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Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Epse Maina is pictured at the 2018 LWF Council meeting in Geneva. The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. It consists of the President, the Chairperson of the Finance Committee, and 48 members from LWF member churches in seven regions. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
Cameroon: Answering the call to serve the church
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4 Mar 2022
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4 Mar 2022
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Hungarian volunteers assisting Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Elekes Andor (CC-BY-SA)
Ukraine: Lutheran churches in neighboring countries provide shelter and support
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4 Mar 2022
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4 Mar 2022
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Christians gather to pray for justice and peace in Ukraine during ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A pall of ashes covers Ukraine: Christians join prayer for peace
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3 Mar 2022
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3 Mar 2022
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LWF youth delegates are joining a march at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, advocating climate justice as intergenerational justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF raises voices of faith and hope at UN Environment Assembly
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2 Mar 2022
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2 Mar 2022
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Bishop Medardo Gómez Soto delivers a message on the thirtieth anniversary of the El Salvador Peace Accords. He said that people should remember history, so that we never forget or repeat the violence against the most vulnerable in society. Photo: Rafael Menjivar/ILS
The most vulnerable suffer in war says Salvadoran Lutheran Church bishop
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1 Mar 2022
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1 Mar 2022
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Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ukraine: Lutheran churches across the world call for Peace and Support 
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28 Feb 2022
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28 Feb 2022
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“As much as you need” is the theme of a “Fast for the Climate” campaign during Lent. Photo: Wesual Click/Unsplash
Germany: Fast for the climate during lent
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28 Feb 2022
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28 Feb 2022
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Bishop Jerzy Samiec, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts, German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine. Bishop Samiec has called on the parishes of his church to open their doors to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Photo: Dariusz Bruncz
Ukrainian Bishop Shvarts: “Give shelter to refugees"
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27 Feb 2022
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27 Feb 2022
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Restore peace in Ukraine
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25 Feb 2022
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25 Feb 2022
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