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Chairperson of the Finance Committee Christina Jackson-Skelton, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, presents her report to the Council 2012. Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

LWF Leadership Commended for Good Financial Management in 2011

Finance Committee Chairperson Jackson-Skelton Reports to the Council

LWI Council Press Release No. 03/2012 – The chairperson of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Finance Committee Ms Christina Jackson-Skelton has commended LWF…

LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge presents his report to the Council 2012 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia. Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

LWF General Secretary Junge Thanks Churches for Supporting People in Need

Report to LWF Council Underlines Prophetic Sign of Communion

LWI Council Press Release No. 02/2012 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge emphasized the biblical understanding of “communion as…

LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan addresses the Council 2012 in BogotÃ¡, Colombia Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

LWF President Younan Calls Churches to Be a Voice for Justice, Peace and Reconciliation

Council Meeting an Expression of Solidarity with Colombian Church

LWI Council Press Release No. 01/2012 – Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has called on LWF member churches to be a…

(l/r) Bishop Eduardo MartÃnez and Rev. Rocio Morales, both Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia, distribute the elements at the Council 2012 opening eucharistic service. Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

Colombian Bishop Calls for Societal Models That Promote Peace and Reconciliation

Opening Worship Service of the LWF Council Meeting in Bogotá

“God calls us to believe in another world.” With these words, Bishop Eduardo Martínez of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO) welcomed The Lutheran World…

LWF A Communion with Many Themes

Council 2012 Continues Conversations on Family, Marriage and Sexuality

LWI Council Press Release No. 05/2012 – At the LWF Council meeting 15-20 June in Bogotá, Colombia, Council members and advisers engaged in conversations on…

Keynote panelist Maria Ruth Sanabria Ruedo shares her story of displacement due to the armed conflict in Colombia. Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

LWF Panel Denounces Armed Conflict in Colombia

Violence Mingles with Business, Drug Dealing and Mafia Structures, Human Rights Activist Says

LWI Council Press Release No. 06/2012 – “I was sitting at lunch with my children when suddenly they shot us through the wall.” That is…

Mikka McCracken, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, presents the report of the Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice. Â© LWF/Edwin Mendivelso

LWF Governance Appeals for Stronger UN Presence in Central America

Council Raises Concerns about Keeping Violence from Spreading

LWI Council Press Release No. 09/2012 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has appealed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to establish…

Titi Malik, The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, sharing about the situation in her country Â© LWF/Edwin Mendivelso

LWF Council Condemns Attacks on Freedom of Religion in Nigeria

Lutheran Communion’s Prayers Urged for Churches and People of Nigeria

LWI Council Press Release No. 08/2012 – At its meeting in Bogotá, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council joined Nigeria’s Lutherans and other Christian…

Fetching water is a regular task for these children whose families live in basic shelters in the department of ChocÃ³, Colombia. Â© Edwin Mendivelso

LWF Council Calls for Lutheran Communion Solidarity with Colombia

Inclusive Dialogue a Prerequisite for Sustainable and Just Peace

LWI Council Press Release No. 07/2012 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has expressed solidarity with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO…

Choir from IELCO's San Lucas congregation during one of the LWF Council Sunday worship services in BogotÃ¡ Â© LWF/Milton Blanco

Local and Regional Church Leaders Thank Lutheran Communion

Greetings to LWF Council Emphasize Church’s Role in Nurturing Hope

Council Press Release No. 13/2012 – During its meeting in the Colombian capital, Bogotá, 15-20 June, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) received…

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