Former LWF Vice-President Astrid Kleist was installed as the new leader of the GNC/LWF last weekend, in a festive service in Wittenberg.

The GNC/LWF General Secretary, Norbert Denecke, is retiring after more than 20 years of service. On 2 June, a church service and reception in Wittenberg, Germany, will mark the occasion.

In this Voices from the Communion, Faustina Nillan, newly appointed as director for women and gender with the All Africa Conference of Churches, shares hopes and challenges of her work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.

LWF President Stubkjær and General Secretary Burghardt met with key political leaders in Ukraine during solidarity visit

LWF leaders bring message of solidarity from global church to Lutheran congregations in Kyiv and Kharkiv.

On his first visit as LWF President, Bishop Henrik Stubkjær witnessed the multi-faceted work of the two largest churches in the global Lutheran communion

LWF Vice-President and head of the LWF German National Committee, Bishop Kristina Kühnbaum Schmidt, recently traveled to Rome for meetings with Ecumenical partners and the LWF member church in Italy.

With a message of hope and confirming God’s calling to serve churches and societies, the Leadership Conference of the Americas concluded.

During the Leadership Conference of the Americas, the regions’ women’s and youth networks presented their work priorities for the coming years.