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There is no alternative to peace, said the Consistory of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland in a statement, adding that Russias military aggression against Ukraine is unjustified. LWF's is coordinating a response through its member churches in Ukraine and the neighboring countries to ensure support to Ukrainian refugees as well as their safe and dignified arrival. In baptism, we are brought into a covenantal relationship with Jesus Christ that commits us to strive for justice and peace in all the earth. Source: epd, Urs Mundt. LWF will support and coordinate its member churches in providing humanitarian assistance to all populations in need, according to the humanitarian principles and international standards. On Feb. 24, Russian forces invaded Ukraine, launching land, sea and air attacks. Liberated by our faith, we embrace you as a whole person--questions, complexities and all. The work is supported by LWF's funding partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Dr Martin Junge (2010-2021), Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, Leadership Accompaniment and Continuous Learning, COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund for LWF Member Churches, Applications for Climate Justice Projects, Applications for LWF Small-scale Youth projects, LWF Member Churches/ Related Organizations, Ukraine: LWF team visits towns north of Kyiv, LWF calls for end to war in Ukraine and bolder efforts to address other conflicts, Ukraine: LWF provides cash assistance for refugees in Poland, LWF scales up response to Ukrainian refugee crisis. ZEWO Certified; Your donation is good hands. Ukraine will be a great country, Antonio Spadaro and His Seven Paintings from the Hermitage. The drop-in center in Neustadt is a meeting place set up by the diaconia in the Hanover region together with the church districts. Support humanitarian and development projects, About Theology, Unity, Mission and Justice, General Secretary - Rev. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert, Hungarian Interchurch Aid personnel hard at work sorting emergency supplies at a Refugee Service Point in Barabs, Hungary. (LWI) The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany, has opened a blue-and-yellow meeting place in a quiet residential neighborhood near Hanover on 17 March. According to the report, in 2019, consultations began with other members of the ELC Union. Support humanitarian and development projects, About Theology, Unity, Mission and Justice, General Secretary - Rev. We echo the call from ACT Alliance for all parties to respect humanitarian operations and their humanitarian obligations, to protect all human lives and communities threatened by this violence, and to keep borders open, create safe pathways and provide refuge for those fleeing the conflict. LWF's is coordinating a response through its member churches in Ukraine and the neighboring countries to ensure support to Ukrainian refugees as well as their safe and dignified arrival. Delivery of 676 tons of food and non-food items, Delivery of $9.8 million worth of medical equipment. Establishment of 2 Refugee Support Points in Barabs, Hungary and Asztely, Ukraine to provide links to safe transport and food for refugees. We pray for the faithful of our sister Church in Ukraine, for Ukrainians fleeing terror and those who live next to us in Poland, worrying about their loved ones.. Also, 28 tons of non-perishable food donations were transported from Budapest to Transcarpathia by truck. Parts of the region were occupied by the invading army for up to two months, while others saw military units passing through on their advance on Kiev, and on the way back. LWF is responding to the crisis directly through a humanitarian program in Poland, and through its local member churches in Poland, Hungary, Romania, and the Slovak Republic, which are supported by LWF through capacity building, pastoral care, prayer and theological reflection. Our women are highly motivated, and all want to work. During the month of May, LWF worked to protect refugees at Medkyka border crossing (Ukraine-Poland). Monday to Friday8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CT, 600-177 Lombard AvenueWinnipeg MB R3B 0W5, Phone: 204-694-5602Toll-free: 1-800-661-2597Fax: 204-694-5460Email: clwr@clwr.org. The area also needs to be de-mined. Kryzhanivska also left her western Ukrainian hometown of Ivano-Frankivsk. Should Ukraine Have Rejected the Istanbul Convention? 
Click here for a PowerPoint slide on CLWR's Ukraine crisis response (PPTX). In addition, numerous partners in church, diaconia, and society including the LWF collaborate at the local and international levels to make this possible. The LWF member churches churches in the neighboring countries are already receiving people. Inside Ukraine and in neighbouring countries, as well as elsewhere in Europe, members of LWF are mobilizing to respond to the crisis by providing humanitarian assistance to those in need and preparing for a long-term response helping refugee populations in locations throughout Europe. All parties and the international community must renew efforts to de-escalate this threat to international peace and security., We call on all those involved whether governments, movements or individuals to repent of aggression and violence, the religious leaders continue, and turn instead to the way of peace through dialogue. They also call upon the faithful people of our congregations and communities to pray for wisdom, peace, and justice to prevail in Ukraine., In a message of solidarity,leaders of the Lutheran Church in Peru express the hope that the cries of children, adults and the elderly, who did not want this war," are heard and that the thinking of political leaders is reoriented away from war to peaceful solutions. Rev. ZEWO Certified; Your donation is good hands. Language lessons are also planned. CLWR joins its partners and millions around the world in calling for an immediate end to violence. In 2019 and 2020 we celebrate 50 years of Lutheran women being ordained in the United States, 40 years of women of color being ordained, and 10 years of LGBTQIA+ individuals being able to serve freely. This includes engagement with the UN and other international agencies, as well as making heard the voice of local advocacy actions by churches in the region. Establishment of transitional shelters in Hungary and Ukraine. There is a place for you among our nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Martin Luther was eight years old when Christopher Columbus set sail from Europe and landed in the Western Hemisphere. Pedro Bulln, Pastor President, and Ana Laura Torres, church secretary, write Help humanity find other ways than weapons to solve conflicts., The Ecumenical Council of Finland, chaired by Tapio Luoma, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, issued a statement calling on leaders to do everything in their power for peace and reconciliation so that people will not have to live in a climate of fear, and human rights will be respected., In Ukraine itself, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine has called for a just peace for Ukraine. Fortunately, they are in Ivano-Frankivsk for now. As the Psalmist reminds us to seek peace and pursue it (Psalm 34:14) we issue a call for prayer for the people of Ukraine and the region. Donate now to support people and churches of Ukraine, Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. To learn more about the situation and the ELCAs response: We are the church that shares a living, daring confidence in God's grace. I have worked in refugee emergencies for almost 40 years, and rarely have I seen an exodus as rapid as this one, he said. We call on Canadians to pray for peace, and to give generously in support of the appeal. The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine became the 149th member Church of the association, and Ukraine-the 99th country that is represented in it. (LWI) Lutheran church leaders across the world have issued calls for a just peace in Ukraine and an end to the Russian invasion. In Germany, Friedrich Kramer, the Leading Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany and Peace Commissioner of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), called for an immediate halt to military operations and for every effort to be made to resume talks. 
