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Image Members of a âShared Tableâ team that collects and distributes food in Vantaa, Finland. Photo: Jani Laukkanen LWF commends new ‘conviviality’ resources to all churches New publications: Four storybooks from the European Diaconal Process (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has thanked diaconal workers in Europe for producing new resources that offer all member churches inspiration to incorporate…
Image People of different faith traditions gather for a silent vigil in Glasgow, during the COP26 summit, to remember all those suffering from the impact of climate change. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert ZacTax Toolkit launched to help churches lobby for fair taxation Ecumenical organizations call for bold economic policies to end exploitation of people and planet (LWI) - Calls for a more just global taxation system were at the heart of the recent COP26 People’s Summit side event “…
Image Alena Fendrychová, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, and a member of the âSolidarity Groupâ that coordinates the LWF European diaconal process. Photo: Private Café Obýváček - A welcoming space for migrants and refugees in the Czech Republic Diaconal worker Alena Fendrychová reflects on how “conviviality” helps to break stereotypes (LWI) - In a country with “only very few refugees and migrants” but a rhetoric that they are a threat to society, Evangelical Church of Czech…
Image 2016 LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson. Asia: Elected church leaders take office during pandemic, LWF offers online support Twenty-one church leaders in nine countries elected in LWF member churches in Asia (LWI) - Despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in the Asia region elected and…
Image Holy Week and Easter Worship in a time of physical distancing Worship in a time of physical distancing The following outline of liturgies for the Triduum or the Three-Day Feast:
Image LWF pledges at the Global refugee Forum Following the Global Compact on Refugees, UNHCR holds the first ever Global Refugee Forum (16-18 December, Geneva).
Image Council 2019 documents The LWF’s governing body between Assemblies comes together for its annual meeting in 2019 under the theme, " Because we know God’s voice " (John 10
