Evidence of Change

Founded in Lund, Sweden in 1947, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. LWF has 145 member churches in 98 countries all over the world, with a total membership of nearly 740 million. The Department for World Service (DWS) has field offices in more than 25 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It is the internationally recognized humanitarian and development arm of LWF that works to give assistance to those in need,irrespective of their race, sex, religion, nationality or political conviction. Its Secretariat is in Geneva.