LWF emergency team responds to devastating earthquake

(LWI) - Emergency work is underway in Nepal in the wake of the earthquake Saturday which has cost over 4000 lives and resulted in devastating damage.

“We have…

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge expressed  “dismay and pain” about the xenophobic attacks in South Africa mostly targeting other Africans living there and foreign-owned business.

In a letter…

(LWI) - The Nepalese government has asked The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to take a seat on its emergency coordination group, a note of appreciation for the LWF’s rapid response to the earthquake.

The newly-formed Kathmandu Valley…

Asia Lutheran Youth Network to Nurture Leaders

(LWI) – Young Lutherans in Asia have established a regional network to strengthen their response to social, economic and environmental challenges in their context.

The Asia Lutheran…

Over 800 households receive life-saving essentials

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation has managed to distribute essential relief items to over 800 households hard-hit by the devastating April 25 earthquake.

Ready-to-eat-food,…

Existing LWF development work helps people cope with disaster 

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has been reaching out to rural communities in Lalitpur district with distributions of blankets, tarpaulins and food. The LWF has…

Relief Goods for People in Gorkha, Dahding, Kavrepalanchok and Sindhupalchowk

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is extending its emergency aid to earthquake survivors outside Kathmandu valley. After delivering aid to urban and…

Preparations towards final statement on ordained ministry/riesthood

(LWI) – The international dialogue between Lutheran and the Orthodox churches in 2017 will include a celebration to mark 500 years of the Reformation.

Members of…