The Lutheran World Federation
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A global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world. Striving to put our faith into action through humanitarian and development work, advocacy, shared witness, and dialogue.
Together with our partners we hosted an annual training that offers advocacy tools and support to fight for gender justice and equality.
October 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Together with our partners we hosted an annual training that offers advocacy tools and support to fight for gender justice and equality.
Veronica Pålsson of the Church of Sweden speaks at a Lutheran World Federation European Church Leadership Consultation taking place in Latvia, gathering some 80 church leaders from Central Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe, and the Nordic Regions.
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October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Veronica Pålsson of the Church of Sweden speaks at a Lutheran World Federation European Church Leadership Consultation taking place in Latvia, gathering some 80 church leaders from Central Western Europe, Central Eastern Europe, and the Nordic Regions.
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LWF welcomes the announcement that Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. She will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and will be the first woman to hold the office.
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📸: Archbishop of Canterbury
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📸: Archbishop of Canterbury
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
LWF welcomes the announcement that Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally will be the next Archbishop of Canterbury. She will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and will be the first woman to hold the office.
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📸: Archbishop of Canterbury
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📸: Archbishop of Canterbury
"Funding cuts are already costing lives” says Church of Sweden Archbishop Martin Modéus after a visit to Kakuma refugee camp in early September.
🔗https://lutheranworld.org/news/aid-makes-real-difference-says-swedish-archbishop-meeting-refugees-kakuma
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🔗https://lutheranworld.org/news/aid-makes-real-difference-says-swedish-archbishop-meeting-refugees-kakuma
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September 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"Funding cuts are already costing lives” says Church of Sweden Archbishop Martin Modéus after a visit to Kakuma refugee camp in early September.
🔗https://lutheranworld.org/news/aid-makes-real-difference-says-swedish-archbishop-meeting-refugees-kakuma
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🔗https://lutheranworld.org/news/aid-makes-real-difference-says-swedish-archbishop-meeting-refugees-kakuma
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We are making more and more connections here on BlueSky. Take a moment and tell us where in the world you are from. 👋
September 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We are making more and more connections here on BlueSky. Take a moment and tell us where in the world you are from. 👋
🎥 The LWF team in Kharkiv, Ukraine holds art therapy sessions for children living in a center for people displaced by the war. Take a peek behind the scenes.
August 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🎥 The LWF team in Kharkiv, Ukraine holds art therapy sessions for children living in a center for people displaced by the war. Take a peek behind the scenes.
We are celebrating another ecumenical milestone this week.
The Christian Council in Sweden invited church and ecumenical leaders, including LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference on Life and Work.
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The Christian Council in Sweden invited church and ecumenical leaders, including LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference on Life and Work.
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August 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
We are celebrating another ecumenical milestone this week.
The Christian Council in Sweden invited church and ecumenical leaders, including LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference on Life and Work.
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The Christian Council in Sweden invited church and ecumenical leaders, including LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Stockholm Conference on Life and Work.
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⚽ Through partnership with the local church in the Mania region of Madagascar, the LWF is providing 200 young people with skills in sustainable farming and leadership through sport and cultural activities.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
⚽ Through partnership with the local church in the Mania region of Madagascar, the LWF is providing 200 young people with skills in sustainable farming and leadership through sport and cultural activities.
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Welcome to all our new followers. The LWF is made up of 154 member churches, representing 78 million people from the Lutheran tradition. Here is our president, Bishop Henrik Stubkjær from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, together with LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt.
August 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Welcome to all our new followers. The LWF is made up of 154 member churches, representing 78 million people from the Lutheran tradition. Here is our president, Bishop Henrik Stubkjær from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, together with LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt.
LWF congratulates Rev. Yehiel Curry who has been elected as the new presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Curry is the first Black presiding bishop of the ELCA.
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📷: MCS/ELCA Gaby Valladolid
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📷: MCS/ELCA Gaby Valladolid
July 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
LWF congratulates Rev. Yehiel Curry who has been elected as the new presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Curry is the first Black presiding bishop of the ELCA.
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📷: MCS/ELCA Gaby Valladolid
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📷: MCS/ELCA Gaby Valladolid
Did you know that the Lutheran World Federation is made up of seven regions?
Our African members come from 22 countries across the continent. Church leaders come together as a communion in the Lutheran Council in Africa (LUCA).
Our African members come from 22 countries across the continent. Church leaders come together as a communion in the Lutheran Council in Africa (LUCA).
July 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Did you know that the Lutheran World Federation is made up of seven regions?
