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Image 2017 May. LWF Youth Pre-Twelfth Assembly participants on a road trip to Ondangwa. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano Global Young Reformers Network: A place to connect with the wider church New program executive for youth shares vision for network (LWI) - The Global Young Reformers Network 2.0 (GYRN) is “a place for youth to organize and connect with the wider church…
Image LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert LWF President: “Be witnesses of radical hope” Grateful for churches carrying “each other’s burdens” and providing support during pandemic (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa has urged all member churches to be witnesses of “radical…
Image LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Junge highlights LWF’s agility, resilience, clarity of mission In his report to Council, the General Secretary says LWF is stable and well-positioned to face post-pandemic period (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has highlighted the agility and…
Image Members of the LWF Council follow the finance report during the 2018 meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Finance chairperson thanks LWF’s churches and partners for “faithful support” LWF Council receives 2020 financial results (LWI) – Generous contributions, “faithful support” of member churches and funding partners of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and close cooperation between the governing bodies, ensured…
Image Christian churches call on the G20 to reform the international taxation system to provide resources for âglobal public goods and the protection of ecosystems.â In the photo, an LWF refugee staff member from Nigeria checks water and sanitation provision at a refugee camp in North Cameroon: Photo: LWF/C. Kästner Churches appeal to G20: Fix our broken global tax system Churches and ecumenical groups set out proposals to help low-income countries recover from COVID-19 pandemic (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has joined Christian churches and ecumenical organizations in urging the G20 group of…
Image Attendees at a side event at the United Nations in Geneva on using the Universal Periodic Review as an instrument for peace building rooted in human rights in Colombia. Photo: Peter Kenny Protect civic space in post-pandemic recovery LWF urges Human Rights Council to recognize key role of civil society in development and humanitarian assistance (LWI) - The 47th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) ended on 13 July, adopting resolutions which…
Image Outdoor workshops for young people particularly affected by the lockdown measures in Slovakia. Photo: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic COVID-19 rapid response fund: “A shared commitment to leave no one behind” Over EUR 1.1 million distributed to 181 member church projects in 53 countries (LWI) - Through The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rapid Response Fund, the communion…
Image During the weeks of Vesper Church it is very busy in Stuttgart's St. Leonhardâs Church. Photo: ELK-WUE/Monika Johna Building inclusive societies with universal social protection Ecumenical consultation explores role of churches in strengthening social contract between governments and citizens (LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic “has clearly revealed the need for social protection for all people. It therefore challenges…
