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Participants in the online training included Lillian W. Kantai, LWF Kenya-Somali Program (left) and Sabrina Senger, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Photos courtesy
17 Sep
A new phase in faith-based advocacy for gender justice
Action for Justice, Human Rights, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, faith-based organizations, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women's advocacy, women's human rights
17 Sep
At this year's annual women’s human rights training by faith-based organizations, which after six years of international gatherings is shifting to a more regional-based approach, utilizing the skills gained by the women and men who have participated. The recent online course, 7-9 September, brought together 60 participants from all world regions. Facilitators took the gender and human rights’ experts through practical aspects such as how to monitor and measure change in different settings, apply commonly used United Nations human rights tools and resources, and engage with policy makers in their countries.
Participants in the online training included Lillian W. Kantai, LWF Kenya-Somali Program (left) and Sabrina Senger, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Photos courtesy
17 Sep
A new phase in faith-based advocacy for gender justice
Action for Justice, Human Rights, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, faith-based organizations, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women's advocacy, women's human rights
17 Sep
At this year's annual women’s human rights training by faith-based organizations, which after six years of international gatherings is shifting to a more regional-based approach, utilizing the skills gained by the women and men who have participated. The recent online course, 7-9 September, brought together 60 participants from all world regions. Facilitators took the gender and human rights’ experts through practical aspects such as how to monitor and measure change in different settings, apply commonly used United Nations human rights tools and resources, and engage with policy makers in their countries.
Participants of the LWFs 19th International Seminar for pastors held at the LWF Center Wittenberg in March 2019 connect via video conference. Photo: Michael Grimmsmann
1 Apr
COVID-19: Encouraging each other in a time of need
COVID19, coronavirus, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Lutheran theology, LWB-Zentrum Wittenberg, Wittenberg, member relations, Communion, Identity, Lutheran identity, MC/COVID19
1 Apr
A group of 20 pastors from 17 countries has developed into a stable network to share fears and concerns, encourage each other and exchange new ideas for church work, especially now because of the...
Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
26 Mar
COVID-19: LWF calls for donations to support member churches’ response
COVID19, coronavirus, LWF member churches, Diakonia, diaconia, donate
26 Mar
The LWF is calling for donations to support its member churches in their response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The “Discovering church” website invites children to discover the church and Christian faith and to explore the life of Martin Luther and the Reformation. Photos: epv
23 Mar
“Discovering church” website wins award
Theology, Youth, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Prize
23 Mar
The website www.kirche-entdecken.de has taken first place in the Children Online Prize for 2020. The prize, awarded by the council of the Central German broadcaster MDR this year for the sixth time,...
A nurse at the Villa Betania Evangelical Hospital wearing full protective gear to fight the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Photo: Brandmaker
20 Mar
COVID-19: Saving lives at Protestant Hospital in Naples, Italy
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, COVID19, coronavirus
20 Mar
Italy remains on lockdown following the highest number of infections and deaths from the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak outside of China, where it began.
By keeping social distance and “holding back from unnecessary contact, we are able to show our love and concern for those who are most vulnerable. Photo: LWF/S.Gallay
12 Mar
COVID-19: Love and self-discipline needed to protect the vulnerable
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary, coronavirus, COVID19, LWF member churches, MC/COVID19
12 Mar
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa and General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge have written to all member churches offering prayers, support and encouragement as they face up to the...
Seeking asylum is a human right, Lutheran and Catholic bishops in the Nordic countries insist and EU member States have both a legal commitment and a moral obligation to support people escaping from oppression and persecution. In the image, Oreokastro refugee camp outside of Thessaloniki, Greece. Photo: Håvard Bjelland/Kirkens Nødhjelp
11 Mar
Lutheran and Catholic leaders call on EU to support refugees
Ecumenical, refugees protection, Human Rights, Refugees, church, LWF member churches, ecumenical relations, coronavirus
11 Mar
Lutheran and Catholic bishops in the Nordic countries have issued an unprecedented joint statement urging Europe’s leaders to act responsibly towards refugees fleeing from violence and conflict...
Moments after this photograph was taken a bomb was thrown into the church. No one was harmed. Photo: IELCH
10 Mar
Molotov Bomb Thrown into Congregation In Chile
LWF member churches, bombing, Chile, Peace-building, reconciliation, Latin America and the Caribbean
10 Mar
On 27 February, the Congregation La Paz of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile was the victim of an attack during a discussion of an upcoming referendum on reforming the national Constitution of...
