LWF WICAS Meeting Affirms Past and Present Contribution of Women in the Church

(LWI) – Nineteen female theologians representing eight countries in Eastern and Central Europe gathered in Hungary last month to reflect on the contribution…

Reflections on Day of Fasting for the Climate

(LWI) – As The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) embarks on its monthly Day of Fasting for the Climate, the seven young delegates who launched the campaign reflected on it as a galvanizing act…

(LWI) - Starting from Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, the Reformation has become a global citizen. This idea was the theme of a meeting between Rev. Martin Junge, the general secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), and Stephan…

LWF President Munib Younan Dedicates Church at Baptismal Site in Interreligious Celebration

(LWI) – More than 200 clergy, royalty and guests joined The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan on 6…

Seeing Church in a New Way

(LWI) – Diaconal workers from Lutheran churches across Europe have launched a three-year strategy that makes conviviality - the art and practice of living together - an integrating concept guiding…

Encouragement in Secular Society

(LWI) – To strengthen and encourage Lutheran identity in a secular society was one of the main objectives of a visit to Estonia by Rev. Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…

Lutheran Churches Support Villagers’ Struggle to Protect Rain Forests

(LWI) - Villagers from Pandumaan in the North Sumatra province of Indonesia have been harvesting and preserving benzoin from one of the last untouched rain forests in…

Lutheran Churches Seek Additional Assistance for Vulnerable Households

(LWI) – It is looking green again in many parts of Namibia, thanks to heavy rainfall after a prolonged period of drought, and some farmers have started planting their…

LWF and CCME issue action points for churches and church-related bodies

(LWI) – A guideline on how to shape relations with Roma in Europe has been issued by diaconal workers and churches’ representatives from European member churches of…