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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

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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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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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Bishop Kaisamari Hintikka

Bishop Kaisamari Hintikka of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland delivering the message of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

A deeper sense of what it means to be churches in communion 

20 SEP 2023 | The Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF has concluded with a message affirming the communion’s gift of unity in diversity, and the call to serve the neighbor.  

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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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As delegates to the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), we gathered in Kraków, Poland, from 13 to 19 September 2023, to worship, reflect, discuss, and discern the way forward for our global communion…

Public Statement on the War Against Ukraine

As the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) meets in the city of Kraków, Poland, it is keenly aware that there is a war going on in the neighboring country, Ukraine.

The LWF Assembly condemns the brutal attack of the…

Public Statement on Tax Justice

In a world that suffers from multiple crises: the climate crisis, a push-back on human rights and gender justice, forced migration and economic inequality, the need for financial resources is crucial. But the current international economic and…

Public Statement on Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Asia

The Lutheran World Federation Assembly expresses its solidarity with LWF member churches and other communities who are living as minorities, especially in the Asia Region.

The LWF Assembly stands in solidarity and expresses its deep concern…

Public Statement on Christian Presence and Life in the Holy Land

The Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF is deeply concerned by the continuing violence, hatred and loss of lives in the Holy Land. 2023 is already one of the most violent and deadly years in the last two decades on the West Bank, fueled by extremist…

Resolution affirming the continuation of work interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

The LWF Assembly resolves as follows:

  1. To affirm the solidarity with which the LWF responded to the pandemic, particularly through the Rapid Response Fund, theological reflection, and advocacy.
  2. To call upon the LWF Communion…

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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