Weyermller, Video: The blue and yellow meeting place. Every donation counts.. CLWR's response will also support the vital coordinating work of Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Photo: Sunguk Kim/Unsplash. ZEWO Certified; Your donation is good hands. The work is supported by LWF's funding partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. AIDRom has mobilized teams in Radauti, near the border with Ukraine, who provide the growing number of refugees with food, hygiene, and other essential goods, such as blankets and clothes. On the terrace of the parsonage that accommodates the meeting place, Svitlana Kryzhanivska (55) follows a conversation closely to interpret what is said. ZEWO Certified; Your donation is good hands. The possibility for childcare is also important for the meetings with mothers, Breier emphasizes. Kramer also called on Christians to pray for peace: Amid our helplessness in the face of war, let us bring our worries, fears, and needs before God, let us ask him for peace and an end to military violence., The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Elizabeth Eaton, joined an Interfaith Call to Peace for Ukraine. 7.1 million more have been internally displaced (UNHCR 22 June 22). Support the people and churches of Ukraine, 2023 Call for LWF Scholarship Applications. During this operation, the LWF and the member churches will work closely with community and faith leaders, civil society, local and national governments, and several humanitarian and faith-based partners. On June 14, 2022, the Council of the World Lutheran Federation accepted the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine into the ranks of the association as an individual member. Dr Martin Junge (2010-2021), Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, Leadership Accompaniment and Continuous Learning, COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund for LWF Member Churches, Applications for Climate Justice Projects, Applications for LWF Small-scale Youth projects, LWF Member Churches/ Related Organizations, Russias military aggression against Ukraine is unjustified, called for an immediate halt to military operations, Elizabeth Eaton, joined an Interfaith Call to Peace for Ukraine, leaders of the Lutheran Church in Peru express the hope, a statement calling on leaders to do everything in their power for peace and reconciliation, the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine has called for a just peace for Ukraine, Ukraine: LWF team visits towns north of Kyiv, LWF calls for end to war in Ukraine and bolder efforts to address other conflicts, Ukraine: LWF provides cash assistance for refugees in Poland, LWF scales up response to Ukrainian refugee crisis, Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups, Jerusalem: US President Biden visits Augusta Victoria Hospital, Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice, Season of Creation: 2022 Celebration Guide, Global Young Reformers: How do we welcome the stranger?, GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice. Based on the information collected until now, LWF will support people who for various reasons could not leave, and were most affected by war and trauma. Here, we present a selection of those voices calling for an immediate end to the conflict and solidarity with all those affected by the crisis, Poland shares a border with Ukraine and has been receiving refugees since last week. 15.1 million are in need of humanitarian assistance inside and around Ukraine (UNOCHA 16 June 2022). People from Ukraine come to us with terrible experiences, said Leading Bishop Ralf Meister during a visit to the blue-and-yellow meeting place of the diaconia in Neustadt am Rbenberge. And we also ask you to join in prayer for a just peace for Ukraine!. Many of these Ukrainians fleeing their homes need shelter and such basic necessities as food, water and toiletries. As recently as February, Kryzhanivska had not dreamt that she would be needed as a mediator, thanks to the German language skills obtained in primary school. The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania has joined hands with other churches in the country through the Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania (AIDRom). Connect:
However, not everyone is like that. For further information, Peace must prevail. She gave birth as soon as they crossed the border into Hungary. Individual membership in the LWF does not automatically mean the termination of GELCU's membership in the ELC Union," the GELCU commented on the event. The next call for applications opens on 1 August 2022. As of the end of March, almost 4 million people, mainly women and children had fled from Ukraine, with over half of them seeking refuge in Poland. Nevertheless, she has come to the blue-and-yellow meeting place to translate between Russian, Ukrainian, and German. Dr Martin Junge (2010-2021), Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, Leadership Accompaniment and Continuous Learning, COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund for LWF Member Churches, Applications for Climate Justice Projects, Applications for LWF Small-scale Youth projects, LWF Member Churches/ Related Organizations, Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups, Jerusalem: US President Biden visits Augusta Victoria Hospital, Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice, Season of Creation: 2022 Celebration Guide, Global Young Reformers: How do we welcome the stranger?, GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice. 27,571 individuals of 11,616 HHs including 390 persons with disabilities have been supported so far (29 June 2022). Together with the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine, an LWF member church, LWF explores possibilities to support people in Ukraine directly in the district of Chernihiv, northern Ukraine. If needed, the center in Berehovo can help tens of thousands of people arriving in the region. The LWF is working to support its member churches in the region to significantly scale up aid, psychosocial support, and pastoral care, for populations in need, according to humanitarian principles and international standards. