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10 Jun – 16 Jun 2020

Executive Committee 2020

Governance
Communion
Event
LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge at the LWF’s Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia, in 2017. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021

"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world"

Unity
Theology
Governance
News
20 May 2020
LWF Council member Julia Braband is a student of theology and a nurse. She volunteered to work in the COVID-19 isolation ward of a hospital in Erfurt, Germany. Photo: Christiane Claus Fotografie

COVID-19: An active contribution to overcoming the crisis

LWF Council member Julia Braband shares insights from a German hospital

Youth
Governance
Communion
News
30 Apr 2020

God reaffirms life and gives us hope

LWF Easter Message 2020 by Nestor Paulo Friedrich

Governance
Communion
Churches
News
10 Apr 2020
In LWF's Good Friday message Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén, Vice President for the Nordic countries, strikes up a conversation on suffering and meaning with the author of 1Peter. Photo by Dominik Kempf on Unsplash

A Corona of Thorns

LWF Good Friday Message 2020 by Antje Jackelén

Governance
Communion
Churches
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09 Apr 2020
Chapel of Geneva’s Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

COVID-19: Being fully the church in times of Coronavirus

Lutheran leaders urge all churches to support laws and regulations that “promote and protect life”

Theology
Governance
Communion
News
19 Mar 2020
Journalists interview LWF General Secretary Martin Junge following a meeting with government officials in Harare. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Churches called to combat exclusion, discrimination

LWF leader explores ‘Role of the Church in the Public Space’ in meeting with Zimbabwe Council of Churches

Unity
Theology
Governance
News
05 Mar 2020
A woman films the ecumenical service while LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge delivers a sermon. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

LWF General Secretary on solidarity visit to Zimbabwe

"Inspired by strong resilience and commitment to peace”

Unity
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Communion
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04 Mar 2020
Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance

“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”

Governance
Communion
Churches
News
27 Dec 2019

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