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Image Asian church leaders gathered to discuss differences and commonalities across Lutheran churches of the Asia region. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano Embracing differences in multi-faceted Asia Lutheran identity acknowledges solidarity amidst suffering (LWI) - If there is no one common Lutheran identity in multi-faceted Asia, what unites the various Lutheran expressions across the continent? Asian theologians acknowledge…
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…
Image Rev Mark Whitfield, Bishop of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand. Photo: LCNZ Lutherans living the gospel in New Zealand Voices from the Communion: Bishop Mark Whitfield of the LCNZ (LWI) - The Lutheran Church of New Zealand (LCNZ) is a small church with around 800 baptized members spread out across 14 different…
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 …
