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Lutheran World Federation  

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  • The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) was founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, and now has 140 member church organizations in 79 countries representing over 68.5 million Christians. The Department for World Service (DWS) is the arm of LWF, that provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief worldwide. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief; Lutheran World Federation]

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