GENEVA, 01 July 2015 (LWI) – A call by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council on its churches to continue praying for peace and improved interfaith relations in Nigeria will contribute to…
Young African Reformers determined to emulate Martin Luther
As the Lutheran communion in Africa gathers in Moshi, Tanzania, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1955 Marangu conference when African Lutherans met for the first time as…
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…
Representatives of Lutheran churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda participated in a training workshop that looked at ways of strengthening capacity to mobilize local resources for…
Nous savons d’où nous venons car l’histoire de la création a été racontée dans la Bible. Les scientifiques ont aussi fait leur récit de la création. Nous savons d’où nous venons car l’histoire du climat à travers les ères géographiques, les…
The Youth Pre-Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation has brought together 106 individuals from 45 countries. From my perspective, I see this first bit of time together as each person in the room becoming aware of each other and what gifts that…
Faith gives our everyday life depth that takes us beyond the material boundaries of the world. We live in relationship with a living God and we have ethical ground to stand on. Still, we are confined to the natural world of wonder and beauty, but…
Proclaiming the Gospel of Christ by caring for our common home
Climate is changing. The atmosphere of the public debate on environmental protection is also changing. COP 24 clearly showed that conversations about joint actions to protect…