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  • Gay rights activists distribute communion to delegates during the opening worship service of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore., on May 10. The activists moved onto the conference floor during communion and distributed the elements alongside authorized participants. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • 30 October 2016, Lund, Sweden: Ecumenical Sunday mass in Lund Cathedral, where a procession of children from the Catholic parish of Saint Thomas joined, in anticipation of the Lutheran-Catholic reformation commemoration with the Lutheran World Federation and Pope Francis on 31 October. At the mass, greetings were given by LWF President Bishop Munib Younan, who said, "Jerusalem, where the holy spirit founded the church, needs you. Jerusalem needs your prayers, your support, to make sure Christians do not all leave the Holy Land, but stay, seeking justice. The joint commemoration, and the document from Conflict to Communion calls, Lutherans and Catholics, to witness together."
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  • 30 October 2016, Lund, Sweden: Ecumenical Sunday mass in Lund Cathedral, where a procession of children from the Catholic parish of Saint Thomas joined, in anticipation of the Lutheran-Catholic reformation commemoration with the Lutheran World Federation and Pope Francis on 31 October. At the mass, greetings were given by LWF President Bishop Munib Younan, who said, "Jerusalem, where the holy spirit founded the church, needs you. Jerusalem needs your prayers, your support, to make sure Christians do not all leave the Holy Land, but stay, seeking justice. The joint commemoration, and the document from Conflict to Communion calls, Lutherans and Catholics, to witness together."
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20161030_AHP_527...jpg
  • Women share communion during the United Methodist Women Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
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  • Participants share communion at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service in the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Violet Fisher serves communion to Deaconess Becky Louter at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi distributes Holy Communion to Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi distributes Holy Communion to Bishop Jones Ole Meliyio of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Sister Ufoolwakwe Kimaro — a former nurse-midwife now living and serving at the Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — makes wafers for Holy Communion. The convent accommodates 62 sisters vowed to lifelong service. At the convent, they take care of farming and livestock, and engage in a variety of diaconal activities in surrounding communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Local pastor Rev. Denisa Vargová distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • Women share communion during the United Methodist Women Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Violet Fisher serves communion to newly consecrated Deaconess  Barbara L. Haralson at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  • Participants share communion at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service in the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  • Harriett Olson serves communion to Judy Poole at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Olson is top executive for the women's organization. Poole is a deaconess.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Violet Fisher serves communion to Deaconess Judy Poole at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Rev. Canon Silvia Kiden distributes bread, as Holy Communion is distributed during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Rev. Benson Taban Simon distributes wine, as Holy Communion is distributed during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
    Uganda-2022-Hillert-20220403_AH2_512...jpg
  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji kneels down in prayer before Holy Communion during Sunday worship on the fifth Sunday of Lent at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
    Uganda-2022-Hillert-20220403_AH2_508...jpg
  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Sister Ufoolwakwe Kimaro — a former nurse-midwife now living and serving at the Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — explains how she makes wafers for Holy Communion to Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt, LWF Vice-President for the Africa region Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Maina, and ELCT General Secretary Eng. Robert Kitundu. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
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  • 26 March 2022, Moshi, Tanzania: Sister Ufoolwakwe Kimaro — a former nurse-midwife now living and serving at the Ushirika wa Neema, Lutheran Sisters’ Convent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania — makes wafers for Holy Communion. The convent accommodates 62 sisters vowed to lifelong service. At the convent, they take care of farming and livestock, and engage in a variety of diaconal activities in surrounding communities. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge to report about the LWF’s work, with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert upon publication.]
    Tanzania-2022-Hillert-20220326_AH1_6...jpg
  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Local pastor Rev. Denisa Vargová distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: Bishop Peter Mihoc of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district) distributes holy communion during Sunday service in Pozdišovce, Slovakia. Pozdišovce is the closest to the Ukrainian border of all the church’s congregations, and so the church here plays a key role in supporting incoming refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine into Slovakia. Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, close to 200,000 Ukrainians have come to seek refuge in Slovakia. The Lutheran church is taking a leading role in hosting and providing support to incoming refugees, both immediately at the border, and medium to long-term by arranging accommodation and shelter, providing food and other support needed. [Image captured on assignment for the Lutheran World Federation, whose member churches and partners can use it free of charge with credit to LWF/Albin Hillert, to report about the war in Ukraine.]
