German youth keep the Reformation alive and global

Young reformers Lena Lothring and Julia Braband are keeping Martin Luther and the Reformation firmly planted in the lives of young Lutherans worldwide while learning about climate justice…

Two German church synods decide on more youth participation

(LWI) – Two German member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

Interview with the Namibian pastors Isak Malua and Klaus-Peter Tietz

(LWI) – Isak Malua (40) and Klaus-Peter Tietz (59) are both pastors in Namibia, serving in two different Lutheran churches in the country. They met in Wittenberg,…

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony takes up message of Twelfth Assembly

(LWI) – For the first time, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony (ELCS) has passed a law to…

Former LWF Vice-President, Bishop em. Horst Hirscher has died at the age of 89. The LWF remembers him for his commitment to the process running up to the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.…

Former bishop of Brunswick died on 28 November

(LWI) - Bishop emeritus Dr Christian Krause, who served as President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) from 1997 to 2003 died on 28 November in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, at the age of 84.…