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COVID-19: LWF offers liturgies for online services and home use during Holy Week and Easter

Worship in a time of physical distancing
The church: Always local and always universal
24 October 2019
LWF consultation on Lutheran identities opens in Addis Ababa (LWI) – “What does it mean to be Lutheran today?” is the question at the heart of a global consultation on Lutheran identities taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, this week. The Lutheran ...
How does spirituality shape Lutheran identities?
21 October 2019
LWF to launch study on shared theological heritage   (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is launching a multi-year theological study on how spirituality forms Lutheran identities and church engagement around the world today.  
Churches to act for justice, affirm human dignity
26 September 2019
LWF shares deep concern over escalating violence in South Africa (LWI) - Expressing “deep concern over escalating violence against women, youth, children and foreigners in South Africa,” The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) encourages its member churches ...
« La sagesse de Dieu tissée dans la trame de la création »
24 September 2019
Des partenaires œcuméniques inaugurent une exposition photographique sur le thème de la Bible et de la biodiversité à New York et à Genève
“We see so much more hope”
19 September 2019
Mozambique emergency response after cyclone “Idai” successfully completed
Une liturgie pour partager ce « qui nous unit »
16 September 2019
La Fédération luthérienne mondiale et le Conseil pontifical pour la promotion de l’unité des chrétiens ont invité leurs Églises à utiliser une liturgie et d’autres documents préparés en commun pour marquer le 20ᵉ anniversaire de la Déclaration ...
A liturgy to share what “unites us”
16 September 2019
LWF and Catholic Church leaders invite churches to mark JDDJ 20th anniversary
LWF President Musa: The church needs 21st century "shepherds"
28 August 2019
Unity a key topic at Tanzanian church assembly, Presiding Bishop Fredrick Shoo re-elected
Plant a tree, care for creation
27 August 2019
Ethiopian Lutherans launch campaign to plant 9 million trees (LWI) - The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) recently mobilized its members in a countrywide campaign to plant more than 9 million trees in one day.
Organizations need to promote women’s confidence
19 August 2019
World Humanitarian Day: Interview with World Service director Maria Immonen #WomenHumanitarians
Les organisations doivent encourager la confiance dans les femmes actives
19 August 2019
La Journée mondiale de l’aide humanitaire met en lumière les personnes qui travaillent dans des organisations de développement ou d’aide humanitaire, dans des conditions souvent dangereuses et difficiles, afin de venir en aide aux victimes d’un conflit ...
Fighting against injustice and inequality
16 August 2019
A volunteer from Nepal shares her story on World Humanitarian Day #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - When Amrita Rai was just nine years old, she was forced to flee her home in Bhutan and travel to Nepal, where she grew up surrounded by people struggling to find ...
Selfless service at the front line
15 August 2019
Sarah Ewoi, Kenya, receives refugees from South Sudan #WomenHumanitarians (LWI) - 46-year-old Sarah Ewoi is a mother of 4, working for the Lutheran World Federation – World Service at the Nadapal Transit Centre in Kenya. The center is located just behind ...
Un service altruiste en première ligne
15 August 2019
Sarah Ewoi, âgée de 46 ans, est mère de quatre enfants et travaille pour le Département d’entraide mondiale de la Fédération luthérienne mondiale au Centre de transit de Nadapa au Kenya. Lors de la journée humanitaire mondiale, elle partage son ...
Interfaith network to counter human trafficking launched in Nigeria
2 August 2019
LWF President Musa: “human beings are not for sale” (LWI) - The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) has inaugurated a nationwide interfaith network to help different stakeholders mitigate the impact of irregular migration and human trafficking ...
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