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The LWF Council has endorsed a process to envision a continued sustainable LWF. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Council endorses proposal for a continued sustainable LWF

Important step in addressing long-term challenges

GENEVA, 22 June 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has endorsed proposals for a process to envision a continued sustainable LWF.

On the last day of its…

Hope does not disappoint LWF Councillors. Photos: LWF/S.Lawrence, S. Gallay

LWF Councillors take strength from Hope Does Not Disappoint

Meeting theme holds particular significance

GENEVA, 23 June (LWI) - In the face of suffering, hope sustains and encourages.

The LWF Council 2015 met from 18 – 22 June in Geneva under the theme “Hope does not disappoint.”…

The LWF Council expressed appreciation to the General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge for his solidarity visit to northern Nigeria in March this year. The LWF delegation included LCCN's Titi Malik (seated to Junge's left). Photo: Jfaden Multimedia

Advocacy and prayers for improved interfaith relations in Nigeria

LWF Council resolution on Nigeria

GENEVA, 01 July 2015 (LWI) – A call by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council on its churches to continue praying for peace and improved interfaith relations in Nigeria will contribute to…

Michael Ram, chairperson of the Committee for Advocacy and Public Voice, presents the committee's report at the June 2015 LWF Council meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Helen Putsman

Church advocacy still critical in Guyana’s poverty reduction efforts

LWF Council: From "millenium" to "sustainable" development goals

GENEVA, 30 June 2015 (LWI) – Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council member, Michael Ram, has commended the LWF for encouraging greater church engagement in…

Children from Kordofan in Gendrassa refugee camp, South Sudan. The ongoing conflict in the latest UN member state provides an especially difficult working environment. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

LWF Council issues statement on protracted conflicts

Call to protect humanitarian space

GENEVA, 2 July 2015 (LWI) – The Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has issued a public statement on…

Emanuel AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina. Photo: jalexartis CC-NC-SA

LWF Council issues statement on the sin of racism

Statement refers to Charleston shooting

GENEVA, 2 July 2015 (LWI) – At its 2015 meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) issued a public statement on the “sin of…

Rev. Dr Martin Junge addresses the Mennonite World Conference, saying the forgiveness of Mennonites brought Lutherans and Mennonites closer together to serve the world. Photo: Jon Carlson for Mennonite World Conference

LWF General Secretary Junge speaks at Mennonite World Conference

"Transforming power of reconciliation”

HARRISBURG, United States/ GENEVA, 24 July 2015 (LWI) - Five years after Lutherans asked Mennonites to forgive violence against their ancestors, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…

LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan with Bishop Yuri Novgorodov (very last row) and other pastors and church officials of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan, during the June visit to Astana. Photo: ELCRK

LWF president Bishop Younan visits member church in Kazakhstan

Accompanying each other in the Lutheran communion

JERUSALEM, 30 July 2015 - The President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan recently paid a pastoral visit to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic…

Augusta Victoria Hospital staff before entering Gaza at the time of the 2014 conflict. The LWF Council has condemned the continued violence in the region. Photo: LWF Jerusalem

Middle East “needs justice not more arms”

LWF Council concern over violence against religious minorities

GENEVA, 3 August 2015 (LWI) - At its 2015 meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) adopted a resolution on the Middle East, voicing concern about violence…

The Spanish coastguard intercepts a traditional fishing boat carrying African migrants off the island of Tenerife in the Canaries. Photo: UNHCR/A. Rodriguez / 24 October 2007

Central America: young migrants flee gang violence

LWF Council asks for advocacy for migrants

GENEVA, 5 August 2015 (LWI) - During its 2015 annual meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) endorsed a resolution concerning migrants. In this resolution, it “expressed its…

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