Ukraine crisis

LWF is responding to the war in Ukraine also through its local member churches in Poland, Hungary, Romania, and the Slovak Republic and the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, an LWF member church.

On the global level, LWF joins in worldwide advocacy for peace, and the protection of displaced and vulnerable persons. The work is supported by LWF's funding partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

 

The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip Błażejowski
The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip Błażejowski
The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip Błażejowski
LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border
news
17 Mar 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
Archbishop Urmas Viilma, head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
Archbishop Urmas Viilma, head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
Archbishop Urmas Viilma, head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
Estonian archbishop: We must be peace seekers 
news
11 Mar 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Ukrainian refugee woman Alona looks at supplies at one of the aid workers’ stands at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona, her 1.5-year-old son, and her mother arrived from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from the capital city Kyiv. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ukrainian refugee woman Alona looks at supplies at one of the aid workers’ stands at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona, her 1.5-year-old son, and her mother arrived from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from the capital city Kyiv. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ukrainian refugee woman Alona looks at supplies at one of the aid workers’ stands at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona, her 1.5-year-old son, and her mother arrived from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from the capital city Kyiv. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Hungary: Mobilizing support for Ukrainian refugees
news
10 Mar 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Hungarian volunteers assisting Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Elekes Andor (CC-BY-SA)
Hungarian volunteers assisting Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Elekes Andor (CC-BY-SA)
Hungarian volunteers assisting Ukrainian refugees. Photo: Elekes Andor (CC-BY-SA)
Ukraine: Lutheran churches in neighboring countries provide shelter and support
news
4 Mar 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Ukrainian refugees at the border between Ukraine and Poland. Photo: Frank Schultze / Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Ukrainian refugees at the border between Ukraine and Poland. Photo: Frank Schultze / Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Ukrainian refugees at the border between Ukraine and Poland. Photo: Frank Schultze / Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Welcome all affected by the war in Ukraine
news
4 Mar 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Christians gather to pray for justice and peace in Ukraine during ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Christians gather to pray for justice and peace in Ukraine during ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Christians gather to pray for justice and peace in Ukraine during ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A pall of ashes covers Ukraine: Christians join prayer for peace
news
3 Mar 2022
  • Unity
  • Theology
Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ukraine: Lutheran churches across the world call for Peace and Support 
news
28 Feb 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Bishop Jerzy Samiec, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts, German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine. Bishop Samiec has called on the parishes of his church to open their doors to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Photo: Dariusz Bruncz
Bishop Jerzy Samiec, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts, German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine. Bishop Samiec has called on the parishes of his church to open their doors to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Photo: Dariusz Bruncz
Bishop Jerzy Samiec, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts, German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine. Bishop Samiec has called on the parishes of his church to open their doors to welcome refugees from Ukraine. Photo: Dariusz Bruncz
Ukrainian Bishop Shvarts: “Give shelter to refugees"
news
27 Feb 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Restore peace in Ukraine
news
25 Feb 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion