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Ruth Abraham of the EECMY’s Addis Ababa Mekane Yesus congregation. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Ethiopia: past memories, future hopes for a Spirit-led church

Ruth Abraham: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus 

Communion
Churches
News
08 Aug 2025
Kakuma refugee camp, in Northern Kenya, where LWF has been working for more than 40 years. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert

Long-term commitment to refugee rights in Kenya

LWF supports implementation of human rights recommendations 

Justice
Humanitarian
News
07 Aug 2025
Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. Photo: CC by Molde20

Norway: church bells to ring out in solidarity with Gaza

Leaders of Church of Norway urge congregations to join in solidarity to spotlight humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza 

Communion
Churches
News
06 Aug 2025
ELCT leaders present women who have completed their studies and skills training with tools to become self-sufficient. Photo: ELCT

Tanzanian church pioneers campaign to prevent FGM

Communities enabled to reflect together on alternative, non-harmful rites of passage for girls entering adulthood

Churches
Justice
News
01 Aug 2025
Young participants in a men’s hairdressing class learn skills to enable them to set up a small business. Photo: GKPI

Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia combats unemployment

Skills training provides women, men and youth with opportunities to start small businesses and boost income

Churches
News
30 Jul 2025
A beneficiary of the work in Myanmar receives cash for food. Photo: NAG

Continued support for earthquake survivors in Myanmar

Cash for food and school support after Myanmar earthquake 

Humanitarian
News
28 Jul 2025
Peter Kallay at the Lay Leader’s seminar in Bossey, near Geneva. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner-Meyer

Romania: Service and ecumenism in a minority context

Peter Kallay, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania

Communion
Churches
News
25 Jul 2025
LWF delegates to COP29 walk through the venue in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF opens nominations for COP30 delegation

Shaping the LWF’s engagement with COP30 from national-level advocacy to global mobilization

Climate
News
24 Jul 2025
Members of the United Protestant Church in Indonesia train people with disabilities in income generating activities. Photo: GPP

Member Church Projects: Empowering communities, changing lives

Member Church Projects Committee reviews initiatives that the LWF supports in 39 countries around the world

Churches
News
23 Jul 2025
Reforestation activity with youth from the Salvadoran Lutheran Church ahead of COP30. Photo: ILS

LWF opens call for youth-led climate justice projects

Projects to contribute meaningfully to climate justice at the local or national level

Climate
News
22 Jul 2025
Publication cover: A Decade in Review: Empowering Communities, Advancing Rights

Marking a Decade of Rights-Based Advocacy

LWF launches anniversary edition of report on Rights-Based Approaches

Justice
News
17 Jul 2025
Photo: LWF

Creating a just future: responsible theology and transformative learning in Asia

A week of learning and commitment to justice, dignity, and leadership.

Theology
News
16 Jul 2025

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