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Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Photo: Courtesy
17 Sep
Tanzania: The journey of a woman pastor with her indigenous community
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Women, Member Churches, Ordained Ministry, Women in Ordained Ministry, women in leadership, indigenous people, Minorities and Indigenous People
17 Sep
In this Voices from the Communion Rev. Rebecca Maduley Kurubai, the first ordained Maasai woman pastor in the Southern Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, talks about her passion...
Ms Kathryn Mary Lohre, Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations & Theological Discernment for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Photo: ELCA
3 Sep
USA:  "We are part of this, together”
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion, Communion Building
3 Sep
In this Voices from the Communion, Ms Kathryn Mary Lohre, Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations & Theological Discernment for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)...
Bobby Waddell, serving as LWF’s Country Representative in Kenya and South Sudan, taken during a Field Directors’ meeting in Geneva in October 2000. Photo: LWF/C. Rothenbuhler 
1 Sep
Humanitarian adventures of a globetrotting Scotsman
Communion Building, Diakonia, Advocacy
1 Sep
At first sight, the position of Global Funding Coordinator with The Lutheran World Federation does not seem like a very exciting or dramatic career option. Nor does the softly-spoken Scotsman, who...
Bishop Jaroslav Javornik from the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia. Photo: SEAVC
20 Aug
Serbia: Passing on the Slovak language and the message of faith
Voices from the Communion, Communion, Communion Building, LWF member churches
20 Aug
In this Voices from the Communion, Dr. Jaroslav Javornik, Bishop of the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia, talks about the power of faith, his church’s dynamic history,...
With the LWF Rapid Response Fund, 35 women living in poverty in the UELCI member church areas have regained their livelihoods. A tiffin owner serves lunch. UELCI
17 Aug
COVID-19: India’s churches help women achieve economic independence
Rapid Response Fund, MC/COVID19, COVID19, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Women, Gender Justice, Livelihoods
17 Aug
As tailoring requests from the Lutheran congregation in the Chindwara region of India began to pour in, other women took notice of the formerly impoverished mother of five daughters, now, an...
Bishop Dr David W. Preus, Vice-President of the LWF, February 1987. Photo: LWF/Emily Demuth
11 Aug
Remembering Bishop Dr David W. Preus
Obituary, Communion Building, LWF member churches, condolences
11 Aug
The LWF joins the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in giving thanks for the life and service of Bishop Dr David Walter Preus, a former LWF Vice-President who died in the United States on...
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) President Yonas Dibisa (seated right) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania Presiding Bishop Dr. Fredrick Shoo (center) signed a “Learning and Sharing” collaboration agreement in July. LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa is seated left.Photo: E.Adolph/ELCT
6 Aug
Lutheran Churches in Ethiopia, Tanzania meet to share and learn together
LWF member churches, Communion Building
6 Aug
Leaders of the two largest Lutheran churches in Africa, signed a joint initiative in July to enhance their missional journey through learning and sharing of experiences in order to enrich the...
Rev. Ruth Wolff-Bonsirven of the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace-Lorraine. Photo: UEPAL
6 Aug
France: Finding the voice of gender justice in Scripture
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Gender Justice, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, Voices from the Communion
6 Aug
In this Voices from the Communion Rev. Ruth Wolff-Bonsirven of the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace-Lorraine talks about her journey to ordination, as she increasingly found words in Scripture...
At the press conference for the launch of a network of self-help groups for people who lost someone to COVID-19: (from left) Anita Schedel, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, Antonia Palmer. Photo: EKLB
2 Aug
Germany: Self-help groups support relatives of COVID-19 victims
Communion Building, Member Churches, Diakonia
2 Aug
The Leading Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, has officially launched a network of self-help groups for relatives of people who have died of COVID-19 in...
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
21 Jul
Solidarity with Brazilian church against hate speech
Member Churches, Communion Building
21 Jul
The Lutheran World Federation stands in solidarity with the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil which has seen an escalation of “dangerous” verbal attacks against its leaders, as...
Churches support each other through prayer. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine P. Valeriano
20 Jul
Japan church leaders meet for online fellowship
Communion Building, LWF member churches, online
20 Jul
The three LWF member church leaders in Japan expressed gratitude for the invitation to meet online in June saying how it is “important” to support each other and to share with the LWF Communion...
LWF Council youth delegates hold posters at the launch of the Waking the Giant ecumenical initiative in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
16 Jul
Churches raise prophetic voice for justice and inclusion
2030 Agenda, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Advocacy, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, Youth, Women, Climate
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...
Worship and prayer are integral aspects of LWF assemblies. A Bible study session at the 2017 Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
30 Jun
Worship planning committee for 2023 Assembly appointed
International Worship Planning Committee, Thirteenth Assembly, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland, Member Churches, Communion Building
30 Jun
An International Worship Planning Committee has been appointed to lead preparations for daily worship and prayer life at the Thirteenth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation.
Situated near the border of Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany in the Port du Rhin, the Chapelle de la Rencontre requires major interior and exterior work. Photo: Marc Seiwert/UEPAL
29 Jun
France: Renovating border church, symbol of reconciliation
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Member Churches
29 Jun
In the spirit of Christian unity, President Christian Albecker of the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine, an LWF member church, together with Bishop Jochen Cornelius-Bundschuh of the...
