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Image Caring for the âSilence Gardenâ at Augustanahof, a former church building turned into residential apartments, as part of the diaconal work of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Photo: Lutheran Diaconie Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia” Hanne Wilzing shares the story of a repurposed church building in Amsterdam (LWI) – When church attendance and resources decline as neighborhoods change, there is the temptation to shut down and become withdrawn,” says Mr Hanne Wilzing,…
Image LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt addressed the synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands on 21 April. Photo: Jan van de Lagemaat Putting faith into practice in words and deeds LWF General Secretary addresses synod of Protestant Church in the Netherlands (LWI) – “In the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), we understand our work as gratitude for God’s liberating grace that enables us to turn our eyes from…
