4,000 Christians from all over the world gather in Karlsruhe, Germany

Voices from the Communion: President Rev. Germán Loayza, Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church 

Voices from the Communion: Archbishop Antje Jackelén looks back at highlights and challenges of her leadership

Council 2012 Continues Conversations on Family, Marriage and Sexuality

LWI Council Press Release No. 05/2012 – At the LWF Council meeting 15-20 June in Bogotá, Colombia, Council members and advisers engaged in conversations on…

LWF presents plans and theme for the Reformation anniversary

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) wishes to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 as a global communion. “There are already many activities…

Message Received with Consensus

(LWI) On June 13, the LWF Council met in a special session during their annual Council meeting in Geneva to discuss the document “Claiming the Gift of Communion in a Fragmented World.” The document…

“Invited by Africa”

(LWI) The Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will be held in 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia.

During its meeting from 13 to 18 June 2013 in Geneva, the LWF Council gratefully accepted an…

Worst Drought in 30 Years: General Secretary Junge Underlines Urgency for Early Intervention

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on its member churches worldwide to support Lutheran churches in Namibia and Angola…

African Region Affirms Commitment to Host 2017 LWF Assembly in Namibia

WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 2 October 2013 (LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) visiting member churches in Namibia participated in the…

Bishop Erniša Awarded State Medal of Merit for Advocating Tolerance

(LWI) - Bishop Geza Erniša of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia has said that being awarded Slovenia’s highest state award is a reflection of…