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Youth were among those at Council 2014 who showed solidarity with people affected by climate change by joining the #fastfortheclimate. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

LWF Council Shares in Fasting for the Climate

Council members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) expressed solidarity with the people most affected by climate change and severe weather events by joining in the Fast for the Climate campaign and calling upon the Lutheran Communion to join…

(From left) LWF General Secretary Martin Junge, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib Younan, LWF National Committee in Indonesia Chairperson Bishop Langsung Sitorus and other member church representatives with a Luther Garden partner tree planted at the Ecumenical Center of the Council of Protestant Indonesian Churches in North Sumatra on 15 June 2014. Photo: LWF/C. KÃ¤stner

“Let these trees grow as our communion is growing”

Indonesian member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have planted partner trees for the ones in the Wittenberg Luther Garden at the Ecumenical Centre of the Council of Protestant Indonesian Churches in North Sumatra on 15 June 2014.…

Staff from LWF programs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Nepal took part in the June training. Photo: Leak Ratna

LWF Asia Programs Share Lessons on Food Security and Climate Change

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Senior staff members responsible for community development and training activities in the LWF Department for World Service (DWS) programs in Asia, recently participated in a capacity building course on “…

Ms Gloria Samosir during a side event at COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

The down-to-earth truth: Troubling times on Lake Toba

The idea of “climate change” rings ‘commonsensically’ familiar to subsistence farmers on Samosir Island of Lake Toba in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province. The expression conveying climate change in the local language of Toba Batak—“…

LWF President Welcomes Council 2014 to Indonesia

LWF President Bishop Dr Munib Younan welcomes LWF Council members to Indonesia for the governing body’s 2014 meeting.

Worship in an Indonesian Lutheran congregation. Photo: HKBP/Fernando Sihotang

2014 LWF Council Meeting in Indonesia to Decide 2017 Assembly Theme

“Like a Tree Planted by Streams of Water”

(LWI) – The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will hold its annual meeting from 12-17 June at the Tiara Conference Center in Medan, Indonesia, focusing on several agenda…

Human rights advocate Kamala Chandrakirana speaking on rights for women, ethnic and religious minorities at the Council 2014 interfaith keynote panel. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Keynote Panel Addresses Interfaith Relations in Indonesia

“Crucial Role” of Religious Groups in Society

(LWI) – Addressing the root causes of inequality and caring for those who suffer most are the areas where religions can strongly contribute to society. This was the conclusion of the…

Two crucifixes remain upright in the remnants of an Indonesian church burned in October 2015. Photo: LWF Indonesia

Human Rights Day: Crying out for freedom to worship in Indonesia

Indonesian Lutheran congregations seek support to end religious marginalization

(LWI) - A mother’s lament echoes the pain of religious intolerance in multi-faith Indonesia.

“We have been living peacefully already for many years, but…

Rev. Dr Simone Sinn, LWF study secretary for Public Theology and Interreligious Relations, and Indonesian interfaith activist Rev. Elga Joan Sarapung. Photo: LWF/P. Mumia

Indonesian interfaith network urges government to ensure freedom of religion

LWF to submit findings at UN human rights review

(LWI) – Initiatives by young people in churches and mosques to protect each other’s places of worship against attacks by radicalized groups should not have to happen in a country with a…