(LWI) – Newly elected Lutheran church leaders from around the world gather in Geneva and Wittenberg, 28 September to 9 October, to strengthen their vision and practice as transformative leaders…
(LWI) - Alarmed by the impact of climate change on the environment and the most vulnerable people, French churches are urging decisive action from political and economic leaders who will gather in Paris this November.
Focus on refugee crisis at Budapest Diakonia Day sermon
(LWI) – The service began with the clergy placing a diaconal cross in a prominent place. Seven pictures hung from the light-colored wood, illustrating gestures of compassion and…
“Fences and walls are no way to shape a good life together for people”
BUDAPEST, Hungary/GENEVA, 4 October 2015 (LWI) - Lutheran World Federation Vice-Presidents in Europe have called for agreement on a dignified refugee policy in the…
(LWI) – A group of newly elected leaders among The Lutheran World Federation member churches have formed a peer support network to mutually accompany each other and minister to one another in…
Sponsorship gives girls confidence to make own decisions
(LWI) - The first man who proposed marriage to Fatou Haidana had seen her at the market. He followed her home and asked for her hand. Her mother declined. The second was a Marabout…
LWF President Younan visits border village of Korean Peninsula
(LWI) – At the border village of Panmunjom that divides the Korean people, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), said peace between…
LWF mission assesses situation at Serbo-Croatian border
(LWI) – A fact-finding mission by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and aid agency Diakonie Hungary is looking into ways of providing joint assistance to refugees at the Serbo-…
