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The United Nations headquarters in Geneva where the 45th regular session of the Human Rights Council is taking place. Photo: Unsplash/Mat Reding
24 Sep
Statement urges lifting of unilateral sanctions
Human Rights, Humanitarian Access, Diakonia, Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement
24 Sep
The LWF has joined with other faith-based organizations to underline the negative impact that sanctions have on the most vulnerable members of society.
A Greek volunteer waves at a refugee boat in the Aegean Sea, directing it toward a safe place to land on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos. Photo: Paul Jeffrey
23 Sep
Christian organizations representing 2.8 billion people call for more compassionate EU migration policy
Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement, Human Rights, Migrants, Europe, refugees protection, Ecumenical
23 Sep
LWF joined Christian organizations worldwide in a statement on the dire situation of migrants and refugees in Europe, calling for a more compassionate approach. Together, the organizations signing...
A slogan used during a recent Black Lives Matter protest in London. Photo: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona via Unsplash
23 Sep
Humanitarian agencies pledge to end racism
Humanitarian Response, racism, Human Rights, Diakonia, Advocacy, Statement
23 Sep
The heads of major United Nations agencies and other groups working in the humanitarian sector, including the LWF, have issued a statement pledging to eliminate racism and all forms of racial...
Lutheran World Federation president Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Sep
Witness towards the world, among the people of the world
European church leadership consultation, Leadership, LWF member churches, Communion Building, LWF President, President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa
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...
"Solidarity should be the guiding principle governing migration and particularly refugee reception".  Refugees in Hungary, September 2015. Photo: Ujvári Sándor/MTI
22 Sep
Global religious leaders urge end to “broken state of European migration”
Advocacy, Joint Statement, Statement, Human Rights, Migrants, Europe, refugees protection
22 Sep
A dozen global and regional religious organizations released an advocacy statement on the situation of migrants and refugees in Europe that defines their calling as Christians to “welcome the...
In November 2018, representatives of the three European regions met in Moravske Toplice, Slovenia. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
22 Sep
Being church in times of transformation
European church leadership consultation, Leadership, LWF member churches, Communion Building
22 Sep
For the first time, the LWF will host an online leadership consultation with about 100 participants from its member churches in Europe.
A group of girls head to a school in Jordan’s Sahab district that is supported by LWF for both Jordanian and Syrian children. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
21 Sep
Peacebuilding a priority for post-pandemic world
Ecumenical, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Peace, peace and justice, Peace-building, Waking the Giant, SDG, SDGs, Advocacy
21 Sep
Celebrating the International Day of Peace on 21 September, the Lutheran World Federation has signed on to a statement highlighting the urgency of peacebuilding for a post-pandemic world. This year,...
Dietrich Brauer, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR), was awarded the Federal Republic of Germany's Grand Cross of Merit. Photo: German Embassy Moscow/Nikita Markov
18 Sep
Russia: Order of Merit for Archbishop Brauer
LWF member churches, Communion Building
18 Sep
The Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia (ELCR), Dietrich Bauer, was awarded the Federal Republic of Germany's Grand Cross of Merit on 1 September...
Rev. Dr Batara Sihombing, general secretary of the Indonesian Christian Church. Photo: Private
17 Sep
Shaping mindsets, strengthening community, “for the sake of ecology”
ecotheology, Theology, LWF member churches, Diakonia, Climate, environment
17 Sep
An eco-theology initiative in Indonesia is changing local perceptions about human responsibility toward creation and strengthening interfaith and community bonds.
LWF Council, here meeting in Geneva in 2019, will elect the next General Secretary in June 2021. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
15 Sep
Call for nominations for LWF General Secretary
Member Churches, Communion Building, General Secretary, Governance, Leadership, council, Council 2021
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.  
Photo:LWF/A. Danielsson
14 Sep
COVID-19: Latin America and the Caribbean Lutheran leaders issue pastoral letter
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, COVID19, coronavirus
14 Sep
The Lutheran World Federation Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) church leaders have issued a joint pastoral letter of solidarity to the people and churches of LAC that are devastated by the...
