Asia

From left: Lay leaders Quelen Angudampai (Malaysia), Manoj Kumar Hial (India) and Mildred Buyiswa Sambane (South Africa) participated in the June 2019 seminar in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF Center Wittenberg
From left: Lay leaders Quelen Angudampai (Malaysia), Manoj Kumar Hial (India) and Mildred Buyiswa Sambane (South Africa) participated in the June 2019 seminar in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF Center Wittenberg
From left: Lay leaders Quelen Angudampai (Malaysia), Manoj Kumar Hial (India) and Mildred Buyiswa Sambane (South Africa) participated in the June 2019 seminar in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF Center Wittenberg
International Lay Leaders Seminar
event
13 May 2022
  • Governance
  • Communion
- All day
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A Global Faith Leader in Action
event
11 May 2022
  • Humanitarian
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In Chennai, India, the Christ Lutheran Church runs economic empowerment and personal development skills for members of the transgender community. In this photo, Bishop Dr M. Stanley Jose (background, second from left), with some of the students in a beautician course. Photo: CLC 
In Chennai, India, the Christ Lutheran Church runs economic empowerment and personal development skills for members of the transgender community. In this photo, Bishop Dr M. Stanley Jose (background, second from left), with some of the students in a beautician course. Photo: CLC 
In Chennai, India, the Christ Lutheran Church runs economic empowerment and personal development skills for members of the transgender community. In this photo, Bishop Dr M. Stanley Jose (background, second from left), with some of the students in a beautician course. Photo: CLC 
India: From destitution to a dignified life and self-respect
news
5 May 2022
  • Churches
  • Theology
Delegates gather for worship at the 2019 Asia Churches Leadership Conference in Indonesia. Photo: LWF/J.C. Valeriano 
Delegates gather for worship at the 2019 Asia Churches Leadership Conference in Indonesia. Photo: LWF/J.C. Valeriano 
Delegates gather for worship at the 2019 Asia Churches Leadership Conference in Indonesia. Photo: LWF/J.C. Valeriano 
Asia Church Leadership Conference
event
6 May 2022
  • Governance
  • Communion
- All day
Augusta Victoria Hospital, providing life-saving cancer treatment for five million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Augusta Victoria Hospital, providing life-saving cancer treatment for five million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Augusta Victoria Hospital, providing life-saving cancer treatment for five million Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
AVH: financial crisis must be urgently resolved
news
3 May 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. The 2019 LWF Council met in Geneva. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. The 2019 LWF Council met in Geneva. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. The 2019 LWF Council met in Geneva. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
Council 2022
event
3 May 2022
  • Communion
  • Governance
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Anna Wrzesińska, Chairperson of the Local Assembly Planning Committee (LAPC), speaks to the synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Photo: Agnieszka Godfrejów-Tarnogórska
Anna Wrzesińska, Chairperson of the Local Assembly Planning Committee (LAPC), speaks to the synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Photo: Agnieszka Godfrejów-Tarnogórska
Anna Wrzesińska, Chairperson of the Local Assembly Planning Committee (LAPC), speaks to the synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Photo: Agnieszka Godfrejów-Tarnogórska
Poland: Local LWF Assembly planning is progressing well
news
2 May 2022
  • Communion
Leadership staff from Lutheran World Federation World Service country programs are meeting with the Communion Office colleagues in Geneva. Every year, LWF World Service gathers country directors, emergency team leaders, regional coordinators and other staff to discuss critical issues related to programmatic and managerial work. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
Leadership staff from Lutheran World Federation World Service country programs are meeting with the Communion Office colleagues in Geneva. Every year, LWF World Service gathers country directors, emergency team leaders, regional coordinators and other staff to discuss critical issues related to programmatic and managerial work. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
Leadership staff from Lutheran World Federation World Service country programs are meeting with the Communion Office colleagues in Geneva. Every year, LWF World Service gathers country directors, emergency team leaders, regional coordinators and other staff to discuss critical issues related to programmatic and managerial work. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
2022 World Service Global Leadership Team Meeting
event
29 Apr 2022
  • Governance
  • Humanitarian
- All day
During the UN climate conference COP26, LWF delegates joined a climate march. One banner read „Climate justice is intergenerational justice“. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
During the UN climate conference COP26, LWF delegates joined a climate march. One banner read „Climate justice is intergenerational justice“. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
During the UN climate conference COP26, LWF delegates joined a climate march. One banner read „Climate justice is intergenerational justice“. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Climate justice: faith perspectives
event
26 Apr 2022
  • Unity
  • Climate
- All day