Voices from the Communion

In this series, we profile church leaders and staff as they discuss topical issues and set out ideas for building peace and justice in the world, ensuring the churches and communion grow in witness and strength.

Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Photo: LWF/C. Kaestner
Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Photo: LWF/C. Kaestner
Rev. John Shadrack Donkoh, President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana Photo: LWF/C. Kaestner
Stepping up to lead the church in Ghana
news
29 Nov 2019
  • Communion
  • Churches
LWF Council member Bettina Westfeld shows a shrapnel cross, moulded from the pieces of shrapnel from bombs dropped over Dresden and Coventry during the Second World War. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF Council member Bettina Westfeld shows a shrapnel cross, moulded from the pieces of shrapnel from bombs dropped over Dresden and Coventry during the Second World War. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF Council member Bettina Westfeld shows a shrapnel cross, moulded from the pieces of shrapnel from bombs dropped over Dresden and Coventry during the Second World War. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Daring to trust – 30 years after the Peaceful Revolution in 1989
news
8 Nov 2019
  • Communion
  • Churches
Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Finnish church: an integral part of society
news
25 Oct 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
Rev. Adita Torres Lescano, Pastor President of the Lutheran Church of Peru, visiting the tree planted by representatives of her church in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg. This Reformation 2017 project symbolizes the ecumenical relationships of Christian churches worldwide through 500 trees creating a living memorial. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
Rev. Adita Torres Lescano, Pastor President of the Lutheran Church of Peru, visiting the tree planted by representatives of her church in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg. This Reformation 2017 project symbolizes the ecumenical relationships of Christian churches worldwide through 500 trees creating a living memorial. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
Rev. Adita Torres Lescano, Pastor President of the Lutheran Church of Peru, visiting the tree planted by representatives of her church in the Luthergarten in Wittenberg. This Reformation 2017 project symbolizes the ecumenical relationships of Christian churches worldwide through 500 trees creating a living memorial. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
A communion of solidarity
news
11 Oct 2019
  • Communion
  • Churches
Olga Navrátilová from the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Olga Navrátilová from the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Olga Navrátilová from the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Uniting faith and reason in the Czech Republic
news
27 Sep 2019
  • Communion
  • Theology
Pastor President of the IELV, Rev. Gerardo Hands Photo: LWF/A.Danielsson
Pastor President of the IELV, Rev. Gerardo Hands Photo: LWF/A.Danielsson
Pastor President of the IELV, Rev. Gerardo Hands Photo: LWF/A.Danielsson
Hope, support and comfort amid the crisis
news
13 Sep 2019
  • Communion
  • Churches
Cordelia Vitiello is a member of the LWF Council, representing Central and Western Europe. Her home church is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy where she is actively engaged in the diaconal and social work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Cordelia Vitiello is a member of the LWF Council, representing Central and Western Europe. Her home church is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy where she is actively engaged in the diaconal and social work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Cordelia Vitiello is a member of the LWF Council, representing Central and Western Europe. Her home church is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy where she is actively engaged in the diaconal and social work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Hands-on, heart-felt commitment
news
23 Aug 2019
  • Churches
Thuridur Björg Wiium Arnadottir is one of the youngest Lutheran pastors, serving in The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. Photo: LWB/Albin Hillert
Thuridur Björg Wiium Arnadottir is one of the youngest Lutheran pastors, serving in The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. Photo: LWB/Albin Hillert
Thuridur Björg Wiium Arnadottir is one of the youngest Lutheran pastors, serving in The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. Photo: LWB/Albin Hillert
Bright future for the church in Iceland
news
2 Aug 2019
  • Churches
  • Youth
Yuri Novgorodov, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
Yuri Novgorodov, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
Yuri Novgorodov, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller
The long road to public recognition
news
5 Jul 2019
  • Communion
  • Unity