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LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa delivers his address to the Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
9 Jun
LWF President opens first in-person Council since start of COVID
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9 Jun
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has welcomed delegates from member churches to the first in-person Council meeting since 2019.
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa delivers his address to the Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
9 Jun
LWF President opens first in-person Council since start of COVID
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9 Jun
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has welcomed delegates from member churches to the first in-person Council meeting since 2019.
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa delivers his address to the Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
9 Jun
LWF President opens first in-person Council since start of COVID
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9 Jun
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has welcomed delegates from member churches to the first in-person Council meeting since 2019.
The 2022 LWF Council meeting takes place in Geneva on 8-14 June. The LWF Council meets yearly and is the highest authority of the LWF between assemblies. It consists of the President, the Chairperson of the Finance Committee, and 48 members from LWF member churches in seven regions. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
3 Jun
Assembly preparations and 75th anniversary of LWF feature at 2022 LWF Council
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3 Jun
The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will hold its annual meeting in Geneva, 9-14 June, under the theme “In Christ all things hold together." This marks the first time since 2019...
LWF President, Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
20 Dec
Christmas message: Joy, peace, hope amid COVID challenges
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20 Dec
In a Christmas message to the worldwide communion of churches, LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa urges believers “to trust anew in the power of the Creator who came down to earth to...
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
18 Jun
LWF President: “Be witnesses of radical hope”
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18 Jun
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has urged all member churches to be witnesses of “radical hope” as they look forward to the next Assembly to be held in Krakow, Poland in 2023. In...
LWF Council meeting, 2019: Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
14 Jun
LWF Council to meet online, 18-23 June
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14 Jun
The LWF Council will hold its annual meeting online, 18-23 June. LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, head of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, will formally open the meeting.
LWF President Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
17 May
LWF President Musa: “God wants a new beginning”
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17 May
The 3rd Ecumenical Kirchentag took place from 13-16 May. This time it was mainly an online event, gathering thousands of Christians from different denominations in Germany under the theme “Take a...
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala during the selection process for director general of the World Trade Organization. Photo: ©WTO/Jay Louvion
24 Feb
Trade must serve to “overcome inequalities”
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24 Feb
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has sent congratulations to the new director general of the WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She will take up the post on 1 March, becoming the first...
LWF General Secretary Rev Dr Martin Junge (left) and President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photos: LWF/S. Gallay and LWF/Albin Hillert
17 Feb
Churches offer “witness of hope and compassion”
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17 Feb
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa and General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge have written to member church leaders offering thanks and support at the start of the Lenten season.
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
17 Dec
Unexpected joy during an unprecedented Christmas
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17 Dec
In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise of “God’s coming into...
Rev. Dr. Gibson Ezekiel Lesmore (left), AACC director for Peace, Diakonia and Development, presents the Patron of Gender Justice Champion in Africa award to LWF President Archbishop Dr. Panti Filibus Musa. On the right is Ms Rhoda Ezekiel. Photo: ALCINET/Felix Samari
15 Dec
LWF President Musa receives 'Patron of Gender Justice Champion' award
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15 Dec
The Lutheran World Federation President Archbishop Dr. Panti Filibus Musa has received the "'Patron of Gender Justice Champion in Africa" award for his leadership "in the fight...
This year’s LWF Christmas card features an indigenous mother and child from Guyana. Photo: Cleveland Bradford/Eclipse Digitalphoto Studio
11 Dec
LWF Christmas card: “A representation of hope”
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11 Dec
The 2020 Christmas card of The Lutheran World Federation depicts a mother and child in the dress of the indigenous people in Guyana and Suriname.
Photo: Andres F. Uran
27 Nov
The Word of God: A signpost of hope in Advent
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27 Nov
As the Advent season and preparations for Christmas begin, the LWF is encouraging its member churches to continue nurturing people and communities “with the gift of God’s word, a signpost that no...
Lutheran World Federation president Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Sep
Witness towards the world, among the people of the world
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22 Sep
“There is a ‘prophetic defiance’ in us not letting go of each other because of COVID-19, in us finding ways to be connected, devising paths to continue expressing the relationships into which God is...
LWF General Secretary Rev Dr Martin Junge (left) and President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photos: LWF/S. Gallay and LWF/Albin Hillert
29 Jun
LWF leaders: ‘Now is the time to be church’
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29 Jun
Despite the many challenges facing churches as a consequence of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Christians are called to encourage each other as they find new ways of proclaiming God’s healing...
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Jun
Redefining churches’ role in post-COVID19 world
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22 Jun
In the aftermath of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Lutherans must learn to redefine their role in society as they continue “to advocate and to ensure that no-one is left behind.”
