16 SEP 2023 | Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær has been elected as the new President of the LWF to guide the global communion of churches over the coming years. A theologian, who is well known for his diaconal and ecumenical work, Stubkjær is currently serving as head of the diocese of Viborg in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.
18 SEPT 2023 | Christians are called to cultivate a spirituality of resilience, co-existence and hope, the former Archbishop of Sweden Antje Jackelén reminds delegates on the penultimate day of the Krakow Assembly
19 SEP 2023 | The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt and the Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity Cardinal Kurt Koch presented the Common Word to the Thirteenth LWF Assembly
Welcome to the Thirteenth Assembly, the principal authority of the LWF
An Assembly is the highest decision-making body of the LWF. In addition to celebrating the common faith of the Lutheran communion across contexts and cultures, the…
20 SEP 2023 | At the closing worship of the Thirteenth Assembly and installation of a new Council, LWF General Secretary Burghardt emphasized the call to "bring the gospel of reconciliation to all people” and build “a trustworthy world.”
20 SEP 2023 | The Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF has concluded with a message affirming the communion’s gift of unity in diversity, and the call to serve the neighbor.
As delegates to the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), we gathered in Kraków, Poland, from 13 to 19 September 2023, to worship, reflect, discuss, and discern the way forward for our global communion…
As the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) meets in the city of Kraków, Poland, it is keenly aware that there is a war going on in the neighboring country, Ukraine.
The LWF Assembly condemns the brutal attack of the…