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A group of LCCN women during the centennial of the church. Photo: LWF/ LCCN/ Felix Samari

Lutheran Church of Christ calls for an end to violence in Nigeria

High victim toll because of attacks on farmers

(LWI) - The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) leadership urges an end to the violence in Nigeria. A communiqué from the…

Livelihoods and peace-building go hand in hand for this womenâs group of widows who are now producing snacks to sell at the market. Photo: LWF/ S. Muis

Building trust between refugees and hosts in Chad

Returnees and host community members living and working together

(LWI) - Chad in central Africa continues to receive refugees from surrounding countries experiencing civil war, including the Central African Republic (CAR). Not but all…

Aminatou Abubakar, president of the womenâs association in Minawao refugee camp, speaks at a public event about the dangers of spontaneous and unassisted return to Nigeria. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

Security first for refugees from Nigeria

LWF informs refugees in Cameroon about danger of unassisted return to Boko Haram occupied areas

(LWI) - Four years ago, thousands of people fled the Boko Haram terror in Nigeria to Cameroon. Now, the Minawao refugee camp sees a wave…

Refugees lose many things, but never their human rights: LWF and UNHCR visibility material at the panel discussion. Photo: LWF/ A. Danielsson

Changing the media narrative on refugees

Panel discussion on fair representation of refugees in news reporting

(LWI) - Few media report the stories of refugees directly, is the finding of a new study about the representation of refugees and migrants in the media. Since the…

Moravian Church in South Africa

Church Name

Moravian Church in South Africa
Brüder-Unität in Südafrika
Église morave d'Afrique du Sud
Iglesia Morava en Sudáfrica

Affiliations

Evangelical Missions in Solidarity
Unitas Fratrum
World Council of Churches
South African Council of Churches

Rev Robert Goyek Daga, in front of the millennium Cathedral that his church is building in the center of Garoua town. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

Diakonia and dialogue for peace

Lutherans in Cameroon face Boko Haram terror and climate change

(LWI) - Members of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon live under the threat of Boko Haram…

LWF president Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa with participants after the joint worship. Photo: LWF/ I. Htun

LWF president urges member churches to stand united in Myanmar

Visits to churches, diakonal work in Myanmar

(LWI) - On his visit to Myanmar, Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa, president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), called upon the LWF member churches in Myanmar to stand united against the…

Online Theology Course Deepens Engagement

Share approaches to theology around the global communion

(LWI) - A group of 28 students from all LWF regions successfully finished a new online course on Lutheran theology, devised and facilitated by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF).…

Peace messenger training in Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/ B. Grey

Empowering young people to train LWF Peace Messengers

New manual enables participants to conduct training in local context

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has released a Peace Messenger training manual. A first draft was developed last year and used in September 2017 with…

A woman newly arrived from the DRC holds a child as they wait to be moved from the Sebagoro landing site. LWF Uganda is at the frontline of the refugee response. All Photos: LWF Uganda / S. Nalubega

Urgent support for DRC refugees needed

Over 2000 people a day crossing border to Uganda

(LWI) - The LWF in Uganda is poised to manage three entry points for refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an…

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