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Image Ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiterin bei der Schülerbetreuung in Österreich Welcoming churches for thousands “outside the gates of Europe” Austrian Protestant schools offer study places GENEVA, 16 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe continue to advocate for and extend hospitality to thousands of asylum seekers fleeing into the…
Image Helsinki's Kallio Church will ring a funeral melody to raise awareness about the bombing of Aleppo. Photo: Henna Aaltonen Church bells ringing in Finland for Aleppo LWF supports initiative to protest violations (LWI) - Church bells across Finland are ringing to remember victims and protest violence in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo in Syria. The Evangelical Lutheran Parish in Kallio, Helsinki…
Image Hundreds of people voted for their #forgivemoji favorite when the campaign was launched and exciting design suggestions very submitted. Photo: Forgivemoji Church campaigns for forgiveness emoji Finnish church and partners raise awareness about forgiveness while looking for new ways to communicate (LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) has…
Image Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay Finnish church: an integral part of society Voices of the communion: Tapio Luoma, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (LWI) - Tapio Luoma was elected Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland (ELCF…
