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Image A group of women participants at MLCâs jubilee. Photo: MLC Precious in God’s Eyes 16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence (LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…
Image Olga Navrátilová from the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Uniting faith and reason in the Czech Republic Voices from the Communion: Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren speaking out for hospitality and inclusion in a secular country (LWI) - What role does religion play in the Czech Republic, one of the most secular countries of the world?…
Image UN Secretary-General António Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc Ferré COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …
Image The medieval Church of Saint Martin in the Wall in Prague’s Old City where opening worship for the European Regions Meeting will be held. Photo: Ricardolovesmonuments (CC-BY) Lutheran journey in a changing European context Delegates from LWF’s European regions gather in Prague to discuss the meaning of church in secularized societies (LWI) - What does it mean to be church today in a rapidly changing and highly secularized European context? That question…
Image Rev. Pavel Pokorný, leader of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, welcomed delegates from LWF member churches across Europe. Photo: LWF/Šárka Jelenová European churches: past memories, present relationships At the start of LWF’s European Regions’ Meeting, delegates are encouraged to draw strength from God’s promises (LWI) - What is the role of “memories, narratives and witnesses” in shaping the future of churches in rapidly…
Image Delegates from LWF member churches across Europe attend the European Regions’ Meeting in Prague. Photo: LWF/Šárka Jelenová Europe: learning to be “church for others” At the European Regions’ Meeting in Prague, delegates are reminded of their mission to be communicators of hope (LWI) - Delegates of member churches in the Nordic, Central Eastern and Central Western European regions of the Lutheran World…
