Who We Are We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world
Iglesias Miembro Los miembros de la FLM representan a más de 78 millones de cristianos de tradición luterana en 99 países de todo el mundo. Tiene 151 iglesias miembro, incluidas dos iglesias miembro asociadas, así como diez iglesias y congregaciones reconocidas y dos consejos reconocidos.
Image In war-torn Europe, LWF member churches reflect on peace, justice and reconciliation. Opening prayer is observed as representatives from Lutheran churches across Europe gather under the theme ‘Churches Reflecting Together: Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation in Times of War’. Churches reflect together on justice and peace in times of war LWF European member churches meet in Austria to discuss theological and practical responses to the war in Ukraine (LWI) - Over 1,000 days of full-scale war in Ukraine have seen The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches…
Image 'We all belong here,’ reads a printout at the entrance to a counselling center of Diakonie Austria for Ukraine refugees in Vienna, Austria. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Theology and practical action to support Ukrainian refugees A visit to a Counselling Center for Ukrainian refugees in Vienna highlights need for churches to respond holistically to war and conflict (LWI) - A thousand days on, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left over 14 million…
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Image Students and teachers at the opening of the Pishanka school in Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert LWF and UNHCR open underground schools in Kharkiv, Ukraine "A chance to save a generation” (LWI) – “It’s so exciting! I haven’t been in school for so long. I haven’t seen my friends for so long. I really like seeing my teachers!” For three years, 14-year-old Anastasia Stoychan has been…
Image Valerii and Nataliia Shapovalov come with their grandchild to the heating point to play chess and give the child an opportunity to socialize. Photo: LWF/ L. Gillabert Ukraine: Providing warmth and hope in Kharkiv How LWF fosters community support in war-torn Kharkiv (LWI) - A warm home, a hot meal, electricity, and uninterrupted sleep—these are no longer guaranteed for many people in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The city’s critical infrastructure is…
Image A woman serves food at a soup kitchen for refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Together LWF responds to the war in Ukraine
Image Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary, delivering the keynote address at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland during their Mission Partnership Consultation in Helsinki on 29 August. Photo: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Communities of hope in a divided world General Secretary Burghardt delivers keynote address at Finnish church Mission Partnership Consultation (LWI) - Churches are called to be outward-looking communities, “offering hope to all people living in a broken world,” said Lutheran…
Image Keynote Speech - General Secretary Burghardt - Society and Church: Changing Landscapes.pdf Keynote speech by LWF General Secretary Burghardt at Mission Partnership Consultation on 29 August At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Mission Partnership Consultation in Helsinki on 29 August, LWF General Secretary Burghardt urges to b
