The Arcot Lutheran Church commemorates the Reformation
(LWI) Cuddalore, India/Geneva (LWI) – The relevance of Lutheran identity today was the main theme during the Reformation commemoration of the Arcot Lutheran Church (ALC) held in…
LWF President Younan to receive the 34th Niwano Peace Prize
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has extended congratulations to Bishop Dr. Munib Younan who has been named as the 34th recipient of the distinguished Niwano Peace Prize…
A former house servant becomes an advocate against bonded labor
(LWI) It was a foggy November morning in Kailali district, western Nepal, when Basanti Chaudhary (32) received a phone call. Her brother-in-law told her that she had won the…
(LWI) Less than a year ago, 48-year-old Gapalmo Thokra and her husband Thsering Fincho Thokra (50), residents of Thangdur village in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, had to spend up to four hours every…
LWF General Secretary addresses Youth Pre-Assembly
(“For the sake of the church, we need youth participation in leadership” said Rev Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in his address to the pre-…
Women’s Pre-Assembly message to the Twelfth Assembly
Freedom from violence and the full participation of women in church and society were the key themes of the message from the Women’s Pre-Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
Young Lutherans are not taking the future for granted in their changing world, they want to be active participants. This they told the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in…