News
4
Mar
Ukraine: Lutheran churches in neighboring countries provide shelter and support
4
Mar
An unprecedented wave of prayer, solidarity, and help has swept across Europe and the world during the week since the beginning of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February. Member churches of the LWF in Ukraine and neighboring countries along its western border have received refugees, collected aid, organized transport, and initiated its distribution.
4
Mar
Ukraine: Lutheran churches in neighboring countries provide shelter and support
4
Mar
An unprecedented wave of prayer, solidarity, and help has swept across Europe and the world during the week since the beginning of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February. Member churches of...
25
Feb
Ukraine: LWF calls for donations to support people and churches
25
Feb
The LWF has launched a call for donations to support the churches and people of Ukraine, who are fleeing their homes and seeking shelter, basic necessities such as food and water, following Russia’s...
14
Feb
Café Obýváček - A welcoming space for migrants and refugees in the Czech Republic
14
Feb
Fendrychová is a member of the “Solidarity Group” of diaconal practitioners in The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe. They coordinate the “Seeking Conviviality” diaconal...
2
Dec
LAC: Member churches and World Service programs explore deeper collaboration
2
Dec
The LWF member churches and World Service programs in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have begun exploring how to deepen collaboration in order to strengthen their joint work of serving...
18
Nov
LWF commends new ‘conviviality’ resources to all churches
18
Nov
The LWF has thanked diaconal workers in Europe for producing new resources that offer all member churches inspiration to incorporate the concept of conviviality into diaconal ministries.
16
Nov
Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia”
16
Nov
Four new storybooks on conviviality — the art and practice of living together, have been launched by the LWF, as part of its European Diaconal Process. Wilzing, who has contributed to the first...
6
Sep
Call for proposals: Member church projects and COVID-19 response
6
Sep
The LWF has issued an open call to its member churches to submit proposals for new long-term projects starting in 2023 and for the fourth phase of its ongoing COVID-19 RRF.
26
Feb
COVID-19: Cuban Lutheran church extends food and psychosocial aid
26
Feb
The LWF is supporting its member church in Cuba to continue offering assistance through the communion’s COVID-19 RRF, now in its second phase. Churches that apply for funding receive up to EUR 5,000...
11
Feb
LWF churches prioritize prevention and vulnerable families in second RRF phase
11
Feb
Implementation of a second phase of The LWF COVID-19 RRF has begun, with 44 of the communion’s member churches providing pastoral care and basic survival support to vulnerable communities still...
9
Feb
Indonesian churches enable online learning in rural areas
9
Feb
When stay-at-home measures were implemented due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the KNLWF wanted to increase access to the internet and began building satellite towers that receive internet...
3
Nov
"People on the Move: Creating Convivial Theology”
3
Nov
A three-year cycle of workshops coordinated by a group of Lutheran diaconal actors from the three European regions of the LWF, concluded with plans for training materials for the broader communion of...
3
Sep
LAC institute offers free online courses to strengthen church witness and service
3
Sep
Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions can now access a series of free online courses in Portuguese, Spanish and English focusing on how to strengthen church presence and...
16
Jul
COVID-19: Youth “frontline warriors” in relief efforts
16
Jul
In the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India found themselves also in a fight against a “social and economic...
1
Jul
COVID-19: Villages self-isolate to protect against coronavirus
1
Jul
The Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala safely completed a 12-day mission delivering food to remote villages on a three-month, self-imposed quarantine and curfew to avoid contracting Coronavirus...
8
Jun
COVID-19: Indonesian church aids out-of-work rickshaw drivers
8
Jun
In Indonesia, the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns have left families of passenger rickshaw drivers without means to a livelihood. The Simalungun Protestant Christian Church is reaching out to this group.
20
May
COVID-19: Collective action for Argentina’s indigenous communities
20
May
IERP distributes hot lunches, food and sanitation items to indigenous communities
15
May
COVID-19: Adopt an Economy of Life, urge global Christian organizations
15
May
In a joint message, the LWF, WCC, WCRC, and Council of World Mission have urged governments to bolster support for healthcare and social protection. They further called for debt cancellation and the...
15
May
Working together for justice, peace and reconciliation
15
May
The LWF Annual Report for the work carried out in 2019 is now available. The report highlights the Communion Office collaboration with churches as they witness in their local and global contexts, and...
23
Apr
Venezuela: Keeping hope alive when entire communities are people in need
23
Apr
The LWF has been supporting the project since 2018 in Venezuela. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Venezuela offers workshops for women, the goal is to offer alternative solutions to communities...
16
Dec
Award to church in Costa Rica for refugee response
16
Dec
The Lutheran Costa Rican Church received the "Living Integration Seal” award 2019, award given by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to organizations distinguished for...
12
Nov
Liberia: Called to bring healing, even when times are tough
12
Nov
Early November, and the Liberia Council of Churches just hosted a global summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, looking to strengthen church projects that support the United Nations’ 2030...
27
Aug
Plant a tree, care for creation
27
Aug
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus recently mobilized its members in a countrywide campaign to plant more than 9 million trees in one day.
28
May
The dangerous task of defending human rights in Colombia
28
May
Three award-winning Colombian human rights defenders visited the LWF on 27-28 May as part of a European tour to raise awareness of the dangers and difficulties faced by so many people working for...
17
May
Getting to know the diversity of a denominational family
17
May
Rev. Dr Frank Otfried July talks about perspectives gained from his multiple engagements for the Lutheran communion, as well as the situation of the churches in Germany, especially the Evangelical...
14
May
Tanzanian and Swedish church leaders hold joint retreat
14
May
Lutheran bishops from Sweden and Tanzania have met together to discern ways of supporting each other’s ministry through prayer, service and public witness.
2
May
Ethiopia: Fish farming promotes youth entrepreneurship and food security
2
May
The EECMY Development and Social Services Commission has opened a training center in Bishoftu town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, aimed at helping young people to make a sustainable living, even...
10
Apr
Philippines church hosts workshop to support regional mission and development
10
Apr
Climate change, economic pressures and the challenges of operating in a minority church context were among the topics of discussion at a recent workshop, hosted by the Lutheran Church in the...
8
Apr
Dutch church’s work on diversity and integration inspires LWF delegates from across Europe
8
Apr
Delegates representing member churches of the LWF in Europe gained new insights when they visited a revitalized church, that that has been turned into a social housing complex, and an ecumenical...
