News
19
Oct
Works of love for neighbors in need
19
Oct
Empowerment instead of charity: LWF’s related agency Canadian Lutheran World Relief is adapting its “We Care” volunteer project, replacing shipments of in-kind-donations to communities in need with non-material support. Growing concern about climate change and economic impact on local markets, together with logistic considerations, were driving that decision.
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...
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,...
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...
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
On a mission to break the myth about irregular migration
1
Oct
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria helped a returnee migrant set up the shop in 2019, through its Symbols of Hope (SoH) program. SoH is a global initiative by the LWF that enables member...
25
Sep
COVID-19: Belarus church responds to schools needs
25
Sep
While the Lutheran Church in Grodno, Belarus sheltered demonstrators and rings its bells daily in civil resistance, schools in the country have opened for a new school year. Some are unable to afford...
25
Sep
Digitalization offers opportunities, raises theological questions
25
Sep
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated developments and changes that European churches and societies had been facing in the past years. Being church online raises new questions for...
22
Sep
Witness towards the world, among the people of the world
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...
22
Sep
Being church in times of transformation
22
Sep
For the first time, the LWF will host an online leadership consultation with about 100 participants from its member churches in Europe.
21
Sep
Peacebuilding a priority for post-pandemic world
21
Sep
Celebrating the International Day of Peace on 21 September, the Lutheran World Federation has signed on to a statement highlighting the urgency of peacebuilding for a post-pandemic world. This year,...
18
Sep
Russia: Order of Merit for Archbishop Brauer
18
Sep
The Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR), Dietrich Bauer, was awarded the Federal Republic of Germany's Grand Cross of Merit on 1 September...
17
Sep
Shaping mindsets, strengthening community, “for the sake of ecology”
17
Sep
An eco-theology initiative in Indonesia is changing local perceptions about human responsibility toward creation and strengthening interfaith and community bonds.
14
Sep
COVID-19: Latin America and the Caribbean Lutheran leaders issue pastoral letter
14
Sep
The Lutheran World Federation Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) church leaders have issued a joint pastoral letter of solidarity to the people and churches of LAC that are devastated by the...
11
Sep
Norway: Interfaith advocacy for climate justice and peace
11
Sep
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Einar Tjelle, from Church of Norway where he heads the Section for Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue and the Norwegian Interfaith Climate Network, describes...
8
Sep
Living at the crossroads of Lutheran and Indigenous cultures
8
Sep
A reindeer herder’s daughter serving as leader of the Sami Church Council in the far north of Norway, a Massai pastor from southern Tanzania and an Oglala Lakota Sioux pastor from North America...
2
Sep
COVID-19: Challenged to a new spiritual language and more efficient diakonia
2
Sep
The Lutheran Church in Chile has responded to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by switching from in-person church meetings to online versions, using several tools and platforms to do so...
1
Sep
Economic independence, spiritual gifts: breaking the chain of COVID-19
1
Sep
The objective of the Women’s Skills Training Center of Huria Kristen Indonesia (HKI), an LWF church, is to help low-income, at-risk women find ways to increase family income, a means of economic...
12
Aug
LWF sends condolences to church in Peru over loss of leader
12
Aug
Recalling the faithful and caring pilgrimage of Pastor President Adita Torres Lescano who died on Monday 10 August, the Lutheran World Federation has expressed deep condolences to the Lutheran Church...
12
Aug
Germany: Lutheran and Catholic honored for their contributions to ecumenism
12
Aug
A strong sign for Christian ecumenism: the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, and the Munich Cardinal Reinhard Marx were awarded the 2020 Augsburg Peace...
7
Aug
COVID-19: New awareness of social cohesion growing in the crisis
7
Aug
In this Voices from the Communion interview, Bishop Ralf Meister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover reflects on the transitional phase, from handling the acute crisis to the “new normality...
3
Aug
Applications open for scholarships in theology, diakonia and development
3
Aug
The LWF is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to theological, diaconal and development work. “Education is a very sustainable way to empower men and women for their...
31
Jul
LWF brochure: “The critical role of faith actors in national climate debate”
31
Jul
An LWF guide with the title “The critical role of faith actors in national climate debate” published recently in English and Spanish explains the Nationally Determined Contributions, and the faith-...
30
Jul
Call for proposals: LWF Assembly logo and visual identity
30
Jul
The LWF has put out a call for proposals to develop the Thirteenth LWF Assembly logo and visual identity. The meeting of the highest LWF decision-making body takes place in September 2023 in Krakow,...
23
Jul
COVID-19: Keeping in contact and breaking new ground
23
Jul
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia, a member church of the LWF in the Central Eastern Europe Region, found that one reply to questions raised during COVID-19 to remain...
22
Jul
More than 77 million Lutherans in 148 LWF member churches
22
Jul
The LWF has more than 77 million members in its 148 member churches in seven regions. The figure, based on statistics provided by churches for the period ending in 2019, shows an overall increase of...
