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Hungary: from parish pastor to LWF vice president In this Voices from the Communion, Presiding Bishop Tamás Fabiny shares insights from the Budapest Assembly in the 1980s, to the recent global gath
Maintaining unity, celebrating diversity: a new publication The new document on Lutheran identity is the fruit of a four-year process exploring the wide variety of languages, cultures, forms of worship, spir
Assembly calls for protection of Christians in the Holy Land In a public statement, the Thirteenth LWF Assembly voiced concerns about the violence and loss of lives in Israel-Palestine, calling upon the inter
LWF Annual Report 2022 published The year was marked by the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant that in-person meetings could resume.
Serving the church as equals Women delegates from LWF member churches gathered for their Pre-Assembly to worship, build, and sustain relationships, assess regional and global n
“From Windhoek to Kraków”: LWF publishes six-year report The LWF’s six-year report gives an overview of its activities in the years between the Twelfth and Thirteenth Assemblies and the journey from Windh
Auschwitz visit a key event at Krakow Assembly A visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum during LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly will be “a call to action to stand together, wherever people
Assembly thematic speakers from Indonesia, Ethiopia, Sweden Meet the three Lutheran leaders who will be presenting reflections on the theme of ‘One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’ at the Krakow Assembly in Septe
Krakow congregation welcomes Assembly participants Discover the Assembly welcome program organized by the Krakow congregation for the LWF Thirteenth Assembly.
LWF mourns former Vice-President Horst Hirschler Former LWF Vice-President, Bishop em. Horst Hirscher has died at the age of 89.
Malaysia: a lifetime calling to Lutheran ministry In this Voices from the Communion interview, Bishop Thomas Low recalls his childhood in a non-Christian family and his call to ordained ministry in
Welcome to Poland: new Assembly publication Read about the history of the Lutheran church in Poland and its work in an increasingly secular society through the pages of this new brochure, int
