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Image Bishop Emmanuel Panchoo, ELCMP (left), and Rev. Kunja Daniel (GSELC). Photos: UELCI COVID-19: Indian Churches lose two leaders in same week India suffering under weight of COVID-19 second wave (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joins with the United Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India (UELCI) to mourn the loss of two leaders in the same week. Their deaths, one…
Image Dr Nababan was always willing to bring a prophetic voice to the global communion and âhe was truly a leader with vision and passion for the Church,â wrote LWF general secretary Junge in a letter to the church. Photo: WCC LWF remembers Indonesian church leader Nababan as "a leader with vision and passion for the church” Former LWF Vice President Rev. Dr Soritua A.E. Nababan passes away (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) sent condolences to the Protestant Christian Batak Church (…
Image 28 February 2020 photo of East Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert LWF sends condolences to DCA/NCA after family members killed in Gaza airstrikes “Violence must end, civilians must be protected” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has sent condolences to DanChurchAid (DCA) and Norwegian…
Image Bishop Dr David W. Preus, Vice-President of the LWF, February 1987. Photo: LWF/Emily Demuth Remembering Bishop Dr David W. Preus The LWF gives thanks for the life of the former LWF Vice President (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joins the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)…
Image As Vice-Moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Metropolitan Gennadios spoke at an ecumenical prayer service during the 2018 visit of Pope Francis to the WCC. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC LWF remembers Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima Orthodox leader with a lifelong passion for Christian unity, justice, and peace (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed sincere condolences to the Ecumenical Patriarchate following the death of His Eminence…