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Children playing at the Za'atri refugee camp in Jordan © LWF/R. Schlott

FEATURE: Going Back Home Is Not Yet an Option

LWF Prioritizes Children’s Needs among Syrian Refugees at Za’atri Camp

News
20 Jun 2013
LWF/DWS director Rev. Eberhard Hitzler (left) and newly appointed DMD director Rev. Dr Carlos Bock © LWF/S. Gallay

2017 Assembly Planning Committee Named

Compilation of 2013 Council Actions

News
20 Jun 2013
Syrian children at Za'atri refugee camp in Jordan. © LWF/R. Schlott

World Refugee Day 2013: “1 family torn apart by war is too many”

LWF World Service Director Hitzler Underscores Commitment to Children’s Education and Protection

News
19 Jun 2013
Bishop Melvin Jiménez, chairperson of the Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice © LWF/S. Gallay

Seeking Peace in Central America

LWF Council Calls for Action to End Violence and Impunity in the Region

News
18 Jun 2013
LWF/DTPW director Rev. Dr Kaisamari Hintikka (left) and committee chair Bishop Dr Miloš Klátik.

LWF Adopts Gender Justice Policy

A Call to Promote Dignity and Justice for all Human Beings

News
18 Jun 2013
Rev. Dr. Walter Altmann reports for the Special Committee on Reformation 2017. © LWF/M. Haas

“Liberated by God’s Grace”

LWF presents plans and theme for the Reformation anniversary

Communion
News
17 Jun 2013
Council 2013 evening prayer © LWF/M. Haas

Claiming the Gift of Communion in a Fragmented World

Message Received with Consensus

Communion
News
17 Jun 2013
PCPCU President Kurt Cardinal Koch reflects on “From Conflict to Communion.” © LWF/S. Gallay

Joint Lutheran-Catholic Publication on Reformation Launched

Cardinal Koch: Keynote Address to LWF Council

Unity
Theology
News
17 Jun 2013
LWF member churches in Namibia will host the 2017 Assembly © LWF/M. Haas

LWF Assembly in 2017 in Namibia

“Invited by Africa”

Communion
Churches
News
17 Jun 2013
LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge reports to the Council 2013. © LWF/M. Haas

Promoting Neighborly Relations in Multireligious Societies

General Secretary’s Report to Council Invites Discussion on a Sustainable LWF

News
14 Jun 2013
Finance Committee Chairperson Christina Jackson-Skelton reports to the Council 2013. © LWF/M. Haas

LWF Financial Results Positive for 2012

Work Must Be Sustained Amid Rising Costs, Says Finance Committee Chairperson Jackson-Skelton

News
14 Jun 2013
Bishop Dr Tamàs Fabiny preaches at the Council 2013 opening worship in Geneva. © LWF/M. Haas

Emphasis on Church Diaconal Ministries at Council Worship Service

“We Have to Go to Heaven Together”

News
14 Jun 2013

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