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Guest and church leadership at the anniversary celebrations of MLC. Photo: LWF

From a few families to a worldwide mission

Malagasy Lutheran Church celebrates 150 years

(LWI) “150 years of existence, or 150 years of proclamation of the Gospel inside and outside your country, is a blessing not only for others but especially for the Malagasy Lutheran Church,…

LWF Hub team leader JÃ©sus Rodriguez (center) coordinates the aid work in Guatemala. Photo: LWF

Help for volcano victims in Guatemala

LWF ensures coordination of emergency response

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is ensuring that agencies mount a coordinated response to the emergency caused by volcanic eruptions in Guatemala at the beginning of June. Food,…

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa and His All-Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, together after Vespers at the Stavropegial Monastery of the Life-giving Spring at Baloukli, on Sunday 10 June. Photo: LWF/ A. S. Danielsson

Strengthening relationships between LWF and Orthodox Church

LWF President Musa and Vice-President Viilma visit Ecumenical Patriarch at The Phanar

(LWI) - The dialogue between the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Orthodox Church has been ongoing without interruption since 1981. It is…

Rose Nathike Lokonyen at the Global Compact on refugees Consultation. Photo: LWF/ Peter Kenny

LWF refugee athlete tells UN to listen to refugees

Rose Nathike speaks at Global Compact on Refugee consultation

(LWI) - Olympic athlete and refugee from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, where the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) works, Rose…

Children hold up an antenna to better receive the TEDx broadcast in Kakuma refugee camp. All photos: TEDx

“Rise and make the most of it”

TEDx talk from Kakuma refugee camp highlights talents and contributions of refugees

(LWI) - “When you move from a war zone, and come to a secure place like Kakuma, you have really gone far,” said Mary Maker, a teacher in Kakuma refugee…

Opening worship of the Central Committee meeting in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre. Photo: Albin Hillert/WCC.

Witness to unity in a fragmented world

LWF greets World Council of Churches on 70th anniversary

(LWI) The witness of the World Council of Churches’ (WCC) to unity is more important today than ever, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF…

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland

Church Name

Þjóðkirkjan
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Islands
Église évangélique luthérienne d'Islande
Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Islandia

Affiliations

Conference of European Churches
Porvoo Communion
World Council of Churches

National Committee

LWF National Committee in Iceland

Fisherman Kur Kuany in his boat. Photo: LWF South Sudan

Fishing instead of fighting

Tools and market access for fishermen in war-torn South Sudan

(LWI) - For Kur Kuany (32) from the Sudd, a vast swamp surrounding the Nile River in South Sudan, there are not many options in life. The father of two can either fight in one…

Children play in a rice field in Laos. Photo: LWF/Thomas Lohnes

Global faith leaders endorse Season of Creation

“Live-giving relationship with God’s creation”

(LWI) - Global faith leaders from different Christian traditions and communions, including the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge, are inviting Christians…

Refugee children demonstrating playcards for their rights on the World Refugee Day 2018. Photo: LWF Nepal.

World Refugee Day: Children must be protected

Gratitude for compassion and solidarity of member churches

(LWI) “Refugees don’t leave their homeland because they want to. They leave because otherwise their lives are in danger,” says Rev Dr Martin Junge, general secretary of The…

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