A crisis and a chance to be the church outside the stereotype of church in society: Pastor Oleksandr Gross of GELCU in Odessa, Ukraine, in a greeting to the VELKD synod spoke about the changes the war had brought to his church.
Exceptional circumstances require unusual approaches to congregational life
(LWI) – Hope and sorrow lie close together these days. This becomes very clear when speaking to pastors from different member churches of the Lutheran World…
LWF Council member Julia Braband shares insights from a German hospital
(LWI) – Julia Braband has been working in the COVID-19 isolation ward of the Catholic Hospital in Erfurt for six weeks now. In mid-March, when sweeping measures were…
Voices from the Communion: Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm
(LWI) - "Europe is losing its soul!” Heinrich Bedford-Strohm does not mince words when it comes to the situation of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. The bishop of the…
German church study shows positive effects of digitalization
(LWI) - Lockdown, confinement and the prohibition of actual church services have sparked an immense creativity in German churches, a recent study finds. “We found that many…
Germany: Mission EineWelt provides relief for partner churches
(LWI) - "The willingness to assist is of inestimable value for the people in our partner churches,” says Katrin Bauer, director of the Fundraising Department at…
LWF President Musa shared LWF’s 2020 Christmas Message
(LWI) – In a Christmas season marked by uncertainty and fear from the unfamiliar and unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Christians are invited to trust in the promise…
Voices from the Communion: Felix Kalbe, volunteer aid driver
(LWI) – "I didn't hesitate for long. People in Ukraine need help," says Felix Kalbe. The twenty-seven-year-old has long been involved in the Evangelical Church in Central…
