A crisis and a chance to be the church outside the stereotype of church in society: Pastor Oleksandr Gross of GELCU in Odessa, Ukraine, in a greeting to the VELKD synod spoke about the changes the war had brought to his church.
Voices from the Communion: Felix Kalbe, volunteer aid driver
(LWI) – "I didn't hesitate for long. People in Ukraine need help," says Felix Kalbe. The twenty-seven-year-old has long been involved in the Evangelical Church in Central…
Ukrainian refugees welcomed by Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, Germany, has opened a “blue-and-yellow meeting place” in a quiet residential neighborhood near Hanover on…
Harvest Thanksgiving recalls the close connection between human beings, God and nature. On this occasion, the Evangelical Church in Central Germany calls for economically stable, socially and ecologically compatible agriculture.
The leading bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt, said churches in the global North must address the “uncomfortable questions” regarding climate justice.
