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Image Dr Anna Krauss, LWF Council member and General Secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Britain. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert Great Britain: theological and practical ecumenism in action In this Voices from the Communion, German-born theologian Dr Anna Krauss shares details of her ecumenical work at national and local level in the UK.
Image A group of women participants at MLCâs jubilee. Photo: MLC Precious in God’s Eyes 16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…
Image Rev. Sarah Farrow sits with students during an in-person gathering at the International Lutheran Student Centre (ILSC) before the COVID-19 shutdown. Photo: by ILSC UK: Student chaplaincy beyond the chapel walls Voices from the Communion: Rev. Sarah Farrow (LWI) - “Always questioning,” is how Rev. Sarah Farrow describes her Lutheran identity and the students she walks alongside in her chaplaincy work. Farrow is college chaplain for Mansfield…
Image Bishop Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotmanof the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Great Britain: a Polish bishop for a migrant church Bishop Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman shares her journey from Polish opera student to head of the church in the UK (LWI) - As an immigrant from Central Europe, Bishop Paulina Hlawiczka-Trotman follows directly in the footsteps of many Lutheran…
