Food, Water and School Uniforms for Drought-Affected Families in Amperbo

(LWI) – Sophia Fredrick, 40, says she will first use part of the 800 Namibian dollars (USD 80) she received recently to pay her contribution towards costs…

Lutheran Churches Seek Additional Assistance for Vulnerable Households

(LWI) – It is looking green again in many parts of Namibia, thanks to heavy rainfall after a prolonged period of drought, and some farmers have started planting their…

“Ministry of oversight and unity”

(LWI) – Rev. Veikko Munyika has been consecrated as bishop of the Western Diocese in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN). Munyika had been elected by the ELCIN synod in November.…

Program Coordinator Diehl Talks of Learning Opportunities

(LWI) – Mr Harmut Diehl says he looks back with deep gratitude at the generous solidarity from the global Lutheran communion to thousands of Namibians, still slowly…

More than 110 young Lutherans expected for LWF Youth Pre-Assembly in Ondangwa

(LWI) – Young pastors and youth leaders from the three member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Namibia have launched preparations for the…

Online voting of International Preaching Contest started

(LWI) A young pastor will hold the sermon at the closing worship in the Twelfth assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Namibia  on 16 May. Young ordained Lutherans from…

ONDANGWA, Namibia/GENEVA, 2 May 2017 (LWI) - Young Lutherans are leading the way to The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Twelfth Assembly, as they prepare for the Youth Pre-Assembly (YPA) in Ondangwa, northern Namibia, 3-9 May.

“We want to…

Commemorative service marking the repatriation of mortal remains from former German Southwest Africa

(LWI) – On Wednesday, 29 August, Germany gave back to Namibia mortal remains that it had taken out of the country during the colonial…

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

(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…

Emergency aid project of Namibian church against malnutrition and hunger

(LWI) - 30 tons of maize meal and 2,5 tons of dry beans are helping the community of Groot Aub, about 40 kilometers south of Namibia's capital Windhoek, to mitigate…