President’s address to Twelfth Assembly calls for deeper sense of an interdependent communion

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan today encouraged members of the worldwide communion of churches to…

Opening worship of the Twelfth Assembly at Windhoek, Namibia

The survival of the church through tribulations is the fulfilment of God’s promise, participants in the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) were reminded…

Youth Message to LWF Twelfth Assembly

Young Lutherans are not taking the future for granted in their changing world, they want to be active participants. This they told the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in…

Lutheran theology regarding women is message of hope says Assembly keynote speaker, Dr Mukwege, speaking on sexual violence

Lutheran theology, especially regarding the place of women in society, is a message of hope for all of those who…

Finance chairperson Jackson-Skelton thanks member churches for “faithful support”

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) can look back on seven years of increased growth in total financial resources during a period of financial challenges…

Secretary Junge affirms to Twelfth Assembly LWF’s reason to witness with hope in a fractured world

The 74 million-member global Lutheran communion marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation as a milestone, and not an endpoint as it…

Second African to serve in this leadership position

Rev. Dr Panti Filibus Musa, Archbishop of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN), has been elected President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). The Twelfth Assembly of the…

A new council to govern the LWF communion

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Twelfth Assembly today elected members of the new LWF Council, the annual governing body comprising representatives from the communion’s member churches around…

After 500th Reformation ceremony at Sam Nujoma Stadium Namibian churches present cultural performances

After the global commemoration service for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation ended, a less formal gathering started at the Sam…

“Renew our framework of thought, rethink our economics, and rephrase our common goal,” are the challenges of the 21st century said climate justice advocate Martin Kopp in a keynote speech on the sub-theme “Creation - not for sale”. He gave the…