Ayuba Tada, a Nigerian refugee, serves his second year as a nursery gardener in one of 20 so-called 'green spaces' in and around the Minawao camp for Nigerian refugees. A five-year planting and harvest cycle of trees ensures wood to be used as firewood, vines for building of roofs, and a step in alleviating environmental impact in and around Minawao. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
14 Sep
Cameroon: Protect environment, create employment
Season of Creation, Diakonia, Climate, Livelihoods, livelihood, Women, women and girls, Refugees, Protection, Nigeria
14 Sep
The LWF has transformed a region around the Minawao refugee camp in the far North of Cameroon from a dusty desert to a young forest. At the same time, the LWF project improved the relationship...
Rihab George, senior nurse in the outpatient unit of the Augusta Victoria Hospital, disconnects a bag of antibiotics from a child patient. The hospital offers specialized treatment to Palestinians which is not available to them elsewhere. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
11 Sep
LWF calls for health care without discrimination for Palestinians in Gaza
AVH, Jerusalem, COVID19, WS / COVID19, Advocacy, Children, health, security, occupation, Human Rights, child rights, human rights council
11 Sep
The LWF is again raising the alarm on the difficult health care situation for Palestinians living in the Gaza strip. LWF has signed onto a statement with, the Association of International Development...
In the Church of Norway Rev. Einar Tjelle heads the Section for Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue and the Norwegian Interfaith Climate Network. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
11 Sep
Norway: Interfaith advocacy for climate justice and peace
Voices from the Communion, Season of Creation, ecotheology, Theology, Climate Justice, Ecumenical, Interfaith, LWF member churches, Climate, Advocacy
11 Sep
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Einar Tjelle, from Church of Norway where he heads the Section for Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue and the Norwegian Interfaith Climate Network, describes...
Three indigenous women discuss the intersection of their Lutheran faith with their cultural beliefs and traditions. Photo: American Indian and Alaska Native Lutheran Association (AI/NALA)
8 Sep
Living at the crossroads of Lutheran and Indigenous cultures
Lutheran theology, Theology, Lutheran identity, indigenous people, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Women, Climate
8 Sep
A reindeer herder’s daughter serving as leader of the Sami Church Council in the far north of Norway, a Massai pastor from southern Tanzania and an Oglala Lakota Sioux pastor from North America...
ULS students wait in line to receive the LWF food kits, which contained enough or a household of 4 or five people to last about 3 weeks. Photo: LWF/ Z. Urbina
7 Sep
El Salvador: LWF supports students affected by cyclone “Amanda”
Central America, Diakonia, Climate Justice, Climate, emergency operation, emergency, food, Hurricane, Livelihoods
7 Sep
The LWF Program in Central America supported scholarship students of the Salvadoran Lutheran University with food and hygiene kits, to keep them in school after the COVID-19 pandemic and a tropical...
The 1 September online prayer service inaugurated the 2020 Season of Creation which runs until 4 October. Photo: LWF/Chad Rimmer
3 Sep
Youth lead prayers to open Season of Creation
Climate, Climate Justice, Ecumenical, Season of Creation, ecotheology, Theology, Advocacy, Youth
3 Sep
Hundreds of Christian women and men from different churches and from every region of the globe took part in an online ecumenical prayer service to mark the opening of the annual Season of Creation.
Regional Lutheran communion institute offers churches free online courses. Photo: Julia M Cameron
3 Sep
LAC institute offers free online courses to strengthen church witness and service
Member Churches, sustainability, Training
3 Sep
Churches in Latin America and the Caribbean and other regions can now access a series of free online courses in Portuguese, Spanish and English focusing on how to strengthen church presence and...
The Lutheran Church in Chile organized food distribution to help people who had lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: ILCH
2 Sep
COVID-19: Challenged to a new spiritual language and more efficient diakonia
Rapid Response Fund, coronavirus, COVID19, Theology, LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia
2 Sep
The Lutheran Church in Chile has responded to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic by switching from in-person church meetings to online versions, using several tools and platforms to do so...
The Women’s Skills Training Center of Huria Kristen Indonesia (HKI) helps low-income and at-risk women find ways to increase family income through sewing. Photo: BLK HKI/Rumah Eco-Theology
1 Sep
Economic independence, spiritual gifts: breaking the chain of COVID-19
LWF member churches, Communion Building, Diakonia, Rapid Response Fund, COVID19, MC/COVID19
1 Sep
The objective of the Women’s Skills Training Center of Huria Kristen Indonesia (HKI), an LWF church, is to help low-income, at-risk women find ways to increase family income, a means of economic...