Our African members come from 22 countries across the continent. Church leaders come together as a communion in the Lutheran Council in Africa (LUCA).
Our African members come from 22 countries across the continent. Church leaders come together as a communion in the Lutheran Council in Africa (LUCA).
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🌡️ Are you passionate about climate justice?
🌎 Do you want to make an impact on the global stage?
Nominations for our COP30 delegation are now open. Sharing is caring.
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🌡️ Are you passionate about climate justice?
🌎 Do you want to make an impact on the global stage?
Nominations for our COP30 delegation are now open. Sharing is caring.
lutheranworld.org/news/lwf-ope...
July 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⛪ Do you belong to an LWF member church?
🌡️ Are you passionate about climate justice?
🌎 Do you want to make an impact on the global stage?
Nominations for our COP30 delegation are now open. Sharing is caring.
lutheranworld.org/news/lwf-ope...
🌡️ Are you passionate about climate justice?
🌎 Do you want to make an impact on the global stage?
Nominations for our COP30 delegation are now open. Sharing is caring.
lutheranworld.org/news/lwf-ope...
What’s one thing you wish you learned in school about gender justice but never did?
In early July, 22 students from 15 LWF member churches across Asia gathered in Malaysia for a deep dive into theology, gender justice and leadership education.
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In early July, 22 students from 15 LWF member churches across Asia gathered in Malaysia for a deep dive into theology, gender justice and leadership education.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
What’s one thing you wish you learned in school about gender justice but never did?
In early July, 22 students from 15 LWF member churches across Asia gathered in Malaysia for a deep dive into theology, gender justice and leadership education.
#LutheranWorld
In early July, 22 students from 15 LWF member churches across Asia gathered in Malaysia for a deep dive into theology, gender justice and leadership education.
#LutheranWorld
The LWF joined civil society advocates in Seville calling for a fairer global economic system for the benefit of people and the planet. The march came at the end of a two day Civil Society Forum ahead of the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development.
#LutheranWorld #FFD4 #FinancingOurFuture
#LutheranWorld #FFD4 #FinancingOurFuture
June 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The LWF joined civil society advocates in Seville calling for a fairer global economic system for the benefit of people and the planet. The march came at the end of a two day Civil Society Forum ahead of the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development.
#LutheranWorld #FFD4 #FinancingOurFuture
#LutheranWorld #FFD4 #FinancingOurFuture
In 2024, more than 99% of LWF World Service staff worked in the countries we serve, and over half are refugees themselves.
During the last strategic period (2019 to 2024), the LWF World Service cumulatively supported more than 16 million people.
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During the last strategic period (2019 to 2024), the LWF World Service cumulatively supported more than 16 million people.
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June 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
In 2024, more than 99% of LWF World Service staff worked in the countries we serve, and over half are refugees themselves.
During the last strategic period (2019 to 2024), the LWF World Service cumulatively supported more than 16 million people.
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During the last strategic period (2019 to 2024), the LWF World Service cumulatively supported more than 16 million people.
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"Be my witnesses" - The LWF Council meeting begins with a prayer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
"Be my witnesses" - The LWF Council meeting begins with a prayer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Israeli forces have fired inside the grounds of the Anglican Ah-Ahli Hospital (Gaza), partner to the LWF’s Augusta Victoria Hospital. We join the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem in condemning the attack and reiterate calls to stop all attacks on civilians, and medical and humanitarian institutions.
June 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Israeli forces have fired inside the grounds of the Anglican Ah-Ahli Hospital (Gaza), partner to the LWF’s Augusta Victoria Hospital. We join the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem in condemning the attack and reiterate calls to stop all attacks on civilians, and medical and humanitarian institutions.
The LWF Global Mission Consultation 2025 has opened in Taiwan with deep reflection and lively dialogue. Hosted by the Lutheran churches in Taiwan, the gathering brings together LWF member churches to ask questions about renewing mission in a wounded world.
📷: LWF/JC Valeriano
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📷: LWF/JC Valeriano
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May 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The LWF Global Mission Consultation 2025 has opened in Taiwan with deep reflection and lively dialogue. Hosted by the Lutheran churches in Taiwan, the gathering brings together LWF member churches to ask questions about renewing mission in a wounded world.
📷: LWF/JC Valeriano
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📷: LWF/JC Valeriano
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Did you know that indigenous communities in the Orinoco Delta are accessible only by boat? They often struggle with flooding, unsafe drinking water, and limited access to education. The LWF is working with local leaders to help and build long-term resilience.
