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Reinforcing the contribution of lay people to the church LWF International Lay Leaders’ Seminar takes place in Geneva and Wittenberg
Lutheran youth delegate calls for urgent climate action Young German environmental activist joins ecumenical and interfaith participants at Laudato Si’ conference in Kenya
LWF and ecumenical partners launch Zacchaeus campaign for tax justice Educating churches locally and advocating for justice and reparations at the highest level
The church belongs to the present and has a future “It is by making a difference that a church is big”
Wittenberg: Bringing together people from all over the world LWF Center and ELCA Center Celebrate 10th and 20th Anniversaries
Tanzania: Towards full women’s inclusion in the ordained ministry ELCT women pastors and theologians celebrate milestones in a 30 year-journey
Call for state responsibility in fight against sexual violence in DRC Survivors’ voices at the center of shadow report to CEDAW committee
The youngest ombudsperson in all Bavaria’s congregation councils Julian Appl: “My grandma was thrilled”
The long road to public recognition Interview with Yuri Novgorodov, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Church solidarity with Hondurans demanding justice and human rights Lutheran church supports protests against privatization of health and education
Guatemalan church defends right to peaceful protest Church stands with human rights defenders, calls for criminal investigations into destruction of water conduits
