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Worship service at the LWF Council 2018. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

‘Freely you have received, freely give’

LWF publishes Annual Report for 2018

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has published its 2018 Annual Report. Titled “Freely you have received, freely give,” it records the…

Members of the panel discussing prospects for peace and human rights in Colombia. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Churches pledge support for Colombia’s human rights defenders

Geneva event calls for stepped-up efforts to achieve sustainable peace and justice for victims

(LWI) - The international community must do more to support those seeking to be a prophetic voice for justice and peace in Colombia today. That…

Five LWF vice-presidents: from left to right, Desri Maria Sumbayak, Propstin Astrid Klein, Archbishop Antje Jackelen, Rev. Jeannette Ada Epse Maina and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Promoting gender justice in church and society

A meeting of Lutheran women leaders looks at ways of transforming patriarchal attitudes and structures

(LWI) - Working together to challenge patriarchal structures and attitudes was at the top of the agenda as participants in a…

Emma van Dorp lit five symbolic candles on the altar, as the church leaders affirmed the âwish to make more visible our common witness in worship and service, on our journey together towards visible unity.â Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert — Emma van Dorp lit five symbolic candles on the altar, as the church leaders affirmed the wish to make more visible our common witness in worship and service, on our journey together towards visible unity. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

A source of hope towards Christian unity

Five Christian traditions celebrate historic Joint Declaration on Justification

(LWI) - Leaders of Lutheran, Roman Catholic,…

Youth members of the LWF Council gather ahead of the 13 to 18 June meeting Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Young Lutherans raise concerns at Council 2019

Youth Council members call for action on climate change, gender justice and participation in church leadership

(LWI) - Young Lutheran ordained and lay leaders from different parts of the globe gathered in Geneva for a Pre-Council meeting…

Celebrating creation’s ‘Web of Life’

2019 Season of Creation guide now available

(LWI) - The 2019 guide for the annual Season of Creation campaign…

The LWF was part of a delegation that recxently met with survivors of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Mukwege Foundation

Call for state responsibility in fight against sexual violence in DRC

Survivors’ voices at the center of shadow report to CEDAW committee

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is among five civil society organizations calling on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government to urgently assume its…

2018 Women Human's Right training. Photo: LWF/George Arende

LWF announces scholarships in theology, development and diakonia

Empowering through education

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to theological, diaconal and development work. “We encourage all churches to submit…

One of the panels of the âAnd It Is Goodâ photo exhibition. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Seeking wisdom to listen to creation and learn from it

2019 closing online prayer for “Season of Creation” now available

(LWI) - An online prayer that was among events around the world marking the end of the Season of Creation 2019 campaign on…

The âTheatre of the Oppressedâ was one of the methodologies practiced to collect information on community level. Participants clearly enjoyed the session, despite the serious topic. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

Justice, dignity and hope

Women’s human rights advocacy training for faith-based organizations

(LWI) “It’s about justice, dignity and hope for these women,” Sophia Marcia Reyes concludes. The young woman works for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Honduras…