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Visiting LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and his team join EECMY church leaders in a meeting with members of the Hundedo self-help group in Hadiya, on 31 January. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people

LWF General Secretary thanks EECMY for its holistic ministry

(LWI) - In south central Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the…

Rev. Tseganesh Ayele of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus welcomes participants to the CMCR. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

“As churches in mission, we belong to each other”

LWF General Secretary addresses EECMY Committee of Mutual Christian Responsibility

The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge addressed the Committee of Mutual Christian Responsibility (CMCR) in Addis Ababa on 6…

Ms Desri Maria Sumbayak, LWF Vice-President for Asia and Council member Ms LoeRose Mbise, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo. LWF/Albin Hillert

The LWF Strategy in Bahasa Indonesia and Swahili

A bridge between global goals and local contexts

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Strategy 2019-2024 is now available in Bahasa Indonesia and Swahili languages, thanks to…

Participants in the womenâs self-help group Tesfa (âhopeâ) gather for the day. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Ethiopian church empowers communities to thrive on their own

EECMY social services reach 3 million people across Ethiopia

(LWI) - A century of service is bearing fruit, as The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY…

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…

ELCT Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Onael Shoo. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Tanzania: Presiding Bishop calls for leadership values that foster unity

ELCT retreat on a sustainable church

(LWI) - Church unity, sustainability, and a vibrant church were key topics at a recent retreat of bishops, management team, youth and women leaders of the…

Participants at the Working Together meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Strengthening partnerships to support holistic mission and service

LWF member churches and related organizations gather in Geneva for annual ‘Working Together’ meeting

(LWI) - Representatives of a dozen member churches and related organizations of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have been meeting in…

Norman was on his way to Nairobi in order to attend the UN Environment Assembly and the launch of the campaign “Roadmap for Congregations, Communities and Churches for an Economy of Life and Ecological Justice”. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Austrian Pastor Tendis among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash

LWF sends sincere condolences to family and church

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed sincere condolences to the family of Rev. Norman Tendis of the…

Bishop Pawel Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Polish Lutheran bishop shares his motto: “Do not let your hearts be troubled”

Voices from the Communion – Bishop Paweł Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Poland

(LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is a founding…

Vigil candles. Photo: LWF/A.S. Danielsson

Solidarity following mosque attacks in Christchurch

Local churches reach out to Muslim communities as LWF condemns attack

(LWI) - Following the mass shootings in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, local Lutheran churches have expressed solidarity with the country’s Muslim community…

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