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LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021

"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world"
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
20 May 2020
"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends. "Serving as ...
LWF thanks Anglicans for witnessing together in a fragmented world
30 April 2019
LWF greetings to Anglican Consultative Council (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its gratitude to the Anglican Communion for its strong witness in an increasingly divided world and for the mutually beneficial relationships between ...
Motivation and renewal inspired by the Reformation Anniversary
6 April 2018
LWF vice-presidents look back at the Reformation Anniversary
Report of Twelfth LWF Assembly published
12 March 2018
“Powerful opportunity to recommit to God’s mission in the world” (LWI) The report of the Twelfth LWF assembly from 10-17 May 2017 in Windhoek, Namibia, has been published and is available for download and in print. Under the theme “Liberated by God’s ...
Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center
18 January 2018
Visual expression of journey towards shared Eucharist (LWI) - The Salvadoran cross created for the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund 2016 was placed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland, in a dedication ...
Ethiopian Church Marks Reformation Anniversary, Urging Peace, Love and Equality
19 December 2017
Resist temptation to commodify the gospel says LWF President Panti Filibus Musa (LWI) - The healing mission of the church must remain paramount as it marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the president of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane ...
Vatican issues commemorative Reformation stamp
23 November 2017
An encouraging step of the joint commitment to “walk the paths of communion” (LWI) – The Vatican has issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
With stones in our hands to build bridges of reconciliation
20 November 2017
Colombian Lutherans mark 500 years of the Reformation and 81st anniversary (LWI) – The commemoration of the 2017 Reformation anniversary in Colombia was also a moment to celebrate more than eight decades of Lutheran witness in the Latin American country ...
An opportunity to talk about God in new ways
14 November 2017
Australian Lutherans and Catholics issue joint statement on Reformation anniversary (LWI) – Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Australia marked the 500th anniversary of the launching of the Reformation by pledging to renew the church together.
A day of reconciliation in Moscow
9 November 2017
Cathedral of St Peter and Paul returned to former owners (LWI) - 25 October was a special day for Archbishop Dietrich Brauer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia (ELKR). He received the symbolic key of Moscow’s Cathedral of St Peter and Paul, which ...
Prayers for reconciliation and religious freedom
7 November 2017
Lutheran churches in Myanmar host festive Reformation anniversary (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Myanmar hosted a special worship service, symposium and common meal to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation ...
‘A decisive moment for all churches’
31 October 2017
Canterbury Archbishop presents Anglicans’ affirmation of the JDDJ to Lutherans and Catholics (LWI) – During a special service to commemorate 500 years of the Reformation at the Westminster Abbey today, representatives of The Lutheran World Federation ...
Live broadcast on Reformation Day
30 October 2017
Today is Reformation Day and Christians around the world are commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, looking back to 31 October 1517 when Martin Luther presented the 95 theses that sparked the Reformation. 
A global journey of commemoration
11 October 2017
LWF broadcasts a live-stream of worship services from its seven regions on Reformation Day (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is inviting on a journey around the world to witness how the Reformation has become a global citizen. From 11.00-23.00 CET ...
This is the perfect time to be the church
3 October 2017
An interview with LWF General Secretary Martin Junge about the Reformation anniversary These weeks many member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are preparing for a high point of their commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. ...
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