number of members in millions; 2021 statistics): Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (10.4) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (7.9) Church of Sweden (5.9) Batak Christian Protestant Church (4.5) Church of Denmark (4.3) Malagasy Lutheran Church (4.0) Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (3.8) Church of Norway (3.7) Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3.6) Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (3.0) Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany (2.6) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Germany (2.3) The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (2.2) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (2.1) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg (2.0) Protestant Church in the Netherlands (1.7) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (0.9) Evangelical Church in Central Germany (0.7) Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (0.7) Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (0.6) Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (0.6) Federation officials President The President is the federation's chief official representative and spokesperson. He or she presides at meetings of the Assembly, Council and Meeting of Officers, and oversees the life and work of the federation in consultation with the General Secretary. General Secretary The Lutheran World Federation Council elects the General Secretary, who is appointed for a seven-year term. The person appointed is eligible for re-election. The General Secretary conducts the business of the federation assisted by the Communion Office Leadership Team, comprising department and unit heads appointed by the council, and carries out the decisions of the Assembly and Council. On 19 June the LWF Council elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary. She is the first woman to serve in this role. Rev. Burghardt will assume office on 1 November. Members This map shows the global distribution of Lutheranism based on The LWF 2013 membership data. Sorted by country in alphabetical order Angola Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola Argentina Evangelical Church of the River Plate (includes Paraguay and Uruguay) United Evangelical Lutheran Church Australia Lutheran Church of Australia (includes New Zealand) – associate member church (also an associate member of the International Lutheran Council) Austria Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria Bangladesh Bangladesh Lutheran Church Bangladesh Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church Belarus Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia and Other States Belgium Lutheran Church of Belgium: Arlon and Christian Mission Bolivia Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church German-Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Bolivia Botswana Evangelical Lutheran Church in Botswana Brazil Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil Cameroon Church of the Lutheran