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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

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Rev. Izani Bruch, Rev. Pedro Bullón, Carmen García

Rev. Izani Bruch, Rev. Pedro Bullón, Carmen García. Foto: FLM/Eugenio Albrecht, Laura Chacón

Perspectivas latinoamericanas desde la Asamblea Global de la FLM

La Asamblea de la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM) está reunida en pleno en la ciudad de Cracovia en Polonia cuenta y con la participación de más de 1.200 personas, incluyendo 355 personas delegadas oficiales, representantes de miembros...

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13 Sep 2023
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Marian Turski

Polish historian and journalist Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor, shares his testimony with participants in the Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF, in Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Turski: Stop hate speech, antisemitism and xenophobia

Holocaust survivor Marian Turski addresses LWF’s Assembly in Kraków, urging delegates to combat hate speech and turn fear of strangers into empathy for “the other.”

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16 Sep 2023
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Rafael Malpica de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Estados Unidos de América (ELCA) en Chicago. Foto: Eugenio Albrecht

Rafael Malpica de la Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Estados Unidos de América (ELCA) en Chicago. Foto: Eugenio Albrecht

Trazando el significado de “Un cuerpo”

La Decimotercera Asamblea de la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM) ha congregado a delegados de todo el mundo en Cracovia, Polonia, bajo el lema "Un cuerpo, un espíritu, una esperanza". En este contexto, dos participantes, Natan de Oliveira…

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16 Sep 2023
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Hopes and reflections on the Assembly, Top line, left to right: Carmen García, LWF/WS Colombia and Venezuela Program, and Joren Reichel, Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Bottom line, left to right: Nicole Ridegard, Church of Sweden, and Rev. Elina Bahalon Soren, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. Photo (1-3): LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński, (4): LWF/Esther Williams

Hopes and reflections on the Assembly, Top line, left to right: Carmen García, LWF/WS Colombia and Venezuela Program, and Joren Reichel, Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Bottom line, left to right: Nicole Ridegard, Church of Sweden, and Rev. Elina Bahalon Soren, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. Photo (1-3): LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński, (4): LWF/Esther Williams

Voices from the Thirteenth LWF Assembly

Around 1,000 participants are attending the 13 - 19 September LWF Assembly in Kraków, Poland. Lutheran World Information (LWI) gathered some impressions.

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16 Sep 2023
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Youth participants gathered in the LWF Youth Jarmark booth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Youth participants gathered in the LWF Youth Jarmark booth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Youth-led space hosts events, provides meeting point

Youth representation in the LWF plays an essential role of leadership, especially during an Assembly.

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18 Sep 2023
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Assembly Jarmark

Delegates look at beautiful items produced by local groups of women at the Assembly Jarmark, a marketplace for ideas and partnerships. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Crafts tell the story of church ministries in East and Central Africa

Assembly Jarmark offers an opportunity for the Lutheran Communion in Central and Eastern Africa to share how the ministries of churches in the region serve the community. 

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18 Sep 2023
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Campo Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Polonia. Foto: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

Campo Auschwitz II-Birkenau, Polonia. Foto: LWF/Eugenio Albrecht

Reflexiones tras la impactante visita a Auschwitz-Birkenau

En el marco de la Asamblea de la Federación Luterana Mundial (FLM) que se celebra en Cracovia, Polonia, bajo el lema "Un cuerpo, un espíritu, una esperanza", dos participantes  de América Latina y el Caribe compartieron sus impresiones...

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18 Sep 2023
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Lutherans from around the globe join local congregants for Sunday worship at the Lutheran church in Bystřice, Czech Republic, as part of their participation in the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Lutherans from around the globe join local congregants for Sunday worship at the Lutheran church in Bystřice, Czech Republic, as part of their participation in the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Sunday worship: A precious opportunity with 30 congregations

Lutherans from around the globe joined local congregants for Sunday worship at Lutheran churches in three different neighboring countries: Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic as part of their participation in the LWF Thirteenth Assembly…

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18 Sep 2023
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Each village group at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly brings together about 20 participants in discussion about the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński

Each village group at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly brings together about 20 participants in discussion about the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński

Village Groups: Everyone gets “a chance to speak”

Thematic plenary sessions of at the Thirteenth Assembly in Kraków, Poland, are followed by discussions in 24 Village Groups. They offer space to engage further with the Assembly theme.

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18 Sep 2023
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Foto: FLM/ Eugenio Albrecht

Foto: FLM/ Eugenio Albrecht

Trazando un camino de Esperanza

En la reciente Asamblea de la Federación Luterana Mundial (LWF) que se celebró en Cracovia, Polonia, del 13 al 19 de septiembre de 2023, bajo el lema "Un Cuerpo, Un Espíritu, Una Esperanza", se abordó la temática de "Una Esperanza" desde diversas...

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19 Sep 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