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During Advent, the LWF will share messages of hope. They come from LWF member churches and country programs and share short messages, stories, or ideas that help us understand and reflect on what hope is today. Find out more.

During Advent, the LWF will share messages of hope. They come from LWF member churches and country programs and share short messages, stories, or ideas that help us understand and reflect on what hope is today.
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LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt together with the Chairperson of the GNC/LWF, Leading Bishop Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt and Vice-Chair Oberkirchenrat Michael Martin. Photo: GNC/LWF/A. Weyermüller
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American diplomat, human rights activist and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt holding a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948. Among those advising her as chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights was Lutheran pastor and professor Dr Frederick Nolde who drafted the section on freedom of religion. Photo: UN photo
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13 Dec 2023
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12 Dec 2023
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8 Dec 2023
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A participant reads the Gender Justice Policy during the recent women’s pre-Assembly in Wroclaw, Poland. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
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7 Dec 2023
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6 Dec 2023
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5 Dec 2023
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Thirteenth LWF Assembly


The Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation took place in Kraków, Poland, from 13-19 September 2023. The Assembly elected a new Council, issued a message, public statements and resolutions. Visit the Assembly website for more information and view the photos in the our photo library.

LWF Thirteenth Assembly

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16 Days 2023
16 Days

This year, the LWF marks the 16 Days just two months after its Thirteenth Global Assembly and the publication of a Gender Justice Toolbox which provides resources and guidelines on prevention and response to sexual and gender-based violence.

 

Young delegates from the Lutheran World Federation join hundreds of people from civil society organizations and faith communities across the globe to march through the venue of the United Nations climate change conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, calling for climate justice and urgent action. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
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In the aftermath of the Second World War, the LWF supported thousands of displaced people in Europe. The young boy wearing an LWF pin on his coat lapel represents those pushed to leave their homes and find refuge elsewhere. Photo: LWF Archives
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