Asia
The largest national Lutheran community in Asia is found in Indonesia. According to the Lutheran World Federation list of member churches, twelve Indonesian Lutheran churches or synods associated with the LWF claim more than 5.6 million members. The largest of these is the Huria Kristen Batak Protestan which comprises almost 4.2 million members. Lutherans in India number more than 1.5 million. Smaller Lutheran communities exist elsewhere, including China, Malaysia and Japan.
- Asia Lutheran Communion
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