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Paula Müller-Otfried (center, standing) was the first woman to be elected to the regional synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover in 1921. In the political arena she stood for election to the Weimar National Assembly in 1919 and won a seat in the Reichstag in 1920. Photo commissioned by the DEF: Kasch, A.; Th. Möller Nachf., Stralsund; AddF, Kassel, Sign.: NL-K-16, D-F1/00045.
Germany: The long road to equal rights for women in leadership
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13 Feb 2019
  • Theology
  • Gender
13 Feb 2019
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A group of Oromo IDPs walk on the dry riverbed near Burka Dare IDP site in Ethiopia. The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate. 27 January 2019. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: Creativity in the face of hardship
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12 Feb 2019
  • Governance
  • Humanitarian
12 Feb 2019
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Msgr Matthias Türk, outgoing head of the Lutheran Catholic desk at the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, addresses participants at the LWF Council meeting in June 2018. Photo:Albin Hillert/LWF
"You cannot be Christian without working hard for church unity"
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11 Feb 2019
  • Unity
11 Feb 2019
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Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW
Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony
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7 Feb 2019
  • Justice
  • Unity
7 Feb 2019
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Rev. Tseganesh Ayele of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus welcomes participants to the CMCR. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
“As churches in mission, we belong to each other”
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6 Feb 2019
  • Governance
  • Churches
6 Feb 2019
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The Tamrazyan family arrived in the Netherlands from Armenia nine years ago. Photo: Peter Wassing
Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family
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5 Feb 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
5 Feb 2019
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A choir of the Addis Ababa Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, Ethiopia. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: A vibrant Lutheran church with 9.3 million faithful
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4 Feb 2019
  • Churches
  • Governance
4 Feb 2019
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Visiting LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and his team join EECMY church leaders in a meeting with members of the Hundedo self-help group in Hadiya, on 31 January. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopia: Symbols of Hope help rebuild lives of young people
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1 Feb 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Communion
1 Feb 2019
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Mexican Lutheran Church Pastor President Rev. Roberto Trejo Haager. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Mexican Lutheran church leader shares his vision of a healing community of believers
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1 Feb 2019
  • Communion
  • Justice
1 Feb 2019
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