(LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe have expressed their solidarity with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (ELCI) for its committed…
LWF Meeting of Officers Greets Political and Faith Leaders
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Meeting of Officers has expressed its appreciation to the Slovenian government for safeguarding religious and cultural diversity in a…
LWF interview with Rev. Harald Bretschneider on the Peaceful Revolution of 1989
(LWI) – The Peaceful Revolution that 25 years ago caused the fall of the wall dividing Germany to a great extend started in the churches. Former Rev. (retired…
Focuses on Polish Context, Churches say NO to Violence Against Women
(LWI) – The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland held a conference in Warsaw on 19 November aimed at showcasing the Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan concluded his first official visit to the Baltic churches with emphasis on the interdependence of all churches that make up the…
Solidarity for Reconciliation and Peace in Ukraine
(LWI) – Archbishop Dietrich Brauer, recently consecrated as head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia (ELCR) says the archbishop’s role is critical in connecting two parts of a…
TALLINN, Estonia /GENEVA, 27 February 2015 (LWI) - When Rev. Avo Üprus became pastor of the Peeteli congregation in Tallinn, northwestern Estonia in 1995, he and his congregation began working with prisoners, homeless children and drug…
Sharing and Learning Has Strengthened Collaboration among European Diaconal Actors
(LWI) – A “Solidarity Group” that coordinates sharing of practices by diaconal actors across Lutheran churches in Europe resolved at their last meeting to…
LWF Solidarity in Letter to Orthodox Patriarch Karekim II
(LWI) – Commemorating the Armenian Genocide committed 100 years ago in the context of the First World War should motivate Christians to defend vulnerable communities and work to…
