Communion Office
The LWF Communion Office comprises staff who are based in Geneva and other cities around the world.
The Communion Office carries out LWF’s work as mandated by the Assembly and Council. It facilitates collaboration with the member churches, related agencies, theological institutions, ecumenical and other partners. The chief executive officer of the LWF is the General Secretary, who is supported by the Communion Office Leadership Team. The overall work is implemented through the Office of the General Secretary and three other departments.
Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt is the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation.
The Office of the General Secretary has primary responsibility for nurturing and promoting communion relations and promoting Christian unity.
The Department for Theology, Mission and Justice is responsible for programs that support the presence and witness of the LWF member churches.
Through LWF World Service we respond to humanitarian emergencies and support people in need. The Department for World Service is responsible for LWF’s humanitarian and development work which is implemented in country and emergency programs in 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Coordinating the work of the Communion Office
The Communion Office Leadership Team supports the General Secretary in leading and managing the LWF Communion Office
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Want to know more about the LWF? Consider a visit to the Communion Office.
The Lutheran World Federation
Chemin du Pavillon 2
1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Geneva
Switzerland