The vibrant GKPI Medan Kota congregation in Indonesia welcomed LWF General Secretary Burghardt on the last Sunday of the church year. Addressing a gathering of over 500 church members, her sermon highlighted the church's…
As a four-day ceasefire announced by Israel and Hamas takes effect in Gaza, the pastor of the Lutheran congregation in Jordan reflects on prospects for lasting peace across the war-torn region.
LWF general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt joins leaders of 14 Indonesian Lutheran churches in Tarutung, Sumatra. Gathered by the LWF National Committee for Indonesia, the meeting helped reinforce communion ties, discuss…
UN representative underlines critical role of faith communities in the global fight against sexual and gender-based violence, and Lutheran church leaders share their churches’ response.
Lutheran World Federation (LWF) general secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt is visiting member churches in Indonesia from 21-28 November to see and share in the life and witness of the communion’s churches in the country.…
As LWF member churches in Cameroon and the Central African Republic celebrate 100 years of work and witness to the gospel this year, their church leaders reflect on their contribution to development through health care,…
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.
In this interview, Rev. Halina Radacz talks about her journey to become a pastor, her Lutheran identity as a person belonging to a minority group in Polish society, and her church’s long process to ordain women.
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land says the biggest challenge is to accompany families who live in fear for their lives as the conflict between Hamas and the Israeli army continues.
