Nordic Countries

Rev. Siv Limstrand leading worship in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost functional civilian settlement in the world. Photo: Helge T Markussen
Rev. Siv Limstrand leading worship in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost functional civilian settlement in the world. Photo: Helge T Markussen
Rev. Siv Limstrand leading worship in Ny-Ålesund, the northernmost functional civilian settlement in the world. Photo: Helge T Markussen
Searching for identity in Svalbard’s Arctic region
news
13 May 2022
  • Communion
  • Churches
Through an LWF-funded project, the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) offers education and employment opportunities to young people from disadvantaged communities, especially Dalits and indigenous groups. Photo: NELC
Through an LWF-funded project, the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) offers education and employment opportunities to young people from disadvantaged communities, especially Dalits and indigenous groups. Photo: NELC
Through an LWF-funded project, the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) offers education and employment opportunities to young people from disadvantaged communities, especially Dalits and indigenous groups. Photo: NELC
Meeting of the LWF Committee for Member Church Projects
event
13 May 2022
  • Churches
- All day
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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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
A group of participants at the 2019 regional meeting of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia. Photo: LWF/ Johanan Celine Valeriano
A group of participants at the 2019 regional meeting of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia. Photo: LWF/ Johanan Celine Valeriano
A group of participants at the 2019 regional meeting of the Global Young Reformers Network in Asia, in Pematang Siantar, Indonesia. Photo: LWF/ Johanan Celine Valeriano
Peace Messengers training
event
22 Apr 2022
  • Theology
  • Youth
- All day
A woman holds up a sign offering practical support for newly arrived families from Ukraine, at Nyugati station in Budapest, Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A woman holds up a sign offering practical support for newly arrived families from Ukraine, at Nyugati station in Budapest, Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A woman holds up a sign offering practical support for newly arrived families from Ukraine, at Nyugati station in Budapest, Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
European churches call for commitment to all refugees
news
14 Apr 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion