius
William Tyndale
John Rogers
George Constantine
Jozef Roháček
Johannes Avetaranian
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
Ludvig Olsen Fossum
Hans Egede / Paul Egede
Otto Fabricius
Nils Vibe Stockfleth
Olaus Petri / Laurentius Petri
Martti Rautanen
Primož Trubar
Jurij Dalmatin
Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen
Sebastian Krelj
Mikael Agricola
Norwegian Bible Society
Swedish Bible Society
Samuel Ludwik Zasadius
Stanislovas Rapolionis
Laurentius Andreae
Hans Tausen
Olaf M. Norlie
Jonas Bretkūnas
Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder
Antonio Brucioli
Mikołaj Jakubica
Matthias Bel
Johann Ernst Glück
William F. Beck
Theologians
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Philip Melanchthon
Johannes Bugenhagen
Johannes Brenz
Justus Jonas
Hans Tausen
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Olaus Petri
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Matthias Flacius
Martin Chemnitz
Johann Gerhard
Abraham Calovius
Johannes Andreas Quenstedt
Johann Wilhelm Baier
Philipp Spener
David Hollaz
August Hermann Francke
Henry Muhlenberg
Lars Levi Laestadius
Charles Porterfield Krauth
C. F. W. Walther
Søren Kierkegaard
Albrecht Ritschl
Wilhelm Herrmann
F. W. Stellhorn
Rudolf Otto
Ernst Troeltsch
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Lutheran denominations are Protestant church bodies that identify, to a greater or lesser extent, with the theology of Martin Luther and with the writings contained in the Book of Concord. Most Lutheran denominations are affiliated with one or more regional, national, or international associations, the largest of which—the Lutheran World Federation—has over 74 million members worldwide. There are also two smaller and more conservative international associations—the International Lutheran Council, with 7.15 million members, and the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, with approximately 500,000 members. Finally, the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum (Global Forum) is a global gathering of Confessional Lutheran bodies who wish to emphasize missional discipleship as the focal point of ministry in the world.
This list is grouped by affiliation with the four major international Lutheran associations mentioned above. This list does not include groups that have been merged into other groups (e.g. Hauge Synod) nor groups that have become defunct (e.g. Eielsen Synod). Some of the denominations belong to more than one of the four associations.

