Thirteenth Assembly (2023)

The LWF Thirteenth Assembly will take place in Krakow, Poland from 13 to 19 September 2023 on the theme 'One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.'

Presenting the Message of the Women’s Pre-Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Presenting the Message of the Women’s Pre-Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Presenting the Message of the Women’s Pre-Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
2023 Pre-Assembly: Women
event
8 Sep 2023
  • Communion
  • Gender
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Youth delegates at the Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
Youth delegates at the Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
Youth delegates at the Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
2023 Pre-Assembly: Youth
event
8 Sep 2023
  • Communion
  • Churches
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Lutherans from across the world will gather at the youth, women and men's pre-Assemblies to discern the Assembly theme 'One body, One spirit, One hope' days before the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lutherans from across the world will gather at the youth, women and men's pre-Assemblies to discern the Assembly theme 'One body, One spirit, One hope' days before the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lutherans from across the world will gather at the youth, women and men's pre-Assemblies to discern the Assembly theme 'One body, One spirit, One hope' days before the Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Women, men and youth gather ahead of Krakow Assembly
news
7 Sep 2023
  • Governance
From Windhoek to Krakow 2017-2023
“From Windhoek to Kraków”: LWF publishes six-year report
news
5 Sep 2023
  • Governance
  • Communion
The entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau former concentration camp. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
The entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau former concentration camp. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
The entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau former concentration camp. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Auschwitz visit a key event at Krakow Assembly
news
30 Aug 2023
  • Communion
  • Churches
Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga from the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia, Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele, president of the Mekane Yesus seminary and Archbishop Emeritus Antje Jackelén from the Church of Sweden. Photo: Compiled by LWF/S.Gallay
Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga from the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia, Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele, president of the Mekane Yesus seminary and Archbishop Emeritus Antje Jackelén from the Church of Sweden. Photo: Compiled by LWF/S.Gallay
Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga from the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia, Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele, president of the Mekane Yesus seminary and Archbishop Emeritus Antje Jackelén from the Church of Sweden. Photo: Compiled by LWF/S.Gallay
Assembly thematic speakers from Indonesia, Ethiopia, Sweden
news
24 Aug 2023
  • Governance
  • Communion
Assembly conviviality - dinner
Assembly conviviality - dinner
Assembly conviviality - dinner
Showcasing ‘Conviviality’ at Krakow Assembly
news
22 Aug 2023
  • Churches
  • Justice
Church building of the Lutheran parish in Kraków (Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland).
Church building of the Lutheran parish in Kraków (Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland).
Church building of the Lutheran parish in Kraków (Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland).
Krakow congregation welcomes Assembly participants
news
18 Aug 2023
  • Communion
Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee
Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee
Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee
Messages from Pre-Assemblies identify key issues and concerns
news
21 Aug 2023
  • Governance