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India: Ordained to serve, empowered to lead Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church, with 52 ordained women pastors, celebrates a quarter of a century of women’s ordination
India: Climate awareness, advocacy and action India Peace Center leads conversations on faith and action ahead of global climate conference in Brazil
Colombia: empowering people with disabilities builds a stronger community Lutheran church offers skills’ training in handicrafts, theater, sign language
Women preachers inspired by Reformation pioneers ‘Voices from the pulpit’ webinar highlights foremothers who paved the way for today’s gender justice movement
Tools to advance gender justice and equality LWF and partners host annual training for community advocates of women’s human rights
Canada: from Cameroon to Bishop of Saskatchewan Synod Bishop Ali Tote of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Faith communities share best practices for reducing carbon emissions New LWF publication documents local initiatives on sustainable energy innovations
Finnish bishops: Peace is not just absence of war Pastoral letter explores different aspects of peacebuilding
A confessing communion on the journey towards Augsburg 2030 European church leaders explore ways of being signs of hope within polarized societies
