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A Singing Communion in Advent 2022 For the fifth year, the LWF marks the Advent season with hymns of Advent and Christmas from member churches around the globe.
Germany: Taking climate action from local to global to local levels Michelle Schwarz from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (Germany) is one of the young people representing the LWF at the UN climate confere
LWF launches new website The new website of the LWF is a home for the communion’s online communication which introduces the LWF and its work and invites visitors to engage
Honduras: Solidarity during prolonged crisis A Lutheran communion fund continues to cushion low-income households in Honduras from the impact of two crises: COVID-19 and successive hurricanes.
75th anniversary book celebrates Lutheran witness and service A photo per year, marking seven and a half decades of witness and service.
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
Central East European leaders meet to discuss peace, reconciliation LWF’s President and General Secretary are in Bratislava for the first Church Leadership Consultation in the Central Eastern Europe since the pandem
European Churches called to be messengers of hope and reconciliation The Church Leadership Consultation of the Central and Western Europe Region focused on global challenges and the role of diaspora churches in the L
Lutheran youth continue to focus on peace in 2022 Youth in LWF’s member churches continue to lead the way by engaging in important conversations on peace in their churches and communities.
Church leaders: shared values across diverse contexts At annual LWF retreat for newly elected bishops and presidents among LWF’s member churches, participants shared experiences on Lutheran identity, b
