Skip to main content
  • Contact
  • Get Involved
  • EN
  • DE
  • ES
  • FR
Africa Region
Asia Region
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
World Service
All related sites
Donate
  • Who We Are

    Who We Are

    "In Communion" book

    We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world

    • Core Principles
      • Vision and Values
      • Strategy
    • Our Lutheran Identity
      • Our Visual Identity
    • History of the LWF
      • Facts and Figures
      • Archive
      • Reformation 2017
    • Governance and Oversight
      • Assembly
      • President
      • Vice Presidents
      • Council
      • Executive Committee
    • Communion Office
      • General Secretary
      • Leadership team
      • Office of the General Secretary
      • Photo Exhibition
    • Accountability
      • Reporting Misconduct
      • Certifications
      • Partners and Networks
      • Finance
  • What We Do

    What We Do

    A symbolic moment during the 60th anniversary of the first all-Africa Lutheran conference, held in 2015. Photo: Photo: LWF/ Tsion Alemayehu

    We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for individuals and communities.

    • Humanitarian work
      • About our work
      • Where we work
      • How we work
      • Partners
    • Justice and Peace
      • Interfaith and Peace
      • Human Rights
      • Climate Justice
      • Gender Justice
    • Churches in Communion
      • Communion building
    • Theology
      • Lutheran identities
      • Theological education
      • Women & Gender
      • Public Theology
      • Ecotheology
      • Religious literacy and interreligious relations
    • Unity of the Church
      • Ecumenical Dialogues
      • Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
    • Churches in Mission
      • Diakonia & Development
      • Youth
      • Member church projects
      • Leadership
  • Member Churches

    Member Churches

    LWF membership represents over 78 million Christians in the Lutheran tradition in 99 countries across the globe. It has 154 member churches, including two associate member churches, as well as ten recognized churches and congregations, and two recognized councils. 

    • Africa
    • Asia
    • Central Eastern Europe
    • Central Western Europe
    • Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Nordic Countries
    • North America
    • Recognized churches, congregations, and councils
  • News and resources

    News and resources

    The latest LWF shared materials
    • News
      • News
      • Blogs
      • Events
      • Podcasts
    • Materials
      • Resources
      • Archive and digital library
      • Learning Platform
      • Live
    • Media
      • Press Room
      • Statements
      • Press Mailing List
      • Newsletter
  • Contact
  • Visit our subpages

    LWF related subsites

    Related Subsites

    • LWF Thirteenth Assembly – 2023.lwfassembly.org [EN | DE | ES | FR | PL]
    • Reformation 2017 – 2017.…
    • Related Subsites
    • Country Program Subsites
    • Partner Sites
    • Program Subsites
  • Get Involved

    Get Involved

    lwfassembly_krakow

    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

    • Become a Member Church
    • Campaigns
      • Request for proposals: LWF – External Audit Services
      • Request for proposals: LWF – External Audit Services for restricted projects
      • Request for proposals: Resource Mobilisation, LWB Stiftung
    • Emergency calls
      • Communion Solidarity Fund
      • Crisis in Israel-Palestine
      • Ukraine Crisis
    • Ongoing Event Updates
    • Ongoing Reformation
      • Advent Calendar
      • Hymns of Advent and Christmas
      • Lent campaign
  • Donate Now

    Donate Now

    Emergencies

    • Support the Communion Solidarity Fund
    • Support the emergency work of our LWF Jerusalem Program
Donate

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Region
  3. Central Eastern Europe

Central Eastern Europe

General Secretary Burghardt and LWF Head of Communications Arni Danielsson with the bishop and pastors of the church. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Strengthening faith and community: General Secretary visits Slovenia

First day of visit includes vibrant worship, music and meetings with pastors and youth

Churches
News
04 Mar 2025
A collection of so-called 'hedgehogs', large metal constructions used to block roads specifically so that tanks cannot pass, sit on the side of the road at the Maidan Nezalezhnosti --Independence Square -- the central square of Kyiv.

Prayer on the third anniversary of the war against Ukraine

As we mark the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we lift our hearts in prayer, mindful of the profound suffering and re

Justice
News
24 Feb 2025
Prayer on third anniversary of war against Ukraine

Prayer on the third anniversary of the war against Ukraine

Document
24 Feb 2025
Students and teachers at the opening of the Pishanka school in Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert

LWF and UNHCR open underground schools in Kharkiv, Ukraine

"A chance to save a generation”

Humanitarian
News
19 Feb 2025
The theatre encourages people from different countries to practice Czech and tell their stories. Photo: LWF/ J. Pasz

Czech Republic: Promoting intercultural dialogue on stage

LWF encourages integration and storytelling through an amateur theatre

Humanitarian
News
13 Jan 2025
LWF New Year's message 2025

New Year message 2025

Communion
Churches
Governance
Document
27 Dec 2024
LWF President Bishop Henrik Stubkjær. Photo: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

Christmas message: shine like the star to lead others to Christ

LWF President Henrik Stubkjær reflects on the symbolism of the star which leads the wise men to the stable in Bethlehem 

Governance
Communion
Churches
News
16 Dec 2024
Christmas Message 2024 - EN

Christmas Message 2024

Governance
Communion
Churches
Document
16 Dec 2024
'We all belong here,’ reads a printout at the entrance to a counselling center of Diakonie Austria for Ukraine refugees in Vienna, Austria. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Theology and practical action to support Ukrainian refugees

A visit to a Counselling Center for Ukrainian refugees in Vienna highlights need for churches to respond holistically to war and conflict

Humanitarian
Churches
News
09 Dec 2024

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • Page 4
  • Next page ››

The Lutheran World Federation

Chemin du Pavillon 2,
1218 Le Grand Saconnex, Geneva
Switzerland

[email protected]
+41 (0)22 791 60 00

Follow us
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
 
 
© Copyright 2026 Lutheran World Federation
  • Open Positions
  • Press Room
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Reporting misconduct

"Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." – Matthew 25.40