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Image Worship service at the LWF Council 2018. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert ‘Freely you have received, freely give’ LWF publishes Annual Report for 2018 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has published its 2018 Annual Report. Titled “Freely you have received, freely give,” it records the…
Image Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation LWF publishes 2019 Annual Report (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Annual Report for the work carried out in…
Image The two annual reports are available for download as resources on the LWF website. Montage: LWF/ S. Gallay Annual Reports highlight humanitarian, development, and advocacy work Showing impact and change (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued two annual reports highlighting its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in 2019. They complement the global LWF Annual Report 2019, which was issued…
Image Global Commemoration of the 500 years of Reformation. Photo by: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano More than 77 million Lutherans in 148 LWF member churches Global statistics show an average increase of nearly 2 million church members in two years (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has more than 77 million members in its 148 member churches in seven regions. The figure, based on…
Image Cover photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano Highlights of LWF’s work in a unique year of COVID-19 solidarity LWF Annual Report 2020 is available online (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Annual Report 2020 is available online. Under the theme, “Leave no one behind” it gives…
