(LWI) – In an open letter addressed to Mexican member churches and their congregations, the general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev. Martin Junge, expressed solidarity and…
Extending a Tree of Friendship from Brazil to Kenya
(LWI) – “Hello, friends! How are you? Today we are showing our school routine! We hope you enjoy it,” says Arthur Blasi de Souza speaking into the camera, accompanied by the waves of his…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have expressed their gratitude to the Uruguayan government for accepting six detainees held for 12 years…
Commemoration of Haiti Earthquake in LWF Model Village
PETIONVILLE, Haiti/ GENEVA, 12 January 2015 (LWI) - “Li mouri, li mouri…” (He is dead, he is dead). Fabiola is crying in deep grief when she is relaying her story. She is one of 16…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) will jointly host an ecumenical event in the fall of 2016 as a continuation of the process “From Conflict…
Lima Pastor and Priest Describe a Journey of ‘Grassroots Ecumenism’
(LWI) – On 7 December 2014, Catholic priest Father Marco Agüero Vidal and Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church (ILEP) pastor Rev. Pedro Bullón celebrated jointly the…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches worldwide now have the possibility to “connect, contribute and participate” in the 500th anniversary of the Reformation through the newly…
(LWI) – Buckets of butter, canned tomatoes and corn, gallons of oil, garden seeds and big white sacks of grain: The community store in Despagne is well stocked. “This is the first time we…
Reformation Focus at LWF Latin America and Caribbean Gathering
(LWI) – In a context marked by increasing exploitation of natural resources, forced migration and human trafficking, Lutheran churches in Latin America and the…
