In this interview, Rev. Halina Radacz talks about her journey to become a pastor, her Lutheran identity as a person belonging to a minority group in Polish society, and her church’s long process to ordain women.

The Lutheran congregation in Krakow is one of the oldest in the world. It was founded soon after the Reformation. In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Łukasz Ostruszka speaks about his ministry in Polish society today and about living…

The long way towards women’s ordination in Poland

“I cried when I heard the Synod’s decision of April 2016,” recalls Agnieszka Godfrejow-Tarnogorska (44) of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Her church…

LWF Youth Secretary Pranita Biswasi reflects on vital role of youth in climate advocacy

(LWI) - Young people are key agents of change, so it is very significant that The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is again sending a youth delegation…

Seven young people bring the Lutheran communion experience to COP 24

(LWI) -The planet’s future lies in the balance as world leaders, civil society and climate activists meet in Katowice, a coal mining town in Poland, to figure out how to…

LWF Youth Secretary says COP 24 outcome lacks commitment to the most marginalized

(LWI) - Negotiations at the United Nations (UN) climate conference in Katowice, Poland, have resulted in guidelines that “provide a strong basis to…

Voices from the Communion – Bishop Paweł Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Poland

(LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is a founding…

Bishop Samiec: An “opportunity to promote diversity and Lutheranism in society”

(LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland will host the…

Voices from the Communion: Jerzy Samiec, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland

(LWI) – “I always ask myself when to speak up,” says Presiding Bishop Jerzy Samiec. He has been leading the…