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2016 LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson.
2016 LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson.
2016 LWF Asia Pre-Assembly, Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: LWF/Arni Danielsson.
Asia: Elected church leaders take office during pandemic, LWF offers online support
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17 Feb 2022
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Alena Fendrychová, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, and a member of the “Solidarity Group” that coordinates the LWF European diaconal process. Photo: Private
Alena Fendrychová, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, and a member of the “Solidarity Group” that coordinates the LWF European diaconal process. Photo: Private
Alena Fendrychová, Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, and a member of the “Solidarity Group” that coordinates the LWF European diaconal process. Photo: Private
Café Obýváček - A welcoming space for migrants and refugees in the Czech Republic
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14 Feb 2022
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Members of a “Shared Table” team that collects and distributes food in Vantaa, Finland. Photo: Jani Laukkanen
Members of a “Shared Table” team that collects and distributes food in Vantaa, Finland. Photo: Jani Laukkanen
Members of a “Shared Table” team that collects and distributes food in Vantaa, Finland. Photo: Jani Laukkanen
LWF commends new ‘conviviality’ resources to all churches
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18 Nov 2021
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Caring for the ‘Silence Garden’ at Augustanahof, a former church building turned into residential apartments, as part of the diaconal work of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Photo: Lutheran Diaconie
Caring for the ‘Silence Garden’ at Augustanahof, a former church building turned into residential apartments, as part of the diaconal work of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Photo: Lutheran Diaconie
Caring for the ‘Silence Garden’ at Augustanahof, a former church building turned into residential apartments, as part of the diaconal work of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Photo: Lutheran Diaconie
Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia”
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16 Nov 2021
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  • Governance
The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Photo: Erik Peinar
The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Photo: Erik Peinar
The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Photo: Erik Peinar
LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary
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19 Jun 2021
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Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite
Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite
Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
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2 Jun 2021
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Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash
Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash
Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash
Easter vision: Seen, known, called by God
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3 Apr 2021
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Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde on Unsplash
Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde on Unsplash
Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde on Unsplash
He gave his life that they might live
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1 Apr 2021
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LWF country representative Sophie Gebreyes and EECMY-DASSC staff Desta Hadera (right) meet Eritrean refugees in an EECMY church in Mekelle. Photo: LWF/C. Masanga
LWF country representative Sophie Gebreyes and EECMY-DASSC staff Desta Hadera (right) meet Eritrean refugees in an EECMY church in Mekelle. Photo: LWF/C. Masanga
LWF country representative Sophie Gebreyes and EECMY-DASSC staff Desta Hadera (right) meet Eritrean refugees in an EECMY church in Mekelle. Photo: LWF/C. Masanga
Ethiopia: Stories of flight and loss from Tigray
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12 Feb 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches