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Most of the 12 UELCI united churches received approval for funding from the LWF Rapid Response Fund. Photo: UELCI

COVID-19: Youth “frontline warriors” in relief efforts

Rapid Response Fund:Infection rate on the rise in India, Lutheran churches respond

(LWI) - In the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI) found…

Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus President Rev. Yonas Yigezu Dibisa in his office in Addis Ababa. Photo: EECMY

COVID-19: Being church in times of Coronavirus

Voices from the Communion: A message from the President of the Lutheran church in Ethiopia

(LWI) - Facing rising numbers of daily Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) President…

On 12 July, a confirmation service was held in Murska Sobota, observing the distancing and other rules. Photo: ECS

COVID-19: Keeping in contact and breaking new ground

Rapid Response Fund: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia uses more technical facilities in church life and worship

(LWI) – How can we stay in contact with one another despite the restrictions imposed during the…

A woman entrepreneur sews cloth face masks in Kyauk Tan Gyi village, Sittwe Township, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Photo: LWF/Nu Nu Aye

COVID-19: Female leadership and livelihood opportunities in Myanmar

Tailoring enterprises in Rakhine state promote female leadership, solidarity and social cohesion

(LWI) - Micro-enterprises set up by the Lutheran World Federation in Myanmar are scaling up their production to meet the increased demand for…

Wear it, share it. LWF embroidered protective face masks. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

COVID-19: Wear it, share it

Donate to Rapid Response Fund, receive free LWF mask

(LWI) - When the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worsened globally in March and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, several governments requested or mandated that…

LWFâs humanitarian and development work in Ethiopia includes provision of potable water to communities displaced by drought or conflict. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF among organizations urging more time for UN panel on internal displacement

COVID-19 pandemic particularly impedes essential consultations with stakeholders

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is among faith-based, non-governmental and civil society organizations calling on the…

The Lutheran Center in Tiaong, Quezon Province, a Lutheran Church in the Philippines ministry, gathers in April with social distancing. Photo: LCP

Being the church in times of COVID-19

In LWF survey member churches report impact of Coronavirus

(LWI) - The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has posed significant challenges for the member churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). A survey in all seven regions revealed…

Hans-JÃ¼rgen Johnke (middle), Mission EineWelt staff working in El Salvador, hands over food and a canister for washing hands to members of the congregation in El Volcan. Photo: MEW

COVID-19: Support from partner churches immensely important

Germany: Mission EineWelt provides relief for partner churches

(LWI) - "The willingness to assist is of inestimable value for the people in our partner churches,” says Katrin Bauer, director of the Fundraising Department at…

Ralf Meister, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover speaks about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on church and society in Germany. Photo: Jens Schulze/Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover

COVID-19: New awareness of social cohesion growing in the crisis

Voices from the Communion: Ralf Meister, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover

(LWI) – It is over six months now, and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic can still be felt in most areas of public life in Germany. Besides…

General secretary of the Federation of Lutheran Churches in Myanmar, Rev Martin Lalthangliana. Photo: FLCM

Myanmar: Churches engaged in humanitarian aid

Voices from the Communion: Rev. Martin Lalthangliana

(LWI) - Working together to transform the lives of people adversely affected by political and economic strife, and recently a health pandemic, the Federation of Lutheran Churches in…

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