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Image Faith-based organizations gather for a vigil, as COP25 is about to draw to a close, praying that negotiations will bear fruit, bringing about urgent and just action to find a way out of the climate crisis. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Ecumenical imperative to protect our common home Webinar to launch Season of Creation focuses on practical ways of working together for Christian unity (LWI) - The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity may have ended on 25 January, but the task of praying and working together to protect…
Image Pastor Miroslav PonjiÄan (back right) with youth and children, preparing for a tree planting activity in the Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia (SEAVC). Photos: SEAVC Serbia: Apple trees as a sign of faith and creation Youth-led climate project contributes to biodiversity conservation and environmental awareness (LWI) – “Even if I knew that the world was to collapse tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.” This hope-filled quote, attributed…
Image âWe know that this year is crucial. The world must use the momentum for climate action,â said LWF General Secretary Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert. Faith leaders prepare for COP26: Urgent climate action needed Junge’s message to faith and political leaders: “This year is crucial” (LWI) – “The [climate] crisis is real. We know the communities and people affected by it, often even by name," said the Lutheran World Federation's (LWF) General…
Image Photo: Mika Baumeister via Unsplash LWF partners to offer online course on climate justice and faith Online program to empower lay and ordained for climate justice work in communities (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), in partnership with the Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), has…
Image Ethiopia: Ensuring food security through training in agricultural methods suitable for a changing climate. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert. Earth Day: Continuing to care for creation and advocate for climate justice Call to increased efforts to support the most vulnerable and strive for sustainability (LWI) – “Every year, Earth Day reminds us of the fact that humanity only has one earth to support itself,” says Elena Cedillo, Program Executive for…
Image Mongolian yurts. Photo: Yang Shuo on Unsplash Season of Creation: Launch of celebration guide and theme 2021 theme: “A home for all? Renewing the Oikos of God” (LWI) – Christian communities worldwide are invited to begin planning their Season of Creation celebrations with the new…
Image Cover photo: LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano Highlights of LWF’s work in a unique year of COVID-19 solidarity LWF Annual Report 2020 is available online (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Annual Report 2020 is available online. Under the theme, “Leave no one behind” it gives…
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 Lighting a candle during a âPrayer for the Rainforestâ as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, during COP25 that took place in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Christians around the world invited to celebrate Season of Creation LWF General Secretary will join church leaders and representatives for opening prayer (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opens the Season of…
Image For many Indigenous people, round things in nature represent the circle of life and all creation. Often, this motive is taken up in the round shape of their dwelling places and homes. Photo: Verónica Ãlvarez via Unsplash Season of Creation 2021: “Challenge the world to care for all creation” Opening prayer with representatives from across the ecumenical family (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with ecumenical partners worldwide, opened the Season of Creation with…
