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Communique from the Regional Workshop

Communique from the Regional Workshop on Peace Building, Mediation and Conflict Transformation for Resilient Churches and Communities in Africa 10-16 November 2019 - Abuja, Nigeria
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 ...
Kenya moving towards gender equality in church and society
19 July 2019
KELC promotes theological foundations for gender justice  (LWI) - Rev. Catherine Ngina Musau, head of the Gender Justice Program in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC) says the status of women in her country is improving gradually but there are ...
KELC intensifies efforts towards a gender justice policy by 2020
15 July 2019
Kenyan church promotes gender inclusiveness   NAIROBI, Kenya Rev. Catherine Ngina Musau, head of the Gender Justice Program in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC) says the role of women in the country’s general affairs is improving gradually ...
LWF announces scholarships in theology, development and diakonia
12 July 2019
Empowering through education
Tanzania: Towards full women’s inclusion in the ordained ministry
11 July 2019
ELCT women pastors and theologians celebrate milestones in a 30 year-journey (LWI) - Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) recently marked three decades of women’s ordination by celebrating the more than 300 female clergy in the church, ...
Jouer un rôle de premier plan avec les réfugié-e-s #WithRefugees
20 June 2019
Partout dans le monde, les Églises agissent en faveur des personnes déplacées. Elles fournissent des abris, de la nourriture et de l'eau, assurent un soutien psychosocial et aident à nouer des relations avec les communautés d'accueil. Ainsi, qu'est-ce ...
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