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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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Journalists interview LWF staff at the official launch of ’Waking the Giant’ in Colombia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
La FLM invita a los medios a la Asamblea de Cracovia
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Participants of the Pre-Assembly of the Americas. Observing the “Thursdays in Black” campaign against gender-based violence, many wear black clothes. Photo: LWF/Jorge Diaz
Preasamblea realizada en Colombia enfatiza la justicia, la formación teológica y las iglesias como espacios de diálogo
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28 Apr 2023
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Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht
Preasamblea: involucramiento de la FLM en la iglesia y en la sociedad colombiana
Nidiria Ruiz Medina speaking about her efforts to find persons who disappeared during the conflict in Colombia
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26 Apr 2023
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Perspectivas contextuales sobre el tema de la Asamblea desde una América diversa
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20 Apr 2023
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Las Américas: Fortalecimiento de las comunidades mediante la justicia, la inclusión y la esperanza
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20 Apr 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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