## Lutheran World Federation

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is the largest association of national and regional Lutheran church bodies in the world. Founded in 1947 by 47 church bodies from 26 countries, the LWF has grown to include 145 church bodies in 98 countries.
| Country | Church body | Year founded | Members |
| Angola | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola | -- | 49,500 |
| Argentina | Evangelical Church of the River Plate | c. 1965 | 27,500 |
| Argentina | United Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 11,000 |
| Australia | Lutheran Church of Australia | 1966 | 48,760 |
| Austria | Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria | -- | 302,875 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Lutheran Church | -- | 6,000 |
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 10,000 |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1972 | 14,000 |
| Botswana | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana | -- | 18,800 |
| Brazil | Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil | 1949 | 671,389 |
| Cameroon | Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon | 1969 | 157,276 |
| Cameroon | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon | -- | 350,000 |
| Canada | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada | 1986 | 114,431 |
| Central African Republic | Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic | -- | 120,000 |
| Chile | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile | 1906 | 3,000 |
| Chile | Lutheran Church in Chile | 1975 | 1,976 |
| Colombia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia | -- | 1,701 |
| Costa Rica | Lutheran Costa Rican Church | 1988 | 500 |
| Croatia | Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia | -- | 3,329 |
| Czech Republic | Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren | 1918 | 78,299 |
| Czech Republic | Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession | -- | 16,000 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Congo | c. 1960 | 122,055 |
| Denmark | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark | 1536 | 4,276,271 |
| El Salvador | Salvadoran Lutheran Church | -- | 20,000 |
| Eritrea | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea | -- | 11,000 |
| Estonia | Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1917 | 180,000 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus | 1959 | 8,310,129 |
| Finland | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland | 1809 | 3,625,007 |
| France | Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine | 2006 | 250,000 |
| France | Malagasy Protestant Church in France | -- | 10,000 |
| France | United Protestant Church of France | 2012 | 330,000 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden | 1850 | 2,906 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria | -- | 2,456,140 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick | -- | 341,919 |
| Germany | Evangelical Church in Central Germany | 2009 | 766,416 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover | -- | 2,714,781 |
| Germany | Church of Lippe (Lutheran section) | 1888 | 28,000 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany | 2012 | 2,063,904 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg | -- | 423,756 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony | -- | 701,008 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe | -- | 54,159 |
| Germany | Evangelical Church in Württemberg | -- | 2,054,505 |
| Ghana | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana | 1958 | 29,000 |
| Guatemala | Guatemala Lutheran Church | -- | 300 |
| Guyana | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana | -- | 16,153 |
| Honduras | Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras | -- | 1,700 |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong and Macau Lutheran Church | -- | 2,201 |
| Hong Kong | Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod | -- | 13,500 |
| Hong Kong | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong | 1954 | 18,351 |
| Hong Kong | Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong | -- | 11,278 |
| Hungary | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary | -- | 179,618 |
| Iceland | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland | -- | 227,266 |
| India | Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 4,50,000 |
| India | Arcot Lutheran Church | -- | 40,000 |
| India | Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 11,510 |
| India | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Madhya Pradesh | -- | 20,000 |
| India | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Himalayan States | -- | 27,345 |
| India | Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 13,280 |
| India | Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam | -- | 382,790 |
| India | India Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1958 | 125,000 |
| India | Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 175,000 |
| India | Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 87,541 |
| India | South Andhra Lutheran Church | -- | 60,000 |
| India | Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 111,587 |
| Indonesia | Batak Christian Community Church | -- | 25,000 |
| Indonesia | Christian Communion of Indonesia Church in Nias (Gereja AMIN) | -- | 18,500 |
| Indonesia | Christian Protestant Angkola Church | -- | 29,455 |
| Indonesia | Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia | -- | 258,914 |
| Indonesia | Communion of Protestant Christian Church | -- | 63,274 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Christian Church | -- | 355,000 |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church | -- | 17,305 |
| Indonesia | Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church | -- | 39,428 |
| Indonesia | Protestant Christian Batak Church | 1861 | 4,500,000 |
| Indonesia | Protestant Christian Church | -- | 456,802 |
| Indonesia | Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai | -- | 50,000 |
| Indonesia | Simalungun Protestant Christian Church | -- | 220,586 |
| Indonesia | United Protestant Church | -- | 12,057 |
| Palestine | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land | 1959 | 3,000 |
| Italy | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy | 1949 | 7,000 |
| Japan | Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1946 | 22,000 |
| Japan | Japan Lutheran Church | 1968 | 2,381 |
| Japan | Kinki Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 2,757 |
| Kenya | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya | 1948 | 100,000 |
| Kenya | Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 44,000 |
| Latvia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia | -- | 250,000 |
| Latvia | Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad | -- | 22,172 |
| Liberia | Lutheran Church in Liberia | -- | 70,000 |
| Lithuania | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania | -- | 20,000 |
| Madagascar | Malagasy Lutheran Church | -- | 3,000,000 |
| Malawi | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi | -- | 102,000 |
| Malaysia | Basel Christian Church of Malaysia | 1925 | 63,000 |
| Malaysia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia | 1994 | 4,145 |
| Malaysia | Lutheran Church in Malaysia | 1962 | 8,822 |
| Malaysia | Protestant Church in Sabah | -- | 52,000 |
| Mexico | Mexican Lutheran Church | -- | 1,500 |
| Mozambique | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mozambique | -- | 12,606 |
| Namibia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN-GELC) | 1960 | 4,434 |
| Namibia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia | -- | 420,000 |
| Namibia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) | -- | 772,398 |
| Nepal | Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 1,196 |
| Netherlands | Protestant Church in the Netherlands | 2004 | 1,969,755 |
| Nicaragua | Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope | -- | 7,050 |
| Nigeria | The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria | -- | 2,200,000 |
| Nigeria | Lutheran Church of Nigeria | 1936 | 121,000 |
| Norway | Church of Norway | -- | 3,526,133 |
| Norway | Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Norway | -- | 21,490 |
| Papua New Guinea | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea | -- | 1,200,000 |
| Papua New Guinea | Gutnius Lutheran Church | -- | 149,869 |
| Peru | Lutheran Church of Peru | -- | 496 |
| Philippines | Lutheran Church in the Philippines | 1971 | 55,000 |
| Poland | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland | c. 1570 | 71,000 |
| Republic of the Congo | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Congo | -- | 3,612 |
| Romania | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania | 1550 | 12,347 |
| Romania | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania | -- | 27,540 |
| Russia | Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and Other States | 2011 | 24,050 |
| Russia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia | -- | 15,000 |
| Rwanda | Lutheran Church of Rwanda | -- | 6,372 |
| Senegal | The Lutheran Church of Senegal | -- | 4,053 |
| Serbia | Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia | -- | 49,000 |
| Sierra Leone | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone | 1988 | 5,000 |
| Singapore | Lutheran Church in Singapore | 1997 | 2,964 |
| Slovakia | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic | -- | 224,581 |
| Slovenia | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia | -- | 20,000 |
| South Africa | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa | 1975 | 580,000 |
| South Africa | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) | -- | 3,994 |
| South Africa | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (N-T) | 1981 | 9,656 |
| South Africa | Moravian Church in South Africa | -- | 50,000 |
| South Korea | Lutheran Church in Korea | 1971 | 4,824 |
| Sri Lanka | Lanka Lutheran Church | -- | 5,324 |
| Suriname | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname | -- | 4,000 |
| Sweden | Church of Sweden | -- | 5,563,351 |
| Switzerland | Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein | -- | 4,968 |
| Taiwan | Lutheran Church of Taiwan (Republic of China) | -- | 1,949 |
| Taiwan | Lutheran Church of the Republic of China | -- | 580 |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Lutheran Church | -- | 10,481 |
| Tanzania | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania | -- | 6,531,336 |
| Thailand | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand | -- | 4,766 |
| United Kingdom | Lutheran Church in Great Britain | -- | 1,500 |
| United States | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 1988 | 3,765,362 |
| Venezuela | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela | -- | 1,950 |
| Zambia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia | -- | 4,000 |
| Zimbabwe | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe | 1962 | 292,880 |

