Changes in Departments, Welcome to New Member Churches
(LWI) – The Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) concluded its meeting in Medan, Indonesia, with decisions on ecumenical dialogues, finance and the work of the respective…
Jordanians and Syrian refugees work on “Peace-Building and Hygiene Promotion”
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) have started their first joint project in Al Mafraq, Jordan. Working with Syrian…
GENEVA, 11 December 2014 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President and General Secretary have jointly urged LWF member churches to actively advocate for additional…
Refugees in Camps and Host Communities Most Vulnerable to Extreme Weather
AMMAN, Jordan/ GENEVA, 9 January 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has offered its compound in Za’atari refugee camp to shelter Syrian refugees whose…
DOHUK, Iraq/ GENEVA, 9 November 2015 (LWI) - “We thought it would be a few days, until things calmed down”, Nadine says. “My parents said: go visit your uncle. It’s just a short field trip. That field trip has lasted a year and a half…
National Bishop Johnson: Living out the call to be a church in mission for others
National and regional staff from several different Lutheran bodies in Canada are coming together for the first time to sponsor a Syrian refugee family. …
GENEVA, 10 December 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) marks Human Rights Day today by denouncing both the recent “vicious” terrorist attacks “in many cities on many continents” and the “unacceptably high death toll” in…
(LWI) – Lack of education, protection, and assistance with livelihoods are the most pressing needs of Syrian refugees. This is the finding of a call to action by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and 41 humanitarian organizations who are…
AL MAFRAQ, Jordan/ GENEVA, 17 March 2016 (LWI) – “I was very sad to leave my country, but we came here looking for safety,” 11-year-old Layla says. “We thought going away was only for three months. We didn’t take anything, as the…
“Greek volunteers made up an important component of those providing assistance to refugees,” LWF Humanitarian Support Officer Joshua Schreier said after a visit to the Koutsochero refugee camp in Greece.
