LWF urges Human Rights Council to work with religious leaders

(LWI) - For members of one Lutheran diocese in Tanzania, there is no place for the persecution of people with albinism - an affliction that blights not only their community and…

Voices from the Communion: Bishop Deborah Hutterer, ELCA

(LWI) – Rev. Deborah Hutterer was elected Bishop of the Grand Canyon Synod in the United States in September 2018. The synod of the…

LWF and partners to start humanitarian response

(LWI) - From everyday life into chaos: For the people affected by the recent conflict in Ethiopia, life as they knew it ended abruptly with the military offensive in the Tigray region. Even…

LWF joins UNHCR call to support refugee athletes

(LWI) - Leading up to the Olympic summer games in Tokyo, Japan, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has released a…

As part of its 75th anniversary celebrations, the LWF has established a Communion Solidarity Fund to which all member churches are invited to contribute to support each other in challenging times.  

LWF communion solidarity boosts rapid assistance to those in dire need

(LWI) – With thousands of residents in three of its dioceses adversely impacted by the recent flooding and destruction following heavy rains across the country, the…

(LWI) “Lamento con ustedes la pérdida de más de 100 personas, fallecidas o desaparecidas, y por los muchos que han sufrido lesiones, perdido sus hogares o han sido desplazados”, escribe la Reverenda Dra. Anne Burghardt, Secretaria General de la...