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Image Illustration by Volha Prankevich on behalf of Annenkirche (the Church of St. Anna), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia. 2019 LWF Christmas message: Light in the darkness Invitation to Christians to make "the light of Christ visible and transformational" (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa invites Christians to make “the…
Image St Anna Lutheran Church in St Petersburg. Photo: Ekaterina Borisova via Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA) Belarus artist depicts miracle of Incarnation This year’s Christmas card comes from the historic St Anna Lutheran Church in St Petersburg (LWI) - A Belarus artist has provided the illustration for this year’s…
Image Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert 2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance “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…
Image Pastor Vladimir Tatarnikov at the door of St. Johnâs Lutheran Church in Grodno, Belarus. Photo: Oleg Shreders Belarus: Pastor grateful for solidarity and prayers Voices from the Communion: Pastor Vladimir Tatarnikov (LWI) - Vladimir Tatarnikov is the only pastor for the Evangelical-Lutheran congregations in the whole of Belarus. Since the presidential elections in…
