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Members of the Waka Community dancing. Photos: ELCH

Nigerian church opens doors to Hungarians

In troubled Yola region, LCCN welcomes ELCH

(LWI) - An exchange of ideas, talents, knowledge and spirituality: Members of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH…

Members of Christ Lutheran Church worship to the sound of drums outside a church. Photo: LWF/Philip Lok

A heart to train our people

New LWF member: Christ Lutheran Church in India

(LWI) - People struggling in poverty. Drug addicts. The unemployed. Those marginalised through no fault of their own or have fallen on hard times.

One of the newest members of the…

LWF Council member Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert

“We celebrated like one family”

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo

(LWI) - Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo leads the Lutheran Church in Liberia and is president of the Lutheran…

Young people at an ecumenical youth gathering in Estoniaâs Lutheran St Charles Church were encouraged by Pope Francis that to live a life based on love. Photo: EELC

Young Estonian Lutherans gather with Pope Francis

Lutheran church presents Pope with apple tree

(LWI) - “Let's make it so that love lives.”

With that simple message Pope Francis urged young Estonians to embrace a life of love at an ecumenical youth gathering in the Lutheran St…

Women theologians and pastors of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, and guests, have held a conference for the first time. Photo: LCCN

Female pastors of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria hold first joint conference

Conference participants: “We affirm the LWF Gender Justice Policy”

(LWI) Female pastors, theologians, bishops and heads of departments of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) have held their first joint conference.

About…

A participant offers insight at the LWF International Seminar on Prevention, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding. Photo: Scheila Dillenburg

LWF seminar on conflict resolution

“Churches have not been exempt from the impact of social polarization”

(LWI) - With the aim of equipping member churches to prevent or resolve conflict, the…

LWF Council member Rev. William Flippin Jr. Photo: LWF / Albin Hillert

Ecumenism is glorification and love

Voices from the Communion – Rev. William Flippin Jr

Rev. William Flippin Jr is a strong advocate of ecumenism. In addition to serving as a pastor at his church in Atlanta, United States, he sits on the council of the…

From left to right: Pope Francis, LWF Council member Julia Braband and Thomas Andonie, Chairperson of the Federation of German Catholic Youth (BDKJ). Photo: LWF / Julia Braband

“Meeting at eye-level as the church for all generations”

LWF Council member Julia Braband speaks to the Synod of Catholic Bishops

(LWI) - “With our good experiences in the Lutheran World Federation I want to encourage you all to accept youth involvement as a ‘laboratory of faith’,” Julia…

The participants of the communications workshop. Photo: LWF/Praxedis Bouwman

Called to use communication for communion building in Europe

Communicators from LWF member churches in Europe meet in Riga

(LWI) Communicators of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches across Europe wrapped up their first joint meeting with a commitment to explore further how…

Solveig Egeland, an artist and cultural advisor to the Church of Norwayâs Diocese of Borg with a piece of plastic from the ocean. Photo: Mari Tefre

Hope Cathedral rises from ocean drowning in plastic

“Our temple, our mosque, our synagogue, our church and our sacred room”

(LWI) - For three decades Solveig Egeland’s walks along the starkly beautiful beaches near Fredrikstad, Norway, where the Glomma River flows into the North Sea, have…

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