United Church Synod Launches Its “Ecological Mark”

(LWI) – One of the significant actions from the 2014 synod of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP) was the launching of the “Time to Put Hands at Work” foundation that focuses…

16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…

A forum that strives for unity and peace in a fragmented world

(LWI) – Lutheran pastor Rev. Sonia Skupch was recently elected President of the Ecumenical Commission of Christian Churches in Argentina (CEICA), becoming the first woman…

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco, Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay)

(LWI) - What are the greatest challenges your church faces today?…

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic 

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

Human rights, food security and environmental protection among indigenous Mbya Guaraní

(LWI) – From its beginnings as a department for diakonia in the Evangelical Church of the…

En el marco del Sínodo de la Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata (IERP), el jueves 10 de octubre se celebraron los 40 años del Ministerio Femenino en la IERP, un hito fundamental en la historia de la iglesia. La conmemoración se realizó...

La Iglesia Evangélica del Río de la Plata (IERP) celebra este año los 40 años de las Mujeres en el Ministerio Ordenado. La conmemoración tuvo lugar en el marco del sínodo de la IERP y también incluyó un video conmemorativo que recopiló...

Rev. Dr Mercedes García Bachmann was among the first women to be ordained in the United Evangelical Lutheran Church

(LWI) - Mercedes García Bachmann was in her last year of high school when she first felt a call to become a pastor in the…

BUENOS AIRES / Argentina (LWI) - En un encuentro cargado de diálogos, sueños y expectativas, rescatando y reafirmando el llamado que recibieron y “acuerparon” como mujeres al servicio del ministerio de Dios; así como con anhelos de sumar a más...