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Director of the United Nations SDG Lab, Nadia Isler: Waking the Giant is a âunique opportunity in a highly globalized worldâ. Photo: LWF/StÃ©phane Gallay

“As a matter of faith: leave no one behind”

LWF launches global initiative adding the presence, witness and contributions of churches to Sustainable Development Goals

(LWI) With representatives of the United Nations and churches in Colombia, Liberia, Tanzania and the US, as well as…

LWF vice president for Central Eastern Europe Archbishop Urmas Viilma. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

“Cooperation is needed today, not isolation”

LWF greetings to Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

(LWI) - In a world marked by insecurity and injustice, religious leaders need to jointly contribute to the wellbeing of all, LWF…

Participants, Lilian Beck from the United Evangelical Lutheran Church (Argentina) and Julio Melara from the Lutheran Costa Rican Church (Costa Rica), in a discussion during the workshop launching the âWaking the Giantâ initiative in BogotÃ¡. Photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

‘Waking the Giant’ will reinforce peace efforts in Colombia

Government and faith leaders praise LWF initiative for its potential in a polarized society

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) initiative supporting churches’ implementation of…

Government thanks Liberia’s faith-based organizations for education and peacebuilding

LWF ‘Waking the Giant’ program launched in Monrovia

(LWI) - The Liberian government has commended faith-based organizations for their critical role in providing education and enhancing peace building in the country.

Speaking during…

Participants in the Sibiu workshop were invited to create a map depicting âWho is moving to my country and why?â and âWho is leaving my country and why?â Photo: Ulla Siirto

Living together in times of fragmentation

Lutheran diaconal workers in Europe examine migration ‘bridges or walls’

(LWI) - What are the “actual” and “personal” borders that stop people from living together in peace with unfamiliar cultures, faiths and gender identities?

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Participants in the womenâs self-help group Tesfa (âhopeâ) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own

EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia

(LWI) - A century of service is bearing fruit, as The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY…

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Martin Junge speaks at an interfaith panel on the opening day of the Vatican conference on Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: GCCM

Faith-based organizations are “uniquely placed to support” UN’s 2030 Agenda

LWF General Secretary speaks at international conference in the Vatican on ‘Religions and the SDGs’

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge addressed an international conference in the Vatican…

Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter

UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals

A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative

(LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…

Participants in the "People on the Move" workshop visit the Augustanaho housing project and ecumenical center in Amsterdam. Photo: Holger Lux

Dutch church’s work on diversity and integration inspires LWF delegates from across Europe

‘People on the Move’ workshop showcases how community housing project responds to needs of changing population

(LWI) - Delegates representing member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Europe gained new insights when they…

Workshop participants with local church staff in the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Malabon, Manila. All photos: LWF/Marina DÃ¶lker

Philippines church hosts workshop to support regional mission and development

LWF builds capacity for churches in Southeast Asia to respond to economic and environmental challenges

(LWI) - Climate change, economic pressures and the challenges of operating in a minority church context were among the topics of…