LWF European Youth Gathering
LWF European Youth Gathering
Promises of Peace
The LWF European Youth Gathering will be hosted in Paris from Sept 30 - Oct 3 by the Lutheran World Federation and the United Protestant Church of France. It will bring together 60 young Lutheran leaders from across Europe under the theme “Promises of Peace!”, exploring different dimensions of peace-spiritual, social, ecological, interpersonal—that inform hope, reconciliation, and justice in today’s complex world. Through worship, learning, networking, and planning, participants will reflect together on what peace means in their contexts, share experiences across cultures, and discern how to embody peace in church, society, and through action.
Team building exercise at a youth pre-council meeting in the lead-up to the 2025 LWF Council meeting in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) in June 2025. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert