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The ELCJHL Synod looks over the revised constitution for its Ecclesiastical Court before it was put to a vote. Photo: D. Hudson/ELCJHL

Holy Land Lutherans Adopt Gender Justice in Ecclesiastical Court Constitution

Bishop Younan: Women’s Contribution to a Historic Decision

Churches
Gender
News
06 Mar 2015
Children from Peeteli in a 2014 summer camp organized by the EELC on Saaremaa island, Estonia. Photo: Avo Üprus

LWF Workshop in Manchester to Focus on ‘Convivial Economy’

TALLINN, Estonia /GENEVA, 27 February 2015 (LWI) - When Rev.

Churches
Justice
News
27 Feb 2015
2014 Workshop on Convivial Economy in Nuremberg Germany. Photo: LWF
3 Mar – 6 Mar 2015

European Diaconal Process: Workshop on Convivial Economy

Theology
Governance
Churches
Event
Archbishop Dietrich Brauer. Photo: ELCROS

Leadership Should Foster Unity, Says Russian Lutheran Archbishop Brauer

Solidarity for Reconciliation and Peace in Ukraine

Governance
News
20 Feb 2015
Fast for the Climate at Cop 20 in Lima, Peru
1 Mar 2015

Fast for the Climate | March

Youth
Unity
Climate
Event
LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and other church leaders during the consecration of Estonian Lutheran Archbishop Urmas Viilma (kneeling) at St Mary’s Cathedral in Tallinn. Photo: Erik Peinar

Younan Encourages Baltic Churches to Nurture Interdependence of Lutheran Communion

“Carrying the Cross Together”

Governance
News
06 Feb 2015
Lutheran Church of Nigeria Archbishop Christian Ekong. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Lutheran Leader Ekong Affirms Church Role in Consolidating Nigeria’s Democratic Processes

Increased Insurgency Obscures Progress in Other sectors

News
23 Jan 2015
Lutheran pastor Rev.  Pedro Bullón (left) and  Catholic priest Fr. Marco Agüero Vidal (right) preside at the joint First Communion in Pamplona Alta, Lima, December 2014. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey

Joy in a Joint First Communion for Lutherans and Catholics in Peru

Lima Pastor and Priest Describe a Journey of ‘Grassroots Ecumenism’

Unity
Theology
Churches
News
20 Jan 2015
LCCN Archbishop Dr Nemuel A. Babba. Photo LCCN/Felix Samari

Nigerian Lutheran Archbishop Seeks Critical Global Solidarity in Fight against Boko Haram

Nemuel Babba Reflects on Restoring Trust and Citizens’ Right to Protection

News
16 Jan 2015

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