The new LWF Council began its first full meeting this morning, with the opening worship preacher reminding delegates of their mutual responsibility toward each other and to the Lutheran communion.
Leaders of global church bodies addressing the LWF at its Council meeting expressed hope for continued ecumenical engagement, mutual support and shared witness in confronting global challenges.
Council members representing their churches across the global communion gathered in central Geneva on Sunday for worship with local German and English-speaking Lutheran congregations
At a recent meeting in Egypt, Lutheran and Orthodox theologians agreed on the wording of the Nicene Creed which has divided Western and Eastern Christians for centuries.
President Henrik Stubkjær inaugurates the first full Council since the Kraków Assembly and reflects on the theme of hope, which is at the heart of the new LWF strategy
The new LWF Council’s first full meeting concluded after having approved a new strategy, theological study processes, and statements on public and ecumenical matters.