News
23
May
Peace and justice issues are pertinent to the church’s mission in Africa
23
May
African Lutheran church leaders have said holistic witness for peace and justice on the continent today should focus on issues that directly affect the continent such as the “chain of slavery” associated with forced migration, and include intervention strategies on climate change.
23
May
Peace and justice issues are pertinent to the church’s mission in Africa
23
May
African Lutheran church leaders have said holistic witness for peace and justice on the continent today should focus on issues that directly affect the continent such as the “chain of slavery”...
20
May
Churches in the Americas: witnessing together for justice and peace
20
May
Participants to Latin American and the Caribbean and North America leadership conference in Lima, Peru, issue a message pledging to strengthen regional cooperation.
14
May
Tanzanian and Swedish church leaders hold joint retreat
14
May
Lutheran bishops from Sweden and Tanzania have met together to discern ways of supporting each other’s ministry through prayer, service and public witness.
8
May
Mozambique: Supporting those who have to start all over again
8
May
Located in Mozambique’s central province of Manica, Sussundenga District, Dombé region was one of the worst hit areas following the 14 March tropical cyclone Idai.
3
Apr
Industrialized nations must ‘honor moral responsibility’ to mitigate effects of climate change in Ethiopia
3
Apr
The devastating effects of climate change and conflict on rural communities in Ethiopia were under the spotlight at the German Parliament during a recent presentation by the LWF representative in...
14
Mar
Launch of “Roadmap” to economic and ecological justice
14
Mar
LWF's ecumenical partner, WCC launched a resource kit for congregations to engage with economic and ecological justice. Titled Roadmap for Congregations, Communities and Churches for an Economy...
1
Mar
Brazil: Building bridges in challenging times
1
Mar
Rev. Sílvia Genz, Pastor President of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil, first female head of the church, talks about creating spaces for dialogue on contemporary issues in...
12
Feb
Ethiopia: Creativity in the face of hardship
12
Feb
The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development...
23
Jan
Speed limit, electric cars and a forest towards a climate-friendly church
23
Jan
A petition to introduce a 130 km-per-hour speed limit on the German highway is one of the steps the Evangelical Church in Central Germany envisages in an ambitious campaign promoting care for the...
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...
28
Dec
Youth in Taizé: Be builders of hospitality and hope
28
Dec
LWF General Secretary sends message to young people at European Encounter in Madrid
7
Dec
Climate change destroys livelihoods and ecosystems, LWF delegates remind world leaders
7
Dec
The planet’s future lies in the balance as world leaders, civil society and climate activists meet in Katowice, a coal mining town in Poland, to figure out how to implement the Paris Agreement on...
3
Dec
Care for creation and future generations key issues for LWF delegation at COP 24
3
Dec
Ms Pranita Biswasi, LWF’s youth secretary, believes that young people are key agents of change. Reson why it is very significant that the LWF is again sending a youth delegation to COP 24.
30
Nov
COP24: Global church bodies urge transformative action to protect the most vulnerable
30
Nov
Global church organizations WCC, the LWF and ACT Alliance have called for renewed global solidarity and urgency of action to support the communities at the frontline of climate change impacts.
21
Nov
Act now to avoid climate catastrophe, faith groups urge
21
Nov
The LWF, ACT Alliance, WCC and Bread for the World are appealing to world leaders to take swift and coordinated action to limit global warming to 1.5°C as a humanitarian and ethical obligation.
17
Oct
Hope Cathedral rises from ocean drowning in plastic
17
Oct
This European autumn 35 volunteers led by traditional boat-builders from Fredrikstad began creating Hope Cathedral. It will combine wooden construction with the ocean plastics.
8
Aug
Church’s power needs covered by self-produced wind energy
8
Aug
The Evangelical Church in Central Germany has an ambitious goal: it wants to generate the electricity it consumes in its parishes and diaconal institutions itself and protect the climate by doing so.
20
Nov
“My church aims to be CO₂ neutral by 2050”
20
Nov
Interview with COP23 delegate Helena Funk from Germany
6
Nov
Creation – not for sale
6
Nov
LWF youth delegation at COP23 in Bonn, Germany
