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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 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 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.
Ms Sally Azar, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
11 Jan
Witnessing through dialogue, education and women’s empowerment in the Holy Land
Voices from the Communion, Youth, Youth Participation, Gender Justice, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Palestine, council, LWF Council, Council 2018, Climate, Women, Gender
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 thei
A worship service in a congregation of the Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala. Photo: ILAG
16 Nov
New LWF member: Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala
Peace-building, Peace, member church, LWF member churches, Women, development, Education, women in leadership, indigenous people, council, Council 2018
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
Newly ordained Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco: women in the church have made progress but more victories need to be won. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
9 Nov
“I belong to a church where women work with equal rights”
Voices from the Communion, Gender Justice Policy, LWF gender justice policy, women in leadership, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, Women in Ordained Ministry, Youth Participation, council, LWF Council, Council 2018
9 Nov
LWF Council member Rev.
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
31 Oct
Living and working together as churches in ongoing reformation
Council 2018, council, General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary, LWF Strategy
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
LWF Council member Bishop Dr Tuhoni Telaumbanua. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert
26 Oct
“God is present and suffering with the people”
Ecumenical, ecumenical relations, ecumenism, council, LWF Council, Council 2018, Voices from the Communion, inter-religious relations, bombing, earthquake recovery, earthquake, environment
26 Oct
Bishop Telaumbanua describes some of the social and environmental concerns facing The Protestant Christian Church, in Indonesia.
LWF Council member Rev. William Flippin Jr. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert
5 Oct
Ecumenism is glorification and love
Advocacy, Ecumenical, ecumenical relations, ecumenism, council, LWF Council, Council 2018, Voices from the Communion
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)
LWF Council member Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert
21 Sep
“We celebrated like one family”
Voices from the Communion, Climate Change, Waking the Giant, council, LWF Council
21 Sep
Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo describes the esteem with which Lutheran churches are held during times of crisis, and discusses climate change.
Members of Christ Lutheran Church worship to the sound of drums outside a church. Photo: LWF/Philip Lok
20 Sep
A heart to train our people
Member Churches, member church, LWF member churches, India, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Vocational Training Center, Poverty, transgender, council, LWF Council, Council 2018
20 Sep
One of the newest members of the Lutheran World Federation sees the potential in people struggling in poverty, drug addicts, the unemployed, and has pragmatic solutions to overcome discrimination and
In Voices from the Communion, LoeRose Mbise of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania says education and awareness-raising are critical if violence against women and girls is to be tackled. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Aug
Supporting women and girls in the struggle to end violence
Voices from the Communion, council, Council 2018, women and girls, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, child marriage, gender-based violence, Women, girls, Education, schools, Peace
16 Aug
In a video interview for Voices from the Communion, LWF Council member LoeRose Mbise, who works as general secretary of a diocese of the church, talks about the distressing effect of child marriage an
Julia Braband is one of the young adults elected to the LWF Council last year. She represents Central Western Europe in this governing body. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
31 Jul
Putting the faith of young people on the agenda
Voices from the Communion, Youth, Youth Participation, council, Council 2018
31 Jul
Julia Braband talks to the LWI about the effect of youth participation in church bodies, the stand of her church towards right-wing populist movements and her personal experiences in church leadershi
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
Council 2018, council, resolution, Advocacy, Violence, LWF President, Climate Changel, security, Migration, Refugees, Palestine, United States, Member Churches, Youth
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
Council 2018, council, resolution, Advocacy, Violence, African Lutheran Information and Communication Network (ALCINET), LWF President, Climate Change, Nigeria
4 Jul
The Council calls on the government of Nigeria to halt further violence, and initiate a peace process.
Members of the LWF Council welcome three new members to the communion. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
3 Jul
LWF welcomes three new churches to the communion
council, Council 2018, Governance, LWF member churches
3 Jul
The LWF Council has voted to welcome with joy three new member churches to the LWF.
LWF President Musa and WCC General Secretary Tveit meeting at the LWF Council 2018 in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
3 Jul
Ecumenical greetings to 2018 Council
council, Council 2018, ecumenical greetings, Anglican-Lutheran relations, Pentecostal-Lutheran relations, Menonite-Lutheran relations, Lutheran-Roman Catholic relations, World Council of Churches
3 Jul
LWF ecumenical partners have praised the LWF for deep commitment to ecumenism in greetings to the LWF 2018 Council.
Today LWF Council members voted to approve the new strategy for the years 2019 to 2024. Council 2018, Geneva (Switzerland). Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
2 Jul
“With Passion for the Church and for the World”
Council 2018, council, resolution, Council resolution, Public Statement
2 Jul
The new strategy of the LWF for the years 2019 to 2024 was approved by the LWF Council today.
Pröpstin Astrid Kleist greets participants after the service. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert
2 Jul
"We have been enriched and blessed"
Council 2018, council, Worship
2 Jul
On Sunday 1 July, LWF Council members joined local congregants for Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva.
Report of the LWF finance committee chairperson Oberkirchenrat Olaf Johannes Mirgeler at the Council 2018 in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
29 Jun
LWF reports sound financial situation
Council 2018, council, Finance
29 Jun
The LWF continues to report sound financial progress, recording a balanced budget and growth across the organization.
Report of the LWF General Secretary Martin Junge at the Council 2018 in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
28 Jun
“A defining moment for the church”
Council 2018, council, General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary
28 Jun
In the coming years, the LWF will work to further support member churches in their ministry and to strengthen the witness of the church in the world, LWF general secretary, Rev.
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa examined the significance of the Twelfth Assembly and the Reformation anniversary in his address to the 2018 Council. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
28 Jun
Growing as a communion engaged with the world
Council 2018, LWF President, President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus, council
28 Jun
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa opened his address to the LWF Council today by reflecting on the Twelfth Assembly and the Reformation anniversary, and outlining the gifts of both for th
Cheryl Philip, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, presents the liturgy at the opening worship of the LWF Council 2018. All photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
28 Jun
LWF Council 2018 opens with joyful worship
council, Council 2018, Governance, Worship
28 Jun
The LWF opened its 2018 Council meeting with worship in the Ecumenical Centre chapel this morning in Geneva.
“Freely you have received, freely give” (Mt 10:8) is the theme of the Council. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Jun
Setting the tone for the communion in coming years
council, Council 2018, Meeting
22 Jun
LWF Council to meet in Geneva 28 June - 2 July
9 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Liberated by God's Grace imprinted everything at the Twelfth Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation, gathering in Windhoek, Namibia,10-16 May 2017, under the theme "Liberated by God's Grace", bringing together some 800 delegates and participants from 145 member churches in 98 countries. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Jun
An encouraging and positive Assembly
Assembly, 12th Assembly, Twelfth Assembly, Resolutions/Conference Outcome, Public Statement, council
16 Jun
Outcomes of the LWF Twelfth Assembly are now available
The newly elected Council of the Lutheran World Federation during its first meeting on 17 May in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
17 May
Election of Vice-Presidents and Committee Chairs
12th Assembly, Assembly 2017, council, council2017
17 May
The newly elected Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) met for the first time on 17 May in Windhoek, Namibia. The Council was elected during the Twelfth Assembly.
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