DETROIT, United States/GENEVA, 23 July 2015 (LWI) - One minute they were ordinary American young people, the next they were forced to make life-changing decisions as refugees in a simulation…
Prayers for safety, advocacy for additional support
GENEVA, 15 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches outside Europe are expressing their solidarity with churches receiving refugees in the region through…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton gives thanks for women pastors
CHICAGO, Unites States/GENEVA, 24 November 2015 (LWI) - In marking the 45th anniversary of the ordination of women into the ministry of the Lutheran church in the United States,…
National Bishop Johnson: Living out the call to be a church in mission for others
National and regional staff from several different Lutheran bodies in Canada are coming together for the first time to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. …
Religious fundamentalism threatens sustainable development
(LWI) – Collaboration between The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) has helped address gender inequalities and violence against women, delegates…
(LWI)– Lutherans joined other Christians from around the world in offering prayers for the Orthodox Church at its Holy and Great Council held in Crete, 20-25 June. The last time such a…
“Abysmal failure of compassion and responsibility”
GENEVA, 31 January 2017 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Council of Churches (WCC) and ACT Alliance have issued a statement on the US Presidential Executive Order “…
(LWI) The Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is calling congregations of the ELCA to “learning, prayer and action on behalf of those who seek refuge on our shores.”…