News
16
Apr
Easter message: The Risen One Calls and Challenges us
16
Apr
The extraordinary Easter Day experience of Mary, the first person to see and touch the risen Christ, lies at the heart of this message by LWF Council member, Rev. Karla Steilmann from the Evangelical Church of the River Plate in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
16
Apr
Easter message: The Risen One Calls and Challenges us
16
Apr
The extraordinary Easter Day experience of Mary, the first person to see and touch the risen Christ, lies at the heart of this message by LWF Council member, Rev. Karla Steilmann from the Evangelical...
22
Jun
Finance chairperson thanks LWF’s churches and partners for “faithful support”
22
Jun
LWF Council receives 2020 financial results
21
Jun
Junge highlights LWF’s agility, resilience, clarity of mission
21
Jun
The LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has highlighted the agility and resilience of the organization in responding to the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. The creativity and commitment...
19
Jun
LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary
19
Jun
The LWF Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. The 45-year-old Burghardt is currently serving as Head...
18
Jun
LWF President: “Be witnesses of radical hope”
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...
2
Jun
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
2
Jun
Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been...
15
Sep
Call for nominations for LWF General Secretary
15
Sep
Lutheran World Federation member churches are invited to send in nominations for the post of the ninth General Secretary of the global communion.
13
Jul
LWF offers condolences to the Malagasy Lutheran Church
13
Jul
The Lutheran World Federation has conveyed sincere condolences to the Malagasy Lutheran following the death of the church’s president, Rev. Dr David Rakotonirina.
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
Jun
Call to act on climate-related crises, religious and political injustice
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...
18
Jun
Ecumenical guests laud LWF’s commitment to Christian dialogue
18
Jun
Leaders of global church bodies have thanked The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) for its strong engagement in dialogue among Christians. They affirmed their commitment to continue collaboration in...
17
Jun
Polish church will host the Thirteenth LWF Assembly in 2023
17
Jun
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland will host the Thirteenth Assembly of the LWF from 21 to 27 June 2023, in the southern city of Krakow. The LWF Council made this decision...
14
Jun
Positive results kept LWF financially stable through 2018
14
Jun
The LWF reported positive financial results for 2018, maintaining a balanced budget despite exchange rate volatility and other financial market uncertainties.
13
Jun
LWF General Secretary: ‘Hope is the antidote to paralyzing nostalgia’
13
Jun
In a context marked by growing insecurity, fragmentation, disregard for international order and rules, the LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has urged the global communion to be a witness of...
13
Jun
LWF President: Prophetic witness against injustices
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...
5
Jun
Celebration of ecumenical milestone, Thirteenth Assembly, to feature at 2019 LWF Council
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).
21
Feb
The LWF Strategy in Bahasa Indonesia and Swahili
21
Feb
The LWF Strategy 2019-2024 is now available in Bahasa Indonesia and Swahili languages, thanks to translation coordinated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania and the LWF National Committee...
23
Jan
New LWF member: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod
23
Jan
“Being part of the Lutheran communion allows us to give and receive in every way. We can learn from others and at the same time can offer the gifts the Holy Spirit gave us,” says Bishop Ismael...
17
Jan
Tribute to former LWF Vice-President Huberto Kirchheim (1938-2019)
17
Jan
Brazilian church leader Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, former Vice-President of the LWF, died on 14 January at the age of 80.
11
Jan
Witnessing through dialogue, education and women’s empowerment in the Holy Land
11
Jan
LWF Council member Ms Sally Azar, from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, explains how much she values the education provided to Christians and Muslims by her church and...
16
Nov
New LWF member: Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala
16
Nov
As a small church comprising predominantly indigenous people, the Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala values its focus on education, peace and justice, because these are relevant issues for many...
9
Nov
“I belong to a church where women work with equal rights”
9
Nov
LWF Council member Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco, from the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay), discusses the social environment in which her church operates and the...
31
Oct
Living and working together as churches in ongoing reformation
31
Oct
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge spoke to Lutheran World Information about the new strategy launched on the 501st anniversary of the Reformation
26
Oct
“God is present and suffering with the people”
26
Oct
Bishop Telaumbanua describes some of the social and environmental concerns facing The Protestant Christian Church, in Indonesia.
5
Oct
Ecumenism is glorification and love
5
Oct
Rev. William Flippin Jr is a strong advocate of ecumenism, he stated: All our work is grounded in our statement “…that they may all be one.” (John 17:21)
