Archbishop Urmas Viilma says churches in the region must pray for Ukraine and proclaim gospel of peace at all times 

(LWI) - Responding to the Russian attacks in Ukraine, churches in the region are called to stand up for peace,…

“… If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray?” Matthew 18: 12

5 January 2016

2016 New Year…

In New Year Message General Secretary Junge invites churches to seek inspiration from Reformation anniversary

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) encourages its member churches to find inspiration in the 500th anniversary of the…

In New Year Message General Secretary Junge says churches are called to offer a life-giving witness

"To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life." Book of Revelation 21:6

What a…

General Secretary Junge invites Lutheran churches to be peacebuilders

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is inviting its member churches to pursue peace with determination in 2019.

In his New Year Message to the…

“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”

(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…