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Icelandic pastors and bishops after the consecration of Rev. Agnes SigurÃ°ardÃ³ttir as bishop of Iceland in 2012 (seventh from right, front row). Bishop GuÃ°mundsdÃ³ttir is fifth from the left in the front row. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Church of Iceland offers equal opportunities for women

Nordic church implementing LWF commitment to promote women and young people in leadership

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland takes gender justice seriously…

Rev. SÃlvia Genz is the first woman to take office as the pastor president of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB). Photo: LWF/A. WeyermÃ¼ller

Brazil: Building bridges in challenging times

Interview with Sílvia Genz, IECLB Pastor President

(LWI) – On 15 December 2018 Rev. Sílvia Genz took up office as pastor president of the Evangelical Church of the…

ELCT Presiding Bishop Dr Fredrick Onael Shoo. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Tanzania: Presiding Bishop calls for leadership values that foster unity

ELCT retreat on a sustainable church

(LWI) - Church unity, sustainability, and a vibrant church were key topics at a recent retreat of bishops, management team, youth and women leaders of the…

Participants at the Working Together meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Strengthening partnerships to support holistic mission and service

LWF member churches and related organizations gather in Geneva for annual ‘Working Together’ meeting

(LWI) - Representatives of a dozen member churches and related organizations of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have been meeting in…

Ms Kausilya Damai, member of the local government of Nawadurga Rural Municipality in western Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Nepal: Woman leader Damai chronicles her journey from bondage to leadership

More than 120 local government representatives, thanks to LWF’s work among freed bonded laborers

LWI - In a country with more than 450 rural municipalities, election as a local government representative in Nepal might not be considered a…

Bishop Pawel Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Polish Lutheran bishop shares his motto: “Do not let your hearts be troubled”

Voices from the Communion – Bishop Paweł Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Poland

(LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is a founding…

Vigil candles. Photo: LWF/A.S. Danielsson

Solidarity following mosque attacks in Christchurch

Local churches reach out to Muslim communities as LWF condemns attack

(LWI) - Following the mass shootings in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, local Lutheran churches have expressed solidarity with the country’s Muslim community…

Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter

UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals

A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative

(LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…

Aerial view of flooding caused by cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Photo: Lutheran Media Forum

Churches in southern Africa respond to devastation of Cyclone Idai

LWF stands in solidarity and prayer with communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope with severest storm in a decade

(LWI) - Churches in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe are calling for support and prayers in response…

Prof. Dr Ä½ubomÃr Batka was one of the two lecturers at the 19th International theological seminar held at the LWF Center Wittenberg. Photo: LWF/A. WeyermÃ¼ller

Critically reflecting about Luther for the 21st century

Interview with Prof. Dr Ľubomír Batka

(LWI) – Prof. Dr Ľubomír Batka from Slovakia and Dr Hoyce Jacob Lyimo-Mbowe from Tanzania teamed up to lead the 19th International Seminar for theologians at the…