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What We Do Image A symbolic moment during the 60th anniversary of the first all-Africa Lutheran conference, held in 2015. Photo: Photo: LWF/ Tsion Alemayehu We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for individuals and communities.
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Get Involved Image Lutherans from around the globe gather for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition on a common journey of renewal We strive to put our faith into action within and beyond the communion, and seek God’s Word and Spirit to guide us
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75th anniversary book celebrates Lutheran witness and service A photo per year, marking seven and a half decades of witness and service.
Estonia: The church, a treasure for future generations In this Voices from the Communion, LWF Vice President Archbishop Urmas Viilma reflects on his childhood in Soviet-occupied Estonia, his discovery o
Communicating faith through radio and podcasts Church communicators from the Lutheran communion talk audio
Bolivia: “Inclusion is a teaching of our Lord that the Aymara, Quechua people have always lived” Voices from the Communion: President Rev. Germán Loayza, Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church
LWF launches photo exhibition to mark 75th anniversary Milestones of joint efforts toward justice, peace and reconciliation
Strengthening gender justice and women’s leadership Women leaders representing all regions of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) gathered in Geneva on 8 June for a Pre-Council meeting