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Bishop GuÃ°mundsdÃ³ttir (third from right) and other participants of the European WICAS conference in Meissen. Photo: LWF/E. Neuenfeldt

Women are Reforming the Church

Iceland’s Bishop Guðmundsdóttir Reflects on her Leadership Journey

(LWI) – Forty years ago Solveig Lára Guðmundsdóttir attended a worship service at the Reykjavík cathedral that changed her life.

It was the ordination…

With a Focus on Women’s Participation

Commemorating the Reformation Anniversary in Iceland

(LWI) The Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (ELCI) began with a sharp focus on two women of the Reformation. The…

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…

Icelandic pastors and bishops after the consecration of Rev. Agnes SigurÃ°ardÃ³ttir as bishop of Iceland in 2012 (seventh from right, front row). Bishop GuÃ°mundsdÃ³ttir is fifth from the left in the front row. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Church of Iceland offers equal opportunities for women

Nordic church implementing LWF commitment to promote women and young people in leadership

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland takes gender justice seriously…

UN Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc FerrÃ©

COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …