Second LWF Workshop on Community Diakonia in Europe

A group of Lutheran pastors, educators and diaconal workers (working in church social services) met in the Black Sea port city of Odessa for an ongoing initiative of The…

“Invited by Africa”

(LWI) The Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will be held in 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia.

During its meeting from 13 to 18 June 2013 in Geneva, the LWF Council gratefully accepted an…

Worst Drought in 30 Years: General Secretary Junge Underlines Urgency for Early Intervention

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on its member churches worldwide to support Lutheran churches in Namibia and Angola…

LWF Reaches Out to Rural Communities in Namibia’s Worst Drought

WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 19 September 2013 (LWI) – Makala sits under one of the family’s  pawpaw trees in the hot sun, her baby on her lap, and her other…

LWF Response to Ease Burden on Pensioners and Livestock Owners

WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 27 August 2013 (LWI) - Sixty-five-year-old Magdaline says she was on the road for four days, travelling the 150…

LWF and Namibian Churches Responding to Drought

WINDHOEK, Namibia/GENEVA, 17 September 2013 (LWI) – Nokongo is a typical one-year-old Namibian youngster – walking, carrying a bowl of cereals, smiling.

And like a third of…

500th Anniversary of Reformation to Focus on Present and Future

GENEVA, 18 September 2013 (LWI) – The 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017 will draw on the heritage of the past to strengthen churches in responding to the…

LWF Urges Unity Following Nairobi Attack

GENEVA, 23 September 2013 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its pain and shock over the brutal extremist attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya,…

LWF Member Churches Working Together to Alleviate Suffering

(LWI) – A prolonged drought spell has led to a food and water crisis in Namibia, with some areas facing the worst situation in 30 years. The Lutheran World Federation (…

Visiting LWF Delegation Assesses Impact of Prolonged Dry Spell on Rural Communities

(LWI) – Leading a delegation of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to drought-affected regions in Namibia, General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has…