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    LWF Youth Pre-Assembly at the Heja Game Lodge. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano

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    10 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Delegates respond to the opening session of the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

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    Messages from the Pre-Assemblies take up the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Jotham Lee

    The Assembly theme, One Body, One Spirit, One Hope, reminds us that in a fragmented world, we are called to unity in the one body of Christ. The theme is drawn from Ephesians 4:4 (NRSV)

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    Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation, Krakow, Poland, 13-19 September 2023, at the ICE center

    The Assembly program comprises a rich array of events: from the opening ceremony, worship, prayers, Bible study and visits, to plenary sessions and the business of the Assembly.

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Windhoek, Namibia: A carver made custom items in the Omatala, an open space at the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly, for exhibitions, workshops, and informal encounters. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Windhoek, Namibia: A carver made custom items in the Omatala, an open space at the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly, for exhibitions, workshops, and informal encounters. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Jarmark: Ein Markt voller Ideen

Der Jarmark wird ein Höhepunkt der Dreizehnten Vollversammlung sein. Dort können LWB-Mitgliedskirchen und Partnerorganisationen ihre Arbeit durch Ausstellungen und Workshops vorstellen. Eröffnungstag wird am 14. September 2023 sein.

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14 Jun 2023
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Windhoek, Namibia: A carver made custom items in the Omatala, an open space at the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly, for exhibitions, workshops, and informal encounters. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Windhoek, Namibia: A carver made custom items in the Omatala, an open space at the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly, for exhibitions, workshops, and informal encounters. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano

Explore a marketplace of ideas at the Assembly Jarmark

The Jarmark “fair” will be a highlight of the Thirteenth Assembly where LWF member churches and partner organizations will showcase their work through exhibits and…

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14 Jun 2023
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Lutherans from across the continent of Africa at the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Lutherans from across the continent of Africa at the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Afrika: Botschaft der vorbereitenden Konsultation betont Einheit und Bildung

Durch Bekräftigung der Prioritäten bei der Behandlung politischer, religiöser, sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Herausforderungen auf dem Kontinent verpflichten sich die Kirchen in Afrika dazu, sich „auf das zu konzentrieren, was uns vereint, nicht…

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24 May 2023
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Lutherans from across the continent of Africa at the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Lutherans from across the continent of Africa at the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Africa: Pre-Assembly message highlights unity, peace, and education

Churches in Africa commit to “focus on what unites us, not what divides us” as they affirm priorities for addressing political, religious, social and economic challenges on the continent.

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24 May 2023
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The Wawel Royal Castle, pictured as part of an aerial view of the city of Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

The Wawel Royal Castle, pictured as part of an aerial view of the city of Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Besuchsprogramm: Land, Kirche und Menschen Polens erleben

Für alle Teilnehmenden und Besuchergruppen, die sich für die vielfältige Arbeit der Evangelisch-Augsburgischen Kirche in Polen und die ereignisreiche Geschichte des Landes interessieren, wird es im zeitlichen Zusammenhang mit der Vollversammlung…

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23 May 2023
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The Wawel Royal Castle, pictured as part of an aerial view of the city of Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

The Wawel Royal Castle, pictured as part of an aerial view of the city of Kraków, Poland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Assembly: Discover Poland, its church and people

A visitor program will be available to individuals and groups interested in exploring the vibrant work of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland and the country’s rich history.

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23 May 2023
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Cynthia Mimagu Harases of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Republic of Namibia shares a remark during a group conversation during the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Cynthia Mimagu Harases of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Republic of Namibia shares a remark during a group conversation during the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Afrika: Die prophetische Stimme der Kirche dringend nötig

Kirchenleitende besprechen die Arbeit der lutherischen Kirchen in Afrika, die vielfältigen Kontexte, ihre Freuden und Herausforderungen und bekräftigen die Bedeutung der prophetischen Stimme der Kirche.

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22 May 2023
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Cynthia Mimagu Harases of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Republic of Namibia shares a remark during a group conversation during the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Cynthia Mimagu Harases of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Republic of Namibia shares a remark during a group conversation during the Africa pre-assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Africa: Prophetic voice of the church is urgently needed

Church leaders reflected on the work of Lutheran churches in Africa, their diverse contexts, joys and challenges, affirming the importance of the prophetic voice of the church.

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22 May 2023
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Bishop Naledzani Sikhwari of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Southern Africa delivers a keynote lecture as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the LWF. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Bishop Naledzani Sikhwari of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Southern Africa delivers a keynote lecture as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the LWF. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Afrika: Hoffnung auf sozialen Wandel neu entfachen

LWB-Generalsekretärin Burghardt und südafrikanische Bischöfin Sikhwari beleuchten auf der vorbereitenden Konsultation für Afrika das Vollversammlungsthema aus dem Blickwinkel von Einheit und Hoffnung.

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11 May 2023
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Bishop Naledzani Sikhwari of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Southern Africa delivers a keynote lecture as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the LWF. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Bishop Naledzani Sikhwari of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Southern Africa delivers a keynote lecture as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the LWF. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Africa: Re-ignite hope for social transformation

LWF General Secretary Burghardt and South African bishop Sikhwari discuss Assembly theme through lenses of unity and hope at Africa Pre-Assembly.

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11 May 2023

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“There is one body, one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called” – Ephesians 4:4