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Bishop emerita Leila Ortiz, chair of the Augsburg Confession 500 steering committee presents the report to Council members. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Council: Confessing the hope of the gospel on the journey to 2030

Steering committee for the Augsburg Confession 500 anniversary outlines goals and guiding principles

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12 Jun 2026

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt presents her report to the Council.

Council: Called to shape a narrative of hope in turbulent times

General Secretary Burghardt reports on ways in which LWF responds to calling to bear witness and bring forth good fruits

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11 Jun 2026

LWF President Bishop Henrik Stubkjær speaks at the opening plenary session for the LWF Council. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Council: hope as a lens for mutual encouragement and action

President Henrik Stubkjær opens meeting with a reflection on the theme ‘Be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith’

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11 Jun 2026

Opening worship for the LWF Council is celebrated at the church of St Robert, Founex, Switzerland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Council: Mutual encouragement to combat epidemic of loneliness

Technology can never replace the warmth of real relationships says Rev. Mesrawati Telaumbanua in opening worship sermon

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11 Jun 2026

Participants at a joint pre-council session share perspectives ahead of the opening of the LWF Council on 11 June. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Pre-Council meetings highlight connection and mutual encouragement

Ahead of LWF Council, youth, women and men meet to strengthen regional and global accompaniment

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11 Jun 2026

The more than 800 trees that were delivered at the end of the day are located in the center of the worship site. Photo: Cleoir Freese

Brazil: a reunion to celebrate faith and care for God’s creation

IECLB Centro-Campanha Sul synod marks first major gathering in years by distributing trees seedlings

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10 Jun 2026

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Council members, advisers and LWF staff gather on the final day of their meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

10 Jun – 15 Jun 2026

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LWF World Service Annual Report 2025

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29 May 2026

LWF Annual Report 2025

LWF Annual Report 2025

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29 May 2026

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Together We Pray: women’s prayer book

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27 May 2026

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Malagasy Lutheran Church volunteers distribute food in Toliary synod, in the countryâs drought-hit southern region. The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic provided funding for the project. Photo: MLC