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Archbishop Antje Jackelén ends her term as head of the Church of Sweden in October. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
15 Jul
Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice
Voices from the Communion, Member Churches, Communion Building, ecumenical relations, Gender Studies, Gender, Public theology, Theology, Advocacy, Women, Climate, Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation, Gender Justice, LWF Vice-President
15 Jul
In this Voices from the Communion, Church of Sweden Archbishop Antje Jackelén looks back at her eight years in office that draw to a close on 30 October 2022. She reflects on some highlights, as well as the challenges she has faced as the first female leader of her church.
Archbishop Antje Jackelén ends her term as head of the Church of Sweden in October. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
15 Jul
Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice
Voices from the Communion, Member Churches, Communion Building, ecumenical relations, Gender Studies, Gender, Public theology, Theology, Advocacy, Women, Climate, Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation, Gender Justice, LWF Vice-President
15 Jul
In this Voices from the Communion, Church of Sweden Archbishop Antje Jackelén looks back at her eight years in office that draw to a close on 30 October 2022. She reflects on some highlights, as well as the challenges she has faced as the first female leader of her church.
Archbishop Antje Jackelén ends her term as head of the Church of Sweden in October. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
15 Jul
Sweden: Reformation, reconciliation, and gender justice
Voices from the Communion, Member Churches, Communion Building, ecumenical relations, Gender Studies, Gender, Public theology, Theology, Advocacy, Women, Climate, Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation, Gender Justice, LWF Vice-President
15 Jul
In this Voices from the Communion, Church of Sweden Archbishop Antje Jackelén looks back at her eight years in office that draw to a close on 30 October 2022. She reflects on some highlights, as well...
Desri Maria Sumbayak, LWF Vice President for Asia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
27 May
Indonesia: Passion for gender justice and eco-theology
Voices from the Communion, Gender Justice, ecotheology, LWF Vice-President
27 May
Desri Maria Sumbayak, from the Indonesian Christian Church (HKI), serves as the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Vice President for the Asia region.
Photo by Sangia – Unsplash
14 Apr
Good Friday message 2022: God between two criminals
Easter, Good Friday, LWF Vice-President, Cross
14 Apr
In this year’s message for Good Friday, LWF’s vice president for the Central Western European region, Pröpstin Astrid Kleist reflects on the Gospel of Luke’s account of the Crucifixion, as Jesus is...
Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Epse Maina is pictured at the 2018 LWF Council meeting in Geneva. 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: Albin Hillert/LWF
4 Mar
Cameroon: Answering the call to serve the church
LWF member churches, Voices from the Communion, Communion Building, LWF Council, LWF Vice-President
4 Mar
In this Voices from the Communion Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Vice President for Africa Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Epse Maina talks about what she has learned during her tenure as vice president and...
LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge speaks at the LWF Council meeting in 2018 . Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
19 Apr
Sweden: Don’t go down the road of hate speech
Theology, Public theology, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Lutheran Engagement in the Public Space, Public Space, Migrants, social media, LWF Vice-President
19 Apr
The LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has spoken out about his “deep concern for the current degradation of public discourse” in Swedish society. His words come after the head of the Church...
Photo by Pisit Heng on Unsplash
3 Apr
Easter vision: Seen, known, called by God
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, peace and justice, Easter Sunday
3 Apr
"My favorite story in scripture is the account in John’s gospel of Mary Magdalene going to the tomb. It was the first Easter, but Mary did not know that. She expected death. All the hopes and...
Photo by Wim van ‘t Einde on Unsplash
1 Apr
He gave his life that they might live
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, Good Friday, peace and justice, COVID19, coronavirus
1 Apr
"Today, it is becoming more and more difficult to accomplish the mission of the gospel because of the Coronavirus pandemic, as well as the other evils that persist and continue to ravage lives...
"May the word of Christ comfort and hold us in God’s peace, may it give us the serenity we need during this time of pandemic that is full of pain, losses, grief, uncertainty, and suffering." Photo by Vladimir Kramer on Unsplash
10 Apr
God reaffirms life and gives us hope
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, peace and justice, Easter Sunday
10 Apr
"Nobody expected the miracle of the resurrection. The massive stone covering the entrance of the tomb, humanly speaking, was the end of the story. Again, God surprises us, just as in the Exodus...
