LWF Easter Message 2021 by Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had…

Election marks first woman and first Central and Eastern European pastor to head global communion of churches

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General…

Hanne Wilzing shares the story of a repurposed church building in Amsterdam

(LWI) – When church attendance and resources decline as neighborhoods change, there is the temptation to shut down and become withdrawn,” says Mr Hanne Wilzing,…

New publications: Four storybooks from the European Diaconal Process

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has thanked diaconal workers in Europe for producing new resources that offer all member churches inspiration to incorporate…

Diaconal worker Alena Fendrychová reflects on how “conviviality” helps to break stereotypes

(LWI) - In a country with “only very few refugees and migrants” but a rhetoric that they are a threat to society, Evangelical Church of Czech…

Twenty-one church leaders in nine countries elected in LWF member churches in Asia

(LWI) - Despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in the Asia region elected and…