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Former GNC/LWF General Secretary Awarded Anna Vasa Prize for Lifelong Commitment to Unity Polish church honors German leader for fostering relations and “building bridges of dialog across divides”
New report highlights effective climate loss and damage responses LWF projects in Nepal and Central America provide insights into prevention, resilience and community preparedness
Brazil: Two centuries of public witness to the faith LWF President Henrik Stubkjær joins Brazilian church as it marks 200th anniversary
Women’s rights: advocacy anchored in theology LWF and partners hold Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training ahead of Beijing Declaration’s 30th anniversary
Countering stigma and poverty in Nepal Economic empowerment for women affected by labor migration and HIV
Vital U.S. support for Augusta Victoria Hospital "Timely and crucial support" to cancer care for Palestinians
Europe: learning to be “church for others” At the European Regions’ Meeting in Prague, delegates are reminded of their mission to be communicators of hope
Great Britain: a Polish bishop for a migrant church Bishop Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman shares her journey from Polish opera student to head of the church in the UK
Anna Krauss takes up leadership of Wittenberg Center LWF leaders congratulate German theologian in her new role at a place for "encounter and exchange"
European churches: past memories, present relationships At the start of LWF’s European Regions’ Meeting, delegates are encouraged to draw strength from God’s promises
