500th Anniversary of Reformation to Focus on Present and Future
GENEVA, 18 September 2013 (LWI) – The 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 will draw on the heritage of the past to strengthen churches in responding to the…
GENEVA, 19 September 2013 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is responding to the urgent challenge of climate change by engaging and training youth through an online game, “The LWF…
GENEVA, 23 September 2013 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its pain and shock over the brutal extremist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya,…
LWF Member Churches Working Together to Alleviate Suffering
(LWI) – A prolonged drought spell has led to a food and water crisis in Namibia, with some areas facing the worst situation in 30 years. The Lutheran World Federation (…
LWB fordert Frieden in Syrien und sagt Verstärkung der humanitären Hilfe zu
(LWI) – Der Lutherische Weltbund (LWB) hat gemeinsam mit Kirchenleitenden aus Russland, Syrien, der Türkei, den Vereinigten Staaten und der Europäischen Union…
African Region Affirms Commitment to Host 2017 LWF Assembly in Namibia
WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 2 October 2013 (LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) visiting member churches in Namibia participated in the…
LWF President Younan Lauds Australian Lutheran Church Schools
BRISBANE, Australia/GENEVA, 2 October 2013 (LWI) - Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has told Lutheran educators from across…
GENEVA, 7 October 2013 (LWI) – Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has expressed shock and distress at the latest tragic drownings of migrants seeking to reach the…