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Image The LWF in 2017 The LWF is a communion of 145 churches in 98 countries, bringing together more than 74 million members.
Image Easter Message 2018 The message of the risen Christ should empower Christians to contend with forces and principalities “that stand in the way of true freedom, justice
Image Good Friday Message 2018 The cross of crucifixion was chosen by early Christians as the symbol of their faith simply because of what it captured so precisely, writes the LW
Image New Year Message 2018 In New Year Message General Secretary Junge says churches are called to offer a life-giving witness.
Image LWF Membership Statistics 2015 These excerpts from LWI 02/2016 summarize results from the 2015 statistical survey of Lutheran World Federation membership worldwide.
Image Joint LWF - PCPCU statement on Reformation Day 2017 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have issued a joint statement on Reformation D
Image The Participation of Women in the Ordained Ministry and Leadership in LWF Member Churches A baseline assessment among LWF member churches carried forward in 2016 on the proportion of women in decision-making positions and in the ordained
Image Towards a convivial economy: the contribution of a re-formed community diakonia in Europe Towards a Convivial Economy is a result of a further phase of sharing concepts and practices of conviviality – described as the art and practice of
Image New Year Message 2017 In New Year Message General Secretary Junge invites churches to seek inspiration from Reformation anniversary.
Image Joint Common Prayer Lutheran–Catholic Common Commemoration of the Reformation in 2017 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), in cooperation with a group of noted theologi
