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    LWF Youth Pre-Assembly at the Heja Game Lodge. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano

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    10 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Delegates respond to the opening session of the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

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    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)

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    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.

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LWF Assembly volunteers

Volunteers from the LWF Assembly host church in Poland pose for a group photo as Lutherans from around the globe gather in Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Volunteers: The-go-to-team at the LWF Assembly

There are 32 volunteers from the Polish Lutheran church serving at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly in Kraków, Poland alongside Assembly stewards. Their knowledge of the local context and day-to-day logistics’ support go a long way in making the Assembly function.

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19 Sep 2023
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LWF leaders with the ecumenical guests taking part in a panel discussion on the closing day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

LWF leaders with the ecumenical guests taking part in a panel discussion on the closing day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

New perspectives for the ecumenical journey

Ecumenical leaders meet together in Krakow, as Lutherans and Catholics present a joint statement looking forward to the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession which sought “to maintain the unity of the church.”

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20 Sep 2023
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, speaks on an ecumenical panel with representatives from the Roman Catholic Church alongside a variety of different Christian traditions on the last day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, speaks on an ecumenical panel with representatives from the Roman Catholic Church alongside a variety of different Christian traditions on the last day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Messages of hope: ecumenical leaders address Assembly

20 SEP 2023 | Leaders of Christian World Communions and other church organizations shared ecumenical greetings with participants in the LWF Thirteenth LWF Assembly.  

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20 Sep 2023
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Welcome to Poland | An introduction to the LWF Assembly host church and country

Welcome to Poland – An introduction to the LWF Assembly host church and country

Discover the LWF Thirteenth Assembly host church and country through this booklet.

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Participants of the Asia Pre-Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, showing up the “One” of the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Participants of the Asia Pre-Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, showing up the “One” of the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asien: Botschaft vor der Versammlung betont Religionsfreiheit, Gerechtigkeit und Diakonie

In der Botschaft von der vorbereitenden Konsultation in Asien kommt große Besorgnis über die „Unterdrückung unterschiedlichen Ausmaßes“ zum Ausdruck, mit der die Kirchen in der Region konfrontiert sind. Zugleich wird ihr Engagement für Diakonie…

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23 Jun 2023
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Participants of the Asia Pre-Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, showing up the “One” of the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Participants of the Asia Pre-Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, showing up the “One” of the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asia: Pre-Assembly message highlights religious freedom, justice, and diakonia

The Asia Pre-Assembly message expresses grave concern about religious freedom and emphasizes the commitment of Asia member churches to peace and diakonia.

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23 Jun 2023
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General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia, Rev. Jonathan Jesudas, addressing the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia, Rev. Jonathan Jesudas, addressing the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asien: Als Minderheit in Malaysia Christus bekennen

The General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia spoke to the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly, explaining the current situation of the Christian minority in the country and how it strives to give credible witness in the public…

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21 Jun 2023
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General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia, Rev. Jonathan Jesudas, addressing the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia, Rev. Jonathan Jesudas, addressing the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asia: Witnessing to Christ in a minority context in Malaysia

The General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Malaysia spoke to the delegates of the Asia Pre-Assembly, explaining the current situation of the Christian minority in the country and how it strives to give credible witness in the public…

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21 Jun 2023
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General Secretary of the LWF, Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, presenting the Assembly theme during the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

General Secretary of the LWF, Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, presenting the Assembly theme during the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asien: Verwundete Leiber und Zeichen der Hoffnung

Bei der vorbereitenden Konsultation für Asien stellte die LWB-Generalsekretärin das Thema der bevorstehenden Dreizehnten Vollversammlung vor und betonte seine Bedeutung in der Region. 

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19 Jun 2023
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General Secretary of the LWF, Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, presenting the Assembly theme during the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

General Secretary of the LWF, Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, presenting the Assembly theme during the Asia Pre-Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Asia: Wounded bodies and signs of hope

At the Asia Pre-Assembly, the LWF General Secretary presented the theme of the upcoming Thirteenth Assembly, highlighting its relevance in the region.

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19 Jun 2023

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“There is one body, one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called” – Ephesians 4:4