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Image In her sermon, Burghardt reflected on the words of St Paul's letter to the Romans, urging Christians to be âtransformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God.â Photo: LWF/M. Renaux Burghardt: Churches called to be agents of positive change During installation service, LWF’s new General Secretary calls on churches to “walk the talk” for reconciliation (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa welcomed colleagues, members and…
Image Dr Bijaya Bajracharya, Country Director of LWF Nepal, Rev. Liria Consuelo Preciado of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia and Rev. Denver Grauman of the Moravian Church in South Africa shared experiences of their work to combat gender-based violence. Photos: Panelistsâ own. 16 Days: LWF steps up commitments to end gender-based violence Webinar highlights global advocacy and local action to empower women in Asia, Africa and Latin America (LWI) - At the start of the 16 Days campaign to end gender-based violence…
Image In Honduras, the LWF member church and World Service program worked jointly to provide humanitarian response during the Eta and Iota hurricanes in 2020. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey LAC: Member churches and World Service programs explore deeper collaboration New LWF guidelines offer possibilities for joint engagement in serving the most vulnerable people (LWI) –The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches and World Service programs in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region have…
Image Isaiah Toroitich, Head of Global Advocacy leads the LWF Action for Justice that is the focal point for advocacy on Human Rights. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Human Rights: Our foundational commitment "Our call is to ensure that the human rights of everyone is fulfilled” says Isaiah Toroitich, LWF Head of Global Advocacy (LWI) - Every year on December 10 the world celebrates Human Rights Day. Working for a justice is a foundational…
Image Havana, Cuba. Photo: JF Martin / Unsplash ‘You are not alone,’ LWF reassures Cuban church and people LWF General Secretary Burghardt shares deep concern over worsening social and economic conditions (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed deep concern over the “sometimes hard and painful” journey endured by its member…
Image Garnethill Synagogue in Glasgow. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Preparing next phase of Jewish-Christian encounter LWF taskforce steps up work on study document to equip churches for renewal of Jewish-Lutheran relations (LWI) - A task force of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has been meeting to prepare a study document focused on equipping member…
Image Catherine Russell, UNICEFâs new Executive Director. Photo: McIlwaine/UNICEF LWF welcomes new UNICEF director Following five decades of fruitful partnership, LWF urges “stronger collaboration for our shared mission” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has welcomed the appointment of the new Executive Director of UNICEF, Ms. Catherine…
Image Outdoor workshops for young people particularly affected by the lockdown measures in Slovakia. Photo: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic COVID-19 rapid response fund: “A shared commitment to leave no one behind” Over EUR 1.1 million distributed to 181 member church projects in 53 countries (LWI) - Through The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rapid Response Fund, the communion…
Image Chard is one of the vegetables grown in the community gardens established during the youth climate project of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile (IELCH). Photo: Markus Spiske via Unsplash Chile: “Seeds of Hope” for climate justice Youth engage in education, community gardening, and reforestation project (LWI) – “The ‘Seeds of Hope’ project has given me the hope that we, as human beings, can change our attitudes and actions and transform our relationship with the…
Image During the weeks of Vesper Church it is very busy in Stuttgart's St. Leonhardâs Church. Photo: ELK-WUE/Monika Johna Building inclusive societies with universal social protection Ecumenical consultation explores role of churches in strengthening social contract between governments and citizens (LWI) - The COVID-19 pandemic “has clearly revealed the need for social protection for all people. It therefore challenges…
