The GNC/LWF General Secretary, Norbert Denecke, is retiring after more than 20 years of service. On 2 June, a church service and reception in Wittenberg, Germany, will mark the occasion.
LWF Vice-President and head of the LWF German National Committee, Bishop Kristina Kühnbaum Schmidt, recently traveled to Rome for meetings with Ecumenical partners and the LWF member church in Italy.
What tasks and actions arise for the LWF member churches from the message and other results of the Thirteenth Assembly? Two German churches explored this together at a joint event.
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Michael Jonas shares his journey from ordination in Germany’s Black Forest region to leading the Lutheran community in the heart of Rome
The first Protestant hymnbooks were printed in Germany 500 years ago, and thousands of editions were to follow. Over time, a treasure of immense impact on faith and culture was created.
Creating a space for communion-building, exchange and praying together at the beginning of a new year was the aim of the new online meeting format for church leaders of the Africa Region.
LWF’s President, Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, reminds us that Christmas is, above all, a call to action to bring light and hope into the darkest places of our world.
A pianist since the age of 12, who went on to become the first woman president of a French Protestant church, Rev. Emmanuelle Seyboldt reflects on leadership and “the Bible at the center of my life.”
The leading bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany, Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt, is the new Chairperson of the German National Committee of the LWF. She was installed on 11 December during the Assembly of the GNC/LWF.