LWF supports twelve Ukrainian refugee students who attend the Albert-Schweitzer- School in Gliwice, Poland, a Protestant school with a Lutheran profile. This is a great support for them and their families.…

One year after the war in Ukraine started, refugees in Poland feel torn between their old life and their new situation. The LWF community centers support local integration while preserving culture and language.…

Poland hosts 1.5 million officially registered refugees from Ukraine. Twenty live in Betania, a holiday home of The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland in the Cieszyn Diocese near Bielsko-Biala. 

LWF expands its refugee response in Poland into the areas of protection, social cohesion, and education. A workshop on community based psychosocial support equipped Ukrainian refugee staff from around the country for the new tasks.

Bishop Jerzy Samiec appeals to government officials

(LWI) - The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Jerzy Samiec, has…

LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message

(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise…

Generosity of volunteers gives hope alongside concern for exploitation of vulnerable mothers and children

(LWI) - Despite a long career in humanitarian work, Rebekka Meissner was deeply touched by the scenes she witnessed at the…

LWF’s Humanitarian Coordinator shares stories of “heroes and angels” welcoming Ukrainians fleeing from conflict

(LWI) - A hot meal, a place to stay, a welcoming smile, a comforting hug. All along the border between Poland and Ukraine…

Enrolment centers in six locations to reach at least 60.000 vulnerable families

(LWI) - In response to the needs of growing numbers of refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is working closely…