Representatives of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches at the Council meeting in Indonesia have applauded the Department for World Service (DWS) director Rev. Eberhard Hitzler for his committed service, as he prepares to resign…
What do Justin Bieber and the cross of Christ have in common? In Mamre orphanage in the town of Pemantang Siantar, they are both very important to a group of six school girls who put both up on the wall,…
At its 2014 meeting in Medan, Indonesia, the LWF Council adopted a public statement against violence in sub-Saharan Africa. “We strongly and unreservedly condemn violence irrespective of who the perpetrators are,” the statement said.
More than 40 participants, including 29 young people, took part in a four- day “Training the Trainers” (1- 4 July) course in Papua aimed at helping to prevent the spread of HIV in the Indonesian province …
The Rev. Dr Robin Steinke was inaugurated on 12 October as President of Luther Seminary, at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church congregation in Apple Valley,…
(Prof. Dirk Lange, currently seconded to the LWF as worship coordinator for the Twelfth Assembly and ecumenical commemoration of the 500th anniversary, reflects on the assembly theme and worship.)
Young African Lutherans take on the challenge of the Reformation
African members of the Global Young Reformers Network attending the 60th anniversary of the Lutheran communion in Africa held a one-day workshop, 19 May, to deliberate on…
Allison Westerhoff, a communications officer with the Lutheran church in Southern Africa, applauds efforts to encourage young church members in Tanzania to think green.
The Majengo Lutheran Parish in Moshi, Tanzania, is a…
The notion that creation is a treasure and not to be exploited is a major theme of the upcoming 12th assembly of the Lutheran World Federation and was discussed extensively at the recent Africa leadership conference in Marangu, Tanzania. Here,…
LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge draws inspiration from the Africa leadership conference at Marangu, Tanzania, to show how collectively, churches can transform lives. He is interviewed in French by David Ben Adjia, of the Église…
