Geneva, 12 August 2002 (LWI) - Would you like to know more about the upcoming Tenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)?
Almost a year before the major international gathering of Lutherans in Winnipeg, Canada, 21-31 July, the LWF has launched its Assembly web site with comprehensive information in the four LWF working languages - English, German, French and Spanish. The address of the English entry portal is http://www.lwf-assembly.org.
The site was prepared with assistance from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Department for Communication, which is also hosting the Assembly Web site. ELCA Web Manager, Rex Paisley, worked closely with the LWF German Language Editor, Dirk-Michael Grötzsch, and the Assembly Coordinator, Rev. Arthur Leichnitz, to design a site which is attractive and easy to use. The site will be maintained by the LWF Office for Communication Services (OCS) in Geneva.
LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Ishmael Noko, expressed great appreciation for the assistance provided by the ELCA. “The contributions made by the member churches make the work of the LWF and the Assembly accessible to many people,” said Noko. “I am very pleased to acknowledge the contribution of the ELCA in helping to provide an Assembly Web site which will be a resource throughout the communion, and indeed, throughout the world.”
Leichnitz hailed the launch as an important step in Assembly preparations. “This dedicated Web site will provide timely and comprehensive information for participants and the LWF member churches as they prepare for the Assembly,” said Leichnitz. “The site will be updated frequently and it will be the focal point for sharing information, and also for continuing to develop the theme and issues for the Assembly.”
All important Assembly documents will be available on the Assembly web site. This includes the Assembly Study Book with theological reflections on the Assembly theme "For the Healing of the World" as well as bible studies, and the development of issues which will be addressed by the Assembly. The website will also feature a Six-Year Report with a comprehensive summary of work undertaken by the LWF since the Ninth Assembly in 1997 in Hong Kong. Most documents will be available later this year.
The "News and Media" section of the site includes current Assembly-related news releases in English and German. During the Assembly, it will provide news releases in four languages, the Assembly newspaper, audio and video news reports as well as a photo library.
The site also includes the Assembly logo in downloadable formats for use by member churches and others to promote the Assembly; a brief history of LWF Assemblies; an introduction to the LWF; and information on the host church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
"The launch of the Assembly web site adds to the presence of the LWF on the Internet," said OCS Director Ms Karin Achtelstetter, referring also to the major revision of the English site for the LWF (http://www.lutheranworld.org) which was introduced in March 2002. A parallel site in German is in the final stages of preparation and will be available in September 2002. (515 words)
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