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7
May
“Churches have to raise awareness for global justice”
7
May
For twenty years before her retirement in March 2021, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel served as president of Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt), the development and relief agency of the Protestant churches in Germany.
7
May
“Churches have to raise awareness for global justice”
7
May
For twenty years before her retirement in March 2021, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel served as president of Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt), the development and relief agency of the...
19
Apr
LWF partners to offer online course on climate justice and faith
19
Apr
The LWF, in partnership with the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), has developed an online course on climate justice and faith. Interested persons from LWF member churches, both lay and...
12
Apr
Encouraging youth engagement for climate justice action
12
Apr
The LWF has issued a call for small-scale climate projects initiated and led by young people. The deadline for proposals is 16 May. Each project should be initiated and led by young people, aged 30...
29
Mar
El Salvador: Climate education and climate action go hand in hand
29
Mar
Rev. Maritza Albertina Carrillo Herrera, a pastor of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, as a member of the youth coordinating group of the church’s Stewards of Creation, the 26-year-old launched several...
25
Mar
Faith leaders prepare for COP26: Urgent climate action needed
25
Mar
Forty-four percent of the LWF's constituency, equaling 33 million people, live in the countries facing the greatest challenges, requiring urgent action. He affirmed LWF's long-standing...
22
Mar
Germany: Exhibition connects lifestyles to Christian roots and responsibility
22
Mar
“Damit die Saat aufgeht” (So that the seeds may grow), an exhibition that opened its doors to the public on 14 March in Saxony, Germany, invites Christians to reflect on how everyday lifestyles can...
15
Mar
Serbia: Apple trees as a sign of faith and creation
15
Mar
“Even if I knew that the world was to collapse tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.” This hope-filled quote, attributed to the reformer Martin Luther, inspired Miroslav Ponjičan, a...
8
Mar
LWF calls for recognition of human right to safe, clean, sustainable environment
8
Mar
At the 46th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, The Lutheran World Federation has called for the legal recognition of the human right to a safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.
19
Feb
Tanzania: Youth preaching the Gospel, planting trees
19
Feb
In this Voices from the Communion ELCT Youth Coordinator, Rev. Frank Mexon Mng’ong’o shares his plans to engage more ELCT youth in the life of the church and to continue supporting creation care...
24
Nov
Praying and acting for climate justice in the months until COP26
24
Nov
The Lutheran World Federation hosted an online prayer service on 22 November. Faith actors and ecumenical partners encouraged participants to continue praying and acting for climate justice in the...
13
Nov
Small-scale climate justice projects: Call to youth in member churches
13
Nov
The LWF calls for small-scale climate projects initiated and led by youth, i.e. persons aged 30 or younger. Proposals are invited until 6 December. Each project should be initiated and led by young...
20
Oct
Argentina: LWF Youth leads reforestation mission
20
Oct
Aiming to reforest over 3 square kilometers of forest regions with 180 thousand native trees along streams and other desecrated areas of Argentina, the Evangelical Church of the River Plate diaconal...
19
Oct
Webinar series: Visions for transformative climate action
19
Oct
The Interfaith Liaison Committee to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which the LWF is part of, is planning a series of webinars in October and November – around the...
7
Oct
Christian leaders pray for reconciliation and ‘Jubilee for the Earth'
7
Oct
LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge joined representatives of other Christian world communions and ecumenical communities on 4 October for an online prayer service to close the 2020 Season of...
1
Oct
LWF calls for urgent action on women’s rights
1
Oct
The LWF is urging world leaders, meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 1 October, to “safeguard the gains made in gender equality and women’s empowerment and to commit to further...
30
Sep
Prophetic young voices call for climate action
30
Sep
Young climate activists from different Christian churches took part in a webinar during this Season of Creation to highlight how every person of faith has an urgent and crucial role to play in the...
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
Cameroon: Protect environment, create employment
14
Sep
The LWF has transformed a region around the Minawao refugee camp in the far North of Cameroon from a dusty desert to a young forest. At the same time, the LWF project improved the relationship...
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...
7
Sep
El Salvador: LWF supports students affected by cyclone “Amanda”
7
Sep
The LWF Program in Central America supported scholarship students of the Salvadoran Lutheran University with food and hygiene kits, to keep them in school after the COVID-19 pandemic and a tropical...
3
Sep
Youth lead prayers to open Season of Creation
3
Sep
Hundreds of Christian women and men from different churches and from every region of the globe took part in an online ecumenical prayer service to mark the opening of the annual Season of Creation.
25
Aug
Celebrating a “Jubilee for the Earth”
25
Aug
Each year, the ecumenical Season of Creation is celebrated from 1 September to 4 October. This year its theme is “Jubilee for the Earth.”
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-...
8
Jul
COVID-19: Interfaith forum calls for protection of human rights
8
Jul
The global pandemic of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and climate change are both heavily affecting those already vulnerable, and aggravating the human rights situations in many countries. To...
5
Jun
Romania: Connecting theology, ecology, and personal faith
5
Jun
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Dr. Elfriede Dörr from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania reflects on the effects of climate change in her country and the...
4
Jun
Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope
4
Jun
On 8 June at 16:00 CET, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is co-hosting a webinar "Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope", taking up this year's theme for the Season of...
