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Image Bishop Boonmee jarupong (center) with new pastors of the Ban Rai Pattana Lutheran Congregation, Pan District, Chiang Rai Province, on May 30, 2024. Photo: ELCT Thailand: Building trust and respect in interfaith relations Boonmee Jarupong, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand (LWI) – Bishop Boonmee Jarupong of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand grew up in the Buddhist faith. His journey is one of discovery and youthful rebellion,…
Image Rev Dr Mercedes García Bachmann was a presenter at the recent Gender Justice Consultation in Geneva. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Argentina: from Assembly youth preacher to feminist theologian Rev. Dr Mercedes García Bachmann was among the first women to be ordained in the United Evangelical Lutheran Church (LWI) - Mercedes García Bachmann was in her last year of high school when she first felt a call to become a pastor in the…
Image Rev. Dr Andreas Wöhle, President of the Lutheran Synod of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Netherlands: Creating spaces for spirituality and encounter Jazz musician, martial arts practitioner, pastor and Synod President, Andreas Wöhle encourages parishioners to find spirituality in unexpected places (LWI) - From cooking courses to jazz music and Japanese martial arts, Rev. Dr Andreas…
Image Rev. Au Sze Ngui. Photo by LWF/Johanan Celine Valeriano Malaysia: forming new leaders at Sabah Theological Seminary Church historian Rev. Au Sze Ngui reflects on her work to strengthen Lutheran identity in the Asia region (LWI) - Born and raised in Sabah, the eastern part of Malaysia located on Borneo Island, Rev. Au Sze Ngui served in 2024 as…
