Maria Jepsen elected the first female Lutheran bishop 25 years ago
(LWI) - Maria Jepsen was elected bishop in Hamburg 25 year ago. She was the first woman to be elected bishop in Germany and the first Lutheran woman bishop worldwide.…
ONDANGWA, Namibia/GENEVA, 2 May 2017 (LWI) - Young Lutherans are leading the way to The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Twelfth Assembly, as they prepare for the Youth Pre-Assembly (YPA) in Ondangwa, northern Namibia, 3-9 May.
LWF General Secretary addresses Youth Pre-Assembly
(“For the sake of the church, we need youth participation in leadership” said Rev Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in his address to the pre-…
“I cried when I heard the Synod’s decision of April 2016,” recalls Agnieszka Godfrejow-Tarnogorska (44) of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (ECACP). Her church…
Women’s Pre-Assembly message to the Twelfth Assembly
Freedom from violence and the full participation of women in church and society were the key themes of the message from the Women’s Pre-Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF…
Young Lutherans are not taking the future for granted in their changing world, they want to be active participants. This they told the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in…
LWF General Secretary thanks youth for leadership in addressing climate change
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has thanked young people in the communion for their active participation and…
Young Reformers in the United States bring youth voices to congregations
(LWI) - Young Reformers in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) are working to let the voices of youth and young adults be heard in Lutheran…
Colombia’s young reformers share Lutheran identity in new booklet
(LWI) - Youth in Colombia have a tendency to visit different churches until they find one suitable for their spiritual and social needs. Most of those who come to the…
