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Voices from the Communion: Native American, Rev. Joann Conroy says “those who live Creation” can teach the church

LWF General Secretary joins appeal to government to drop draft law requiring sermons to be translated into Danish 

At the end of the Week of Prayer, we look ahead to highlights and hopes for progress towards Christian unity

LWF project enables Rohingya children with disabilities to attend school

Ecumenical community in Switzerland prepared prayers and reflections for annual Week of Prayer

(LWI) - Vladimir Tatarnikov is the only pastor for the Evangelical-Lutheran congregations in the whole of Belarus. Since the presidential elections in August 2020, the country has seen continuous protests. One of the congregations Tatarnikov serves is in Grodno, which lies in western Belarus, near the Polish and Lithuanian borders. 

Young theologians from Sweden, Poland, Canada and South Africa share perspectives on Lutheran identity 

LWF Jerusalem offers vocational training and economic empowerment

LWF leader sends message of support to ELCA following storming of U.S. Capitol

(LWI) - LWF is running a pilot project focused on the mental health of teenager refugees in Uganda, offering them a way to process trauma and equipping them for the future.   

(LWI) - The shop of Oumarou Baba has merely a fridge size: A small wooden cabinet filled with bottles of soft drinks and snacks. Every night, Baba closes it with a padlock. To him, this little shop means a new beginning and the hope to reunite with his family.

(LWI) - "I debated whether to go begging at the community market, but I thought of my children and their future. I do not want them to feel weak and hopeless or to feel the stigma of having to beg."  

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr. Panti Filibus Musa has received the "'Patron of Gender Justice Champion in Africa" award for his leadership "in the fight against gender-based violence and all forms of injustices against women."

(LWI) - Faith communities and faith leaders need to advocate more strongly for human rights and also to be accountable for human rights violations and extremist teachings in their context. This was the general understanding in a webinar held on International Human Rights Day on the topic “A faith imperative for Human Rights.”

(LWI) – When the government imposed a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in March, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) was concerned that some of its members would have a hard time meeting basic daily food needs and keeping safe during the pandemic.

(LWI) - Women’s health, from life in the womb, through puberty to menopause, is the subject of a series of reflections published by the Federation of Evangelical Women in Italy (FDEI) as part of their engagement in this year’s 16 Days of activism to end gender-based violence.

(LWI) - Ecumenical organizations have sent a pastoral letter of solidarity to the churches and people of Ethiopia, expressing commitment to accompany them as they address multiple challenges and crises.

(LWI) - As a young pastor in Singapore, Rev. Terry Kee discovered he had a gift for promoting dialogue within divided congregations. It is a gift he has continued to develop and use to great effect during his ministry as bishop of the Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) and as a leading figure for ecumenical and interreligious relations in his country.

Webinar explores ways of engaging, witnessing, accompanying processes of dialogue and reconciliation

(LWI) - Building on biblical and theological resources to combat gender-based violence and the power of patriarchy in the church.

(LWI) – As the Advent season and preparations for Christmas begin, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging its member churches to continue nurturing people and communities “with the gift of God’s word, a signpost that no pandemic can wash away.”

Webinar showcases best practices by faith groups working together to end gender-based violence in Uganda

(LWI) – As a member of the Global Prayer and Action Chain for Climate Justice, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) hosted an online prayer service on 22 November. Faith actors and ecumenical partners encouraged participants to continue praying and acting for climate justice in the year before the upcoming COP26.

LWF and WCRC call on Indonesian president to better protect Christian communities

(LWI) – The LWF Center Wittenberg, Germany, is currently testing new ground and expanding its seminar work with an online course for pastors from member churches of The Lutheran World Federation. In the group are pastors from 17 countries across the world who have previously attended a course.

Christian leaders call for tax reforms and debt relief ahead of G20 summit in Saudi Arabia

Making “a historical legacy of enormous value” accessible

LWI) – Prof. Dr Ľubomír Batka from Slovakia and Dr Hoyce Jacob Lyimo-Mbowe from Tanzania teamed up to lead the 19th International Seminar for theologians at the LWF Center in Wittenberg.

Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training offers practical support to those advocating for change at grassroots level

(LWI) – Representatives of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Africa have expressed gratitude for the possibility to meet online and express solidarity with one another in the midst of a global health pandemic.