    Slovakia-2022-Hillert-20220313_AH2_9...jpg
  • Women share communion during the United Methodist Women Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
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  • Women share communion during the United Methodist Women Assembly 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Violet Fisher (right) leads a service of communion at the United Methodist Women's Assembly during an April 27, 2014 worship service at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. On the left is Harriett Olson, top executive of the women's organization.
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  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac distributes bread to a young boy during Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
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  • 15 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Preparing for Holy Communion. "You are the light of the world" was the theme, based on Matthew 5:14, as hundreds gathered at the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church in Laxmipur on 15 September to worship together with ecumenical guests and visitors from the Lutheran World Federation. The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in 1943, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on 14 September.
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  • 16 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: As the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation is coming to an end, a closing worship service celebrates the LWF Communion and a successful Assembly, and installing the newly elected LWF Council and President. The Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation gathers in Windhoek, Namibia, on 10-16 May 2017, under the theme "Liberated by God's Grace", bringing together some 800 delegates and participants from 145 member churches in 98 countries.
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  • 20 April 2019, Jerusalem: Father Bernard distributes bread during Holy Communion, as the congregation gathers for Holy Saturday service at Saint James' Church in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH1_035...jpg
  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac distributes bread during Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac distributes bread during Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac prepares Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac prepares Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • 1 March 2020, Bethlehem: Rev. Munther Isaac breaks bread in preparation for Holy Communion during Sunday service in the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem.
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  • Participants join in the the celebration of communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Participants join in the the celebration of communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Participants join in the the celebration of communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project present elements for communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • United Methodist Bishop Joaquina Nhanala of Mozambique (left) and United Methodist Women President Inelda Gonzalez lead the celebration of communion during the opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_698...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH1_039...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH1_035...jpg
  • 24 November 2019, Geneva, Switzerland: Vicky Maltby distributed wine during holy communion as part of Sunday service at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Geneva.
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  • 20 April 2019, Jerusalem: Bishop Cheetham distributes bread during Holy Communion, as Easter Sunday service is celebrated at the Cathedral Church of Saint George the Martyr, Jerusalem.
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  • 15 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Wine is poured into cups in preparation for Holy Communion. "You are the light of the world" was the theme, based on Matthew 5:14, as hundreds gathered at the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church in Laxmipur on 15 September to worship together with ecumenical guests and visitors from the Lutheran World Federation. The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in 1943, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on 14 September.
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  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Bread and wine is distributed during Holy Communion as part of Sunday service at Saint Andrew Lutheran Parish in Monrovia. Part of the Lutheran Church in Liberia, the parish gathers some 220 members for prayer each week.
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  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Holy Communion is prepared during Sunday service at the Providence Baptist Church, also known as 'the cornerstone of the nation', as it was in the Providence Baptist Church that Liberia's declaration of independence was signed. While this Sunday service is taking place in a larger worship space finalized in 1976, the old chapel remains in place adjacent to the new one, and is still in use.
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  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Holy Communion is prepared during Sunday service at the Providence Baptist Church, also known as 'the cornerstone of the nation', as it was in the Providence Baptist Church that Liberia's declaration of independence was signed. While this Sunday service is taking place in a larger worship space finalized in 1976, the old chapel remains in place adjacent to the new one, and is still in use.
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  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Holy Communion is prepared during Sunday service at the Providence Baptist Church, also known as 'the cornerstone of the nation', as it was in the Providence Baptist Church that Liberia's declaration of independence was signed. While this Sunday service is taking place in a larger worship space finalized in 1976, the old chapel remains in place adjacent to the new one, and is still in use.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191103_AH1_734...jpg
  • 16 October 2016, Nairobi, Kenya: Sunday service in the (Greek Orthodox) Saint Pathenios Orthodox Church, an autonomous congregation in the Waithaka neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya. Service is given in the local vernacular Kikuyu, with elements of English. The church mixes traditional orthodox rituals with African dance and music, as well as Pentecostal influences in their services. The church allows both women and men to be preachers, and efforts are also underway towards letting women become ordained. Sunday service comes in three blocks: morning glory, holy communion, and a session of preaching, before women, men, and youth, respectively, gather for safe-space fellowship meetings shortly after the service.
