LWF President Younan’s address to 2015 Council meeting 

GENEVA, 18 June 2015 (LWI) - Proclaim Christian hope that leaves no one behind, the President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan urged Lutheran…

General Secretary Junge’s report to Council

GENEVA, 18 June 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) must continue to grow in its dynamic engagement that has enabled Lutherans to serve millions worldwide and deepen…

Strengthening holistic mission and humanitarian response

GENEVA, 19 June 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran Federation (LWF) Council has appointed Maria Immonen as the new director of the Department for World Service (DWS) and Rev. Dr…

LWF Council agrees process for member church study of self-understanding document

GENEVA, 19 June 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council received with appreciation a study document on “The Self-Understanding of…

Speaking up and acting for climate justice as people of faith

GENEVA, 23 June 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has announced that it shall be the policy of the LWF not to invest in fossil fuels.  This…

Important step in addressing long-term challenges

GENEVA, 22 June 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has endorsed proposals for a process to envision a continued sustainable LWF.

On the last day of its…

Meeting theme holds particular significance
 

GENEVA, 23 June (LWI) - In the face of suffering, hope sustains and encourages.

The LWF Council 2015 met from 18 – 22 June in Geneva under the theme “Hope does not disappoint.”…

Eleven students receive diploma in oncology nursing

JERUSALEM/ GENEVA, 24 June 2015 (LWI) – The first class of oncology nurses have graduated from the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem. Eleven post-graduate students received a…

“I feel more respected now”

GORE, Chad / GENEVA, 23 June 2015 (LWI) - The log is still lying in the yard of her home in Maro village, Chad. It's a big white chunk of wood, heavy to lift and polished from a person touching it and sitting…

Continued cooperation of ongoing projects in the area of diakonia

GENEVA, 25 June 2015 (LWI) - The Development and Social Services Commission of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY-DASSC) and the Global…