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Participants in the online training included Lillian W. Kantai, LWF Kenya-Somali Program (left) and Sabrina Senger, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Photos courtesy
17 Sep
A new phase in faith-based advocacy for gender justice
Action for Justice, Human Rights, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, faith-based organizations, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women's advocacy, women's human rights
17 Sep
At this year's annual women’s human rights training by faith-based organizations, which after six years of international gatherings is shifting to a more regional-based approach, utilizing the skills gained by the women and men who have participated. The recent online course, 7-9 September, brought together 60 participants from all world regions. Facilitators took the gender and human rights’ experts through practical aspects such as how to monitor and measure change in different settings, apply commonly used United Nations human rights tools and resources, and engage with policy makers in their countries.
Participants in the online training included Lillian W. Kantai, LWF Kenya-Somali Program (left) and Sabrina Senger, Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil. Photos courtesy
17 Sep
A new phase in faith-based advocacy for gender justice
Action for Justice, Human Rights, Gender Justice, LWF member churches, Advocacy, faith-based organizations, Gender Justice & Women’s Empowerment, women's advocacy, women's human rights
17 Sep
At this year's annual women’s human rights training by faith-based organizations, which after six years of international gatherings is shifting to a more regional-based approach, utilizing the skills gained by the women and men who have participated. The recent online course, 7-9 September, brought together 60 participants from all world regions. Facilitators took the gender and human rights’ experts through practical aspects such as how to monitor and measure change in different settings, apply commonly used United Nations human rights tools and resources, and engage with policy makers in their countries.
Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
24 Jun
New publication explores global perspectives on Lutheran identities
Lutheran theology, Public theology, Lutheran identity, LWF member churches, LWF Documentation Series, Education
24 Jun
The LWF has published a new resource to explore the diverse theological identities of Lutherans across the communion of churches. We Believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran...
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...
The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Photo: Erik Peinar
19 Jun
LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary
council, Council 2021, LWF General Secretary, General Secretary, election
19 Jun
The LWF Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. The 45-year-old Burghardt is currently serving as Head...
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...
Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW
18 Jun
Three major faith-based organizations commit to Welcome the Stranger
Interfaith, Peace, peace and justice, peacebuilding, Public theology, Lutheran theology, Diakonia, Advocacy, Islamic Relief Worldwide, Welcoming the Stranger, World Refugee Day
18 Jun
Three of the world’s leading Jewish, Islamic and Christian humanitarian organisations are teaming up to strengthen faith-based responses to the world’s unprecedented refugee crisis, as growing...
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and its diaconal agency, the Development and Social Services Commission (DASSC), works with LWF World Service to provide food distribution and cooking demonstrations to pregnant and lactating displaced women in Mesobo IDP camp. Photo: EECMY/G. Tesfay
18 Jun
Strengthen partnerships for humanitarian action
Humanitarian Response, UNHCR, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Diakonia, Advocacy
18 Jun
The LWF joined an ecumenical and interfaith group of international faith-based organizations on 14 June in calling for stronger, more meaningful partnerships with the United Nations and other secular...
Erika Rodning from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (left) and Fernanda Zuñiga from the Lutheran Church in Chile (center) during a march through the streets of central Madrid as part of a public contribution to the United Nations climate meeting COP25, urging decision-makers to act for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
17 Jun
Youth delegates observe negotiations on the road to COP26
LWF member churches, Climate, Climate Justice, Advocacy, Youth
17 Jun
Four young delegates of the LWF who had attended the 2019 UN Climate Change Conference COP25 in Madrid, Spain, had the opportunity to observe negotiations earlier this month. The LWF has observer...
Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. The LWF is the main implementer of education in the camp, and awareness-raising on hygiene is part of that work. The LWF has reinforced hygiene education to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the camp. Photo: LWF/P. Omagwa
17 Jun
World Refugee Day: Celebrating the gifts of refugees
World Refugee Day, World Refugee Day 2021, Refugees
17 Jun
The Lutheran World Federation joins the rest of the world in commemorating World Refugee Day on June 20 with a push for inclusion and a celebration of the gifts refugees offer to their local...
The peacebuilding work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia includes supporting ex-combatants to reintegrate into society. Sociologist Ana Eloísa Gómez, leading a workshop in San José de Leó, in the northwestern department of Antioquia, in 2018. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
16 Jun
A resource to strengthen churches’ engagement in exceptional times
Theology, Lutheran Engagement in the Public Space, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Public theology, Advocacy
16 Jun
The Church in the Public Space, a study document on Lutherans’ commitment to sharing Christ’s love and serving the neighbor, has been updated to highlight the relevance of church engagement during...
LWF World Service director Maria Immonen and former Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy at the signing of a 2016 Declaration of Intent in Malmö, Sweden, to step up cooperation on humanitarian action, advocacy and development. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
16 Jun
Vatican visit to mark next step from conflict to communion
Lutheran theology, Theology, Ecumenical, Diakonia, vatican, PCPCU, Catholic, Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation, Pope Francis, Pope, Caritas Internationalis
16 Jun
A delegation from the LWF travels to Rome at the end of June for a meeting with Pope Francis and the deepening of commitment for increased cooperation with Caritas Internationalis, the global...
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.
2017 May. LWF Youth Pre-Twelfth Assembly participants on a road trip to Ondangwa. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano
11 Jun
Global Young Reformers Network: A place to connect with the wider church
Youth, GYRN, Global Young Reformers Network, COVID19, MC/COVID19
11 Jun
The Global Young Reformers Network 2.0 is “a place for youth to organize and connect with the wider church,” said the LWF LWF Program Executive for Youth Ms. Savanna Sullivan where she shared her...
