LWF ready for a new and exciting chapter of ecumenical relations

(LWI) - “Don’t stop now!” was the message of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge when he addressed a public symposium in Augsburg…

“A day to promote tolerance among religions, confessions and worldviews”

(LWI) – More than half of Germany’s 16 federal states have now declared Reformation Day a public holiday.

The North German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower…

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Bishop Dr Tuhoni Telaumbanua

Bishop Telaumbanua describes some of the social and environmental concerns facing The Protestant Christian…

Final trees planted in the Luther Garden on Reformation Day

(LWI) - On 31 October, Reformation Day, the planting of the park known as Luther Garden in Wittenberg was officially concluded with a…

Update on 12 December 2018

It is with shock that the LWF has received the news of the attacks at the Marché de Nöel in Strasbourg on 11 December. The LWF condemns these senseless acts of violence and stands in solidarity with the…

Hungarian church leader reflects on Advent among Christians in Northern Iraq

(LWI) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) supports persecuted Christians in Northern Iraq who are returning to the homes they forcibly fled nearly…

A new LWF publication spells out six ecumenical commitments in relations with other churches

(LWI) - It is Christian unity week again from January 18-25, but this year marks a special reason for celebrating the progress in relations…

LWF sends sincere condolences to family and church

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed sincere condolences to the family of Rev. Norman Tendis of the…

Voices from the Communion – Bishop Paweł Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Poland

(LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is a founding…

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…