United Church Synod Launches Its “Ecological Mark”
(LWI) – One of the significant actions from the 2014 synod of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP) was the launching of the “Time to Put Hands at Work” foundation that focuses…
Prayers for safety, advocacy for additional support
GENEVA, 15 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches outside Europe are expressing their solidarity with churches receiving refugees in the region through…
A forum that strives for unity and peace in a fragmented world
(LWI) – Lutheran pastor Rev. Sonia Skupch was recently elected President of the Ecumenical Commission of Christian Churches in Argentina (CEICA), becoming the first woman…
LWF youth represented at Catholic pre-synod meeting
(LWI) - Young Catholics pose the same questions of the church and their role within the church as young people of any other confession. "It is not something confessional, it is not that…
“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”
(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…
Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …
IERP distributes hot lunches, food and sanitation items
(LWI) – When Argentina declared a national quarantine, restricting movement and suspending all public activities on 20 March to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-…
Making “a historical legacy of enormous value” accessible
(LWI) - In an ecumenical initiative, two Lutheran World Federation member churches in Argentina join three other churches to reopen a theological library that holds the largest…
(LWI) - The daughter of a Yerba Mate tree farmer and a primary school teacher, Attorney Karina Arntzen is the first layperson to serve as vice president of the…
