Violence against women is alarming, congregations can do more
MOSHI, Tanzania/GENEVA, 2 June 2015 (LWI) - “Are we as churches sometimes unable to speak about violence against women and girls because we experience it and practice…
RATTVIK, Sweden/Geneva, 28 August (LWI) - Bishops from two of the largest Lutheran churches in the world have met, held discussions and worshipped together in order to deepen…
Lutheran bishop insists on tolerance amid fears of ideological division
(LWI) - Fears of ideological and religious rifts in Tanzania laid bare during recent national elections have prompted calls from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in…
(LWI) – Representatives of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Tanzania and Germany met in Wittenberg, Germany, where they reflected on the Reformation and its global…
Tanzanian Lutheran pastor Sandewa shares his personal experience
(LWI) – While the number of people affected by HIV and AIDS in Tanzania has increased since the first three cases reported in 1983, remarkable progress in prevention and…
Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken”
(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) together with its diaconal arm, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are reaching out to families affected by the 5.7…
