Lutheran Church Leader Says Homes and Church Buildings “Are Totally Destroyed”

(LWI) – More than 10,000 people are feared dead in one city alone following the super-typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda that struck the Philippines’ central region on 8…

Typhoon Haiyan - A Survivor’s Account

(LWI) - Maria Sol thought her family was prepared for the super typhoon headed towards her home in the community of Basey in Samar Province in the Philippines on 8 November.

They had…

LWF Assistance Provides Shelter and Livelihoods for Vulnerable Families

(LWI) – She describes it as her 67th birthday gift, and though it is categorized as transitional shelter, this is the only home for Nevita Romero Montermoso…

Lutheran identity acknowledges solidarity amidst suffering

(LWI) - If there is no one common Lutheran identity in multi-faceted Asia, what unites the various Lutheran expressions across the continent?

Asian theologians acknowledge…

Young Reformers lead church toward good stewardship of God’s creation

(LWI) - Young Reformers in the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) are keeping the spirit of the 500-year-old Reformation alive…

16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…

Asian Church Leadership Conference held in Manila, Philippines

(LWI) - Lutheran churches in Asia are determining their role and strengthening their Lutheran identity, in religiously and culturally diverse societies going through rapid…

LWF builds capacity for churches in Southeast Asia to respond to economic and environmental challenges

(LWI) - Climate change, economic pressures and the challenges of operating in a minority church context were among the topics of…

Invitation to Christians to make "the light of Christ visible and transformational"

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa invites Christians to make “the…