“Dot not be afraid, I bring you good news!” (Luke 2:10-11)

Hosted by the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IELCB), which is celebrating “200 years of Lutheran presence” this year, the Leadership Conference of the Americas (COL) will bring together church leaders, women and youth from LWF member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean and North America.

COL will explore the following themes:

• The relationship of fear and hope in the Bible
• God’s promise and God’s covenant with his people in our times
• The contribution of Lutheran theology
• Our churches as spaces where fear gives way to hope.
• Our churches as heralds of Good News

Youth and women from the regions will meet on 14 April where they will share their views and perspectives on the theme.

Visits to the training institute Faculdades EST and the Gender and Religion Program (Programa de Género y Religión) of its Sustainability Institute (InS) are also part of the agenda.