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Wittenberg: Belonging to the Lutheran family

LWF Wittenberg Center hosts 20th theological seminar 
Wittenberg: Belonging to the Lutheran family
20 November 2019
LWF Wittenberg Center hosts 20th theological seminar  (LWI) - Twice a year the city of Wittenberg hosts international theological seminars organized by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Over the course of two weeks, the German city is home to pastors ...
Misery has no nationality
4 November 2019
German churches plan to send search and rescue ship to the Mediterranean
LWF launches SDGs’ mapping for Liberia
1 November 2019
‘Waking the Giant’ tool to help faith communities track contribution to sustainable development (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has launched a process to help faith-based actors in Liberia track their contribution to  implementation of three ...
Lutherans in Rwanda celebrate Silver Jubilee
1 November 2019
LWF General Secretary Junge joins inauguration of new churches and theological seminary (LWI) – The Lutheran Church of Rwanda (LCR) recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding through the inauguration of a parish, worship services, diaconal ...
Discerning the work of the Spirit in the Lutheran communion
29 October 2019
Contexts are vital for faith identities (LWI) - What is a Lutheran understanding of the work of the Holy Spirit? How did Martin Luther write about the Holy Spirit’s work to call, gather and enlighten our lives? What are the Lutheran resources that can help ...
Ethiopian church calls for sustainable peace
28 October 2019
Congregations to gather in prayer and fasting (LWI) - The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) has called for sustainable peace in the country and orderly dialogue around complaints and grievances following recent unrest in Ethiopia.
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 ...
“We see so much more hope”
19 September 2019
Mozambique emergency response after cyclone “Idai” successfully completed
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.
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 ...
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, ...
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