In the Japan Lutheran Church, 70 percent of those who attend worship are women. It therefore means that women are the majority of servers in the church. They are happy to serve and give their voice at various…
The summer I was 13, I went sailing one sunny afternoon at a camp in upstate New York, US. My friend and I set out in a tiny sailboat, ready to pass the better part of the afternoon soaking up the sun and enjoying…
LWF World Service Journalist, Cornelia Kästner, reports from Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal / GENEVA, 28 April 2015 (LWI) – Although the LWF office in Kathmandu was not affected by the earthquake, the effects are clearly visible: shelves are…
In the past five years, hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives through earthquakes in different parts of the world. In 2010, a massive earthquake in Haiti killed more than 160,000. Four…
On May 4, LWF Council member and Swedish Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén met Pope Francis in the Vatican City. The Archbishop highlighted one of the products of the ongoing Lutheran Catholic dialogue – the publication From Conflict…
LWF journalist and participant in the 2014 Backstage Pass trek in Nepal, Cornelia Kästner, makes a return trip to the village of Devichour following the earthquake. It is in quite a different state but has been sustained by the…
Dr Sarah Hinlicky Wilson invites Lutherans to join a truly global community reading and discussing Luther's theology online in preparation for the Reformation jubilee in 2017.
Young African Reformers determined to emulate Martin Luther
As the Lutheran communion in Africa gathers in Moshi, Tanzania, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1955 Marangu conference when African Lutherans met for the first time as…
Young African Lutherans take on the challenge of the Reformation
African members of the Global Young Reformers Network attending the 60th anniversary of the Lutheran communion in Africa held a one-day workshop, 19 May, to deliberate on…
Allison Westerhoff, a communications officer with the Lutheran church in Southern Africa, applauds efforts to encourage young church members in Tanzania to think green.
The Majengo Lutheran Parish in Moshi, Tanzania, is a…
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