## International Lutheran Council

Founded in 1993, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) is the second largest international association of Lutheran churches after the LWF, representing 7.15 million Lutherans in 54 church bodies as of 2018. Unlike the members of the LWF, not all members of the ILC are in altar and pulpit fellowship with one another.
| Country | Church body | Year founded | Members |
| Argentina | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina | 1905 | 27,890 |
| Australia | Lutheran Church of Australia | 1966 | 60,000 |
| Belgium | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium | -- | 150 |
| Bolivia | Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia | -- | 906 |
| Brazil | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil | 1904 | 243,520 |
| Canada | Lutheran Church—Canada | 1988 | 58,216 |
| Chile | Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile | 1992 | 135 |
| Denmark | Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark | 1855 | 90 |
| Finland | Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland | 2013 | 2,313 |
| France | Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France | 1927 | 821 |
| Germany | Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1888 | 33,474 |
| Ghana | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana | 1958 | 29,000 |
| Guatemala | Lutheran Church in Guatemala | -- | 4,200 |
| Haiti | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti | -- | 10,000 |
| Hong Kong | Lutheran Church-Hong Kong Synod | -- | 12,355 |
| India | India Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1958 | 125,000 |
| Japan | Japan Lutheran Church | 1968 | 2,381 |
| Kenya | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya | 1948 | 100,000 |
| Mexico | Lutheran Synod of Mexico | -- | 1,211 |
| Nicaragua | Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua | 2008 | 1,800 |
| Nigeria | Lutheran Church of Nigeria | 1936 | 121,000 |
| Norway | The Lutheran Church in Norway | 2005 | 90 |
| Papua New Guinea | Gutnius Lutheran Church | -- | 149,869 |
| Paraguay | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay | 1983 | 4,079 |
| Peru | Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru | -- | 500 |
| Philippines | Lutheran Church in the Philippines | 1971 | 55,000 |
| Portugal | Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1959 | 95 |
| Russia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia | -- | 15,000 |
| Russia | Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church | 2003 | 2,100 |
| South Africa | Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa | 1892 | 2,829 |
| South Africa | Lutheran Church in Southern Africa | 1967 | 20,000 |
| South Korea | Lutheran Church in Korea | 1971 | 4,824 |
| Spain | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Spain | 2004 | -- |
| Sri Lanka | Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 5,324 |
| Taiwan | China Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 2,010 |
| United Kingdom | Evangelical Lutheran Church of England | 1954 | 1,600 |
| United States | American Association of Lutheran Churches | 1987 | 14,000 |
| United States | Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod | 1847 | 2,017,834 |
| United States | Lutheran Ministerium and Synod – USA | 1995 | -- |
| Venezuela | Lutheran Church of Venezuela | -- | 1,607 |

## Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) is the third major international association of Lutheran church bodies, representing approximately 500,000 Lutherans in 32 church bodies.
| Country | Church body | Year founded | Members |
| Australia | Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia | -- | -- |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Lutheran Church | 1994 | 310 |
| Cameroon | Lutheran Church of Cameroon | -- | 650 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1991 | 249 |
| Finland | Lutheran Confessional Church (Finland) | 2002 | 26 |
| Germany | Evangelical Lutheran Free Church (Germany) | 1876 | 1,300 |
| Indonesia | Gereja Lutheran Indonesia | -- | 1,362 |
| Japan | Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church | 1962 | 375 |
| Latvia | Confessional Lutheran Church in Latvia | 1999 | 300 |
| Malawi | Lutheran Church of Central Africa Malawi Conference | 1963 | 41,000 |
| Mexico | Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mexico) | -- | 650 |
| Nigeria | All Saints Lutheran Church of Nigeria | 1991 | 1,674 |
| Nigeria | Christ the King Lutheran Church—Nigeria | 1969 | 3,727 |
| Norway | Lutheran Confessional Church (Norway) | 2009 | 57 |
| Peru | Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Peru | -- | 970 |
| Puerto Rico | Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church—Puerto Rico | 1990 | 216 |
| Russia | Evangelical Lutheran Church "Concord" | 1995 | -- |
| Sweden | Lutheran Confessional Church (Sweden) | 1974 | 220 |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Lutheran Church | 1996 | 2,500 |
| United States | Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1918 | 19,000 |
| United States | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1850 | 363,997 |
| Zambia | Lutheran Church of Central Africa Zambia Conference | 1955 | 10,000 |

## Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum

The Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum (Global Forum) is the fourth major international association of Lutheran church bodies and organizations, representing Lutherans in church bodies across 15 nations.
| Country | Church body | Year founded | Members |
| Bolivia | Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia | -- | 906 |
| Denmark | Evangelical Lutheran Network | 2006 | -- |
| Denmark | Lutheran Mission | 1868 | 10,000 |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus | 1959 | 8,310,129 |
| Germany | Church Coalition for the Bible and Confession | 1967 | -- |
| Germany | International Christian Network | 1970 | -- |
| India | Christu Suda Communications and Ministries | 2001 | -- |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Lutheran Christian Church | 1965 | 17,305 |
| Kenya | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya | 1948 | 100,000 |
| Mongolia | Mongolian Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | -- |
| Norway | Norwegian Lutheran Mission | 1891 | 50,000 |
| Norway | Inner Mission Federation | 1898 | -- |
| Peru | Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru | 1978 | 500 |
| South Sudan | Lutheran Church of South Sudan | 2011 | 6,463 |
| Sweden | Mission Province | 2003 | -- |
| Tanzania | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania | 1963 | 6,531,336 |
| Canada and the United States | North American Lutheran Church | 2010 | 142,000 |