Mary Philip is Associate Professor for Lutheran Global Theology and Mission at the Martin Luther University College, Canada. One of her areas of expertise is Environmental Theology and Ecojustice. Photo: Mary Philip
28 Aug
Embracing sustainable practices and values
Theology, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Member Churches, Climate Change, Youth, Gender, Voices from the Communion
28 Aug
In this Voices from the Communion, “We cannot go back to what was normal,” says Mary Philip, Associate Professor for Lutheran Global Theology and Mission at the Martin Luther University College,...
By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare, and by sowing Cassava and Groundnut together, refugees near the Ngam refugee camp in Cameroon can both increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
25 Aug
Celebrating a “Jubilee for the Earth”
Climate, Climate Justice, Ecumenical, Season of Creation, ecotheology, Theology, Advocacy
25 Aug
Each year, the ecumenical Season of Creation is celebrated from 1 September to 4 October. This year its theme is “Jubilee for the Earth.”
The crew of the Sea-Watch 4 meeting on deck the evening before the ship headed for the central Mediterranean off the Libyan coast. Photo: epd-bild/Thomas Lohnes
24 Aug
Professional rescuers and volunteers team up
Member Churches, Diakonia, Advocacy
24 Aug
The sea rescue vessel Sea-Watch 4 has departed on its first mission in the Mediterranean. The ship left the Spanish port of Burriana on 15 August and has reached the search and rescue zone off Libya. 
"We ask you for your prayers, prayers for peace and stability in our crisis-ridden country." Rev. Vladimir Tatarnikow. Photo: Lutheran Church in Grodno, Belarus
21 Aug
Belarus: Praying for peace and stability
21 Aug
"Our Lutheran Church is located in the city center. Together with the Orthodox and Catholic brothers and sisters, we have opened the churches so that demonstrators can take refuge there,"...
LWF, ACT, WCC and other ecumenical bodies joined tens of thousands in marching through the streets of New York City in the Climate Strike in 2019, demanding climate justice now. Photos: Simon Chambers/ACT
21 Aug
Economy of life in a time of inequality 
Climate Justice, Theology, Ecumenical, COVID19, MC/COVID19
21 Aug
The Ecumenical School on Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life offered a public webinar on Wednesday 19 August.  
The LWF team in Northern Iraq distributed food aid to vulnerable families in Summel District in Dohuk Governorate. To respond to #COVID19, the government has issued movement restrictions and other measures which impact on the livelihood of many families. Photo: LWF Iraq
19 Aug
World Humanitarian Day: maintaining hope, in times of crisis
Global event, Diakonia, humanitarian, refugee, Refugees, Staff, LWF staff, health, Protection, World Humanitarian Day
19 Aug
Maria Immonen, director of the LWF humanitarian agency, World Service, is very open about the effects COVID-19 had on the almost 9,000 LWF aid workers, in some of the biggest humanitarian operations...
Dr  Ali Sabateen, who is head of infectious diseases unit and of the Coronavirus Center, comforts a patient at Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/AVH/Ezdihar Shaheen
18 Aug
Hospital humanitarian workers continue with passion 
Augusta Victoria Hospital, AVH, health, COVID19, coronavirus
18 Aug
Every day, the staff of Augusta Victoria Hospital on the campus of the Lutheran World Federation – Jerusalem, works around restrictions in movement and access to people who need lifesaving treatments...
“May your voice continue to be raised on behalf of the most vulnerable.” Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
17 Aug
In solidarity with people and churches of Zimbabwe
Human Rights, gender-based violence
17 Aug
Joining in prayer with the people of Zimbabwe, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Council of Churches, the World Communion of Reformed Churches, and the World Methodist Council expressed...
Archimandrite Alexi Chehadeh was a member of LWF’s Joint Lutheran-Orthodox Commission since 2015. Photo: Kenneth Appold
17 Aug
Carrying the spirit of reconciliation
Theology, Ecumenical
17 Aug
The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic claims many victims. One of them is Archimandrite Alexi Chehadeh, who passed away on August 15th.
General secretary of the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar, Rev Martin Lalthangliana. Photo: FLCM
14 Aug
Myanmar: Churches engaged in humanitarian aid
Voices from the Communion, COVID19, coronavirus, World Humanitarian Day, Diakonia, humanitarian
14 Aug
In this Voices from the Communion Rev. Martin Lalthangliana discusses why the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar makes humanitarian work in the Myanmar regions a top objective.
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