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 In Voices from the Communion, LoeRose Mbise of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania says education and awareness-raising are critical if violence against women and girls is to be tackled. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Supporting women and girls in the struggle to end violence Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania offers new gender justice program (LWI) - A new three-year gender justice program is the latest effort by the Evangelical Lutheran…
Image Newly ordained Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco: women in the church have made progress but more victories need to be won. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert “I belong to a church where women work with equal rights” Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Rev. Karla Steilmann Franco, Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) (LWI) - What are the greatest challenges your church faces today?…
Image Ms Sally Azar, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Witnessing through dialogue, education and women’s empowerment in the Holy Land Voices from the Communion: Palestinian LWF Council member Sally Azar (LWI) - Please tell us something about yourself, and your church? I was born in…
Image Five LWF vice-presidents: from left to right, Desri Maria Sumbayak, Propstin Astrid Klein, Archbishop Antje Jackelen, Rev. Jeannette Ada Epse Maina and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Promoting gender justice in church and society A meeting of Lutheran women leaders looks at ways of transforming patriarchal attitudes and structures (LWI) - Working together to challenge patriarchal structures and attitudes was at the top of the agenda as participants in a…
Image Youth members of the LWF Council gather ahead of the 13 to 18 June meeting Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Young Lutherans raise concerns at Council 2019 Youth Council members call for action on climate change, gender justice and participation in church leadership (LWI) - Young Lutheran ordained and lay leaders from different parts of the globe gathered in Geneva for a Pre-Council meeting…
Image LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge at the LWFâs Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, in 2017. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021 "Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends…
