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LWF Advocacy: No one is safe until everyone is safe A new report from LWF explores both the impact, as well as the short and longer-term responses of churches and partners to the COVID-19 pandemic.&n
From Kenyan village to LWF’s United Nations office From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects
Haiti: Work in a challenging environment Naomie Beaujour, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Program Manager in Haiti, talks about the LWF program and the security situation in Haiti.
LWF Youth invite all to participate in survey Lutheran World Federation Youth are conducting a survey to collect information about the communion’s commitment to youth leadership and are asking
Nordic churches hold preparatory meeting for LWF Assembly Economic justice, gender equality and the legacy of antisemitism are some of the shared concerns which Nordic churches will be bringing to the LWF’
Applications open for Strasbourg summer seminar Strasbourg’s Institute for Ecumenical Research welcomes applicants for its summer seminar exploring the meaning of ‘a communion of churches’.
Slovakia: Complex questions in a post-communist context In this Voices from the Communion, Bishop Ivan El’ko looks back on his journey to ministry during the Soviet era and reflects on the challenges fac
German delegates meet in Krakow to prepare LWF Assembly LWF member churches are looking forward to the upcoming Thirteenth LWF Assembly.
Week of Prayer: Visit to Rome explores growth towards Christian unity Praying with Pope Francis, meeting with dialogue partners and presenting Lutheran perspectives at an international symposium are all on the agenda
Transformational teaching in a post-pandemic world What lessons have been learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic about online versus in-person education and how can these insights transform theological e
LWF Assembly: “looking forward with so much to celebrate” The LWF Assembly is eight months away and there is growing excitement as preparations progress.
