Currently there are 2700 members in 110 congregations, grouped into seven circuits, all in the northwestern part of the country. The church has been a member of the Lutheran World Federation since 1986. Pastors are trained at the Christian College of Theology in Dacca, and other church leaders are enrolled in a program of theological education by extension. With support and assistance from the Danish Santal Mission, the Bangladesh Lutheran Church carries out education and ministry through Lutheran Social Service. There is a strong village primary school program, two teacher training schools, and programs for vocational training and adult leadership training.
Scholarships enable students to attend high school.
The Danish Santal Mission also has an extensive outreach program for the treatment of leprosy patients. It serves 100,000 people in the area of Dumki in the Patuakhali District. LCHB is dedicated to maternal and child health care, which includes community development, preventative and curative health care, and education in Dumki and other adjacent rural villages. LCHB is a cooperative effort of 23 ELCA congregations, the Division for Global Mission of the ELCA, the World Mission Prayer League, the Fairview Hospital Foundation, and Global Health Ministries. Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh was first proposed in 1992 in the context of DGM's focus on Islam.