News
29
Jun
LWF’s Hélène Ralivao Fund awards first scholarships for women in Africa
29
Jun
The legacy of Malagasy Lutheran Church pioneer woman theologian Hélène Ralivao will live on through a new program dedicated to women’s theological education and leadership development in Africa. The LWF introduced the Hélène Ralivao Fund during an online meeting, 24 June, which was attended by the first 10 women to receive study grants. The students come from LWF member churches in Cameroon, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
29
Jun
LWF’s Hélène Ralivao Fund awards first scholarships for women in Africa
29
Jun
The legacy of Malagasy Lutheran Church pioneer woman theologian Hélène Ralivao will live on through a new program dedicated to women’s theological education and leadership development in Africa. The...
10
May
Germany: Anna-Nicole Heinrich youngest president of EKD synod
10
May
This weekend Ms Anna-Nicole Heinrich was elected as the new president of the Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany on 8 May. A 25-year-old student from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria...
26
Apr
COVID-19: Indian Churches lose two leaders in same week
26
Apr
The Lutheran World Federation joins with the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India to mourn the loss of two leaders in the same week. Their deaths, one from COVID-19, come as the nation is...
9
Apr
Germany: Worship and the revival of churches
9
Apr
In this Voices from the Communion Rev. Sebastian Bugs talks about the "Revival of the churches" project that the GNC/LWF Youth Committee recently completed and documented in a video, as...
12
Feb
Young reformers build networks that keep churches connected
12
Feb
More than 30 members of The LWF Global Young Reformers Network 2.0 in the Latin American and Caribbean and North American regions recently met online to discuss the connection between their...
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...
4
Dec
Ministry of dialogue in the church in Singapore
4
Dec
In this Voices from the Communion: Singaporean Lutheran Bishop Terry Kee looks back at more than three decades of ministry in many different places, but always with one thing in common—the need to...
25
Sep
Digitalization offers opportunities, raises theological questions
25
Sep
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic accelerated developments and changes that European churches and societies had been facing in the past years. Being church online raises new questions for...
22
Sep
Witness towards the world, among the people of the world
22
Sep
“There is a ‘prophetic defiance’ in us not letting go of each other because of COVID-19, in us finding ways to be connected, devising paths to continue expressing the relationships into which God is...
22
Sep
Being church in times of transformation
22
Sep
For the first time, the LWF will host an online leadership consultation with about 100 participants from its member churches in Europe.
15
Sep
Call for nominations for LWF General Secretary
15
Sep
Lutheran World Federation member churches are invited to send in nominations for the post of the ninth General Secretary of the global communion.
13
Jul
LWF offers condolences to the Malagasy Lutheran Church
13
Jul
The Lutheran World Federation has conveyed sincere condolences to the Malagasy Lutheran following the death of the church’s president, Rev. Dr David Rakotonirina.
13
Mar
Malawi: Youth wake us up and women keep us moving
13
Mar
The creativity of the The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malawi (ELCM) youth, the action of its women and the faithfulness of its members is the reason for the church’s record growth over the past 39...
6
Nov
Churches in Central and Eastern Europe discuss Lutheran identity, diversity and pneumatology
6
Nov
The consultation with the theme “Diversity and identity – different kinds of gifts, but the same spirit... (1 Corinthians 12, 4-6)” took place from 28 to 30 October in Tallinn, Estonia, and offered...
7
Oct
Asian church leaders call for greater interfaith cooperation
7
Oct
The Asia Church Leadership Conference has concluded in Indonesia with a call to all churches to work more closely together with other faith communities to promote urgent issues such as gender justice...
4
Oct
Junge to Asian churches: Peace-building is our only choice
4
Oct
Call to live and work more closely together as a communion of churches from the LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, at the start of the Asia Church Leadership Conference on 3 October.
2
Oct
Asia Church Leadership Conference to focus on interfaith relations
2
Oct
‘Pursuing Peace through Interfaith Relations’ is the theme of the Asia Church Leadership Conference which opens in the Indonesian city of Pematang Siantar on 2 October.
18
Jul
Reinforcing the contribution of lay people to the church
18
Jul
Lutherans from 16 countries participated in the Lutheran World Federation’s 3rd International Lay Leaders’ Seminar which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, and Wittenberg, Germany, from 27 June to 6...
11
Jul
Tanzania: Towards full women’s inclusion in the ordained ministry
11
Jul
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania recently marked three decades of women’s ordination by celebrating the more than 300 female clergy in the church, and urging the church to ensure...
9
Jul
The youngest ombudsperson in all Bavaria’s congregation councils
9
Jul
The congregation council in Hohenstadt in the Hersbruck deanery has elected 18-year-old Julian Appl as its ombudsperson.
4
Apr
Senegal: A true spirit of partnership and generosity toward the church
4
Apr
The dynamic presence of the ELS in the West African country is visible through various church programs including diaconal initiatives, a vocational training center, student hostels and health clinics.
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...
15
Mar
Polish Lutheran bishop shares his motto: “Do not let your hearts be troubled”
15
Mar
Bishop Paweł Hause, from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland in the Diocese of Masuria, talks about witnessing to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in this part of the country.
4
Mar
Tanzania: Presiding Bishop calls for leadership values that foster unity
4
Mar
Church unity, sustainability, and a vibrant church were key topics at a recent retreat of bishops, management team, youth and women leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
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...
