Since their first meeting, Assembly stewards have reached important milestones. Savanna Sullivan, LWF Program Executive for Youth, talks about thematic roles and sharing their gifts.
Ethiopia continues to receive people that flee conflict and violence in Sudan. The newly established refugee camp Kumer, 70 kilometers from the border crossing in Metema, hosts almost 8.000 people but lacks the most basic items and services.…
A recent partnership conference held in Germany brought together Lutherans from across the LWF communion, strengthening their witness for hope and peace in their churches and societies.
The village groups at the Thirteenth Assembly will bring together participants in discussion about the Assembly theme, offering diverse perspectives from the global communion. LWF’s Katariina Kiilunen, and Chad Rimmer share insights into the…
The Dutch Luther Museum in Amsterdam has launched an exhibition on historical and current relations Dutch Lutherans had internationally. It also offers a critical reflection on the effects of these relations.…
Contributions to the hospital need to meet the increasing number of patients. A delegation from LWF Jerusalem visited Washington D.C at the end of June, to advocate for continued US support to AVH and other hospitals in East Jerusalem.
Ethiopia is in urgent need of food aid. LWF, Caritas Internationalis, ACT Alliance, the World Evangelical Alliance, and the World Council of Churches have sent a joint letter to the United States Agency for International…
LWF and partners have received a six million EUR grant for multipurpose cash assistance to refugees in Uganda. The grant comes at a time when the refugee response in the country faces severe funding cuts.…
At the 53rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Lutheran World Federation expressed concern about the number of countries where legal systems can be used to inflict domestic violence against women and…
LWF runs 34 schools in Kakuma refugee camp in north-western Kenya where it applies a concept of inclusive education whereby students with disabilities are being welcomed into the same classrooms as non-impaired…