Journalists interview LWF General Secretary Martin Junge following a meeting with government officials in Harare. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
5 Mar
Churches called to combat exclusion, discrimination
LWF General Secretary, LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, Governance, Communion, ecumenical relations, Public Space, Communion Building, Advocacy, Diakonia, LWF member churches, Lutheran Engagement in the Public Space, Zimbabwe
5 Mar
Churches around the world today are called to combat “exclusionary, discriminatory narratives and policies”, modelling instead “inclusion as Jesus taught it.” That message was at the heart of a...
Rev. Daniel Ženatý has been Synodal Senior of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren since 2015. Photo: ECCB
28 Feb
Being church in the Czech Republic
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion Building
28 Feb
In this interview with Lutheran World Information Daniel Ženatý, Synodal Senior of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, spoke about the significance of his church in Czech society and how the...
Photo: LWF
25 Feb
Together on the way of the Cross
Lutheran theology, Theology, Ecumenical, LWF member churches, Worship. Communion
25 Feb
The season of Lent is a time for introspection, prayer, fasting, and sharing. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is offering Together on the way to the Cross, a daily compilation of a prayer, Bible...
Young participants in the annual youth camp in Puerto Fonck organized by the ILCH Youth Ministry. Photo: Karla Güttler/Lutheran Church in Osorno (ILCH)
21 Feb
Youth camp reaffirms hope for church in Chile
Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Youth
21 Feb
Though young people often feel left out of the running of their church, this is not the case of youth in the Lutheran Church in Chile who are active leaders in different levels of the church...
Chapel of the Christian Council in Malaysia. Churches in Asia have advised their members to introduce measures at worship to ensure good hygiene, but to avoid spreading panic. Photo: LWF/C. Rendón
20 Feb
COVID-19: Churches in Asia advise for prudence in COVID19 outbreak
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Communion, COVID19, coronavirus, MC/COVID19
20 Feb
LWF member churches in Asia have advised congregations to act prudently and avoid spreading panic, while introducing additional hygienic measures.
Participants at a workshop in Nepal in December 2019 develop ideas on how to pilot the “Churches and Emergencies” program in the two target communities. Photo: LWF/NELC
19 Feb
Nepal: Ready to respond to those in need
Interfaith, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, disaster preparedness, natural disaster, emergency response
19 Feb
The Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church has learnt much with the help of the LWF World Service Nepal program, the church has increased its capacity to prepare for and respond to such tragedies. When...
An emoji for forgiveness, selected from the proposals submitted in a campaign by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Photo: ELCF
17 Feb
Finland: New emoji for forgiveness presented
Communications, peace building, Peace-building, peacebuilding, forgiveness, reconciliation, Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Advocacy
17 Feb
Two hands showing the "thumbs up" gesture in front of a heart – this is the winner of the emoji campaign launched by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and its partners last year...
Rev. Toshiki Toma (right) and Rev. Kristín Þórunn Tómasdóttir (third from left) with the congregation at Laugarnes-church in Reykjavik. Photo: Rev. Hjalti Jón Sverrisson
14 Feb
Iceland’s pastor for immigrants and asylum seekers
Interfaith, LWF member churches, Diakonia, Advocacy, Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, Voices from the Communion, #withrefugees
14 Feb
In this interview with Lutheran World Information Rev. Toshiki Toma, pastor in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, talks about his work providing advice and counselling to other immigrants in...
Members of the Christian Lutheran church of Honduras hold regular demonstrations calling for justice and an end to corruption. Photo: ICLH
10 Feb
Honduran church denounces corruption, injustice
Economic justice, Advocacy, Women, LWF member churches
10 Feb
The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras continues to raise its voice and denounce the corruption, poverty and injustice that has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee north towards Mexico...
Rev. Dr Sivin Kit and World Service Emergency Program Coordinator Clovis Mwambutsa in dialogue with the Muslim Chief of a community in Cameroon hosting refugees from neighbouring countries. Photo: LWF/Moise Amedje
3 Feb
LWF marks World Interfaith Harmony Week
Theology, Interfaith, Interreligious Dialogue, LWF member churches, Communion Building
3 Feb
During the first week of February, the LWF is joining with the WCC and many other faith-based organizations to mark the 10th edition of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
During the meeting in Geneva, Mr Diego Calquin Campos (Chile), Dr Ulla Morre Bidstrup (Denmark) and Rev. Dr Songram Basumatary (India), in a small-group discussion. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
28 Jan
Theological education that strengthens Lutheran identity
Lutheran theology, Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Education, Lutheran identity
28 Jan
The LWF is in the final stages of launching a network for Theological Education and Formation to strengthen the study of theology, facilitate joint reflection, and build on the self-understanding of...
Nigerian refugees who have fled violence in their home country. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
27 Jan
LWF and WCC issue joint appeal to Nigerian president
Interfaith, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Christian, Muslim
27 Jan
In a joint appeal to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches have expressed grief at the continuing violence in Nigeria and urged the...
