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Solveig Egeland, an artist and cultural advisor to the Church of Norwayâs Diocese of Borg with a piece of plastic from the ocean. Photo: Mari Tefre

Hope Cathedral rises from ocean drowning in plastic

“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…

LWF Council member Bishop Dr Tuhoni Telaumbanua. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert

“God is present and suffering with the people”

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…

Members of the Presidium of the VELKD General Synod with youth delegates from member church synods and the LWF, and other guests. Photo: VELKD

Participation, encounter, enthusiasm

VELKD Synod raises issue of youth participation

(LWI) – The 2018 General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) has made proposals for the participation of youth and…

Visiting the Lutheran office in New York, Helena Funk (third from left) received valuable tips on climate advocacy from Rebekka Pohlmann, Germany; Dennis Frado, LWFâs representative at the UN headquarters; and Christine Mangale, LOWC program director. Photo: Doug Hostetter

On the way to COP24 in Poland

Youth delegate Helena Funk visits UN Church Center and GreenFaith in New York

(LWI) – Last year, Helena Funk, a youth delegate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

Rescue teams work to save people stranded after severe flooding in Kerala, India. Photo: Shishir Kurian/CSI

Act now to avoid climate catastrophe, faith groups urge

Press Release on "Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C" report

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), ACT Alliance, World Council of Churches (WCC) and…

LWF food security project in Shumes hah, Lalibela, Ethiopia. Through a cash-for-work program, local farmers build irrigation channels and terraces for food and water conservation. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

COP24: Global church bodies urge transformative action to protect the most vulnerable

Press Release: LWF, WCC and ACT Alliance reiterate calls for just implementation of Paris Agreement

As the United Nations (UN) climate summit kicks off in Katowice, Poland, global church organizations…

Ms Pranita Biswasi, LWF youth secretary. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Care for creation and future generations key issues for LWF delegation at COP 24

LWF Youth Secretary Pranita Biswasi reflects on vital role of youth in climate advocacy

(LWI) - Young people are key agents of change, so it is very significant that The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is again sending a youth delegation…

Part of the LWF delegation to COP24 in Katowice, Poland. Back row L-R: Sindri Geir Oskarsson, Helena Merle Funk, Wylie Cook, Romario Dohmann. Front row L-R Pranita Biswasi, Gloria Marthalena Samosir, Khulekani Magwaza. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

Climate change destroys livelihoods and ecosystems, LWF delegates remind world leaders

Seven young people bring the Lutheran communion experience to COP 24

(LWI) -The planet’s future lies in the balance as world leaders, civil society and climate activists meet in Katowice, a coal mining town in Poland, to figure out how to…

LWF COP 24 delegate, Mr Khulekani Magwazah, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, speaks at one of the conference events in Katowice, Poland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

A strong basis to implement climate agreement but the poor have been left behind

LWF Youth Secretary says COP 24 outcome lacks commitment to the most marginalized

(LWI) - Negotiations at the United Nations (UN) climate conference in Katowice, Poland, have resulted in guidelines that “provide a strong basis to…

Young pilgrims gather in Taize to share their faith and advocate for environmental protection. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Youth in Taizé: Be builders of hospitality and hope

LWF General Secretary sends message to young people at European Encounter in Madrid

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary has invited young people to be builders of a new world order marked by hospitality and Christian…

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