Who We Are We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world
Iglesias Miembro Los miembros de la FLM representan a más de 78 millones de cristianos de tradición luterana en 99 países de todo el mundo. Tiene 151 iglesias miembro, incluidas dos iglesias miembro asociadas, así como diez iglesias y congregaciones reconocidas y dos consejos reconocidos.
Image Young people are put through their paces at an ELCA refugee simulation exercise. Photo: LWF/R. Schlott Young American Lutherans step into the shoes of refugees Simulated refugee experience “life changing” DETROIT, United States/GENEVA, 23 July 2015 (LWI) - One minute they were ordinary American young people, the next they were forced to make life-changing decisions as refugees in a simulation…
Image Rev Rolando Antonio Ortez, Pastor President of the ICLH, presides at the ordinations of three male and four female pastors in 2017. Photo: LWF/P. Cuyatti Honduran church models inclusion and opportunities for young women LWF member church works with partners offering alternatives to migration (LWI) - While controversy continues to surround the planned building of a wall along the southern border of the United States, the…
Image Migrants from Central America at the Mexican border in Nov 2018. Many of them have been walking for 22 hours or more. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey A “visionary and prophetic stand” to welcome the stranger LWF welcomes ELCA declaration as a sanctuary church (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has thanked the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for its “…
Image Bishop Deborah Hutterer of the Grand Canyon Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In this Voices from the Communion interview, she talks about the churchâs ministry of serving migrants, changing populist rhetoric, and being open to change. Photo: LWF/A.Weyermülle God’s gifts to care for our neighbor Voices from the Communion: Bishop Deborah Hutterer, ELCA (LWI) – Rev. Deborah Hutterer was elected Bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod in the United States in September 2018. The synod of the…
