LWF General Secretary Junge Urges Political Solution and Support for ELCJHL

(LWI) - Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has called for an immediate and unconditional…

LWF Member Churches Criticize Action by the U.S. Administration

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has criticized plans by the United States Administration to expand the…

Tribute to “Enormous Sacrifices” Made by Humanitarians and Their Families

(LWI) – “Humanitarian workers make enormous sacrifices. Many are separated from their families and sacrifice their health, relationships and resources, and…

Calling for Respect of Spiritually Significant Places

(LWI) - The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at its 2014 meeting endorsed the Universal Code of Conduct on Holy Sites. This document, developed in consultation…

UNHCR: “A Model for Others to Replicate”

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in humanitarian work. The signing is the first…

LWF Calls for Humanitarian Assistance, Protection of Targeted Minority Groups

(LWI) – The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to send a team to Iraq to investigate possible war crimes by the Sunni Muslim militant…

(LWI) - Structural injustice in the economy is fuelling growing discord worldwide, was a key message from the General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Martin Junge at an international gathering of religious leaders…

Interview with Lutheran Church Secretary General Nkasa Talwa

(LWI) - The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is scheduled to hold municipal elections between October and November 2014, provincial polls in 2015 and presidential…

Greater Visibility of Advocacy and Human Rights Work

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) accepted the Guatemalan Lutheran Church (ILUGUA) into membership at the June 2014 Council meeting in Indonesia, bringing the total…

Over 200 Participants Join Online Discussion

(LWI) – From a key note address that challenged Christians to bring liberation to the poor by questioning power structures in society to perspectives on the role of the church in post-…