The GNC/LWF General Secretary, Norbert Denecke, is retiring after more than 20 years of service. On 2 June, a church service and reception in Wittenberg, Germany, will mark the occasion.
In this Voices from the Communion, Faustina Nillan, newly appointed as director for women and gender with the All Africa Conference of Churches, shares hopes and challenges of her work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania.
On their solidarity visit to Ukraine, the LWF delegation also met with faith leaders from Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities in Ukraine. A common concern was the instrumentalization of Christianity to justify the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
With its income-generating activities mostly grounded by the war in Gaza, the Palestinian Lutheran church extends small acts that keep hope alive, thanks to solidarity from the Lutheran communion.
Delegates to the fourth Global Christian Forum gathering in Accra went on pilgrimage to the Cape Coast slave castle and shared stories of their faith journey, as they “discovered the gospel in dialogue with one another.”
