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Get Involved Image Lutherans from around the globe gather for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition on a common journey of renewal We strive to put our faith into action within and beyond the communion, and seek God’s Word and Spirit to guide us
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German delegates meet in Krakow to prepare LWF Assembly LWF member churches are looking forward to the upcoming Thirteenth LWF Assembly.
Slovakia: Complex questions in a post-communist context In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Ivan El’ko looks back on his journey to ministry during the Soviet era and reflects on the challenges fac
Czech Republic: challenges of youth ministry Over three quarters of the Czech population has no church affiliation or religious belief, yet young people still look to the church as they search
Estonia: A “helping hand” for refugees Lutherans in Estonia have supported refugees of the war in Ukraine in many ways.
Poland: Supporting women refugees Women fleeing the war in Ukraine are at risk of gender-based violence: Leaving a war zone, passing checkpoints, and settling in an unknown country
Ukraine: Christmas at wartime People in Kharkiv and Ichnya, Ukraine, are struggling with the effects of war. Under challenging circumstances, they prepare for Christmas.
Ukraine: Heating for Kharkiv LWF is working together with its member church in Ukraine and the local Youth Council to equip heating points in Kharkiv.
Ukraine: “We just want the war to be over” In Chernihiv, a region in northern Ukraine that was occupied for two months, families are still feeling the impact of the invasion and Russian occu
Poland: Winter aid for Ukrainian refugees LWF and partners have begun distributing food, hygiene products, and baby care products to Ukrainian refugees in Krakow and other cities in Poland.
Ukraine: Bringing students back to school While cities in Ukraine are being shelled day and night, LWF renovates school basements in Ichnya and Bobrovytsia to serve as bomb shelters.
Strengthening regional cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe Leaders of churches across the region have been meeting together in Bratislava to seek common solutions to contemporary challenges fac