Tertiary reference. States the Lutheran World Federation was founded at Lund, Sweden in 1947, in the aftermath of the Second World War, replacing the more informal Lutheran World Convention founded in 1923, and is headquartered at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. States, of the Federation's Department for World Service, that it has programmes in 24 countries and is the UNHCR's ninth largest implementing partner.
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Tertiary reference, used only for the implementing partner standing, not for a country count, since the Federation's own 2024 World Service annual report carries a more specific and more recently dated figure. NotesTertiary reference, consulted directly. States the Lutheran World Federation was founded at Lund, Sweden in 1947, in the aftermath of the Second World War, replacing the more informal Lutheran World Convention founded in 1923, and is headquartered at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. States, of the Federation's Department for World Service, that "It has programmes in 24 countries and is the UNHCR ninth largest implementing partner." Used here only for the implementing-partner standing, not for the country count, since LWF World Service's own 2024 Annual Report already carries a more specific and more recently dated count.
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AuthorWikipedia contributors
PublisherWikimedia Foundation
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutheran_World_Federation
Source Typeencyclopedia
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Geneva, Cities This source names Geneva directly: "at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland."
This source names Sweden directly: "States the Lutheran World Federation was founded at Lund, Sweden in 1947, in the aftermath of the Second World War, replacing the more informal Lutheran World Convention founded in 1923, and is..."
This source names Switzerland directly: "at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland."
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