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A nativity scene decorates a wall outside a church in BogotÃ¡, Colombia. Photo: courtesy of Albin Hillert

2018 LWF Christmas message: “Do not be afraid”

Archbishop Musa invites Christians to conquer fear of others

(LWI) - The good news of yet another season of celebrating the birth of Jesus should inspire Christians to be more committed to serving humanity even when confronted with fear…

Mayerlis serves woman leader Aida a meal of sarapa â rice and chicken wrapped in a Cachibou leaf. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Churches accompany ex-combatant communities through delicate peace process

FARC ex-combatants live fragile peace in Colombia

(LWI) In the far northwest – long one of the country’s most precarious regions – the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia IELCO) supports communities through a difficult and slow-moving…

A peace dove and flowers at a monument in Amsterdam. Photo courtesy of Albin Hillert

LWF New Year Message: ‘Seek peace and pursue it’

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…

Rev. Dr Miriam Haar, LWFâs Theological Assistant. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Deeply Committed to Christian unity

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 Vice-President Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, during the 1998 LWF Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/C. RothenbÃ¼hler

Tribute to former LWF Vice-President Huberto Kirchheim (1938-2019)

Brazilian church leader was dedicated to the ecumenical movement

(LWI) – Brazilian church leader Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, former Vice-President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), died on 14 January at the age of 80.

Kirchheim…

MarÃa Ruth Sanabria, Colombian human rights defender. Photo: LWF Colombia

María Ruth Sanabria: 40 years of taking risks to defend the rights of others

Colombian human rights advocate talks about an increasingly dangerous task

(LWI) - Despite continued threats on her life, María Ruth Sanabria remains undeterred in the struggle for the rights of marginalized people. This includes a…

A congregation of new LWF member church the United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod meets in Santiago de Cuba. The church has more female ordained leaders than male. Photo: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod

New LWF member: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod

“Being part of the LWF allows us to give and receive in every way”

(LWI) - When the United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod (IEU-SL), learned it had been…

LWF condemns stifling of democracy in Venezuela

Government urged to work with civil society and international community to end violence

(LWI) - As the political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela deepens, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on all sectors of society to…

A father carries his baby at the Aguas Calientes border post between Honduras and Guatemala, close to a military roadblock. No undocumented migrant was allowed out of Honduras or into Guatemala, and anyone with an arrest warrant on either side of the border was taken into custody. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

LWF in Honduras offers alternatives to migration

Skills training and human rights advocacy provide hope for young people facing poverty and violence

(LWI) - Following the caravans of people who left Honduras last year, with up to 15,000 asylum seekers travelling together to the US…

Bhagwati Tamang lays bricks in Jogimara village in central Nepal after the devastating earthquake of April 2015. Following the disaster, the LWF worked jointly with Islamic Relief Worldwide and other partners to provide shelter in remote villages where thousands lost homes and livelihoods. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT

LWF highlights value of interfaith collaboration with the United Nations

World Interfaith Harmony Week: an opportunity to promote common human values

(LWI) - A broad-based interfaith group mandated to work on human rights, sustainable development, peace and security issues has pledged its support to the United…