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LWF President Musa visits Germany — Visiting Hamburg during a ten-day trip to Germany. From left: Nordkirche Secretary for Theology, Ecumenism, Diakonia Uta Andrée, LWF President Panti Filibus Musa, LWF Vice-President for Central and Western Europe Astrid Kleist, and General Secretary of the GNC/LWF Norbert Denecke. Photo: Thomas Krätzig

LWF President Musa visits member churches and partners in Germany

Witnessing to Christ in word and prophetic diaconal ministry

ALCLC 2022 opening service — The ALCLC started with an opening eucharistic service at the Mekane Yesus Seminary chapel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Seen here, Bishop Dr Jean Baiguele (Cameroon) and Rev. Tseganech Ayele (Ethiopia) distributing Holy Communion. Photo: LWF/ALCINET Erick Adolph

Africa: Together to consolidate the Lutheran communion in the region

Eucharistic worship, prayers for peace, inaugurate regional church leadership consultation

Rev. Germán Loayza. — Rev. Germán Loayza. Photo: LWF/C. Kästner

Bolivia: “Inclusion is a teaching of our Lord that the Aymara, Quechua people have always lived”

Voices from the Communion: President Rev. Germán Loayza, Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Worship and prayer in Liberia — Gottesdienst in der lutherischen Gemeinde Saint Andrew in Monrovia, Liberia. Foto: LWB/Albin Hillert

Africa: Prioritizing theological education and leadership formation

Lutheran church leaders to meet in Ethiopia for regional consultation

Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer — Pfr. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer, Bischof der Synode von Alberta und den Territorien von der Evangelischen Lutherischen Kirche in Kanada (ELCIC), ist Ratsmitglied des LWB. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay

Canada: “Faith is about relationships”

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Bishop Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer

Bishop Pavlo Shvarts — Pavlo Shvarts, Bischof der Deutschen Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in der Ukraine. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay

Ukraine: Preaching the gospel brings us hope

Bishop Pavlo Shvarts of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine on “accepting one’s human limitations”

LWF Council members voting. — Die Ratsmitglieder bei der Abstimmung. Foto: LWB/S. Gallay

German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine joins LWF as individual member

Council approval pushes LWF member churches to 149

(l to r) Rev. Vladislav Iviciak, Marija Parnicki, both Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia Â© LWF/Juho Kuva

People Flock to Serbian Province of Vojvodina Expecting Wealth

Influx Increases Diakonia Work for Lutheran-led Ecumenical Program

People seeking a better life flock to the autonomous province of Vojvodina in the Republic of Serbia.

It is the most prosperous region of the country, but it has…

Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission on Unity meeting from 12â19 July in Paderborn, Germany. Â© pdp - Erzbistum Paderborn

From Conflict to Communion

Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission Urges Celebration of Fruits of Dialogue in 2017

As they approach the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017, Lutheran and Roman Catholic representatives affirmed that through baptism…

Ms Marjut Lukkarinen from Finland (left) and Rev. Daniela Schwimbersky from Austria, in a discussion at the diakonia workshop in Odessa. Â© LWF/Anli Serfontein

Lutheran Diaconal Workers Define a Holistic Framework for Diakonia in Europe

“Conviviality” Concept to Guide Approaches in Diverse Contexts

A broad framework for an action plan on reforming community diakonia in the aftermath of the financial crisis affecting most of Europe since 2008 has been agreed by a core…