The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
Fédération luthérienne mondiale (FLM)
Lutherischer Weltbund (LWB)
Lutherska Världsförbundet
Federación Luterana Mundial
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URL: https://www.lutheranworld.org/
Founded
1947 Lund Sweden
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As a communion of churches which confess the triune God, agree in the proclamation of the Word of God and are united in pulpit and altar fellowship: confess the one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church; resolve to serve Christian unity throughout the world; further the united witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and strengthen member churches in carrying out the missionary command and in their efforts towards Christian unity worldwide; further diaconic action worldwide among member churches, alleviating human need, promoting peace and human rights, social and economic justice, care for God's creation and sharing of resources; through cooperative study, further self-understanding and communion of member churches and help them to act jointly in common tasks; confess the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the only source and norm of doctrine, life and service; in the three Ecumenical Creeds and in the Confessions of the Lutheran Church, and especially in the unaltered Augsburg Confession and the Small Catechism of Martin Luther, see a pure exposition of the Word of God.
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Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations.
- Cooperates with: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Cooperates with: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Cooperates with: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
- Cooperates with: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- Cooperates with: World Food Programme (WFP)
- Observer status with: International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- Links with: Center for Information on Migration in Latin America
- Links with: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)
- Links with: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Bilateral dialogue at global level with: F-XF5079 - Anglican Communion; Orthodox churches; Roman Catholic Church. Ecumenical conversations with: B-XB0991 - General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA). Close cooperation with: F-XF8285 - Lutheran Foundation for Interconfessional Research. Partner to: F-XD0066 - Development Innovations and Networks. Observer to: E-XD2348 - ACT Alliance EU. Board member of: E-XE4209 - Sphere Association (Sphere). International Associate of: E-XE4255 - International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN). Supports: F-XJ4001 - Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians (CAWT); F-XF0025 - Coordinadora Regional de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (CRIES).
Member of:
- F-XF4594 - Child Rights International Network (CRIN);
- B-XM4452 - CHS Alliance;
- E-XE6390 - Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva;
- G-XE3391 - Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC);
- U-XF6840 - Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA);
- E-XE0956 - Fédération des Institutions Internationales établies à Genève (FIIG);
- B-XC4597 - International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS);
- U-XF3109 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL);
- A-XA1762 - International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA);
- U-XE4452 - International NGO Committee on Human Rights in Trade and Investment (INCHRITI);
- E-XE2259 - NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva;
- E-XE1562 - NGO Forum on Cambodia;
- F-XF2988 - Oikocredit International (Oikocredit);
- E-XE5231 - Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response (SCHR).
Partner of: E-XM7207 - Global Camp Coordination and Camp Management Cluster (CCCM Cluster). Regular cooperation with:
- D-XD0978 - Association francophone internationale de recherche scientifique en éducation (AFIRSE);
- U-XN7470 - Associazione per la Promozione degli Scambi e della Solidarietà Internazionale (Lunaria);
- G-XG1992 - Brot für die Welt;
- G-XN3470 - Den Norske Israelmisjon (DNI);
- G-XN8083 - Finn Church Aid (FCA);
- G-XG7425 - Finnish Lutheran Overseas Mission;
- G-XG0947 - Folkekirkens Nødhjaelp (FKN);
- G-XN5380 - Icelandic Church Aid;
- E-XE3679 - Lutheran Communion in Central and East Africa (LUCCEA);
- E-XE3681 - Lutheran Communion in Central and Western Africa (LUCWA);
- E-XE3218 - Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA);
- G-XG8619 - Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS);
- G-XG6830 - Lutheran World Relief (LWR);
- U-XD8222 - Lutherans United in Communication (LUC);
- G-XG7915 - Martin Luther Federation;
- G-XG4443 - Norwegian Church Aid;
- G-XG7918 - United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (UELCSA).
Also links with:
- E-XJ1227 - ACT Alliance;
- U-XF8355 - Africa Church Information Service (ACIS);
- U-XG4544 - Africa Rehabilitation and Education Programme Foundation (AREP Foundation);
- U-XE8607 - All Africa Lutheran Churches Information and Coordination Centre (ALICE);
- H-XD5095 - Asociación de Confederaciones Deportivas Sudamericanas (ACODESU);
- G-XG3121 - Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR);
- G-XG6484 - Centre for the Study of Forced Migration (CSFM);
- D-XD0475 - Christian Conference of Asia (CCA);
- U-XK0055 - Communication Ministry Enabling Fund (CMEF);
- D-XM3286 - Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE);
- F-XD0401 - Conference of European Churches (CEC);
- G-XG1670 - Consortium of Christian Relief and Development Association (CCRDA);
- U-XF1762 - Esquel Group Foundation (EGF);
- U-XF6951 - Information Network on Education for Latin America;
- E-XE4064 - Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC);
- F-XF1623 - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC);
- B-XB2907 - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies;
- E-XG7916 - International Lutheran Council (ILC);
- F-XF2405 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement;
- E-XE9550 - Kommunikationsausschuss Lutherischer Minderheitskirchen in Europa (KALME);
- G-XG1460 - Lutheran Association for Maritime Ministry (LAMM);
- U-XK0690 - Lutheran Church Aid;
- D-XD2971 - Middle East Council of Churches (MECC);
- F-XF1937 - Middle East Lutheran Ministry (MELM);
- U-XG8567 - Nordiske Kristine Buddihstmission (NKB);
- U-XF2748 - Pan European Women's Network for Intercultural Action and Exchange;
- E-XF0800 - Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU);
- G-XG0382 - Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford (RSC);
- F-XD4008 - Religions for Peace (RfP);
- G-XG4714 - Swiss Interchurch Aid;
- U-XM1466 - World Bank - Civil Society Joint Facilitation Committee (JFC);
- B-XB3501 - World Council of Churches (WCC), including LWF/WCC Liaison Committee;
- B-XB3609 - World Young Women's Christian Association (World YWCA).
Instrumental in setting up: E-XE4605 - All Africa Anglican-Lutheran Commission (AAALC); U-XU0985 - Anglican-Lutheran International Commission (ALIC); U-XQ5470 - Asian Program for the Enhancement of Lay Training (APELT); E-XE0796 - Institute for Ecumenical Research, Strasbourg; E-XE1430 - Lutheran European Commission on the Church and the Jewish People; G-XG5258 - Lutheran Office for World Community; E-XE1615 - Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission; E-XE0269 - Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity.
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XB2937
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