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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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Life after a land mine LWF supports survivors in Colombia - International day of people with disabilities
Zimbabwe’s Lutheran church tackles child marriage and domestic violence Government to adapt Lutheran gender policy to fit school curriculum - 16 Days of Activism
Expressing God’s love through serving the neighbor LWF human resource management training for churches in Central and East Africa
Lutheran voices speaking up for people affected by HIV and AIDS As the global community marks 2016 World AIDS Day today, 1 December, hundreds of church workers throughout The Lutheran World Federation communion
A family like any other A program offering love and care to children orphaned by HIV and AIDS in South Africa
Diverse communities in different contexts seeking new ways of doing mission A group of over 80 people representing all LWF regions recently met in Geneva mid-November and discussed a vast variety of topics related to Contem
Married at eight years old ADJUMANI, Uganda/ GENEVA, 25 November 2016 (LWI) – “I did not have a say in whatever was arranged.
Tribute to Professor Turid Karlsen Seim (1945–2016) Long-standing member of Lutheran–Roman Catholic Commission on Unity passes away
Important step toward reconciliation and witness to the world Lutheran seminary returns rare 9th century manuscript of New Testament to Greek Orthodox Church
Back to basics, bearing witness to God’s mission Practitioners seek new strategies and collaboration for mission work in the LWF