Articulating Assembly Theme in Bible Studies, Prayers and Hymns
(LWI) – The International Worship Planning Committee (IWPC) for the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has begun exploring how worship and prayer life…
(LWI) – Buckets of butter, canned tomatoes and corn, gallons of oil, garden seeds and big white sacks of grain: The community store in Despagne is well stocked. “This is the first time we…
LWF Moderates Side Event at UN Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian cooperation with the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an example of “meaningful actions that help to enhance open-mindedness and…
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 Jointly Hosts Side Event at UN Commission on Status of Women
(LWI) – Twenty Years after the United Nations Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) was formulated to advance women’s rights, churches have made significant contributions in…
Neutrality and Independence in Work for People in Need
(LWI) – Together with 47 other humanitarian NGO, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has endorsed a joint statement on humanitarian principles. The statement is a common contribution…
(LWI) – “Grace always needs a context in which it can affect change,” said Namibian Bishop Burgert Brand at a public symposium hosted jointly by the country’s Lutheran churches and The…
Interview with Lutheran Theologian Prof. Augustine Suzuki
(LWI) – Lutheran theologian Prof. H. Augustine Suzuki looks at how more than three decades of dialogue with Catholics has contributed to a growing spirit of ecumenism in Japan. “…
(LWI) – “Be very careful with the pigs,” is one of the first things aid workers learn when arriving in Maban County, South Sudan. The animals are frequently found wandering in the middle…
