“Called to witness together to God’s grace in this world”

(LWI) Lund Cathedral in Sweden has not seen a Catholic mass since the time of the Reformation 500 years ago. But starting 21 October this year, the Cathedral where the…

Statement on balance and equity between women and men in the church endorsed

(LWI) The Lutheran Church of Alsace - member of the Union of Protestant churches of…

“Ordination is confirmation of women’s calling from God”

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand (ELCT), a member church of the Lutheran World federation (…

LWF calls for robust implementation of Paris Climate agreement

(LWI) - On the occasion of the UN climate change conference…

Global conference encourages churches to engage critically with exclusionary populism

(LWI) - „May God bless us with the feeling of being uncomfortable when the answers become too easy,” Singo Maibongwe from the United Theological College…

Executive director Rev. Rolf Steffansson talks about the Mission of Felm

(LWI) - The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (Felm as it is known abroad) will celebrate its  160th anniversary next year.…

LWF Promoting cooperation between member churches in the Global South

(LWI) - Two Lutheran World Federation churches are breaking the traditional mission partnership mold.

Whereas partnership usually takes the form of churches in…

(LWI) Empowering the churches for mission was the focus of the recent leadership conference of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in the North America, and Latin America and the Caribbean regions.

The conference took place…

Key messages emerge from the Lutheran Council in Africa

(LWI) - The Lutheran Council in Africa (LUCA) has made a series of resolutions following its recent meeting in Accra…

Starting a new life with a church family in Germany

(LWI) - The bells were what appealed to Adam Gnany. As a boy in Baghdad he had watched men tugging a rope to get the bells to ring. Today Gnany lives in Stuttgart. When he slips into the…