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Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter

UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals

A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative

(LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…

Aerial view of flooding caused by cyclone Idai in Mozambique. Photo: Lutheran Media Forum

Churches in southern Africa respond to devastation of Cyclone Idai

LWF stands in solidarity and prayer with communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe struggling to cope with severest storm in a decade

(LWI) - Churches in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe are calling for support and prayers in response…

Prof. Dr Ä½ubomÃr Batka was one of the two lecturers at the 19th International theological seminar held at the LWF Center Wittenberg. Photo: LWF/A. WeyermÃ¼ller

Critically reflecting about Luther for the 21st century

Interview with Prof. Dr Ľubomír Batka

(LWI) – Prof. Dr Ľubomír Batka from Slovakia and Dr Hoyce Jacob Lyimo-Mbowe from Tanzania teamed up to lead the 19th International Seminar for theologians at the…

Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil

Church Name

Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil
Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
Evangelische Kirche Lutherischen Bekenntnisses in Brasilien
Église évangélique de la confession luthérienne du Brésil
Iglesia Evangélica de Confesión Luterana en el Brasil

Affiliations

Latin American Council of Churches
National Council of Christian Churches
World Council of Churches

National Committee

LWF National Committee in Brazil

The University of Notre Dame in the U.S. state of Indiana where the consultation on the future of the JDDJ will take place. Photo: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnston

Ecumenical meeting in U.S. to follow up on Joint Declaration on Doctrine of Justification

Notre Dame consultation to discuss impact and implications for five Christian world communions

(LWI) - Leaders of five Christian World Communions meet at the Catholic University of Notre Dame in the United States next week to discuss the…

Children lead the way to the dry riverbed near Burka Dare site for internally displaced people, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert

Water, peace, and long-term commitment

LWF supports peace building and community empowerment

(LWI) - “Do you want to go down to the river?” Not everywhere in the world, saying yes to this question means you’ll actually get to see water.

As…

Members of the VELKD Bishops' Conference, ecumenical guests and staff of the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg. Photo: VELKD

Helping to shape Europe as a peace project

Church leaders affirm ecumenical commitment to justice and human dignity

(LWI) - Bishops from German Lutheran churches have reaffirmed the commitment to promoting the spirit of Europe as a community of countries. “We owe it to a Europe in…

Rev. JosÃ© Pilar Ãlvarez Cabrera, President of the Guatemala Lutheran Church. Photo: Craig Foster

Guatemala: Church concern over setback in fight against impunity

Interview with ILUGUA President Rev. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera

(LWI) – In January 2019, the Guatemalan government rescinded an agreement with the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (…

Attending the service as guests of honor: WMC President Rev. Dr JC Park; LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge; Kurt Cardinal Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (Roman Catholic Church); Very Rev. Dr Sarah Rowland Jones, Dean of St Davids Cathedral in Wales (Anglican Communion); and WCRC General Secretary Rev. Dr Chris Ferguson. Photo: Peter Ringenberg/University of Notre Dame

Ecumenical prayer service on opening day of JDDJ consultation

Leaders of five Christian World Communions attend ecumenical prayer service

(LWI) – An ecumenical prayer service in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, United States, marked the opening of a four-…

Participants of the 19th International Seminar for pastors during an excursion in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF/A. WeyermÃ¼ller

The whole world in one room

Retrospect from participants of the 19th International Theological Seminar in Wittenberg

(LWI) – Irrespective of their home countries, the participants of the 19th International theological seminar at the…

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