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News & Resources LWF hosts second retreat for Lutheran church leaders Junge addresses shared identity as churches in communion Tanzanian church and LWF support Bukoba earthquake survivors Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken” More support needed for refugees in Uganda ADJUMANI (Uganda)/ GENEVA, 7 September 2016 (LWI) – Six weeks after an outbreak of violence in South Sudan forced tens of thousands to fle A symbol of life and hope (LWI) – There is a white dove on almost every cross that Christian Chavarria Ayala paints. Together in Hope in Malmö Arena GENEVA, 6 September 2016 (LWI) – On 31 October Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and LWF General Secretary Rev. One melody together, different, coordinated instruments PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 2 September 2016 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Liberated by God’s grace to share the gospel, serve the needy PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) — What does God’s grace free Lutherans to do in an increasingly polarized wo Sowing in the ground, reaping on the river ARADIB(Chad)/ GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) - ‘‘Hold the rope, firmly, pull, pull!’ Djouma Ousmane shouts as he paddles a small barge. Addressing the root causes of poverty, marginalization and exclusion PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 30 August 2016 (LWI) — Many member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are already engaged with t 28 Sep 2016 Peacebuilding from Below: The Role of Local Civil Society in South Sudan Churches’ prophetic voice critical in struggle for gender justice PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 28 August 2016 (LWI) – The church’s prophetic voice remains critical in the struggle for gender just More than 74 million members in LWF’s 145 churches GENEVA, 30August 2016 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) churches around the world currently bring together more than 74 million Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 236 Page 237 Page 238 Page 239 Page 240 Page 241 Page 242 Page 243 Page 244 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Press Room LWF's latest Press Releases, Media advisories, and other relevant materials for the Media. Learning Platform LWF Learning brings together educational resources and materials, structured by themes, in a clear and accessible way. The tool consists of courses and other resources and training materials that are offered through a variety of platforms. Archives The Archives preserve the institutional memory of the Lutheran World Federation.
LWF hosts second retreat for Lutheran church leaders Junge addresses shared identity as churches in communion
Tanzanian church and LWF support Bukoba earthquake survivors Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken”
More support needed for refugees in Uganda ADJUMANI (Uganda)/ GENEVA, 7 September 2016 (LWI) – Six weeks after an outbreak of violence in South Sudan forced tens of thousands to fle
A symbol of life and hope (LWI) – There is a white dove on almost every cross that Christian Chavarria Ayala paints.
Together in Hope in Malmö Arena GENEVA, 6 September 2016 (LWI) – On 31 October Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and LWF General Secretary Rev.
One melody together, different, coordinated instruments PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 2 September 2016 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev.
Liberated by God’s grace to share the gospel, serve the needy PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) — What does God’s grace free Lutherans to do in an increasingly polarized wo
Sowing in the ground, reaping on the river ARADIB(Chad)/ GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) - ‘‘Hold the rope, firmly, pull, pull!’ Djouma Ousmane shouts as he paddles a small barge.
Addressing the root causes of poverty, marginalization and exclusion PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 30 August 2016 (LWI) — Many member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are already engaged with t
Churches’ prophetic voice critical in struggle for gender justice PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 28 August 2016 (LWI) – The church’s prophetic voice remains critical in the struggle for gender just
More than 74 million members in LWF’s 145 churches GENEVA, 30August 2016 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) churches around the world currently bring together more than 74 million