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LWF leaders with the ecumenical guests taking part in a panel discussion on the closing day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

New perspectives for the ecumenical journey

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20 Sep 2023

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, speaks on an ecumenical panel with representatives from the Roman Catholic Church alongside a variety of different Christian traditions on the last day of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Messages of hope: ecumenical leaders address Assembly

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20 Sep 2023

LWF Assembly volunteers — Volunteers from the LWF Assembly host church in Poland pose for a group photo as Lutherans from around the globe gather in Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Volunteers: The-go-to-team at the LWF Assembly

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19 Sep 2023

Stewards from around the LWF member churches pictured together with Rebecca Sangeetha Daniel, Stewards Program Coordinator and Savanna Sullivan, LWF Program Executive for Youth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Stewards: growing young leaders

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19 Sep 2023

Delegates gather for Evening Prayer, at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly, in Kraków, Poland, 13-19 September, under the theme of “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.” Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

The choir: spirit of the LWF Assembly

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19 Sep 2023

Each village group at the LWF Thirteenth Assembly brings together about 20 participants in discussion about the Assembly theme. Photo: LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński

Village Groups: Everyone gets “a chance to speak”

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18 Sep 2023

Lutherans from around the globe join local congregants for Sunday worship at the Lutheran church in Bystřice, Czech Republic, as part of their participation in the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Sunday worship: A precious opportunity with 30 congregations

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18 Sep 2023

Assembly Jarmark — Delegates look at beautiful items produced by local groups of women at the Assembly Jarmark, a marketplace for ideas and partnerships. Photo: LWF/Marie Renaux

Crafts tell the story of church ministries in East and Central Africa

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18 Sep 2023

Youth participants gathered in the LWF Youth Jarmark booth. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Youth-led space hosts events, provides meeting point

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18 Sep 2023

Hopes and reflections on the Assembly, Top line, left to right: Carmen García, LWF/WS Colombia and Venezuela Program, and Joren Reichel, Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Bottom line, left to right: Nicole Ridegard, Church of Sweden, and Rev. Elina Bahalon Soren, Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. Photo (1-3): LWF/Jeremiasz Ojrzyński, (4): LWF/Esther Williams

Voices from the Thirteenth LWF Assembly

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16 Sep 2023

Marian Turski — Polish historian and journalist Marian Turski, a Holocaust survivor, shares his testimony with participants in the Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF, in Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Turski: Stop hate speech, antisemitism and xenophobia

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16 Sep 2023

Delegates start the second day of the Assembly with Worship and Bible Study, as Lutherans from around the globe gather for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, held in Krakow, Poland on 13-19 September 2023 under the theme of One Body, One Spirit, One Hope. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Worship unites, prepares delegates for the work of Assembly

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15 Sep 2023