On the occasion of the 1000th day since the beginning of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the Lutheran World Federation invited the partner churches to an online prayer on 20 November. It was led by Pastor Ireneusz Lukas together with the office of the LWF Church Fellowship. The sermon was delivered by Prof Dr Dmytro Tsolin, pastor of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine.

Synodal Senior Rev. Dr Pavel Pokorný was interviewed by the Lutheran World Federation as part of the European Regions Meeting of the Lutheran World Federation. The topic of the interview, which was also published in English, was Pokorný's path to becoming a parish minister and into church leadership.

17 November is a day that reminds our society of the struggle for freedom. This year marks 35 years since that momentous day.

The 30th anniversary edition of the Ostrava mini-festival Listopadání will take place on the weekend of 8-10 November 2024 and will offer a varied mix of Christian music, accompanying programmes and opportunities to stop by.

Representatives of the Czech Republic and the Apostolic See signed a treaty on various legal issues (concordat) on Thursday, 24 October 2024. If the Parliament of the Czech Republic subsequently approves the ratification of this treaty, the concordat, as a special human rights treaty, will strengthen the protection of individual and collective religious freedom for all believers in the Czech Republic.

The 34th meeting of (not only) Protestant youth took place from 4 to 6 October 2024 in Svitavy. We show the atmosphere of the meeting in an extensive photo gallery.

From 8 to 11 October 2024, representatives of the European churches within the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met in Prague. The meeting was organised by the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. The topic was the relevance of the church in a secularised society.

The church and its Diaconia are helping the people affected by the flood disaster. Martin Balcar, head of the church office, tells us more in an on-site report.

The Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, together with its Diaconia, is helping in the affected areas. The first teams of volunteers are already working in the affected regions. Now more volunteers, financial support and equipment are needed. The solidarity is huge....