Chapel of Geneva’s Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
19 Mar
COVID-19: Being fully the church in times of Coronavirus
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19 Mar
As restrictions to contain the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak spread to countries around the globe, LWF leaders have written to all member churches reflecting on the best ways of responding...
St Anna Lutheran Church in St Petersburg. Photo: Ekaterina Borisova via Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA)
19 Dec
Belarus artist depicts miracle of Incarnation
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19 Dec
A Belarus artist has provided the illustration for this year’s Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Christmas card, depicting the miracle of the Incarnation which “forever changed human history.”
Illustration by Volha Prankevich on behalf of Annenkirche (the Church of St. Anna), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia.
13 Dec
2019 LWF Christmas message: Light in the darkness
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13 Dec
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa invites Christians to make “the light of Christ visible and transformational for others” in a world darkened by life suffocating forces.
Delegates follow a presentation at the 20th General Assembly of the ELCT at the Tumaini University in Makumira, near Arusha, Tanzania. Photo: ELCT/Neng’ida Lairumbe
28 Aug
LWF President Musa: The church needs 21st century "shepherds"
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28 Aug
Unity a key topic at Tanzanian church assembly, Presiding Bishop Fredrick Shoo re-elected
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa addressing the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly: All Photos: Will Nunnally/ELCA
8 Aug
Call for bold witness amid withdrawal and fragmentation
LWF President, President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
8 Aug
“We are Church” is the theme of the 5-10 August gathering of ELCA’s highest legislative body, taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
During his visit to „Mission EineWelt“ in Neuendettelsau, Germany, LWF President Panti Filibus Musa (2nd from right) also participated in the church service together with the center's directors (from left) Hanns und Gabriele Hoerschelmann during which Ulrike und Reinhard Hansen (Head: Mission and Intercultural Studies, Head: Africa Desk) concluded their duties with the center. Claus Heim (Regional Secretary for Tanzania and Kenya) also participated in the service. Photo: Mission EineWelt
26 Jul
Tapping into untapped potentials
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26 Jul
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa explained the background to the LWFs Waking the Giant initiative during a study conference of „Mission EineWelt“.
LWF Council members follow discussion on the protection of biodiversity. The report was presented by the Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice chairperson, Ms Vera Tkach, Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and Other States. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
19 Jun
Call to act on climate-related crises, religious and political injustice
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19 Jun
The LWF Council concluded its 2019 meeting with public statements and resolutions on crises related to climate change, the Israeli-Palestinian situation, the legacy of slavery and religious...
Director General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, Michael Møller addresses the launch of the Waking the Giant self-assessment tool on 17 June. Photo: LWF/A.Hillert
18 Jun
UN endorses LWF work for Development Goals
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18 Jun
The world urgently needs the contribution of Lutheran churches and other faith based organizations if the UN Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved. That was the message from the Director...
Emma van Dorp lit five symbolic candles on the altar, as the church leaders affirmed the “wish to make more visible our common witness in worship and service, on our journey together towards visible unity.” Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Jun
A source of hope towards Christian unity
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16 Jun
Leaders of Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Reformed and Anglican global church bodies today reaffirmed commitment to unity, joint witness and service as they co-presided a special prayer service...
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
13 Jun
LWF President: Prophetic witness against injustices
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13 Jun
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa today opened the 2019 LWF Council meeting with a call for deeper unity among churches and bold witness in a world crying for justice and a creation...
LWF Council members in the Ecumenical Center Chapel, during the opening worship service of the 2018 meeting. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
5 Jun
Celebration of ecumenical milestone, Thirteenth Assembly, to feature at 2019 LWF Council
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5 Jun
LWF Council to meet in Geneva from 13 to 18 June at the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, under the theme “Because we know God’s voice” (John 10:4).
Candle lighting during a church service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
24 Apr
Sri Lanka: LWF condemns violence, urges religious leaders to promote peace
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24 Apr
The LWF continues to express the communion’s solidarity with all those affected by the Easter Sunday attacks targeting Christian places of worship and hotels in Sri Lanka.
A nativity scene decorates a wall outside a church in Bogotá, Colombia. Photo: courtesy of Albin Hillert
14 Dec
2018 LWF Christmas message: “Do not be afraid”
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14 Dec
The good news of yet another season of celebrating the birth of Jesus should inspire Christians to be more committed to serving humanity even when confronted with fear over dangerous situations. This...
The LWF Council approves seven messages, resolutions and public statements on pressing issues. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
12 Jul
Populism, violence, family separation under spotlight
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12 Jul
The LWF Council approves seven messages, resolutions and public statements on pressing issues.
Ms Vera Tkach, chairperson of the Ad-hoc Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice, presents the resolution on Nigeria to the LWF council. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert
4 Jul
Deep concern about escalating violence in Nigeria
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4 Jul
The Council calls on the government of Nigeria to halt further violence, and initiate a peace process.
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