General Secretary of the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod, Mr. Leon Chau in his office in Hong Kong. Photo: CRCHKS
25 Jun
Hong Kong: Cooperation, friendship, benefits of LWF communion relations
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion, Communion Building
25 Jun
In this Voices from the Communion General Secretary of the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod, Mr. Leon Chau speaks about the gift of giving, fellowship with other LWF leaders, the importance of...
The Church of Sweden to present an official apology to the Sámi People for historical injustices. Issued eight commitments to reconciliation. Photo: Magnus Aronson / Icon
24 Jun
Church of Sweden to make public apology, commitments to Indigenous people of Sweden
Communion Building, LWF member churches, indigenous people, Minorities and Indigenous People
24 Jun
Later this year, the Church of Sweden will make an official public apology for its historical role in the “legitimized repression” of Sweden’s indigenous Sámi people, according to a church statement...
Members of the LWF Council follow the finance report during the 2018 meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Jun
Finance chairperson thanks LWF’s churches and partners for “faithful support”
COVID19, Finance, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Governance, council, Council 2021
22 Jun
LWF Council receives 2020 financial results
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
21 Jun
Junge highlights LWF’s agility, resilience, clarity of mission
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary, report, council, Council 2021, COVID19, Theology, Lutheran theology, Communion Building, LWF member churches
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...
LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
18 Jun
LWF President: “Be witnesses of radical hope”
LWF President, President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, Theology, Communion Building, LWF member churches, council, Council 2021, COVID19
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...
LWF Council meeting, 2019: Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
14 Jun
LWF Council to meet online, 18-23 June
council, Council 2021, Communion Building, LWF Council, LWF General Secretary, LWF President, Finance, Assembly
14 Jun
The LWF Council will hold its annual meeting online, 18-23 June. LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, head of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, will formally open the meeting.
Cover photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
10 Jun
Highlights of LWF’s work in a unique year of COVID-19 solidarity
Annual Report/Report, Lutheran theology, Theology, Ecumenical, ecumenism, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, Advocacy, Youth, Women, Climate, Communion Office, member church
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...
In the LWFs women’s networks, lay and ordained women strengthen and support one another in prayer and action. Photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano
10 Jun
Evaluation and outlook for women's network in Central and Western Europe
Gender, Gender Justice, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, Lutheran theology, Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Advocacy
10 Jun
The WICAS network met for an online conference on 2 and 3 June. Twenty-five participants from LWF member churches in the region attended the conference with the theme "Churches raising their...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria went on a joint journey of discovery of their Lutheran identities. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
7 Jun
Lutheran identity in Germany today - a journey of discovery
Lutheran theology, Lutheran identity, Communion, LWF member churches, Communion Building
7 Jun
Pastor Nora Steen of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, has initiated a three-part online event series to contribute to the LWF “Lutheran Identities” study process. It brings people...
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada National Bishop Susan Johnson pictured in 2017 at the LWF Twelfth Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
4 Jun
Canada: In mission for others, when church and home feel the same
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion, Communion Building
4 Jun
In this Voices from the Communion, National Bishop Susan Johnson says her nurturing family and childhood church shaped how she leads the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada into the world with love...
Bishop Naledzani Josephine Sikhwari. All photos: David Mang’enda/ALCINET
28 May
LWF congratulates South African bishop Naledzani Josephine Sikhwari
Communion Building, Communion, LWF member churches
28 May
The LWF has congratulated Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa - Northern Diocese (ELCSA-ND) Bishop Naledzani Josephine Sikhwari as she took office this week, offering encouragement to “...
The Learning Programme was developed with interdiac partner organizations. November 2020, Tallinn, Estonia consultative meeting. Photo: interdiac
26 May
New diaconal program teaches conflict transformation
LWF member churches, Diakonia, ecumenical relations, Communion Building, Communion
26 May
The International Academy for Diaconia and Christian Social Action and Diaconia in Central and Eastern Europe (interdiac) offers a new Learning Programme that teaches diaconal players within the...
There are many risks on the irregular migration journey from El Salvador to the U.S border. Photo: F. Arucha/ Salvadoran Lutheran Church
21 May
El Salvador: “Witnessing migration is one of the hardest things”
Voices from the Communion, LWF member churches, Communion, Communion Building
21 May
In this Voices from the Communion: Mr. Fernando Arucha, a church communicator and a member of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church talks about his faith, the risks people take to embark on irregular...
LWF President Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
17 May
LWF President Musa: “God wants a new beginning”
LWF President, Communion Building, Communion, Lutheran theology, Theology, Ecumenical, ecumenical relations, LWF member churches
17 May
The 3rd Ecumenical Kirchentag took place from 13-16 May. This time it was mainly an online event, gathering thousands of Christians from different denominations in Germany under the theme “Take a...
IELCO pastoral body. Photo by Melissa Gómez Yepes/ IELCO
11 May
Colombia: Church calls on government to protect life, peacefully listen
Communion Building, Communion, LWF member churches, Advocacy
11 May
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia pastoral body issued a letter expressing deep concern over recent widespread unrest in Colombia that left 26 dead, thousands injured and hundreds missing...
Dr Nababan was always willing to bring a prophetic voice to the global communion and “he was truly a leader with vision and passion for the Church,” wrote LWF general secretary Junge in a letter to the church. Photo: WCC
11 May
LWF remembers Indonesian church leader Nababan as "a leader with vision and passion for the church”
Obituary, Communion, Communion Building, LWF member churches
11 May
The LWF sent condolences to the Protestant Christian Batak Church following the death of former HKBP Ephorus and former LWF Vice President Rev. Dr Soritua A.E. Nababan remembering him for his “...
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