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LWF staff from multi-purpose cash assistance centers across Poland, established to support Ukrainian refugees, gather in Bytom in October 2022 for training in community-based psychosocial support. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Poland: Model for churches and humanitarian actors working hand in hand

Looking back at a successful response to Ukrainian refugee crisis as LWF closes its country program in Poland

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14 Jan 2026

Rev. Dr Imad Haddad is consecrated as Bishop of the ELCJHL in the Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem, 11 January 2026. Photo: ELCJHL

LWF welcomes new Lutheran Bishop in Jordan and the Holy Land

Rev. Dr Imad Haddad consecrated Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

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12 Jan 2026

Some 8 million people in Venezuela need humanitarian assistance, many of them are children. LWF rehabilitates schools, and community spaces to provide safer, healthier, and more dignified environments. Photo: LWF Colombia/Venezuela

Venezuela: Humanitarian needs are acute, LWF urges sustained response

Protection, community resilience at the core of LWF’s work as 8 million people face hardship

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09 Jan 2026

Bishop-elect Rev. Catherine Ngina Musau, Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photo: KELC

LWF congratulates Kenyan Bishop-elect Catherine Musau

Historic election of first woman in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church

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08 Jan 2026

Faith leaders reflecting on thematic clusters of the UN environmental conference, using the Talanoa dialogue methodology. Photo: Shantanu Mandal

Faith, ethics, and sustainable solutions for a resilient planet

LWF delegates reflect on faith leaders’ role at global environmental assembly

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07 Jan 2026

Lizwi Mtumtum, President of the Moravian Church in South Africa Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

South Africa: seeking a return to the missionary spirit

Lizwi Mtumtum, President of the Moravian Church in South Africa

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02 Jan 2026

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Crisis in Israel-Palestine

Calling all Christians and people of good faith into prayer for peace in Ukraine. Photo: Sunguk Kim/Unsplash

Ukraine Crisis

Session on finances, budget and Endowment Fund during the LWF Council 2022 in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Request for proposals: LWF – External Audit Services for restricted projects

Deadline for submissions: 15 January 2026

LWF partners with public theology institutes in Germany and South Africa to produce a series of resources aimed at equipping churches to strengthen their engagement in the public space. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano

Responsible Theology: Faith that Heals, Unites, and Transforms

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

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LWF Annual Report 2024 – Abound in Hope

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Events

the Week of Prayer focus on the ecumenical spirit of the Reformation commemoration pledged by the LWF, General Secretary Rev Dr. Martin Junge said. Photo: WCC-COE/Albin Hillert

18 Jan – 25 Jan 2026

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026

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Members of the LWF delegation to CSW69 in New York. Photo: LWF/P. Hitchen

9 Mar – 20 Mar 2026

LWF at UN Commission on the Status of Women

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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

LWF Council 2026

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Resources

LWF New Year Message 2026 - EN

New Year message 2026

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29 Dec 2025

LWF Christmas Message 2025

Christmas Message 2025

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19 Dec 2025

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Climate-Induced Displacement - A human journey

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10 Dec 2025

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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