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01 Nov 2017
Participants prepare for the 31 October 2016 prayer service in Lund Cathedral, Sweden. The Salvadoran cross used for the event depicts the Triune God’s creative, reconciling and sanctifying work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Pastoral responsibility toward sharing of the Eucharist

Joint LWF - PCPCU statement on Reformation Day 2017

Theology
News
31 Oct 2017
Church of Sweden Archbishop Antje Jackelén (left) with LWF and Catholic Church leaders during a press conference for the October 2016  joint commemoration in Lund, Sweden. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

‘I am not ashamed of the gospel’ 

Week-long celebrations mark Reformation anniversary in Sweden

Theology
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27 Oct 2017
Delegates at the Church of Norway youth synod where the Young Reformers presented their initiative about young people's involvement in the church. Photo: Church of Norway

The ‘Reformer Today’ is about the church’s future

Norwegian youth inspire reflections about ongoing reformation

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Churches
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13 Oct 2017
Lantern on Reformation Assembly 2017. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

A global journey of commemoration

LWF broadcasts a live-stream of worship services from its seven regions on Reformation Day

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11 Oct 2017
31 Oct 2017

Live on Reformation Day

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The Wittenberg Witness was signed in the City Church in Wittenberg in July 2017 by The Lutheran World Federation and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. The WCRC also signed an association agreement to the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ), originally signed by the LWF and the Roman Catholic Church in 1999, and later joined by the World Methodist Council. Photo: WCRC / Anna Siggelkow

This is the perfect time to be the church

An interview with LWF General Secretary Martin Junge about the Reformation anniversary

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03 Oct 2017
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Joint LWF - PCPCU statement on Reformation Day 2017

Youth
Unity
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Document
01 Oct 2017
14 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: As Christina Jackson-Skelton, United States, pours water into the font as the words of Thanksgiving for baptism were spoken by Bishop Alex Malasusa, Tanzania. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Order of worship for 2017 Reformation Sunday is available

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) invites churches and congregations to make use of an order of worship prepared for LWF Reformation Sund

Theology
News
26 Sep 2017

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