It was a joy for me to be back in New York City. On 22 October, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) had a reception to celebrate its 75th anniversary—75 years of helping to carry out the…
The Lutheran World Federation’s Women in Church and Society attended the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, held annually at the UN headquarters in New York. This year’s…
It is Ordinary Season, and in Minnesota the sun shines late into Compline as we live in a haze of sweaty clothes, sun-kissed skin, and explosive rumbling storms.
Called to act with urgency to limit human-induced global warming
Addressing a college graduate class in Lewiston, Maine, United States, five years ago, Congressman John Lewis urged, “You must find a way to get in the way and get in good…
Representatives from LWF member churches and country programs around the globe are bringing grassroots experience and expertise to the 68th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women which will be discussing poverty alleviation.
LWF is sending a delegation of 32 to attend this year’s meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York. Joining in-person and online, they will provide a vital voice of faith for reflections on how to close the digital gender gap.…
From youth leader in her native Kenya to her current job as head of the Lutheran Office for World Community in New York, Christine Mangale reflects on her journey to lift up the voices of local churches in promoting justice, peace and human…
