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Image Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay Finnish church: an integral part of society Voices of the communion: Tapio Luoma, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (LWI) - Tapio Luoma was elected Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland (ELCF…
Image UN Secretary-General António Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc Ferré COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable 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 …
Image Rev. Dr. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary, delivering the keynote address at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland during their Mission Partnership Consultation in Helsinki on 29 August. Photo: Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Communities of hope in a divided world General Secretary Burghardt delivers keynote address at Finnish church Mission Partnership Consultation (LWI) - Churches are called to be outward-looking communities, “offering hope to all people living in a broken world,” said Lutheran…
Image Keynote Speech - General Secretary Burghardt - Society and Church: Changing Landscapes.pdf Keynote speech by LWF General Secretary Burghardt at Mission Partnership Consultation on 29 August At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland Mission Partnership Consultation in Helsinki on 29 August, LWF General Secretary Burghardt urges to b