News
14
May
Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children
14
May
Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to the generosity of Lutherans of all ages who are taking part in the Lutheran Church of Australia’s (LCA) ‘Walk My Way’ initiative. Participants walk, run or cycle up to 26 kilometers to raise funds and to put into action the church’s motto of ‘bringing Love to Life’.
14
May
Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children
14
May
Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to the generosity of Lutherans of all ages who are taking part in the Lutheran Church...
28
Jan
2020 selection complete, 85 candidates awarded LWF scholarships
28
Jan
The LWF has completed its 2020 scholarship approval process, with 85 new candidates from the communion’s member churches set to pursue degree and diploma courses in theology and different areas of...
22
Jan
Myanmar: Education for students with special needs
22
Jan
Going to school is difficult for the about 30,000 internally displaced Rohingya children in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Even more, if the child is living with a disability: Teachers lack special...
11
Jan
Lutherans in Great Britain support higher education of refugees and migrants
11
Jan
The Council of Lutheran Churches recently announced a scholarship for a refugee or migrant to Great Britain, giving them an opportunity for higher education at Mansfield College. The Lutheran Church...
15
Dec
Partners for peace and humanitarian aid in Myanmar
15
Dec
The LWF provided a testimony on the status of human rights in Myanmar in front of the Canadian’s House of Commons’ Subcommittee on International Human Rights, which held a session focusing on of...
7
Dec
Kenya: COVID-19 has secondary effects on women and children refugees
7
Dec
An increased workload for women, more violence against women and children, and neglect of people living with disabilities: these are the main impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender for refugees...
23
Oct
A time to teach and learn “a diakonia of solidarity”
23
Oct
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Dr Marcia Blasi, professor of feminist theology and coordinator of the theology course and the Gender and Religion Program at Faculdades EST (the theological...
8
Oct
COVID-19: Empower girls to determine their future
8
Oct
On International Day of the Girl, the Lutheran World Federation is raising awareness about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on girls in vulnerable communities. LWF is calling upon the...
13
Aug
Being Lutheran: How theological education leads to transformation
13
Aug
The LWF explored how can Lutheran theological education and formation, spirituality and shared faith experiences in community transform social, political and church-related systems of power, at its...
3
Aug
Applications open for scholarships in theology, diakonia and development
3
Aug
The LWF is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to theological, diaconal and development work. “Education is a very sustainable way to empower men and women for their...
13
May
Better schools for staff and students in Jordan
13
May
Tens of thousands of Jordanian and Syrian students are reaping the benefits of a more positive school environment, thanks to a project pioneered by Canadian Lutheran World Relief and the LWF, with...
3
Mar
LWF Jerusalem centralizes its vocational training in Ramallah
3
Mar
The new LWF vocational training center in Ramallah, Palestine, is about to take shape: On Sunday, 1 March Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and...
21
Feb
LWF promotes religious education as a path to ecological sustainability
21
Feb
Over 130 professionals including representatives of the LWF, and university students, recently met at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway, for a conference on...
29
Jan
LWF prepares South Sudanese refugees for return home
29
Jan
In an interview with Lutheran World Information, Girma Gudina, LWF Country Representative in South Sudan, talks about the challenges of re-integrating returnees into their former communities, and of...
28
Jan
Theological education that strengthens Lutheran identity
28
Jan
The LWF is in the final stages of launching a network for Theological Education and Formation to strengthen the study of theology, facilitate joint reflection, and build on the self-understanding of...
24
Jan
Liberia: Education ‘secret to post-war reconciliation’
24
Jan
Communities in Liberia, torn apart over recent years by civil war, are finding healing today through education programs that promote reconciliation alongside traditional teaching and agricultural...
12
Nov
Liberia: Called to bring healing, even when times are tough
12
Nov
Early November, and the Liberia Council of Churches just hosted a global summit on the Sustainable Development Goals, looking to strengthen church projects that support the United Nations’ 2030...
6
Nov
Heavy flood affects schools in Maban, South Sudan
6
Nov
Two weeks after massive flooding had inundated the refugee camps and their host communities in Maban county, South Sudan, the LWF team is returning to the compound and resuming services.
1
Nov
LWF launches SDGs’ mapping for Liberia
1
Nov
The LWF has launched a process to help faith-based actors in Liberia track their contribution to implementation of three UN SDGs.
12
Aug
LWF and partners observe International Youth Day
12
Aug
The overall agreement shared as The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Christian Student Federation (WCSF) observed International Youth...
5
Jul
Church solidarity with Hondurans demanding justice and human rights
5
Jul
The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras has declared its solidarity with the “clamor of the Honduran people” for better living conditions amid a social and political crisis characterized by attacks...
6
Jun
Bridging the gap between gender justice and religious liberty
6
Jun
The LWF joined around 30 other Faith Based Organizations to discuss the intersection between the right to religious freedom and women’s rights, within the framework of the UN’s 2030 Sustainable...
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.
29
Mar
Angola: A growing church making a mark in education
29
Mar
Bishop Antonio Alfredo Barros, from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola, speaks about his enthusiasm to see every church member experience the freedom of discovering the Bible and knowing that...
19
Mar
UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals
19
Mar
At a side event on 12 March, organized during the 63rd session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, participants gave an overview of the LWF’s “Waking the Giant” initiative, which aims to...
5
Dec
Government thanks Liberia’s faith-based organizations for education and peacebuilding
5
Dec
The Liberian government has commended faith-based organizations for their critical role in providing education and enhancing peace building in the country.
16
Nov
New LWF member: Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala
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...
