Lutheran World Federation

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Christian organization ecclesial communion global communion of churches non-governmental organization

The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of Lutheran churches that coordinates theological work, humanitarian aid, and advocacy on behalf of its member churches worldwide.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Lutheran World Federation (through some provinces) 1
Lutheran World Federation (through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian organization ⓘ
ecclesial communion ⓘ
global communion of churches ⓘ
non-governmental organization ⓘ
abbreviation LWF ⓘ
advocatesFor climate justice ⓘ
gender justice ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
refugee protection ⓘ
cooperatesWith ACT Alliance ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
coordinates Lutheran humanitarian response worldwide ⓘ
Lutheran theological work worldwide ⓘ
member church cooperation ⓘ
engagesIn advocacy ⓘ
development cooperation ⓘ
ecumenical dialogue ⓘ
humanitarian aid ⓘ
theological dialogue ⓘ
founded 1947 ⓘ
foundedAt Lund ⓘ
surface form: Lund, Sweden
hasDepartment Department for Planning and Operations ⓘ
Department for Theology, Mission and Justice ⓘ
Department for World Service ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle General Secretary ⓘ
President ⓘ
hasMemberChurchesIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Oceania ⓘ
hasOrgan LWF Assembly ⓘ
LWF Council ⓘ
LWF Executive Committee ⓘ
headquartersLocation Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
memberOf World Council of Churches ⓘ
motto Liberated by God’s grace ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
organizes global Lutheran assemblies ⓘ
religiousTradition Lutheranism ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Protestant ⓘ
website https://www.lutheranworld.org/ ⓘ
worksOnBehalfOf member churches worldwide ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Churchwide Assembly → affiliation → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lutheran World Federation (through the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover → affiliation → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
World Methodist Council → cooperatesWith → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
International Lutheran Council → distinguishedFrom → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Lutheranism → hasGlobalOrganization → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Church of Württemberg → isMemberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark → isMemberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland → isMemberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick → isPartOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Church of Sweden → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Church in Central Germany → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Church in Germany → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Protestant Church in the Netherlands → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
Unitas Fratrum → memberOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lutheran World Federation (through some provinces)
Lutheran Church in America → partOf → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ
World Communion of Reformed Churches → worksWith → Lutheran World Federation ⓘ