LWF Assembly

Lutherans from all corners of the world gathered in Kraków, Poland, for the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation.

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LWF congratulates the newly elected Vice-Presidents. The Vice-Presidents are elected by the LWF Council for a seven year term, and represent the seven LWF regions.

The new LWF vice-presidents are:

Rev. Dr Arnfrithur Gudmundsdottir
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
(Nordic countries)

Bishop Chun-Wa Chang
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong
(Asia)

Bishop Tamas Fabiny
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hungary
(Central Eastern Europe)

Bishop Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany
(Central Western Europe)

Rev. Katherine Gohm
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
(North America)

Isabella Reimann Gnas
Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
(Latin America and the Caribbean)

Rev. Dr Yonas Yigezu Dibisa
The Ethiopian Evangelical Lutheran Church Mekane Yesus
(Africa)

Lutherans from across the Communion met at the ICE Congress Center in Krakow for the 13th !

Join the live recording of the opening worship at https://2023.lwfassembly.org/live

Keynote speaker Tomáš Halík says churches must transcend national, religious, cultural boundaries. https://bit.ly/3RocAKY

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt delivers her report to the . Watch on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3PDUjb1

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President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa welcomes delegates and urges them to hold onto hope at the opening this afternoon https://bit.ly/3EADsj6

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https://www.lwfassembly.org/live

Good morning! We are live from the ICE Congress Center in Krakow for the 13th !

Join us for opening worship at 9am GMT+2: https://2023.lwfassembly.org/live

This is the week of the Assembly! Join us in prayer today with Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski (Luterański) w Polsce (ECACP) for the churches and people in Peru. ECACP is hosting the 2023 LWF General Assembly in Kraków, Poland and prays for a LWF member churches each week.
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Dear God, we thank you for the beautiful country of Peru and for its people, who are a mosaic of cultures, beliefs and hopes. Today we turn to you in prayer, asking for Your blessing over Peru and the Lutheran community in that country.

We recall the difficult times Peru has experienced in the past, as a result of armed conflicts that brought much suffering and loss. We thank you for the present peace and hope that it shapes the future of this nation. We ask You to continue Your protection of Peru, helping in the pursuit of improved living conditions and internal peace. We support all the people of Peru with our prayers.

We ask for Your blessing on those, who strive to build justice, reconciliation and love. May Your light guide them in this path. We also ask Your blessing on the Lutheran Church of Peru. We give thanks for this community, which for many years has testified to Your love and grace. We ask for strength for Lutherans in Peru, so that they may continue to work for social justice, environmental protection and the preservation of democratic values.

May Your grace rest upon Peru, may it lead the country toward a better future full of hope and peace. We offer all this in Your name, Almighty God.
Amen.

Prayer for Peru - Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland Today we turn to you in prayer, asking for Your blessing over Peru and the Lutheran community in that country.