Last week delegates from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe met in Höör, Sweden, to prepare for the 12th LWF Assembly and strengthen the communion of churches.
Erfurt, Germany/Geneva (LWI) – An extraordinary honor: Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter has received an honorary doctorate from one Catholic theology faculty and another one is coming up. Both Erfurt University (Germany) and Leuven (Belgium) have hereby…
An ecumenical project to mark the Reformation anniversary
(LWI) - During each of the forty days of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will post daily reflections compiled by the Anglican-Lutheran…
Humanitarian corridors – an ecumenical initiative to help refugees
(LWI) “The humanitarian corridors work! That became clear to us when, on 4 February 2016, we welcomed 6-year-old Falak from Homs in Syria to Italy, with her parents and…
“Not for Sale”: Introduction to the Assembly sub-themes
(LWI) - The theme of the Twelfth LWF Assembly – “Liberated by God’s Grace” – will be further explored in three so-called sub-themes that all focus on that which is “not for sale”.…
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-…
Opening worship of the Twelfth Assembly at Windhoek, Namibia
The survival of the church through tribulations is the fulfilment of God’s promise, participants in the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) were reminded…
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…