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Get Involved Image Lutherans from around the globe gather for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of ’One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert 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
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Image “Women on the Move: From Wittenberg to Windhoek” Toolkit The project “Women on the Move: From Wittenberg to Windhoek” (WMWW) celebrates the leadership and participation of women in the ongoing Reformation
Image DWS Annual Report 2013 The Department for World Service Annual Report 2013 report shows how the LWF’s humanitarian arm responds effectively and appropriately to natural d
Image DTPW Annual Report 2013 The 2013 report of the Department for Theology and Public Witness looks at some of the theological implications of the LWF’s engagement in processe
Image DMD Annual Report 2013 The 2013 report of the Department for Mission and Development gives an overview of support to churches through solidarity visits, advocacy efforts
Image Give Us Today Our Daily Bread | Official Report of the LWF Eleventh Assembly Official report from the LWF Eleventh Assembly held from 20-27July 2010 in Stuttgart, Germany.
Image “It will not be so among you!” | A Faith Reflection on Gender and Power This resource of biblical and theological reflections highlights global experiences within the framework of the former Gender and Power program coo
Image From Winnipeg to Stuttgart 2003 – 2010 | The Report of the General Secretary to the LWF Eleventh Assembly The report of the General Secretary to the Eleventh Assembly details activities from the Tenth Assembly in Winnipeg in 2003 up to the Eleventh Asse
Image Churches say “No” to Violence against Women | Action Plan for the Churches This action plan for the churches is a challenge to LWF member churches to face the painful issue of violence against women in all its forms presen
Image The Continuing Journey: Women’s Participation in the Lutheran World Federation Decided by the LWF Assembly gathered at Evian in 1970, the women desk at the LWF became operational in 1972.