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Rev. Jantine Auguste Haumersen (1881-1967) was the first ordained Lutheran woman in the Netherlands.Photo: Evangelisch-Lutherse Gemeente Kampen/Piet Stuurop

Tribute to a Pioneering Woman in the Ordained Ministry

As much as it is a fact that Jantine Auguste Haumersen was the first woman pastor ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it was another woman (later to be ordained as pastor as well) who prepared the way…

The Tamrazyan family arrived in the Netherlands from Armenia nine years ago. Photo: Peter Wassing

Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family

The family spent 97 days inside a Protestant church before being granted right to remain in the Netherlands

(LWI) - The head of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN) has praised the faith of a…

Participants in the "People on the Move" workshop visit the Augustanaho housing project and ecumenical center in Amsterdam. Photo: Holger Lux

Dutch church’s work on diversity and integration inspires LWF delegates from across Europe

‘People on the Move’ workshop showcases how community housing project responds to needs of changing population

(LWI) - Delegates representing member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Europe gained new insights when they…

Caring for the âSilence Gardenâ at Augustanahof, a former church building turned into residential apartments, as part of the diaconal work of the Lutheran Church in Amsterdam. Photo: Lutheran Diaconie

Netherlands: Investing in communities to be “carriers of sustainable diakonia”

Hanne Wilzing shares the story of a repurposed church building in Amsterdam

(LWI) – When church attendance and resources decline as neighborhoods change, there is the temptation to shut down and become withdrawn,” says Mr Hanne Wilzing,…