News
6
Oct
Creation is a gift, not a commodity
6
Oct
The survival of humankind as "created creatures in a created world" will depend "how we might seek fulfillment in life in gifts and resources that are not for sale," said Rev. Dr. Martin Junge, General Secretary of The LWF. He addressed the Faith for Nature conference taking place in Skálholt, Iceland, from 5 to 8 October via video stream.
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...
28
Sep
Human Rights Council: Concern about sexual violence in South Sudan
28
Sep
The LWF has expressed “deep concern” about the high incidence of sexual and gender-based violence in South Sudan.
3
Jun
Annual Reports highlight humanitarian, development, and advocacy work
3
Jun
The LWF has issued two annual reports highlighting its humanitarian, development and advocacy work in 2019. They complement the global LWF Annual Report 2019, which was issued in early May.
26
May
COVID-19: Zimbabwe church expands awareness to border community
26
May
Concerned that the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is going unchecked among unauthorized border crossings, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe expanded its COVID-19 awareness campaign...
20
May
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
20
May
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.
19
May
COVID-19: leading the church in post-crisis world
19
May
Rev. Ruth Wolff-Bonsirven, is an ‘inspectrice ecclésiastique’ or leader of the church in Alsace-Lorraine in eastern France. In mid-March she became sick with the COVID-19 virus, just as the death...
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...
12
May
COVID-19: Medical personnel must be protected
12
May
The LWF has expressed concern over recent attacks on health care workers in Latin American countries and North America because of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
30
Apr
COVID-19: Churches in frontline against ‘silent pandemic’
30
Apr
As new data emerges about an increase in domestic violence since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the LWF leaders have joined the United Nations in warning about this “silent pandemic...
9
Mar
Strengthen efforts for gender justice and women’s empowerment
9
Mar
On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the LWF, is urgently calling on the international community, governments and its member churches to step up their work towards gender justice and women’s...
6
Mar
Men's voices vital in quest for gender justice
6
Mar
Gender Justice is “a matter of life or death”, so both men and women must work together “to break the silence” about gender-based violence and commit to work toward gender justice. In a message for...
