A Welcome Culture for Refugees and Willingness to Talk
(LWI) – Since October 2014, what are now known in Germany as “Pegida” protests have been taking place in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. PEGIDA is the German acronym for “patriotic…
LWF Council opening worship at Wittenberg’s town church
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council meeting formally opened today, 15 June, with worship in Wittenberg’s Town Church. Bishop Gerhard Ulrich, chairperson of the LWF German…
(LWI) – “Europe in Solidarity – Evangelical Lutheran Insights“ was the topic of a panel discussion at the General Synod of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD), 3–5 November, in…
Presence in Heaven’s Tent and youthPointreformation
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) presence in Wittenberg at the World Reformation Exhibition in the last two weeks of July will feature the work of LWF World Service and the Global…
Starting a new life with a church family in Germany
(LWI) - The bells were what appealed to Adam Gnany. As a boy in Baghdad he had watched men tugging a rope to get the bells to ring. Today Gnany lives in Stuttgart. When he slips into the…
German churches plan to send search and rescue ship to the Mediterranean
(LWI) – It is our duty to help people whose lives are in danger, regardless of the reasons for their plight. This is the firm conviction of Heinrich Bedford-Strohm,…
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 …