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  • 20 April 2019, Jerusalem: Father Bernard distributes bread during Holy Communion, as the congregation gathers for Holy Saturday service at Saint James' Church in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem.
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  • 20 April 2019, Jerusalem: Father Bernard (centre), deacon Bassam Ghattas (left) and Father Najeeb (right) prepare for Holy Communion, as the congregation gathers for Holy Saturday service at Saint James' Church in Beit Hanina, Jerusalem.
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  • 28 May 2017, Wittenberg, Germany: On 28 May, students of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2017 (GETI'17) joined tens of thousands of Christians in attending the closing service of Kirchentag ("Church Festival") in Wittenberg, the place where the Reformation began 500 years ago. With a peak temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, it was a demanding but joyful experience. During the service, GETI students assisted in distributing the Eucharist. Here, GETI student Anupama Hial, a pastor of the Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church in Odisha India breaks the bread, as she prepares to distribute Holy Communion. Meeting in Berlin on 19 May - 1 June 2017, the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute 2017 (GETI'17) gathers young Christian theologians from Europe and around the world to study and experience horizons of an ecumenical theology and ecclesiology. GETI’17 is organized under the patronage of the Conference of European Churches, and works under three key themes: Reforming Theology, Migrating Church, and Transforming Society.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_698...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, welcoming new members into the congregation, and the communion of the church.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_697...jpg
  • Participants join in the the celebration of communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • 15 September 2018, Laxmipur, Nepal: Lutheran World Federation general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge joins congregants to receive Holy Communion. "You are the light of the world" was the theme, based on Matthew 5:14, as hundreds gathered at the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church in Laxmipur on 15 September to worship together with ecumenical guests and visitors from the Lutheran World Federation. The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church was established in 1943, and celebrated its 75th anniversary on 14 September.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180915_AH1_906...jpg
  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Bread is distributed during Holy Communion as part of Sunday service at Saint Andrew Lutheran Parish in Monrovia. Part of the Lutheran Church in Liberia, the parish gathers some 220 members for prayer each week.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191103_AH1_775...jpg
  • 3 November 2019, Monrovia, Liberia: Holy Communion is prepared during Sunday service at the Providence Baptist Church, also known as 'the cornerstone of the nation', as it was in the Providence Baptist Church that Liberia's declaration of independence was signed. While this Sunday service is taking place in a larger worship space finalized in 1976, the old chapel remains in place adjacent to the new one, and is still in use.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20191103_AH1_734...jpg
  • 16 October 2016, Nairobi, Kenya: Sunday service in the (Greek Orthodox) Saint Pathenios Orthodox Church, an autonomous congregation in the Waithaka neighbourhood in Nairobi, Kenya. Service is given in the local vernacular Kikuyu, with elements of English. The church mixes traditional orthodox rituals with African dance and music, as well as Pentecostal influences in their services. The church allows both women and men to be preachers, and efforts are also underway towards letting women become ordained. Sunday service comes in three blocks: morning glory, holy communion, and a session of preaching, before women, men, and youth, respectively, gather for safe-space fellowship meetings shortly after the service.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20161016_AHP_410...jpg
  • Dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. They held communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to suspend the morning session.
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  • Dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. They held communion around the center table and sang songs, causing the presiding bishop to suspend the morning session.
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  • Bishop Larry M. Goodpaster breaks bread during communion in the April 24 opening worship service of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida.
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  • Bishops surround the communion table during the opening worship celebration of the United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida.
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  • 14 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: A blind man is aided in receiving Holy Communion, as thousands of Lutherans and guests gathered for a festival of worship, witness and song and word and sacrament in Sam Nujoma Stadium on Sunday, May 14th to mark commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in Windhoek, Namibia. Marking the Reformation as global citizen, the worship event drew music, stories, and leadership from the churches of every continent. The service formed a high point of the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation, in Windhoek, Namibia, on 10-16 May 2017, under the theme "Liberated by God's Grace", bringing together some 800 delegates and participants from 145 member churches in 98 countries.
