Council Actions
01.11.2009 | USD 5.66 Million for LWF Mission and Development Projects
At its October 2009 meeting, the LWF Council received projects of the LWF Department for Mission and Development approved by the LWF Project Committee. More...
01.11.2009 | Clear Procedures for Elections in the LWF
The Council asked the general secretary to develop and bring to its next meeting clear procedures to be followed in case of elections in the LWF. More...
27.10.2009 | LWF Council Renews Communion’s Commitment to Human Rights
The Council emphasized human rights with decisions on climate change, caste-based discrimination, human trafficking, Israel and Palestine, and the twentieth anniversary of the peace prayer movement in the former East Germany. More...
27.10.2009 | LWF to Establish Dialogue with Pentecostals
The 2009 Council approved an Ecumenical Affairs recommendation requesting that the LWF general secretary begin a process of preparing for a Lutheran-Pentecostal International Commission. Further Actions on Ecumenical Affairs
27.10.2009 | Journeying to Stuttgart
The Council moved closer to the Eleventh Assembly in July 2010 with the approval of agenda, rules of procedure and a song for the gathering.
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27.10.2009 | Member Churches Asked to Maintain Financial Support
The 2009 Council is strongly encouraging all LWF member churches and related organizations to continue supporting the LWF despite the global financial crisis. Council Actions on LWF Finances
26.10.2009 | Healing of Memories with Mennonites
The 2009 Council recommended a statement to the Eleventh Assembly asking for forgiveness for Lutheran persecution of Anabaptists in the sixteenth century and hurtful portrayals to the present day. More...
26.10.2009 | LWF Aims to Join Global Aid Body
The LWF will seek membership in ACT Alliance – Action by Churches Together, slated to unify in January 2010 the existing ACT emergency and development bodies. LWF member churches are encouraged also to join the new ecumenical alliance. More...
26.10.2009 | Lutheran Communion to Continue Family and Sexuality Discussions
The Department for Mission and Development will encourage LWF member churches to continue reflection on marriage, family and human sexuality issues, and facilitate discussion at pre-Assembly gatherings. Council Actions on Mission and Development
26.10.2009 | Call to LWF Churches to Hold Governments Accountable
The 2009 Council affirmed a Department of Theology and Studies communiqué urging member churches critically to engage with governments and hold them accountable for the common good. More...
26.10.2009 | Church in Germany Welcomed as LWF Member Church
The LWF Council has approved a membership application from the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM). More...
