News
13
Jan
Germany: Church makes binding commitment to protect the climate
13
Jan
The bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, Thomas Adomeit, has announced a more substantial commitment of his church to climate protection. He said a climate protection law is currently being drafted and may be adopted by the synod as early as May.
13
Jan
Germany: Church makes binding commitment to protect the climate
13
Jan
The bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, Thomas Adomeit, has announced a more substantial commitment of his church to climate protection. He said a climate protection law is...
9
Dec
LWF President commends strength of Cameroon communities served by livelihood programs
9
Dec
On his visit to the LWF Country Program in Cameroon, the LWF President, Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, applauded the strength and resilience of the communities served by LWF in Gado where refugees...
29
Nov
Nepal: New mobile application helps local farmers innovate
29
Nov
The Lutheran World Federation is supporting farmers in Nepal with an agricultural app in a revolutionary effort to increase access to technical support and provide guidance on sustainable practices...
23
Nov
France: Youth advocacy for a ‘shared Earth’ and care for creation
23
Nov
As Marion Panoma followed closely the COP 26 discussions in Glasgow, Scotland, she looked back at how young people in her church, the United Protestant Church of France have kept alive the climate...
16
Nov
COP26: LWF Delegates “disappointed but not disheartened by the lack of results”
16
Nov
While there have been some positive outcomes to the UN climate conference COP26, the path to climate justice is still very long.
12
Nov
COP26: Faith organizations call on world leaders to “step up and deliver”
12
Nov
Current negotiation texts at the UN climate conference COP26 are failing in vital points. As COP26 draws to a close, The LWF joins other faith organizations in an urgent call “for urgent and...
11
Nov
Strengthening communion relations in Africa
11
Nov
An extended Lutheran Council in Africa consultation held by the LWF from 22-25 October in Ethiopia, reflected on common concerns in the Africa region particularly the church’s role in the public...
10
Nov
COP26: Church leaders call for increased ambition for climate justice
10
Nov
The UN climate conference COP26 enters into its decisive phase this week. Leaders from the LWF member churches worldwide and their ecumenical partners have urged negotiators to limit global warming...
8
Nov
COP26: Call to “keep 1.5 alive” and lift up missing voices
8
Nov
The gift of life is inseparable from the health of the earth. Therefore, after the first week of negotiations at the UN climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, the delegates of th LWF urge negotiators...
5
Nov
South Africa: Speaking truth to power with compassion
5
Nov
In this Voices from the Communion Khulekani Magwaza, LWF Council member and COP26 youth delegate, speaks about his experiences, his motivation to advocate for climate justice, and his ongoing...
1
Nov
Nigerian Refugees in Cameroon Transform Desert Land into a “Great Green Wall”
1
Nov
In three years, refugees transformed a desert landscape in Minawao, Cameroon into a luscious green oasis with the support of the LWF World Service and the UNHCR.
28
Oct
COP26: LWF’s youth speak out against injustices in the world
28
Oct
“The climate crisis is certainly one of the most important injustices in the world today. And the vulnerable suffer most from its impacts,” says Isaiah Toroitich, LWF Head of Global Advocacy, a few...
26
Oct
LWF and partners call for leadership and immediate action for displaced people
26
Oct
The Lutheran World Federation and over twenty other international humanitarian partners have urged the UN General Secretary António Guterres to take immediate action for Internally Displaced People.
21
Oct
LWF joins Climate and Environment Charter
21
Oct
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) recently signed the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations.
14
Oct
COP26: Climate crisis requires urgent action
14
Oct
The LWF, with the Global Action and Prayer Chain for Climate Justice, is calling on governments to ramp up their efforts and commitments to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
27
Aug
Christians around the world invited to celebrate Season of Creation
27
Aug
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opens the Season of Creation with an online global prayer on Wednesday, 1 September.
12
Aug
Food insecurity worsening in resource-rich Angola
12
Aug
On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Abraham Mushivi is in no doubt about the impact that climate change is having on people’s lives in Angola, where he has been working with the LWF for the past 15...
11
Aug
Palestine: Teaching youth how to care for the earth
11
Aug
The Environmental Education Center of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land educates youth to be stewards of creation through learning programs and practical activities such as...
10
Aug
LWF welcomes new UN climate report, urges ambitious action to protect the most vulnerable
10
Aug
The LWF welcomes the latest scientific report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In the report, the UN body observes that the Earth’s climate is changing in every region and across the...
5
Aug
COP26: Call for nominations to LWF youth delegation
5
Aug
The Lutheran World Federation is calling on its member churches to nominate young people under 30 as delegates to the upcoming 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland.
28
Jul
Brazil: Solar panels to produce power for pastoral work
28
Jul
By generating solar power, a congregation of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil in the city of Pelotas has reduced its environmental impact and will generate funds for its...
19
Jul
Indonesia: Encouraging spiritual awareness on climate justice among youth
19
Jul
Encouraging young people to become advocators and campaigners for climate justice was one of the goals of a project recently undertaken by the National Committee of The Lutheran World Federation in...
16
Jul
Churches raise prophetic voice for justice and inclusion
16
Jul
Lutheran churches in Colombia, Indonesia and Namibia have launched new reports reviewing their countries’ performance toward achieving the United Nations SDGs. At a webinar on 14 July, held as a side...
6
Jul
Churches appeal to G20: Fix our broken global tax system
6
Jul
The LWF has joined Christian churches and ecumenical organizations in urging the G20 group of wealthy nations to adopt a radical reform of the international taxation system. In a letter addressed to...
5
Jul
Romania: Protecting and preserving God’s creation
5
Jul
Young people from the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Romania recently participated in a youth climate project dealing with climate action and advocacy and included a three-day mountain trip.
17
Jun
Youth delegates observe negotiations on the road to COP26
17
Jun
Four young delegates of the LWF who had attended the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain, had the opportunity to observe negotiations earlier this month. The LWF has observer...
10
Jun
Highlights of LWF’s work in a unique year of COVID-19 solidarity
10
Jun
The LWF Annual Report 2020 is available online. Under the theme, “Leave no one behind” it gives an overview of the organization’s work in an unprecedented year marked mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic...
3
Jun
Philippines: Lutheran church holds Youth Climate Action Summit
3
Jun
Ecosystem Restoration is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day on 5 June. Young members of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines and the Philippine Lutheran Youth League have taken it to...
