LWF President Bishop Younan Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peace Work
(LWI) - Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree…
LWF General Secretary Junge encourages youth to contribute new ideas
WITTENBERG, Germany/GENEVA, 28 August 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge encouraged young adults from the member churches…
More than 200 participants in the LWF Wittenberg Pilgrimage walked from the St Nicolai Church in Coswig along the Lutherweg towards Wittenberg. On the way they stopped at pilgrimage stations to sing and discuss the themes of the 2017 Reformation…
LWF Council opening worship at Wittenberg’s town church
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council meeting formally opened today, 15 June, with worship in Wittenberg’s Town Church. Bishop Gerhard Ulrich, chairperson of the LWF German…
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) governing body has called for greater church engagement to enhance holistic life, equal citizenship, peace-building, democracy and inclusiveness.
(LWI) – “Europe in Solidarity – Evangelical Lutheran Insights“ was the topic of a panel discussion at the General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD), 3–5 November, in…
German youth keep the Reformation alive and global
Young reformers Lena Lothring and Julia Braband are keeping Martin Luther and the Reformation firmly planted in the lives of young Lutherans worldwide while learning about climate justice…
(LWI) – “The Reformation must continue as a living experience of the people of God.” Speaking about the ongoing reformation in his morning devotion, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…