📷: Church of Sweden
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📷: Church of Sweden
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April 28, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Did you know that indigenous communities in the Orinoco Delta are accessible only by boat? They often struggle with flooding, unsafe drinking water, and limited access to education. The LWF is working with local leaders to help and build long-term resilience.
📷: Church of Sweden
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📷: Church of Sweden
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Throwback Thursday (1975). This archival photo shows a young first grade student in Ecuador accompanied by his parents on his first day of school. The boy was one of hundreds to receive financial support for his education through the Lutheran World Federation.
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday
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April 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Throwback Thursday (1975). This archival photo shows a young first grade student in Ecuador accompanied by his parents on his first day of school. The boy was one of hundreds to receive financial support for his education through the Lutheran World Federation.
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday
#TBT #ThrowbackThursday
Throwback Thursday (1964)
Delegates at the second All Asia Lutheran Conference, in Ranchi, India. The series of regional conferences that the LWF began in 1952 continues to date. Today the LWF Asia includes 54 member churches with over 12 million members in 17 countries.
#TBT #LutheranWorld
Delegates at the second All Asia Lutheran Conference, in Ranchi, India. The series of regional conferences that the LWF began in 1952 continues to date. Today the LWF Asia includes 54 member churches with over 12 million members in 17 countries.
#TBT #LutheranWorld
April 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Throwback Thursday (1964)
Delegates at the second All Asia Lutheran Conference, in Ranchi, India. The series of regional conferences that the LWF began in 1952 continues to date. Today the LWF Asia includes 54 member churches with over 12 million members in 17 countries.
#TBT #LutheranWorld
Delegates at the second All Asia Lutheran Conference, in Ranchi, India. The series of regional conferences that the LWF began in 1952 continues to date. Today the LWF Asia includes 54 member churches with over 12 million members in 17 countries.
#TBT #LutheranWorld
On Palm Sunday, Rev. Maria Rudolph was ordained as the first female pastor in the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand. 🙏
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April 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM
On Palm Sunday, Rev. Maria Rudolph was ordained as the first female pastor in the Lutheran Church in Australia and New Zealand. 🙏
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Throwback Thurdsay (1986)
LWF Vice-President for Africa Ms Susannah Telewoda (Liberia) opened the Christian part of the 27 October 1986 World Day of Peace prayers in Assisi. After the UN’s declaration of the International Year of Peace, Pope John Paul II gathered religious leaders to pray.
LWF Vice-President for Africa Ms Susannah Telewoda (Liberia) opened the Christian part of the 27 October 1986 World Day of Peace prayers in Assisi. After the UN’s declaration of the International Year of Peace, Pope John Paul II gathered religious leaders to pray.
April 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Throwback Thurdsay (1986)
LWF Vice-President for Africa Ms Susannah Telewoda (Liberia) opened the Christian part of the 27 October 1986 World Day of Peace prayers in Assisi. After the UN’s declaration of the International Year of Peace, Pope John Paul II gathered religious leaders to pray.
LWF Vice-President for Africa Ms Susannah Telewoda (Liberia) opened the Christian part of the 27 October 1986 World Day of Peace prayers in Assisi. After the UN’s declaration of the International Year of Peace, Pope John Paul II gathered religious leaders to pray.
80 years ago today, German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed at the Flossenbürg concentration camp by Nazis. As a pastor, theologian, and dissident, Bonhoeffer exemplified the courage to live his faith through times of darkness.
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April 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
80 years ago today, German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed at the Flossenbürg concentration camp by Nazis. As a pastor, theologian, and dissident, Bonhoeffer exemplified the courage to live his faith through times of darkness.
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Throwback Thursday (1979)
The LWF Cambodia program started operations in 1979 to respond to the humanitarian crisis there. Starting with food distribution, the program would expand in the mid-1990s to community development work. It became a localized NGO in 2010.
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The LWF Cambodia program started operations in 1979 to respond to the humanitarian crisis there. Starting with food distribution, the program would expand in the mid-1990s to community development work. It became a localized NGO in 2010.
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March 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Throwback Thursday (1979)
The LWF Cambodia program started operations in 1979 to respond to the humanitarian crisis there. Starting with food distribution, the program would expand in the mid-1990s to community development work. It became a localized NGO in 2010.
#TBT
The LWF Cambodia program started operations in 1979 to respond to the humanitarian crisis there. Starting with food distribution, the program would expand in the mid-1990s to community development work. It became a localized NGO in 2010.
#TBT