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Members of the Presidium of the VELKD General Synod with youth delegates from member church synods and the LWF, and other guests. Photo: VELKD

Participation, encounter, enthusiasm

VELKD Synod raises issue of youth participation

(LWI) – The 2018 General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) has made proposals for the participation of youth and…

Visiting the Lutheran office in New York, Helena Funk (third from left) received valuable tips on climate advocacy from Rebekka Pohlmann, Germany; Dennis Frado, LWFâs representative at the UN headquarters; and Christine Mangale, LOWC program director. Photo: Doug Hostetter

On the way to COP24 in Poland

Youth delegate Helena Funk visits UN Church Center and GreenFaith in New York

(LWI) – Last year, Helena Funk, a youth delegate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

Ms Pranita Biswasi, LWF youth secretary. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Care for creation and future generations key issues for LWF delegation at COP 24

LWF Youth Secretary Pranita Biswasi reflects on vital role of youth in climate advocacy

(LWI) - Young people are key agents of change, so it is very significant that The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is again sending a youth delegation…

Part of the LWF delegation to COP24 in Katowice, Poland. Back row L-R: Sindri Geir Oskarsson, Helena Merle Funk, Wylie Cook, Romario Dohmann. Front row L-R Pranita Biswasi, Gloria Marthalena Samosir, Khulekani Magwaza. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

Climate change destroys livelihoods and ecosystems, LWF delegates remind world leaders

Seven young people bring the Lutheran communion experience to COP 24

(LWI) -The planet’s future lies in the balance as world leaders, civil society and climate activists meet in Katowice, a coal mining town in Poland, to figure out how to…

LWF COP 24 delegate, Mr Khulekani Magwazah, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, speaks at one of the conference events in Katowice, Poland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

A strong basis to implement climate agreement but the poor have been left behind

LWF Youth Secretary says COP 24 outcome lacks commitment to the most marginalized

(LWI) - Negotiations at the United Nations (UN) climate conference in Katowice, Poland, have resulted in guidelines that “provide a strong basis to…

Young pilgrims gather in Taize to share their faith and advocate for environmental protection. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Youth in Taizé: Be builders of hospitality and hope

LWF General Secretary sends message to young people at European Encounter in Madrid

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary has invited young people to be builders of a new world order marked by hospitality and Christian…

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…

Rev Rolando Antonio Ortez, Pastor President of the ICLH, presides at the ordinations of three male and four female pastors in 2017. Photo: LWF/P. Cuyatti

Honduran church models inclusion and opportunities for young women

LWF member church works with partners offering alternatives to migration

(LWI) - While controversy continues to surround the planned building of a wall along the southern border of the United States, the…

Icelandic pastors and bishops after the consecration of Rev. Agnes SigurÃ°ardÃ³ttir as bishop of Iceland in 2012 (seventh from right, front row). Bishop GuÃ°mundsdÃ³ttir is fifth from the left in the front row. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Church of Iceland offers equal opportunities for women

Nordic church implementing LWF commitment to promote women and young people in leadership

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland takes gender justice seriously…

Roadmap for Congregations, Communities and Churches for an Economy of Life and Ecological Justice Photo: WCC

Launch of “Roadmap” to economic and ecological justice

Equipping churches to create just and sustainable communities

(LWI) - Earlier this week the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched a resource kit for congregations to engage with economic and…