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Image Christine Mangale, of the Lutheran Office for World Community, attended CSW61 and issued a call for churches to promote dignity. Photo: WCC/Albin Hillert As people of faith, we must work for women’s empowerment NEW YORK, United States/GENEVA The Lutheran World Federation’s Women in Church and Society attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held annually at the UN headquarters in New York. This year’s…
Image Rev. Gilberto Mora Quesada said the church ordained Teresa Guadamuz âbased on merit and maturityâ after a long and sometimes difficult process, in which she always stood firm. Photo: ILCO/Rodolfo Mena Vargas Costa Rican church ordains committed woman evangelist Teresa Guadamuz A commitment to bring hope and transformation in community (LWI) – The Lutheran Costa Rican Church (ILCO) celebrated a historic day 3 April, when it ordained one of its longest-serving church workers…
Image Meeting of migrants in Sarapiquà being assited with the necessary information on legal procedures for settling in the country and labor rights. Photo: ILCO A pastoral ministry that empowers migrants Costa Rican church assists youth and women seeking work in Nicaragua (LWI) - The Lutheran Costa Rican Church (ILCO) says a project it started 10 years ago to integrate migrants…
Image A group of women participants at MLCâs jubilee. Photo: MLC Precious in God’s Eyes 16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…
