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Rev. Danielle Dokman of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Suriname preaches as LWF Assembly opening worship

Rev. Danielle Dokman of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Suriname preaches as opening worship is celebrated at 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/Albin Hillert

Seeking the incarnation, stirring up the status quo

13 SEP 2023 | Over 1,000 people joined the opening worship of The LWF Thirteenth Assembly, hosted by the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland at Krakow’s ICE Congress Centre from 13 to 19 September.

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa delivers the President's address

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa delivers the President's address 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/Albin Hillert

LWF President: Hold on to deep-down unity and hope

13 SEP 2023 | In his address on the opening day of LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly in Kraków, LWF President Musa looked back at key challenges and signs of hope over his years in office.

pasteure Benny Sinaga

Indonesian theologian Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga, delivering the keynote presentation on “One Body” during the thematic plenary session of the third day at LWF’s Thirteenth Assembly in Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Sinaga: Building unity in the body of Christ

15 SEP 2023 | As a communion of churches, we are called “to keep the Body together, be it the unity of churches, [or] be it defending human bodies from violence and dominance.” In the first of three plenary sessions exploring the theme of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Thirteenth Assembly, “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope,” Indonesian theologian Rev. Dr Benny Sinaga spoke about the many ways in which human bodies are broken and suffer from hunger, conflict, discrimination, and oppression.

LWF delegation at Museum and memorial of Auschwitz-Birkenau

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, Presiding Bishop Jerzy Samiec of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, and Bishop Adrian Korczago of the Cieszyn diocese lead participants in a moment of prayer at the Death Wall at the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau as they visit as part of the programme of the LWF Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Lamenting broken bodies at Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum

15 SEP 2023 | A visit to the former concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau on day three of the LWF Assembly in Kraków marks a key moment for delegates to reflect on the theme of “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.” 

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