LWF's response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
Latest updates, available resource, and information on how to support the LWF‘s efforts to reduce its impact
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COVID-19: Faith based organizations call for immediate ceasefire
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The LWF and Islamic Relief Worldwide are appealing for an immediate ceasefire in ongoing conflicts in order to guarantee humanitarian access and protecrian access and protect people from the COVID19
Department for Theology, Mission and Justice
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LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends.
Office of the General Secretary
New Publication
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) was a historic agreement signed by Lutherans and Catholics in 1999, effectively resolving one of the key theological conflicts of the Reformation. Initially a Catholic-Lutheran agreement, it has since been joined and affirmed by three other Christian World Communions, namely the Methodist, Anglican and Reformed churches.
The Thirteenth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation will be held 13 to 19 September 2023 in Poland. The theme of the Assembly will be "One Body, One Spirit, One Hope." It will be hosted by the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland.
LWF has joined a call on the G20 to take "urgent and ambitious action" in response to the #COVID19 pandemic and the… https://t.co/Mih1CVnJiC
