The Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore or LCMS (Malay: Gereja Lutheran di Malaysia dan Singapura) is one of four Lutheran bodies in Malaysia. It currently has 52 congregations nationwide with a total of 8,453 baptized members and is the largest entirely Lutheran body in the country.
The current bishop of the Lutheran Church in Malaysia and Singapore is the Rt. Rev. Philip Lok Oi Peng, first elected in 2005.
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