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Council 2022 - finance — Finance reporting during the 2022 Council meeting. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Council 2023

The LWF Council meets once a year and is responsible for LWF business between Assemblies. It consists of:

the President
the Chairperson of the Finance Committee
48 lay or ordained people, from LWF member churches in seven regions.

Members of this Council were appointed at the 2017 Twelfth Assembly.

Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes Mirgeler, chairperson of the LWF Finance Committee. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Council 2023: LWF Finances remain strong and stable

LWF’s finances showed resilience in 2022 during a year of high inflation and a global economic downturn.

LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt — LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Council 2023: Strengthening partnerships, supporting vulnerable communities

LWF’s General Secretary reports on activities of the global communion of churches over the past year, as the Council gathers for its last full business meeting

LWF Council in the lobby of the Ecumenical Center, with advisers, guests and LWF staff, in Geneva in 2022. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

LWF Council to meet for last full business session

As Council members move toward the end of their mandate later this year, the LWF governing body holds its last full business meeting.

LWF Statement

LWF calls for stronger protection of migrants and their rights

LWF statement following Mediterranean Sea tragedy emphasizes mechanisms guided by humanitarian principles

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called “for the…

LWF team leader Mark Mullan visits a residental area which has largely been destroyed by missile strikes in Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko

Statement: Protect civilians, address humanitarian needs in Ukraine

LWF and other NGOs call for a stop f the attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure

LWF and partners applaud steps towards establishment of a legally binding global tax convention to save billions of dollars in lost revenues for development, social and environmental protection. Photo: Katt Yukawa via Unsplash

LWF welcomes progress towards UN tax convention

LWF and partners applaud steps towards establishment of a legally binding global tax convention to save billions of dollars in lost revenues for development, social and environmental protection

Joceline, a teacher and farmer, works with the LWF in Burundi to strengthen food security and trains fellow farmers how to save. Photo credit: LWF/L. Gillabert

Human Rights Council: promoting gender justice in Burundi

At the recent session the Human Rights Council, the LWF commended the Burundi government for constructive engagement with the Universal Periodic Review and called for further protection of the rights of women.…

A woman leads the procession into the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem, for the ordination service for Sally Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, on 22 January 2023. The LWF voiced deep concern about the siituations of Christians in the Holy Land. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Assembly calls for protection of Christians in the Holy Land

In a public statement, the Thirteenth LWF Assembly voiced concerns about the violence and loss of lives in Israel-Palestine, calling upon the international community and the Government of Israel to respect and ensure access to…

LWF Statement

Niger needs just peace, not war

The people of Niger need diplomacy and peace, say LWF President Musa and LWF General Secretary Burghardt in a statement issued today.