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that a further 6.7 million people may also be displaced inside Ukraine over the next three months and need humanitarian assistance. Since the start of the war, LWF is organizing global and local prayer initiatives, as well as raising awareness about the need to stand in solidarity with those affected by the fighting. Lutheran churches and their diaconal organizations in Ukraine and in the neighboring countries are already providing support or preparing to do so. Since the Russian military invasion on 24 February 2022, more than 8 million people have crossed the border from Ukraine into neighboring countries. Join us as we do God's work in Christ's name for the life of the world. Despite the war, Kryzhanivska would have preferred to stay in Ivano-Frankivsk. The majority of them are women, children and elderly, as the male population of conscription age is only allowed to leave Ukraine under special circumstances. LWF runs these centers with the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP), an LWF member church More information on the LWF Poland page. Millions of people fleeing the violence of Russias war against Ukraine and are moving toward Ukraines western districts and such neighboring countries as Poland, Moldova, Slovakia, Romania and Hungary. LWF is seeking to strengthen that response where necessary, through training, personnel, pastoral care and referral for expertise, as well as the development of theological resources for both adults and children. 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She is happy there, she says. In a pastoral letter sent this week, Polish Bishop Jerzy Samiec called on parishes to welcome people from Ukraine and offer them support during this difficult time. He emphasized the need to stand together now and provide help to those who need assistance and shelter from war. Hungarian bishop Tams Fabiny and other church leaders in the region have also appealed for help for all those in need calling on parishes to be welcoming and supporting. Next to her at the garden table sits a couple who fled Kherson before the Russian army captured the city. The LWF and many churches in the region and worldwide have initiated peace prayers and continue collecting funds and goods to assist refugees fleeing Ukraine and support internally displaced people in Ukraine. 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In addition, a large team of volunteers collects and distributes donations of clothing and other goods. LWF will also engage in advocacy for peace and support its member churches in their advocacy work. The prayer will include listening to voices from Ukraine. In Ukraine, local coordinators distribute the goods to people in need. Most are women and children, as men between the ages of 18 and 60 cannot leave Ukraine. Lutheran Disaster Response is accompanying our companions in Ukraine, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Moldova, as well as such ecumenical partners as this Lutheran World Federation and Church World Service, in their humanitarian responses to the crisis created by Russias war against Ukraine. (LWI) An unprecedented wave of prayer, solidarity, and help has swept across Europe and the world during the week since the beginning of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February. LWF's is coordinating a response through its member churches in Ukraine and the neighboring countries to ensure support to Ukrainian refugees as well as their safe and dignified arrival. 
Paulina with her newborn and two older daughters at a temporary shelter in Hungary. Give with Confidence. We are not funded by any of the Churches or religious organizations, nor do we represent the interests of any. The work is supported by LWF's funding partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LWF has launched a call for donations to support the churches and people of Ukraine. Kryzhanivska was lucky enough to stay with friends acquaintances in Neustadt. According to German authorities, 278,008 people who have fled the war in Ukraine had been officially registered by 29 March. Member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ukraine and neighboring countries along its western border have received refugees, collected aid, organized transport, and initiated its distribution. Traumatized people are also in need of pastoral and psychosocial support. The LWF member churches churches in the neighboring countries are already receiving people. The largest number of people have crossed the border to Poland. ZEWO Certified; Your donation is good hands. The LWF will assist in coordinating the response in all five countries to enable a significant scaling up of operations. Support humanitarian and development projects, About Theology, Unity, Mission and Justice, General Secretary - Rev. The LWF member churches in neighboring countries include the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania, and The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary. Give:
The facilities in Neustadt include game corners, a kitchen, a washing machine, a retreat room, laptops, and a large garden. Since Kryzhanivska speaks German fluently, she was the first to go to Germany. Anne Burghardt said this support is vital for people desperately seeking shelter from the gunfire and bombing. The retreating army left key infrastructure destroyed and looted, land mines in public places, and many people traumatized. CLWR partners in the ACT Alliance are responding in Ukraine and the region to meet immediate humanitarian needs such as food, shelter, emergency supplies and trauma support. This is reported by the website German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine. German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine accepted into the Lutheran World Federation German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine.
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