Council 2022

The 2022 LWF Council meeting took place at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva (Switzerland) from 9 to 14 June on the theme 'In Christ, all things hold together.'

LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt.
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt.
LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt.
‘Sustainability and continuity’ in LWF’s 75th year
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9 Jul 2022
  • Governance
Abu Dis, Palestine, 2020
Abu Dis, Palestine, 2020
Abu Dis, Palestine, 2020
Israel-Palestine conflict: A lasting solution must include ending the occupation
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16 Jun 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Governance
Assembly panel at Council 2022
Assembly panel at Council 2022
Assembly panel at Council 2022
Assembly preparations proceeding “with vigor”
news
15 Jun 2022
  • Governance
Wheat field
Wheat field
Wheat field
“Shocking and disturbing” global food crisis requires sustainable response
news
14 Jun 2022
  • Governance
LWF Council members voting.
LWF Council members voting.
LWF Council members voting.
German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine joins LWF as individual member
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14 Jun 2022
  • Churches
  • Governance
Rev. Prof Ioan Sauca, WCC Acting General Secretary, Fr. Dr Augustinus Sander from Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, WCRC Acting General Secretary, Bishop Ivan Abrams, General Secretary of World Methodist Council, Dr. Jean-Daniel Plüss of Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Rev. Prof Ioan Sauca, WCC Acting General Secretary, Fr. Dr Augustinus Sander from Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, WCRC Acting General Secretary, Bishop Ivan Abrams, General Secretary of World Methodist Council, Dr. Jean-Daniel Plüss of Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Rev. Prof Ioan Sauca, WCC Acting General Secretary, Fr. Dr Augustinus Sander from Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, WCRC Acting General Secretary, Bishop Ivan Abrams, General Secretary of World Methodist Council, Dr. Jean-Daniel Plüss of Pentecostal World Fellowship.
Holding together a world plagued by violence and division
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11 Jun 2022
  • Unity
  • Governance
LWF Council members in plenary session
LWF Council members in plenary session
LWF Council members in plenary session
LWF calls for end to war in Ukraine and “bolder efforts” to address other conflicts
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13 Jun 2022
  • Justice
  • Governance
Dialysis at Augusta Victoria Hospital.
Dialysis at Augusta Victoria Hospital.
Dialysis at Augusta Victoria Hospital.
LWF Executive Committee to EU: unfreeze funds for Augusta Victoria Hospital as patient´s lives are at risk
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10 Jun 2022
  • Humanitarian
  • Governance
Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes Mirgeler
Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes Mirgeler
Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes Mirgeler
Strong commitment from churches and funding partners kept LWF finances stable
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10 Jun 2022
  • Governance