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Image March 2022: A volunteer at a church-run support point at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine shares information with a refugee family who have just arrived in Slovakia. At the onset of the war, the border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké saw up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Slovak church highlights Ukraine response at EU "Churches today want to be here for others”
Image Bishop Frank Otfried July giving his final speech at the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg. Photo: elk-wue Bishop July: Promoting unity, building bridges 17 years of service, shaped by ecumenism and the global church
Image “I will go where you go.” Book cover. Illustration by Abel Gutierrez Perez. Photo: ILM Mexico: New book explores biblical migration stories Book from the Mexican Lutheran Church uses Bible texts to raise awareness about migration
Image At the end of the May 2017 LWF Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, stewards and volunteers received diplomas as a token of gratitude from the LWF leadership. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert LWF invites young people to join Thirteenth Assembly as stewards Young people 18-30 invited to apply, deadline is 30 September
Image The ceiling of the Human Rights Council, in the Palais des Nations. Because of the COVID-19 crisis, the 44th session took place online. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups Governments urged to take proactive action
Image US President Joe Biden delivers his address during his visit to the Augusta Victoria Hospital today. Photo: AVH/Arine Rinawi Jerusalem: US President Biden visits Augusta Victoria Hospital 100 million USD in aid to East Jerusalem Hospital Network
Image Dawn breaks near Ginnir in the Bale Zone of Ethiopia. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Season of Creation: 2022 Celebration Guide Available for download, the new guide offers a wealth of liturgical resources, advocacy ideas, sustainability projects
Image 2022 LWF Global Peace Messengers during training in Geneva. Photo: LWF LWB-Jugend: „Wie heißen wir Fremde willkommen?“ “Year of Peace 22” participants discussed how faith informs work with refugees (LWI) - “What kind of refugee work has been done in our churches?” “How, as a church, do we welcome refugees coming to our communities that have different…
Image Participants at the ecumenical GEM School explore links between faith and economic justice, learning skills to advocate for a more equitable global economy. Photos: LWF/S. Kit GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice Ecumenical training program takes place in Berlin with focus on ecological and feminist economics
Image The LWF stands in solidarity with all those affected by recent attacks in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Solidarity with Nordic nations hit by a spate of attacks LWF General Secretary sends condolences to those affected by recent attacks in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