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  • Members of the Black Lives Matter movement disrupt the May 16 proceedings of the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. The demonstrators marched into the plenary session chanting slogans and here hold a meeting around the central communion table. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Sue Laurie serves communion after being ordained in an irregular ceremony on May 10 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Laurie, a lesbian, was ordained in an unauthorized service in the lobby of the Oregon Convention Center. <br />
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The United Methodist Church does not authorize the ordination of "self-avowed practicing homosexuals," but activists have for years demonstrated in favor of change at the quadrennial gathering of the world-wide denomination. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Sue Laurie serves communion after being ordained in an irregular ceremony on May 10 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Laurie, a lesbian, was ordained in an unauthorized service in the lobby of the Oregon Convention Center. <br />
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The United Methodist Church does not authorize the ordination of "self-avowed practicing homosexuals," but activists have for years demonstrated in favor of change at the quadrennial gathering of the world-wide denomination. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
    usa-2016-jeffrey-umc-general-confere...jpg
  • Sue Laurie serves communion after being ordained in an irregular ceremony on May 10 at the 2016 United Methodist General Conference in Portland, Ore. Laurie, a lesbian, was ordained in an unauthorized service in the lobby of the Oregon Convention Center. <br />
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The United Methodist Church does not authorize the ordination of "self-avowed practicing homosexuals," but activists have for years demonstrated in favor of change at the quadrennial gathering of the world-wide denomination. Photo by Paul Jeffrey.
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  • Bishops surround the communion table during the opening worship celebration of the United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida.
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  • Participants celebrate communion during a worship service of Nuer refugees from South Sudan who live in Cairo, Egypt. The service took place at St Andrews United Church of Cairo.
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  • A displaced woman receives communion in a Mass in a displaced persons camp in Ankawa, near Erbil, Iraq, on April 11, 2016. The Mass concluded a three day visit by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and chair of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, to Iraqi Kurdistan with other church leaders to visit with Christians and others displaced by ISIS.
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  • Children prepare for first communion in a Catholic church in a displaced persons camp in Ankawa, near Erbil, Iraq.
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  • Sister Noora Sabah prays with children preparing for first communion in a church in a displaced persons camp in Ankawa, near Erbil, Iraq. Sabah is a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, who were displaced by ISIS in 2014.
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  • Sister Muntahah Haday prays with children preparing for first communion in a church in a displaced persons camp in Ankawa, near Erbil, Iraq. Haday is a member of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, who were displaced by ISIS in 2014.
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  • Frederick Brewington, a delegate from the New York annual conference, was among dozens of demonstrators demanding a more inclusive church who took over the floor of a May 3 session of the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Florida. They held communion around the center table and sang songs. Several remained around the table, causing the presiding bishop to suspend the morning session.
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  • A displaced woman receives communion in a Mass in a displaced persons camp in Ankawa, near Erbil, Iraq, on April 11, 2016. The Mass concluded a three day visit by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and chair of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, to Iraqi Kurdistan with other church leaders to visit with Christians and others displaced by ISIS.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_686...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_689...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_690...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_687...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_686...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_684...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_686...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_685...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_713...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service, sharing bread and wine with Mark Ball, a British priest who's been with the church in Bogotá for some 18 months.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
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  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_710...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
    PhotoByAlbinHillert_20180422_AH2_709...jpg
  • 22 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Sunday service in Catedral de San Pablo (Saint Paul's Cathedral), in the Chapinero part of the Capital District of Bogotá, Colombia. Under the leadership of Bishop Right Reverend Francisco Duque, Bishop of Colombia, the church brings together some 100 congregants for mass each Sunday. Here, Bishop Duque leads the service.
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  • 16 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Easter celebration in Högalid Church, Church of Sweden. Christina Engqvist leads the service.
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  • 16 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Easter celebration in Högalid Church, Church of Sweden.
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  • 15 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Easter midnight service in Kista Church, Church of Sweden.
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  • 15 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Easter midnight service in Kista Church, Church of Sweden.
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  • 13 April 2017, Stockholm, Sweden: Maundy Thursday evening service, in Högalid Church, Church of Sweden.
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