LWF greetings to Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

(LWI) - In a world marked by insecurity and injustice, religious leaders need to jointly contribute to the wellbeing of all, LWF…

LWF Council member Julia Braband speaks to the Synod of Catholic Bishops

(LWI) - “With our good experiences in the Lutheran World Federation I want to encourage you all to accept youth involvement as a ‘laboratory of faith’,” Julia…

“Our temple, our mosque, our synagogue, our church and our sacred room”

(LWI) - For three decades Solveig Egeland’s walks along the starkly beautiful beaches near Fredrikstad, Norway, where the Glomma River flows into the North Sea, have…

IELCB elects Rev. Silvia Beatrice Genz

(LWI) The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB) has elected a woman president for the first time…

Canadian Lutherans find creative ways to keep ministry going

(LWI) - At 63, Carole McCormick is one of the younger parishioners in her home congregation, Faith, Powell River, Province of British Columbia. As council chair, McCormick finds…

“A day to promote tolerance among religions, confessions and worldviews”

(LWI) – More than half of Germany’s 16 federal states have now declared Reformation Day a public holiday.

The North German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower…

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Bishop Dr Tuhoni Telaumbanua

Bishop Telaumbanua describes some of the social and environmental concerns facing The Protestant Christian…

Balance between continuity and innovation in LWF Strategy 2019-2024

(LWI) - On the 501st anniversary of the Reformation, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is launching its new strategy…

General Secretary Junge grateful for ecumenical and theological leadership

(LWI) - Rev. Dr Kaisamari Hintikka, assistant general secretary for Ecumenical Relations and director of the Department for Theology and Public Witness (DTPW) at…

Final trees planted in the Luther Garden on Reformation Day

(LWI) - On 31 October, Reformation Day, the planting of the park known as Luther Garden in Wittenberg was officially concluded with a…