In LWF's Good Friday message Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén, Vice President for the Nordic countries, strikes up a conversation on suffering and meaning with the author of 1Peter. Photo by Dominik Kempf on Unsplash
9 Apr
A Corona of Thorns
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, Good Friday, peace and justice
9 Apr
"You know, Peter, today so many of us are affected by the suffering that the new coronavirus is causing around the globe. Like the serpent-bitten people in the desert who lifted their eyes to...
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
council, Council 2019, Meeting, LWF member churches, LWF President, LWF Vice-President, LWF General Secretary
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).
A group of participants during the opening worship of the Africa Lutheran Church Leadership Consultation, hosted by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, 13-17 May, in Moshi, Tanzania. All photos: LWF/ALCINET
16 May
Churches must affirm holistic witness despite challenging contexts
Africa leadership consultation, LWF member churches, Diakonia, Women, Youth, LWF Vice-President, theological formation, Economic justice, Communications, ecumenical relations, environment, politics and economics
16 May
LWF member churches in Africa have received messages of gratitude and encouragement for their untiring and vibrant witness to God’s mission in spite of increasing social, political and economic...
"God gives us a new perspective to seeing reality." Photo: Albin Hillert/LWF
20 Apr
Easter message: A time to reflect on new perspectives
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, Easter Sunday, peace and justice
20 Apr
On Easter Sunday, every time we remember Jesus’ blood and sacrifice, we remember that we are new creatures. Our tired souls are refreshed by his grace. Our old perspectives are renewed by his love...
"The empty cross at the grave reminds us that life triumphs over death." Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
18 Apr
Good Friday message: Christ on the cross has also borne away our pain
Easter, Cross, LWF Vice-President, Good Friday, peace and justice
18 Apr
We on Good Friday wait for the approaching Easter morning with the message of the Resurrected One: “I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever; and I have the keys of Death and of Hades”, says...
LWF Vice-President Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, during the 1998 LWF Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/C. Rothenbühler
17 Jan
Tribute to former LWF Vice-President Huberto Kirchheim (1938-2019)
Brazil, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil, tribute, death, council, Latin America and the Caribbean, LWF Vice-President
17 Jan
Brazilian church leader Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, former Vice-President of the LWF, died on 14 January at the age of 80.
LWF vice president for Central Eastern Europe Archbishop Urmas Viilma. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
12 Oct
“Cooperation is needed today, not isolation”
Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, SDGs, Waking the Giant, peace building, tolerance, Archbishop, LWF Vice-President, LWF Vice-President for Central Eastern Europe
12 Oct
In a world marked by insecurity and injustice, religious leaders need to jointly contribute to the wellbeing of all, LWF vice president for Central Eastern Europe, Archbishop Urmas Viilma, has told...
LWF Vice-Presidents. Photo: LWF
6 Apr
Motivation and renewal inspired by the Reformation Anniversary
Reformation 2017, Reformation 500, LWF Vice-President, Reformation anniversary 2017, Reformation
6 Apr
The Reformation is ongoing. Commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation has made an impact on LWF member churches. Across the communion, they marked the occasion with diversity and colour...
Bishop Dr Ruben Ngozo, center, LWF Area Secretary for Africa, Rev. Dr Elieshi Mungure, to his left, and LWF Vice President for Africa, Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Epse Maina, second from right, outside the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon. Photo: LWF
27 Feb
Strengthen communion by working more closely together
LWF Vice-President, Women, Women in Ordained Ministry, Ordained Ministry, Africa, Cameroon
27 Feb
The Lutheran communion in Cameroon would be strengthened if its two member churches worked more closely together, say LWF Vice President for Africa, Rev. Dr Jeannette Ada Epse Maina, and LWF Area...
