News

• LWF calls for solidarity with refugees

• Public Statements at 2025 Council

• Council concludes in Ethiopia, welcomes four new member churches

• Ecumenical partners point to shared mission and witness

• Council joins Ethiopian congregations for Sunday worship

• Council 2025 Photo Album

• LWF statement on the Iran Israel conflict

• Solidarity and prayers for victims of massacre in Nigeria

• LWF publishes World Service Annual Report

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• City of Augsburg to host LWF Fourteenth Assembly

• Burghardt: Solidarity and hope in times of crisis

• Stubkjær: A call to serve boldly and witness clearly

• Ethiopian ‘mother church’ hosts Council opening worship

• Pre-Council: serving together for the good of the community

• Council 2025 Photo Album

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• LWF Council will meet next week in Ethiopia

• EVENT UPDATES | LWF Council Meeting 2025

• LWF and Orthodox Church issue Common statement on the Holy Spirit, the Church, and the World

• LWF Annual Report for 2024 published

• Embodying hope together in a wounded world

• New climate advocacy guide to strengthen care for creation

• Lutheran-Orthodox Commission reconvenes to discuss Synodality and Primacy

• Peace Messengers: opening hearts and minds

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• Cycling for climate justice: a pilgrimage for the planet

• Created in God’s image to care for creation, by Rev. Mesrawati Telaumbanua

• Myanmar: Aid reaches people in need

• Italy: Building bridges between Lutherans and Catholics

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• Central African Republic: from first female pastor to church vice-president

• Burghardt: roadmap for renewing hope-filled mission

• Nordic church leaders call for peace in Israel and Palestine

• Africa: Prayer and action towards justice and peace

• LWF welcomes Pope Leo’s focus on unity and service

• Americas: ‘Embodying the Word’ both a theme and a lived experience

• Taiwan churches to host Global Mission Consultation

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Regional leadership consultations

• Americas: Burghardt says ‘churches should be messengers of tangible hope’

• Africa: Leadership Conference opens with call to bear fruit

• Americas: Leadership conference opens in worship

• Inspired by Hope: African Lutheran leaders gather in Rwanda

News

• Taiwan churches to host Global Mission Consultation

• Hope for a humanitarian sector in turmoil?

• Host communities: The heart of any refugee response, by Stella Namatovu

• Vocation, values and practice of transformative leadership

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• Papua New Guinea: bringing the good news to the remotest places

• LWF congratulates Pope Leo XIV, expresses hope for building “bridges of peace”

• A conversation with climate witnesses at the Kirchentag

• Global Lutheran Songbook features in concert and workshop at the Kirchentag

• 80 years after WW2: Renewing our commitment to peace

• Education at the service of gender equality by Rev. Mimii Kwerakwiza Brown Rubindamayugi Mziray

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• Prioritize education in emergencies across East and Southern Africa

• Revisiting ‘Mission in Context’ for a changing world

• Hanover to welcome more than 100,000 at 2025 Kirchentag

• Pope Francis: “radical witness to the gospel”

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• Australia: searching for a way forward together

• Venezuela: Support for the “people of the water”

• Building a network to support women in the church

• COP30: Reinforced solidarity among churches committed to caring for creation

• LWF gives thanks for life and legacy of Pope Francis

• Easter message: Mission begins with Resurrection

• Good Friday message: My God, why have you abandoned me?

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Good Friday and Easter

• Easter message: Mission begins with Resurrection

• Good Friday message: My God, why have you abandoned me?

News

• Christians called to work for unity as they celebrate Easter together

• LWF laments escalating violence during Holy Week

• Christian leaders unite in call for economies that nurture life

• Giving thanks in all circumstances, by Rev. Charlotte Horn

• Guatemala to host first Latin American Peace Messengers training

• Abound in Hope: Responsible theology takes center stage for Asian leaders

• Climate change: Addressing non-economic impacts for justice and human rights

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• Brazil: Advancing gender justice from policy to practice

• Burundi: Since childhood, I have known nothing but war By Pascal, Recorded by Diogène Rukundo

• COP30: Faith-based leaders call for climate action by governments

• Baptismal unity: Anglican and Lutheran leaders commit to unity and common mission

• Asia: Diaconal workshop highlights best practices

• German youth bring hope to terminally ill children in Romania

• Burundi: LWF strengthens civil society

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• Mozambique: working for justice and peace amidst political turmoil

• LWF calls for donations after Myanmar and Thailand earthquake

• Kenya: Keeping refugee children in school

• El Salvador: Prophetic voice for justice and peace

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• Lutheran-Pentecostal: looking for a common language

• Africa: Building relations to strengthen church leadership functions

• Sowing seeds for fairer financial systems

• Working to end child marriage in Malaysia, Blog by Faye Lee

• 2025 Season of Creation: Global faith leaders invite Christians to work for peace and justice

• “Glimmer of hope” as CSW69 concludes in New York

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• First steps toward a policy on intergenerational justice

• Chad: Water is survival for Sudanese refugees

• Indonesia: A milestone for inclusivity and empowerment

• Gaza: Peace is the only path forward

• Africa: First leadership seminar for general secretaries

• A living hope amid uncertainty in El Salvador
  Blog by Ms. Laura Saravia

• Called to build bridges of hope

• Care for creation: Sowing the path to COP30

• Burundi: Prioritizing the most vulnerable Congolese refugees

• Ethiopia: LWF solidarity with victims of violence

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• Palestine: Gender equality is a core part of our faith

• Ethiopia: 25 years of women’s ordination

• Ukraine: Providing warmth and hope in Kharkiv

• CSW: Countering the pushback on women's rights

• LUCSA: Strengthening leadership for a transformative church

• Former LWF General Secretary Junge receives St Erik award

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• Lent: How the season is marked in the Lutheran communion

• Burghardt: Lent as a time of caring for one another

• 30 years on: Beijing Conference on women’s rights

• Strengthening faith and community: General Secretary visits Slovenia

• LWF President: upholding democracy, sharing hope

• Rwanda: Building ‘skills and confidence, not dependency’

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• Prayer on the third anniversary of the war against Ukraine

• Faith leaders urge governments to tackle debt crisis

• Summer camps for youth strengthen faith and community

• 100th convention in Nigeria culminates in worship, ordination

• LWF President addresses Nigerian Lutherans on day of 100th anniversary

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• Malaysia: forming new leaders at Sabah Theological Seminary

• Gathered in prayer by the thousands – annual convention opens with joyful worship

• LWF and UNHCR open underground schools in Kharkiv, Ukraine

• New round of Lutheran-Pentecostal dialogue

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• LWF expands humanitarian aid in Syria as rebuilding starts

• Open call: 2025 Peace Messengers training

• Nigeria: Tens of thousands to gather for LCCN’s 100th Annual Convention

• Valentine’s Day: churches in Norway offer drop-in wedding ceremonies

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• Netherlands: Creating spaces for spirituality and encounter

• Africa: Six decades of communicating the gospel and fostering peace

• Interfaith Harmony Week: challenging stereotypes, promoting understanding

• Jordan: Breaking the cycle of fear and abuse

• Kakuma: A new home for the “Lost Boys” by Robert Koepp

• Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: 25 years on

• Balcony by balcony: Austrian church campaigns for a renewable future

• Recalling the legacy of Rev. Dr William G. Rush

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