Church of Augsburg Confession in Poland Romania Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania Russia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (also a full member of the International Lutheran Council) Rwanda Lutheran Church of Rwanda Senegal Lutheran Church of Senegal Serbia Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia Sierra Leone Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone Singapore Lutheran Church in Singapore Slovak Republic Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovak Republic Slovenia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia South Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Cape Church) Moravian Church in South Africa Sri Lanka Lanka Lutheran Church (also a full member of the International Lutheran Council) Suriname Evangelical Lutheran Church in Suriname Sweden Church of Sweden Switzerland Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein Taiwan (Republic of China) Lutheran Church of Taiwan Taiwan Lutheran Church Tanzania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (also a member of the Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum) Thailand Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand Ukraine Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States United Kingdom Lutheran Church in Great Britain The Lutheran Council of Great Britain United States of America Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Uruguay Evangelical Church of the River Plate Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uruguay Uzbekistan Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Venezuela Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela Lutheran Church of Venezuela Zambia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia Zimbabwe Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe Views on same-sex unions Some member denominations have recognized same-gender unions through marriage, a blessing rite, or special prayers. These include the Church of Denmark, Church of Iceland, Church of Norway, Church of Sweden, Evangelical Church in Austria, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chile, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Geneva, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy, a majority of the churches within the Evangelical Church in Germany, Evangelical Church of the River Plate, Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and the United Protestant Church of France. On the other side, several churches, including the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Malagasy Lutheran Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania, which recognize marriage as