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Asale: Nurturing unity of spirit in pursuit of common goal

16 SEP 2023 | Call to unity requires openness, respect and recognition of common goal, Ethiopian seminary president Rev. Dr Bruk Ayele Asale tells participants at Kraków Assembly

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.”

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…

Bischop Henrik Stubkjær, neu gewählter LWB-Präsident — The Thirteenth Assembly has elected Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær as the new LWF President. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Henrik Stubkjær elected new LWF President

16 SEP 2023 | Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær has been elected as the new President of the LWF to guide the global communion of churches over the coming years. A theologian, who is well known for his diaconal and ecumenical work, Stubkjær is currently serving as head of the diocese of Viborg in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.

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.

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.

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.

Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén — LWF vice-president for the Nordic Countries Archbishop emerita Dr Antje Jackelén of the Church of Sweden speaks during a plenary on the theme of 'One Hope' during the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Jackelén: Spotting the promise in times of crises

18 SEPT 2023 | Christians are called to cultivate a spirituality of resilience, co-existence and hope, the former Archbishop of Sweden Antje Jackelén reminds delegates on the penultimate day of the Krakow Assembly

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...

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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Asale: Nurturing unity of spirit in pursuit of common goal

Turski: Stop hate speech, antisemitism and xenophobia

Trazando el significado de “Un cuerpo”

Henrik Stubkjær elected new LWF President

Voices from the Thirteenth LWF Assembly

Youth-led space hosts events, provides meeting point

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

Jackelén: Spotting the promise in times of crises

Reflexiones tras la impactante visita a Auschwitz-Birkenau

Sunday worship: A precious opportunity with 30 congregations

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