Discussing solidarity in Europe: Bishop Dr Tamás Fabiny (2nd from left), Bishop Helga Haugland Byfuglien (middle) and Bishop Dr Frank July (right). Photo: EKD/U. Hacke
10 Nov
Europe in Solidarity – Evangelical Lutheran insights
Refugees, LWF Vice-President, VELKD
10 Nov
Panel with European LWF vice-presidents
Participants at the panel discussion on the 2017 Reformation anniversary. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus
31 Oct
Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope
PCPCU, From Conflict to Communion, LWF Vice-President, Europe Meeting 2014, Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue, Roman Catholic, vatican, Lutheranism, Ecumenical, Reformation 2017, Reformation Day, Member Churches, Reformation 500
31 Oct
PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference
Participants in the LWF European Regions’ Conference in Rome, Italy. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus
31 Oct
Impulses from New Media in European Lutheran Churches, But for Some, War Is a Reality
Member Churches, Europe Meeting 2014, LWF Vice-President, Lutheranism
31 Oct
LWF Vice-Presidents Reflect on Hopes and Challenges in Church and Society
Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
15 Oct
Reformation Day Online: Virtual Choir, Critical Theological Debates
Member Churches, Reformation Day, Theology, Communion, LWF General Secretary, LWF Vice-President, GYRN First Virtual Conference
15 Oct
Hundreds to Explore Christian Faith and Lutheran Identity in First Virtual Conference of Global Young Reformers
Sign pointing to the newly opened Ebola Treatment Center near Phebe Hospital. Photo: LCL
25 Sep
LWF Solidarity with Churches and Communities Affected by Ebola Crisis
Ebola, Member Churches, Humanitarian Response, LWF Vice-President, Communion, Bishop, LWF General Secretary
25 Sep
Lutheran Churches in Liberia and Sierra Leone Reach Out
LWF Vice-President Ms Eun-hae Kwon, introducing LWF’s interfaith approaches in advocating for climate justice, at a session of the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change in New York. Photo: LWF
24 Sep
A Spiritual Message of Hope for Climate Justice
Climate Summit 2014, United Nations, Fast for the Climate, LWF Vice-President
24 Sep
LWF Representative Kwon Offers Highlights from New York Climate Change Summits
Martin Kopp (right), LWF delegate to the UN Climate Conference (COP19), speaks with Christina Figueres, director of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Photo: LWF/ Sean Hawkey
19 Sep
LWF to Participate in New York Interfaith Summit on Climate Change
LWF Vice-President, Climate Summit 2014, Climate Justice, Climate Change, Fast for the Climate, United Nations, Interfaith
19 Sep
Lutheran Delegates Host Fast at UN Summit Parallel Event
Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas Vargas during the 2013 LWF Council meeting. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
22 May
Chile: LWF Vice-President Rojas Appointed Chaplain to Presidential Palace
Women's Leadership, LWF Vice-President, Women in Ordained Ministry, Member Churches, LWF President
22 May
Creative Witness of the Church
Bishop Dr Malasusa and Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal. Photo: LWF/I. Benesch
7 May
Tanzania’s vice-president addresses LWF interfaith conference
Peace, Citizenship, Muslim, LWF Vice-President
7 May
“Build new structures to promote peace”
Bishops Malasusa and Kameeta and Ms Colleen Cunningham at the Marangu meeting. Photo: ELCT/Elizabeth Lobulu
10 Apr
LWF Member Churches in Africa Look Forward to the 2015 Marangu Jubilee Celebrations
Leadership, Member Churches, LWF Vice-President
10 Apr
Marangu conference is key to unity, dignity and integrity
(l. to r.) LWF President Bishop Dr. Munib Younan and LWF Vice-President for Africa Bishop Dr Alex G. Malasusa at the dedication of the Bethany-beyond-the-Jordan Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photo: ELCJHL
16 Jan
New Lutheran Church in Jordan “Emblematic of Freedom of Religion”
Member Churches, LWF President, LWF Vice-President, Middle East
16 Jan
LWF President Munib Younan Dedicates Church at Baptismal Site in Interreligious Celebration
The Pope received a refugee’s teapot as an invitation to work together for the suffering neighbor. Photo: Osservatore Romano
21 Oct
LWF Delegation Meets Pope Francis
Refugees, Europe, LWF General Secretary, LWF President, LWF Vice-President, Migrants
21 Oct
Strengthening Churches’ Commitment to the Poor and Vulnerable
Bishop Gerhard Ulrich’s installation in Schwerin, northern Germany. Photo: Wolfgang Pittkowski
2 Sep
“A Strong, Prophetic Voice for Peace and Justice”
LWF President, Bishop, LWF Vice-President
2 Sep
LWF President at Inauguration of Bishop Ulrich in Northern Germany
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