Practical Information Image LWF Youth Pre-Assembly at the Heja Game Lodge. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano A wealth of advice and instruction for attendees, to ensure the Assembly is smooth-running and that attendees get the most out of their experience.
Assembly Image 10 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Delegates respond to the opening session of the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Overview of the host church, country, protocol and formalities requested of attendees, information about the visual identity of the Assembly, the way in which an Assembly is prepared, and extensive information on the pre-Assemblies
Assembly Theme Image Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee The Assembly theme, One Body, One Spirit, One Hope, reminds us that in a fragmented world, we are called to unity in the one body of Christ. The theme is drawn from Ephesians 4:4 (NRSV)
Program Image Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation, Krakow, Poland, 13-19 September 2023, at the ICE center The Assembly program comprises a rich array of events: from the opening ceremony, worship, prayers, Bible study and visits, to plenary sessions and the business of the Assembly.
Image Reformation Jubilee service in Warsaw, 2017. Photo: D. Bruncz Host Church The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is the largest evangelical Church in Poland with over 60,000 members.
Image The first morning devotion at the Youth Pre-Assembly in a chapel near Heja Game Lodge. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano Pre-Assemblies The venue for preparing delegates Pre-Assembly meetings are integral to Assemblies. Core to the preparation of an Assembly, pre-Assemblies are essential for preparing delegates, enabling them to understand issues and concerns of member…
Image Participants hold a discussion at the LWF Europe Pre-Assembly, February 2017, Höör, Sweden. Photo:LWF Europe Pre-Assembly March 21 – 24, 2023Manfield, Oxford, UK Ensuring substantive discussions at the Assembly The Europe Pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence…
Image Panel discussion on the peace process in Colombia with (from left) Nidiria Ruiz Medina, Blanca Ligia Bailarín, Laura Chacón, Luz Mary Cartagena Ceballos, and Montserrat Solano Carboni. Photo: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht Americas Pre-Assembly April 17 – 21, 2023Bogota Colombia Empowering delegates to take part fully in the Assembly The Pre-Assembly of Latin American, Caribbean and North America members will help enable delegates to take part…
Image Tanzanian participants of the Africa Pre-Assembly met in Johannesburg, South Africa, in February 2017. Photo: LWF Africa Pre-Assembly May 8 – 13, 2023Nairobi, Kenya Harvesting the fruits of Africa regional work The Africa pre-Assembly will help enable delegates to take part fully in the Assembly. Delegates will gain the confidence to…