News
30
Oct
Aid organizations call for prevention before next locust swarm
30
Oct
The LWF together with other partners working in the East and Horn of Africa region is calling for anticipatory measures to fortify communities against the next locust plague. In a statement by the...
28
Oct
LWF youth to lead online Reformation day prayer
28
Oct
On Reformation Day 31 October 2020, the LWF will gather online to unite in prayer lead by young adults and theologians from around the globe. The LWF youth will lead the liturgy that focuses on...
27
Oct
Ecumenical relations in times of pandemic
27
Oct
How have the unprecedented challenges of the past year changed our Christian churches? How can our global communions respond together to the needs of a post COVID-19 world?
26
Oct
Postage stamp honors women of the Reformation
26
Oct
Alongside men such as Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon, many women had a hand in bringing about the Reformation 500 years ago. This was shown with a commemorative stamp in their honor, which is...
23
Oct
A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”
23
Oct
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi, professor of feminist theology and coordinator of the theology course and the Gender and Religion Program at Faculdades EST (the theological...
22
Oct
“Durable and peaceful solutions” needed for displaced Rohingya
22
Oct
The needs of displaced Rohingya need to be addressed in a more sustainable way, says Maria Immonen, director of the LWF humanitarian and development arm, LWF World Service. In her position as Vice-...
22
Oct
COVID-19: LWF launches second phase of Rapid Response Fund
22
Oct
The Lutheran World Federation has launched a second phase of the communion’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund (RRF) to continue supporting its member churches that are still dealing with the social,...
21
Oct
70 years of “bringing love to life”
21
Oct
The Lutheran World Federation congratulates its related agency, the Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), on their 70th anniversary.
20
Oct
Argentina: LWF Youth leads reforestation mission
20
Oct
Aiming to reforest over 3 square kilometers of forest regions with 180 thousand native trees along streams and other desecrated areas of Argentina, the Evangelical Church of the River Plate diaconal...
19
Oct
Webinar series: Visions for transformative climate action
19
Oct
The Interfaith Liaison Committee to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which the LWF is part of, is planning a series of webinars in October and November – around the...
15
Oct
COVID-19: DRC church keeps students and their families protected
15
Oct
The ELCCo COVID-19 response initiative is supported by the LWF Rapid Response Fund (RRF), through which requesting churches received an amount of up to EUR 5,000 toward efforts aimed at reducing the...
14
Oct
Interfaith appeals for fairer economic system
14
Oct
At a webinar, jointly organized by the LWF, WCC, WCRC and CWM, representatives of various faith communities spoke about the insights that their religious traditions offer on issues of debt,...
13
Oct
Asia: Strengthening communion relations in time of pandemic
13
Oct
Appearing online after a long recovery from Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Bishop E. Vijaya Bhaskar of the South Andhra Lutheran Church in India, expressed gratitude and thanks.
13
Oct
Turning hate speech into ‘hope speech’
13
Oct
The World Association for Christian Communication has launched a new report exploring how to respond to and counter hate speech online.
12
Oct
The prophetic courage of joint witness and action
12
Oct
On the occasion of the award ceremony for the Augsburg Peace Prize on 10 October, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation, sent his congratulations to the two prize-...
12
Oct
Debt cancellation: a moral imperative during pandemic
12
Oct
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge has written to the heads of global financial institutions urging them to consider the moral imperative of debt cancellation...
9
Oct
Spirituality at the heart of Lutheran identity
9
Oct
The LWF webinar on 7 October featured Finnish pastor, Rev. Dr Kirsi Stjerna, a professor of history and theology at the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. The webinar,...
8
Oct
COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future
8
Oct
On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in vulnerable communities. LWF is calling upon the...
7
Oct
Christian leaders pray for reconciliation and ‘Jubilee for the Earth'
7
Oct
LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge joined representatives of other Christian world communions and ecumenical communities on 4 October for an online prayer service to close the 2020 Season of...
6
Oct
Nepalese church opens ICT center to promote youth employment
6
Oct
The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church has welcomed the first group of students to its new information and communication technology center, set up to promote youth employment in Biratnagar city in the...
5
Oct
COVID-19: Responding when social distancing isn’t an option
5
Oct
Unparalleled cooperation, resilience and commitment, but also an enormous challenge for field staff and the communities we serve – this is what a global health emergency has meant for humanitarian...
2
Oct
Zimbabwe: Women and men working together for gender justice
2
Oct
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Elitha Moyo Gender Justice Coordinator for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe talks about the importance of men and women being involved in the...
1
Oct
LWF calls for urgent action on women’s rights
1
Oct
The LWF is urging world leaders, meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 1 October, to “safeguard the gains made in gender equality and women’s empowerment and to commit to further...
