(LWI) – The episcopal supervision and pastoral care of the seven Lutheran congregations on the Crimea peninsula will remain with the Ukrainian Church, officially registered as the…
(LWI) - The Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on its 2014 meeting issued a public statement concerning the Ukraine, voicing deep concern over the conflict “which has…
Called to be Transformed and Transforming, Diakonia in Context
GENEVA, 2 July 2014 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) second Virtual Conference on Diakonia in September will connect some 500 congregational leaders,…
“Free in Christ” 25 Years after the Fall of the Iron Curtain
WROCLAW, Poland/GENEVA, 11 July 2014 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge called for responsible use of freedom during a…
Conference of Central and Eastern Europe Church Leaders in Wroclaw
(LWI) – “Twenty-five years ago we only had dreams of freedom and no realistic expectations of what might come,” said Synod Leader Joel Ruml of the Evangelical Church of…
(LWI) – From a key note address that challenged Christians to bring liberation to the poor by questioning power structures in society to perspectives on the role of the church in post-…
Junge’s Russia Visit Focuses on Mission of Church Today
(LWI) - The General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Martin Junge has cautioned that the Church must not turn away from the world as it faces the fast-changing…
LWF Vice-Presidents Reflect on Hopes and Challenges in Church and Society
(LWI) - “Listening, Serving, Empowering-Being Church in a Transforming Europe,” was the theme of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) European Regions’ Conference,…