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The newly elected Council of the Lutheran World Federation during its first meeting on 17 May in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Election of Vice-Presidents and Committee Chairs

The newly elected Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met for the first time on 17 May in Windhoek, Namibia. The Council was elected during the Twelfth Assembly. During the meeting the Council elected seven vice-presidents and…

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.

A group of refugees in Dosseye camp in southern Chad who are benefitting from LWFâs project for improved livelihood and access to land. (Photos taken before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic). All photos: LWF/OphÃ©lie Schnoebelen

Welcoming strangers, finding friendship

Conversations with host communities, returnees, refugees in Chad

“We have understood that we have to live in peace with one another. The little we have, we share”, says the village chief.

We are sitting under a tree in Mbikou…

The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. The 2018 LWF Council met in Geneva. Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF

Council 2021

Online meeting of the LWF Council

The Lutheran World Federation's annual governance meeting takes place online, from 18 to 23 June 2021. This will be an exceptional online meeting because of the COVID-19 pandemic. An in-person meeting is scheduled for November 2021. On 16 June the LWF Executive Committee will meet.

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.

From the Australian outback to head of operations in Geneva

As Chey Mattner ends his role as head of programs for LWF World Service, he shares insights on how his childhood in rural Australia helped to shape his professional career.