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Participants of 2025 annual meeting of MMF. Photo: Hellen Bok (MMF/NIC assistant coordinator)

Mekong Mission Forum: a shared journey of faith

A forum to strengthen Lutheran identity and strengthen collaboration of Mekong churches and mission partners

Churches
Unity
News
21 Jan 2026
Rev. Dr Imad Haddad is consecrated as Bishop of the ELCJHL in the Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem, 11 January 2026. Photo: ELCJHL

LWF welcomes new Lutheran Bishop in Jordan and the Holy Land

Rev. Dr Imad Haddad consecrated Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

Communion
Churches
News
12 Jan 2026

LWF condemns violence against civilians, reaffirms call for peace

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) unequivocally condemns all violence against civilians, without exception.

Justice
News
24 Dec 2025
Photo: Laura Nyhuis/Unsplash

Christmas message: We must be the light for each other

LWF President Bishop Henrik Stubkjær reflects on the call to hope at the heart of the Nativity story

Governance
Communion
Churches
News
19 Dec 2025
Photo by Zoran Kokanovic on Unsplash

LWF condemns attack against Jewish community in Australia

We must always “choose peace over hatred”

Governance
Justice
News
15 Dec 2025
GELC Moderator Bishop Marshal Kerketta. Photo: LWF/J. C. Valeriano

India: All Christians should be committed to working for the benefit of others

Bishop Marshal Kerketta, Moderator, Gossner Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chotanagpur and Assam

Communion
Churches
Theology
News
12 Dec 2025
In Angola’s Moxico province, the LWF supported farmers in Chindupo village, to successfully advocate for the right to retain their land, which had been targeted for private use. Photo: LWF/C. Kastner

A decade of strengthening communities through a rights-based approach

LWF marks 10 years of people-centered empowerment for change

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) recently marked…

Humanitarian
Justice
News
11 Dec 2025
Panelists, from left to right, Kai Langer from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, Br. Lizwi Mtumtum, President of the Moravian Church in South Africa, Rev. Dr Felipe Butteli from the Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil and Sourav Sampan Goudo from the Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church in India. Photo: Compilation by Johanan Celine Valeriano

16 Days: United in the fight against digital violence

Churches reflect on urgent need for men and boys to be allies in the work to end online and offline gender-based violence

Justice
Gender
News
10 Dec 2025
Through the project, LWF Syria has invested in community-based care. Photo: Mohammad – Al-Ta’alouf Association

Restoring hope for survivors of the Syria earthquake

LWF’s recovery and resilience project supports the most vulnerable families

Humanitarian
Justice
News
02 Dec 2025
Yee Shan Ku at the LWF lay leader’s meeting in Bossey near Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner-Meyer

Uniting science and faith in Hong Kong

Yee Shan Ku, Hongkong and Macau Lutheran Church

Communion
News
14 Nov 2025
LCM church leaders and mission partners. Photo: Moon Shine

Myanmar: 25 years of faithful witness and service

Lutheran Church of Myanmar marks silver jubilee with thanksgiving for witness and growth

Communion
Churches
News
13 Nov 2025
LWF president Bishop Henrik Stubkjær listens to community leader Eid Abu Khamis of Khan Al Ahmar – a Jahalin Bedouin community of some 35 families living in the so-called E1 Area of Jerusalem, under constant threat of eviction and forced displacement because of Israeli settlement expansion in the area. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Holy Land: Called to speak language of truth and justice

LWF President Bishop Henrik Stubkjær preaches in Jerusalem at conclusion of his week-long visit

Governance
News
12 Nov 2025

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