## Unaffiliated Lutheran denominations

The following denominations are not members of the LWF, ILC, CELC or Global Forum, though several of them work with or are in fellowship with individual members of those associations. In addition, a number of these denominations have fellowship agreements with one another, without being part of any larger association. Note that several of these denominations have congregations in multiple countries. In such cases, the denomination is listed under the country in which its headquarters is located.
| Country | Church body | Year founded | Members |
| Angola | Confessional Lutheran Church in Angola | -- | -- |
| Australia | Australian Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1992 | -- |
| Australia | Evangelical Lutheran Congregations of the Reformation | 1966 | -- |
| Benin | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Benin | 1997 | -- |
| Burundi | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Burundi | 1997 | 1,800 |
| Cambodia | Cambodia Lutheran Church | 2017 | 1,000 |
| Canada | Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations | 1991 | -- |
| Canada | Church of the Lutheran Brethren Canada | -- | -- |
| Chad | Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Chad | -- | 113,684 |
| China | China Lutheran Gospel Church | -- | 225 |
| Czech Republic | Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic | -- | -- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Evangelical Lutheran Church of East Congo | 1977 | 10,000 |
| Denmark | Confessional Orthodox Evangelical Lutheran Communion | 2019 | -- |
| Eritrea | Evangelical Church of Eritrea | -- | -- |
| Estonia | Estonian Lutheran Association of Peace | 1997 | -- |
| Ethiopia | Lutheran Church of Ethiopia | -- | 20,000 |
| Faroe Islands | Evangelical Lutheran Church on the Faroe Islands | 2007 | 40,234 |
| Finland | Confessional Lutheran Church of Finland | 1928 | 318 |
| Finland | The Union of Independent Evangelical Lutheran Congregations in Finland | 1928 | 482 |
| Ghana | Apostolic Lutheran Church of Ghana | 1995 | 500 |
| Guam | Lutheran Church of Guam | 2011 | -- |
| Guinea | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guinea | 1996 | 3,000 |
| India | Good Samaritan Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 57,635 |
| India | Gospel Outreach Ministries | 1992 | -- |
| India | Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tamil Nadu | 1981 | -- |
| India | Lutheran Fellowship of India | 1998 | -- |
| India | North Western Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 118,283 |
| Ireland | Lutheran Church in Ireland | 1962 | 5,623 |
| Ivory Coast | Evangelical Lutheran Church–Ivory Coast Synod | -- | 1,500 |
| Japan | Fellowship Deaconry Evangelical Church | -- | -- |
| Japan | Japan Lutheran Brethren Church | -- | 1,263 |
| Japan | West Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church | -- | 3,933 |
| Kazakhstan | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kazakhstan | -- | -- |
| Kenya | Evangelical Lutheran Fellowship of Africa | -- | -- |
| Kyrgyzstan | Concordia Lutheran Church | 2001 | 600 |
| Liberia | Apostolic Lutheran Church of Liberia | -- | -- |
| Liberia | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Liberia | 2009 | 11,000 |
| Moldova | Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Moldova | 1999 | -- |
| Mozambique | Lutheran Church of Concord in Mozambique | -- | 1,600 |
| Myanmar | Apostolic Lutheran Church of Myanmar | -- | -- |
| New Zealand | Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Zealand | 2018 | -- |
| Nigeria | Fellowship of Lutheran Congregations – Nigeria | -- | -- |
| Panama | Brotherhood of Popular Pastoral Action - Lutheran Coordination | -- | -- |
| Panama | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Panama | -- | 200 |
| Philippines | Tagakaulo Lutheran Church of Christ in the Philippines | 1998 | -- |
| Russia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Augsburg Confession in Russia | 2006 | -- |
| South Africa | United Lutheran Church in South Africa | 1997 | -- |
| Sudan | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sudan and South Sudan | 1993 | 20,000 |
| Serbia | Evangelical Christian Church of Augsburg Confession in Serbia | 1998 | 10000 |
| Sweden | Concordia Lutheran Church | 1984 | -- |
| Sweden | Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sweden | 1968 | -- |
| Taiwan | Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Taiwan | -- | -- |
| Tanzania | Lutheran Church in East Africa | -- | 10,000 |
| Thailand | Thailand Concordia Lutheran Church | 2004 | 600 |
| The Gambia | Evangelical Lutheran Church of The Gambia | 1999 | 2,000 |
| Togo | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christ – Togo | -- | -- |
| Togo | Lutheran Church of Togo | 2009 | 5,000 |
| Turkey | Istanbul Lutheran Church | 2005 | -- |
| Uganda | Lutheran Church Mission in Uganda | 1994 | 25,000 |
| Uganda | Uganda Lutheran Church Foundation | -- | 9,084 |
| United States | Apostolic Lutheran Church of America | 1928 | 9,000 |
| United States | Association of Confessional Lutheran Churches | 2007 | -- |
| United States | Association of Free Lutheran Congregations | 1962 | 44,500 |
| United States | Association of independent evangelical Lutheran churches | -- | -- |
| United States | Augsburg Lutheran Churches | 2001 | -- |
| United States | Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America | 1900 | 8,860 |
| United States | Church of the Lutheran Confession | 1960 | 8,108 |
| United States | Concordia Lutheran Conference | 1956 | -- |
| United States | Conservative Lutheran Association | 1980 | 1,267 |
| United States | Evangelical Lutheran Church Estonian Synod | 2010 | -- |
| United States | Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America | 1999 | -- |
| United States | Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America | 2006 | -- |
| United States | General Lutheran Church | 2014 | $^{[302]}$ |
| United States | Illinois Lutheran Conference | 1979 | -- |
| United States | Independent Lutheran Diocese | 2008 | -- |
| United States | Laestadian Lutheran Church | 1973 | -- |
| United States | Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 1957 | 10,950 |
| United States | Lutheran Church - International | 1967 | 1000 |
| United States | Lutheran Churches of the Reformation | 1964 | 1,300 |
| United States | Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ | 2001 | 300,000 |
| United States | Lutheran Conference of Confessional Fellowship | 1983 | -- |
| United States | The Lutheran Evangelical Protestant Church | 2001 | -- |
| United States | Lutheran Ministerium and Synod - USA | 1995 | -- |
| United States | Lutheran Orthodox Church | -- | -- |
| United States | Missionary Lutheran Church | 2013 | -- |
| United States | Old Apostolic Lutheran Church of America | 1899 | 25,000 |
| United States | Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference | 2006 | -- |
| United States | Protes'tant Conference | 1927 | 1000 |
| United States | United Lutheran Mission Association | 2005 | -- |
| Zambia | Lutheran Evangelical Church in Africa—Zambia Diocese | -- | -- |