Brazilian church hosts 1,500 young people from around the world
(LWI) - “A significant symbol and witness” is how youth leader Rodolfo Fuchs of the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil described the participation of…
LWF welcomes conclusion of peace negotiations in Colombia
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) expresses its joy over the announcement of a successful conclusion of the peace negotiations in Colombia. On 25 August, the Colombian…
Workshop for diaconal workers in Latin American churches
(LWI) - A three-day gathering of Lutheran church leaders and diaconal workers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) confirmed the need for ongoing sharing of strategies and…
GENEVA, 30August 2016 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) churches around the world currently bring together more than 74 million members. This represents an increase of 2.1 million since 2013, with membership generally growing…
Bukoba Lutheran Bishop: Many people are “deeply shaken”
(LWI) – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) together with its diaconal arm, and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are reaching out to families affected by the 5.7…
Junge addresses shared identity as churches in communion
(LWI) – How do The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches around the world relate to fundamental principles that shape the identity and work of the global communion of 145…
Church leaders seek collaboration in finding solutions to common challenges
(LWI) – A group of leaders from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches have requested LWF’s collaboration in developing a communion-wide response to…
Celebrating 25 years of Lutheran women’s ordination in Tanzania’s Northern Diocese
(LWI) - More than 10 percent of ordained pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) are women, and nearly all the church’s 24 dioceses…
LWF General Secretary Junge participates at inter-religious gathering in Assisi
(LWI) – Together with religious leaders of different faiths, The Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge met this week in Assisi,…
(LWI) – As the Colombian government and the leader of the main guerilla group sign the peace agreement to end the Colombian civil war today in Cartagena, the LWF offers its support and prayers.