A group of students at Ricks Institute play football in the schoolyard. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
24 Jan
Liberia: Education ‘secret to post-war reconciliation’
Ecumenical, LWF member churches, Communion, Communion Building, Diakonia, Youth, Education, Waking the Giant, SDGs, SDG
24 Jan
Communities in Liberia, torn apart over recent years by civil war, are finding healing today through education programs that promote reconciliation alongside traditional teaching and agricultural...
Sue Cutting, a foster mum of seven who lost her house in the fires, was delighted to receive food relief from Adelaide Hills Lutheran and community volunteers. Photos: LCA
23 Jan
Australia: Consoling, helping, connecting
LWF member churches, Climate, emergency
23 Jan
Members and congregations of the Lutheran Church of Australia, an associate member of the LWF, have been at the forefront of community efforts to serve, minister to and offer relief to those who...
During the weeks of Vesper Church it is very busy in Stuttgart's St. Leonhard’s Church. Photo: ELK-WUE/Monika Johna
20 Jan
Vesper Church: food for body and soul
Diakonia, LWF member churches
20 Jan
The German word “Vesper” in German means a substantial snack taken at the traditional time for saying evening prayers – vespers. The underlying idea is to turn the churches into comfortable places...
Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Chair of the Council of the EKD and Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, receives death threats for his stand on the sea rescue of refugees in the Mediterranean. Photo: ELKB/Rost
17 Jan
Solidarity after death threats against Bishop Bedford-Strohm
LWF member churches, #withrefugees, death, solidarity
17 Jan
The General Secretary of the LWF Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has written to Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, expressing his concern at the death threats the German church leader has received and strongly...
Rev. Leonardo Schindler, Pastor President of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
17 Jan
Modelling God’s love, inclusion and mercy
Voices from the Communion, Lutheran theology, Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, Advocacy
17 Jan
In this interview with Lutheran World Information Rev. Leonardo Schindler, pastor president of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate, talks about the challenges facing his church today and the...
Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
27 Dec
2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance
Peace, peace building, peacebuilding, New Years Message, General Secretary, General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary, LWF member churches, Member Churches
27 Dec
In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the LWF Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message by proclaiming the good news of salvation, serving the neighbor...
LWF participants at COP25 – among them, representatives of LWF member churches in Latin America – join ecumenical partners in illustrating the lack of balance in finance of the global climate response, where most of the finance is put into mitigation, some into adaptation, but very little into the so-called loss and damage, even though 'that's where the people are'. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
13 Dec
“We must hear the cry of the Earth”
COP25, Latin America and the Caribbean, LWF member churches, Diakonia, Advocacy, Youth, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, indigenous people
13 Dec
As COP25 in Madrid is set to draw to a close, representatives of LWF member churches in Latin America summarize their experiences of what has been a challenging two weeks of climate negotiations and...
A member of a women’s group with the Abhilasha Federation, shares her views during an empowerment training seminar focusing on the role of women in community development, leadership and economic empowerment, in Shahpur, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo: ELC WESA PROJECT
12 Dec
No justification for violence against women
Member Churches, LWF member churches, Gender Justice, Gender Justice Policy, gender-based violence, 16 Days of Activism to end gender-based violence, UELCI
12 Dec
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has encouraged of all LWF member churches in India to step up efforts to stop violence against women and promote greater gender justice in their country.
Fernando Sihotang, Human Rights and Advocacy Coordinator of the Lutheran World Federation’s National Committee in Indonesia (KNLWF), (right) moderating a panel discussion during the seminar day on climate justice in Pematangsiantar, Indonesia. All photos: Andi Purba/team
12 Dec
Indonesia: Advocating for climate justice
LWF member churches, Youth, Climate, Climate Change, Climate Justice, COP25
12 Dec
An event day with the theme “Bringing climate justice to Pematangsiantar” in North-Sumatra held on 4 December, parallel to the COP25, aims to raise the awareness about the ways in which climate...
Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Photo: LWF/C. Kaestner
29 Nov
Stepping up to lead the church in Ghana
Voices from the Communion, Climate, Communion Building, Women, LWF member churches
29 Nov
In this Voices from the Communion interview, Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, the President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana shares his thoughts about current priorities and about the challenges...
The City Church in Wittenberg where Martin Luther and other reformers preached regularly. All photos: LWF/A. Danielsson
20 Nov
Wittenberg: Belonging to the Lutheran family
LWB-Zentrum Wittenberg, Lutheran theology, Lutheran Theological Seminary, LWF member churches
20 Nov
Twice a year the city of Wittenberg hosts international theological seminars organized by the LWF.
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