Ten weeks after the devastating earthquake in the Syria-Turkey border region, the needs are shifting from essential relief goods and emergency mass shelters to more family-friendly shelter solutions, health services, and…
LWF expresses grave concerns over military conflicts in Sudan which run the risk of leading to full-scale civil war. Peaceful negotiation is the only way forward, say LWF leaders.
Clémence Madara of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon became a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Peace Messenger and eventually, one of the first graduates the LWF Theology, Gender Justice and Leadership Education program. In…
During a solidarity visit to Odessa, Ukraine, VELKD leading bishop Ralf Meister said: “Together, we long for a world in which peace and justice no longer have to be fought for.”
How to find ways of being church and bringing hope amid crises including the Ukraine conflict, an urgent climate crisis and a mental health pandemic: these were priorities addressed by European church leaders in a message from their Oxford Pre-…
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt joins church leaders from the three European regions to reflect on progress and new challenges on the journey ‘from Windhoek to Krakow’
Church growth and stricter government regulations regarding the training of pastors are reasons for the Lutheran Church of Rwanda to prioritize theological education.
Young delegates, meeting at the first regional Pre-Assembly in Oxford, appeal to church leaders to include their voices in conversations about theology and liturgy, climate advocacy and the fostering of more inclusive…
LWF representatives in Ukraine and Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine met with local partners and the mayor of Kharkiv to discuss expanding LWF work in Ukraine.
The first regional Pre-Assembly opens today at Mansfield College, Oxford, with delegates from across Europe gathered to discuss priorities and reflect on the theme of the Thirteenth Assembly, 'One Body, One Spirit, One Hope’.