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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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Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga from the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia, Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele, president of the Mekane Yesus seminary and Archbishop Emerita Antje Jackelén from the Church of Sweden. Photo: Compiled by LWF/S.Gallay

Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga from the Batak Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia, Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele, president of the Mekane Yesus seminary and Archbishop Emerita Antje Jackelén from the Church of Sweden. Photo: Compiled by LWF/S.Gallay

Assembly thematic speakers from Indonesia, Ethiopia, Sweden

Meet the three Lutheran leaders who will be presenting reflections on the theme of ‘One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’ at the Krakow Assembly in September

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24 Aug 2023
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From Windhoek to Krakow 2017-2023 - LWF six year report

From Windhoek to Krakow 2017-2023 – Six-Year Report

Discover the Lutheran World Federations' work over the last six years as it started on the threshold of commemorating 500 years of the Reformation

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From Windhoek to Krakow 2017-2023

From Windhoek to Krakow 2017-2023 report

“From Windhoek to Kraków”: LWF publishes six-year report

The LWF’s six-year report gives an overview of its activities in the years between the Twelfth and Thirteenth Assemblies and the journey from Windhoek to Kraków.

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05 Sep 2023
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Ponad 100 uczestników ze wszystkich regionów wspólnoty luterańskiej zgromadziło się na Spotkaniu Przygotowawczym Młodzieży Światowej Federacji Luterańskiej (ŚFL). Rozpoczęło się ono 8 września uroczystym nabożeństwem ze Spowiedzią i Wieczerzą Pańską w kościele w Wiśle Malince. Spotkanie potrwa do 11 września.

Over 100 participants in LWF Youth Pre-Assembly gather in Wisła Malinka, Poland ahead of the Thirteenth Assembly.

A time to dare to hope

Participants gather for LWF Youth Pre-Assembly in Wisła Malinka, Poland. LWF member church representatives reflect on Thirteenth assembly theme, intercultural communication and youth priorities.

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08 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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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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Stewards from around the LWF member churches pictured together with Rebecca Sangeetha Daniel, Stewards Program Coordinator and Savanna Sullivan, LWF Program Executive for Youth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Stewards from around the LWF member churches pictured together with Rebecca Sangeetha Daniel, Stewards Program Coordinator and Savanna Sullivan, LWF Program Executive for Youth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Stewards: growing young leaders

Young leaders share their gifts with the global communion through participation in the LWF Assembly Stewards program. Throughout the Assembly, stewards are engaged in many different aspects of the meeting.

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19 Sep 2023
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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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“There is one body, one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called” – Ephesians 4:4