A Welcome Culture for Refugees and Willingness to Talk
(LWI) – Since October 2014, what are now known in Germany as “Pegida” protests have been taking place in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. PEGIDA is the German acronym for “patriotic…
WITTENBERG, Germany – 28 August, 2015 (LWI) - The first animated series about the life and work of Wittenberg’s Reformer, Martin Luther, has been shown.
Titled simply Luther, the film was premiered before the 140 participants of the LWF…
German and global partner churches affirm “the way of justice”
(LWI) – Solidarity with people who have been displaced and marginalized by conflict and poverty is part of the church’s calling to create a more just world, participants at a…
(LWI) – Representatives of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Tanzania and Germany met in Wittenberg, Germany, where they reflected on the Reformation and its global…
Flowering ash in Luther Garden and altar cloth for Castle Church
(LWI) – Last weekend Wittenberg welcomed a prominent visitor: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The Queen is also head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark.
German National Committee of The Lutheran World Federation visits Jerusalem
(LWI) – In order to symbolize the close ties between Lutheran churches in Germany and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its partners in Jerusalem, a…
Together with seven other Protestant regional churches and one Catholic diocese, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany (ELCNG) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg, both member…
“Valuable experience to study Luther’s theology in this historical place”
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will remain in Wittenberg for the coming ten years. This was announced during a press conference by the German National…
