Greater Visibility of Advocacy and Human Rights Work

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) accepted the Guatemalan Lutheran Church (ILUGUA) into membership at the June 2014 Council meeting in Indonesia, bringing the total…

LWF supports Maya communities in Guatemala

(LWI) - If anyone knows about bureaucracy in Guatemala, it would be Francisco Siguic, 65. He has been trying to get a land title for more than 40 years.

Siguic, or Don Francisco, is a…

Indigenous communities “most affected when defending their way of life”

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation Central America Program, together with the Guatemala Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Guatemalteca, ILUGUA), an LWF member…

Interview with ILUGUA President Rev. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera

(LWI) – In January 2019, the Guatemalan government rescinded an agreement with the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (…

Church stands with human rights defenders, calls for criminal investigations into destruction of water conduits  

(LWI) - The Guatemala Lutheran Church (ILUGUA) has called on the…

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic 

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA / Guatemala (LWI)  - Desde este domingo el Rev José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera, Pastor Presidente de la Iglesia Luterana Guatemalteca (ILUGUA), que está siendo víctima de un panfleteo anónimo que circula a través de redes...

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA / Guatemala (LWI) – La tragedia sin precedentes ocurrida en marco del 8 de marzo ha elevado la muerte de niñas, adolescentes y jóvenes a 39 debido al incendio en el momento generado por las injusticias de abusos sexuales y...