A scene from the short film ‘Place among the stars’ produced by the LWF National Committee in Indonesia and local partner Jakatarub. Photo: KNLWF-Jakatarub/Yunita Tan
11 Jun
Short films showcase interfaith harmony in Indonesia
Interfaith, Peace, LWF member churches, Member Churches, Advocacy, Youth, peace building, nobel peace prize
11 Jun
Four short films about interfaith dialogue and co-existence in Indonesia were the focus of a 9 June webinar, jointly organized by the LWF, the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies and...
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...
Global faith leaders are calling for additional funding and bold steps to increase production of vaccines in order to ensure equal access to COVID-19 vaccines. Photo: Braňo via Unsplash.
9 Jun
COVID-19: Faith leaders urge G7 to end vaccine inequality
Advocacy, COVID19, Human Rights
9 Jun
Faith leaders from the around the world have written an open letter to Boris Johnson and G7 leaders ahead of their summit on Friday calling for vaccine patents to be waived and an increase in funding...
A medical team from AVH supports a hospital in Gaza in 2018. Photo: LWF/ D. Nasser
8 Jun
Allow medical and humanitarian access to Gaza
Advocacy, AVH, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Gaza, Palestine, ACT, ACT Alliance, Refugees, COVID19, WS / COVID19
8 Jun
The ACT Palestine Forum, an ecumenical coalition of Christian churches and aid organizations, is calling on the Israeli government to allow humanitarian access for medical staff in the Gaza Strip to...
Erik Siegl from Czech Diaconia with LWF’s Caroline Tveoy and staff from the World Service team in Jordan outside the Aman community center in Zarqa. All photos: LWF/Jordan
8 Jun
Supporting Syria’s refugees, ten years on
Diakonia, Advocacy, COVID19, WS / COVID19, Refugees, Syria Crisis. Refugees, Za'atari Refugee Camp, coronavirus
8 Jun
A decade on from the start of the Syrian conflict, the LWF remains committed to providing vital education, skills training and psycho-social support to thousands of refugees living in neighboring...
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...
This sculpture, entitled ‘the refugee ship’, was made by Danish artist Jens Galschiot and exhibited at Nyhavn in Denmark.Photo: blondinrikard/Flickr (CC-BY)
4 Jun
LWF urges Denmark to reconsider changes to refugee law
Advocacy, Statement, Refugees, Human Rights
4 Jun
The LWF is deeply concerned by amendments to the Danish Aliens Act which were passed by the Danish parliament on 3 June. The law effectively sanctions the forcible removal of refugees and asylum...
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...
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge speaking at the farewell-event for the outgoing President of Bread for the World, Cornelia Füllkrug-Weizel. Photo: Hermann Bredehorst/Brot für die Welt
4 Jun
Compassion with a drive towards justice
Diakonia, Advocacy, LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary
4 Jun
Churches and faith-based organizations share the public space with a range of other civil society actors. They must find a unique way to raise their prophetic voice for the most vulnerable. This was...
LCP youth: Being caretakers of creation “by ensuring a greener and sustainable environment for the next generations to enjoy.” All photos: LCP
3 Jun
Philippines: Lutheran church holds Youth Climate Action Summit
Climate Justice, Climate, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Youth
3 Jun
Ecosystem Restoration is the theme for this year’s World Environment Day on 5 June. Young members of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines and the Philippine Lutheran Youth League have taken it to...
Rev. Anne Burghardt and Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata. Photo: Composite
2 Jun
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
council, Council 2021, LWF General Secretary, LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, General Secretary, election
2 Jun
Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been...
Catholic Bishop of Stockholm Cardinal Anders Arborelius and Lutheran Bishop of Uppsala Karin Johannesson lead the weekly ecumenical retreats to celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Photo: Magnus Aronson
1 Jun
Pentecost retreats strengthen Sweden’s spiritual ecumenism
Ecumenical, ecumenical relations, Theology, Lutheran-Catholic
1 Jun
The spirit of Pentecost is alive and accessible online in Sweden, where hundreds of people are taking part in weekly ecumenical retreats hosted by the Lutheran Bishop of Uppsala Karin Johannesson,...
The publication was put together by Ms Marina Dölker (right) LWF Program Executive for Diakonia and Development and Mr Allan Calma (left), World Service Global Humanitarian Coordinator. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
31 May
A shared commitment to serve people in need
Humanitarian Response, Member Churches, country programs, Diakonia
31 May
The LWF recently launched new guidelines on collaboration between its member churches and the communion’s humanitarian and development arm, World Service. The Guidance Note: Joint Engagement of World...
Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
28 May
Sowing seeds of hope in soil of online conversation
social media, Public theology, Hate speech, COVID19, Public Space, LWF member churches, Advocacy, Youth, Communications, Lutheran Engagement in the Public Space
28 May
Churches have a responsibility to educate, equip and engage on social media to promote a culture of respect, counter hate speech and sow seeds of hope. That was the message from panelists at a...
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 “...
Mongolian yurts. Photo: Yang Shuo on Unsplash
27 May
Season of Creation: Launch of celebration guide and theme
ecotheology, Season of Creation, Climate Justice, Ecumenical, Climate, Theology
27 May
Christian communities worldwide are invited to begin planning their Season of Creation celebrations with the new Season of Creation Celebration Guide titled “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God...
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