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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

    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

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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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Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

Messages from Pre-Assemblies identify key issues and concerns

Messages from regional Pre-Assemblies are an important part of preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly. They gather insights from the regions and reflect discussions held during the Pre-Assemblies.

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21 Aug 2023
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Messages of LWF Pre-Assemblies

Messages of LWF Pre-Assemblies

Messages from regional Pre-Assemblies are an important part of preparing for the Thirteenth Assembly.

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Members of the outgoing LWF Council, together with the President and General Secretary

Members of the outgoing LWF Council, together with the President and General Secretary Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF Council looks back on journey from Windhoek to Kraków

LWF Council holds its last meeting before Kraków Assembly elects a new governing body.

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12 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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Delegates gather for Evening Prayer, at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly, in Kraków, Poland, 13-19 September, under the theme of “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.” Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Delegates gather for Evening Prayer, at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly, in Kraków, Poland, 13-19 September, under the theme of “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.” Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

The choir: spirit of the LWF Assembly

The LWF Assembly choir lifts up the spirit of the journeys in the main auditorium of the ICE Congress Centre in Kraków, Poland. The choir and the musicians are a global composition from all continents, all regions and many languages.

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19 Sep 2023
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Global Commemoration of the 500 years of Reformation. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Global Commemoration of the 500 years of Reformation. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Assembly: Worshiping in unity and hope

Embracing the "One Body, One Spirit, One Hope" Assembly theme, worship at the Assembly will invite global participants to find strength in unity and celebrate the diversity of the Lutheran Communion. Tom Witt, LWF Assembly Worship Coordinator…

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04 Aug 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