Partner Church Bodies

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has 34 partner churches around the world. A partner church is a church body with whom the LCMS has full altar and pulpit fellowship. Many LCMS partner churches are also members of the International Lutheran Council, a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran church bodies. Some LCMS partner churches came into existence through LCMS-supported mission efforts, while others have historic roots that pre-date the LCMS or that are sourced in the mission efforts of other Lutheran church bodies.

Africa

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG), Dr. Paul Kofi Fynn, President
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK), Rev. Walter E. Obare, Presiding Bishop
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia (ELCL), Rev. Amos Bolay, Bishop
• The Lutheran Church of Nigeria (LCN), Rev. Christian Ekong, President
• Free Evangelical - Lutheran Synod in South Africa (FELSISA), Rev. Dr. Dieter Reinstorf, Bishop
• Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA), Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Weber, Bishop

Asia

• China Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) (Taiwan ROC), Rev. Andrew Miao, President
• The Lutheran Church - Hong Kong Synod (LCHKS), Rev. Dr. Allan Yung, President
• India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC), Rev. J. Samuel, President
• Japan Lutheran Church (JLC), Rev. Yutaka Kumei, President
• Lutheran Church in Korea (LCK), Dr. Hyun Sub Um, President
• Gutnius* Lutheran Church (GLC) (Papua New Guinea), Rev. Nicodemus Aiyene, Head Bishop
  *Note: Gutnius means "Good News"
• The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), Rev. James D. Cerdeñola, President
• Lanka Lutheran Church (LLC) (Sri Lanka), Rev. Govindan Nadaraja, President

Europe

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium (ELKB), Rev. Gijsbertus van Hattem, President
  (Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in België)
• Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark (ELFD), Rev. Leif G. Jensen, President
  (Den evangelisk-lutherske Frikirke i Danmark)
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE), Rev. Jon Ehlers, Chairman
• Evangelical Lutheran Church - Synod of France (EEL-SF), Rev. Roger Jones, President
  (Église Évangélique Luthèrienne - Synode de France)  
• Independent Evangelical - Lutheran Church (SELK-Germany), Rev. Hans-Jörg Voigt, Bishop
  (Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia (ELCL), Rev. Janis Vanags, Archbishop
• Consistory of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania (CELCL), Rev. Mindaugas Sabutis, Bishop
• Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rev. Adalberto Hiller, President
  (Igreja Evangélica Luterana Portuguesa)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR), Rev. Arri Kugappi, Bishop
• Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELC), Rev. Vsevolod Lytkin, Bishop

Latin America

• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (IELA), Rev. Carlos Nagel, President
  (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Argentina)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (IELB), Rev. Egon Kopereck, President
  (Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil)
• Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI), Rev. Cristian Rautenberg, President
  (Iglesia Luterana Confesional de Chile)
• Lutheran Church of Guatemala (ILG), Rev. Eduardo Bonilla Porras, President
  (Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala)
• Lutheran Synod of Mexico (SLM), Rev. Alvaro Lopez, Interim President
  (Sinodo Luterano de Mexico)
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay (IELP), Rev. Norberto Gerke, President
  (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana del Paraguay)
• Lutheran Church of Venezuela (ILV), Rev. J. Elias Lozano, President
  (Iglesia Luterana de Venezuela)

North America

• Lutheran Church - Canada (LCC), Rev. Robert Bugbee, President
• The American Association of Lutheran Churches (TAALC), Rev. Franklin E. Hays, Presiding Pastor
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti (ELCH), Rev. Marky Kessa, President
  (Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne D’Haiti)
• The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President