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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 ...
Motivation and renewal inspired by the Reformation Anniversary
6 April 2018
LWF vice-presidents look back at the Reformation Anniversary
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
Liberated by God’s grace to share the gospel, serve the needy
1 September 2016
PARAMARIBO, Suriname/GENEVA, 1 September 2016 (LWI) — What does God’s grace free Lutherans to do in an increasingly polarized world, where individuals and communities are seeking acceptance and meaning to life?
Pilgrim Station, Opening worship, "Heavenly Cross" inauguration in the Luther Garden - The day in pictures
15 June 2016
A solemn opening service in the historic town church in Wittenberg, the unveiling of the redesigned “Heavenly Cross” in the Luther Garden, a "living monument" of the Reformation was followed by a morning of intense discussions with ecumenical partners ...
“Heavenly Cross” inaugurated at Luther Garden
15 June 2016
LWF leaders and German President Gauck unveil work of art German President Joachim Gauck and leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) today inaugurated the sculpture “Heavenly Cross” (Himmelskreuz) in the Luther Garden, in Wittenberg.
Press Release: A joint Catholic-Lutheran “Common Prayer” for 500 years of Reformation
8 January 2016
GENEVA/VATICAN CITY, 11 January 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have invited Lutheran churches and Catholic bishops’ conferences across the world to make use of a jointly-developed ...
500 trees, 500 faces for the Reformation anniversary
25 November 2015
An opportunity to learn about the Lutheran Costa Rican Church (LWI) - The Lutheran Costa Rican Church (ILCO) is showing its commitment to the care for creation by planting 500 trees to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017. The initiative ...
Guyanese Church Secretary Goolsarran Reflects on the Reformation, Challenges Facing the ELCG
27 June 2014
Planting Trees as a Living Memorial to the Beginning of the Reformation(LWI) – During a recent visit to Geneva, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Guyana (ELCG) Secretary Samuel Jerry Goolsarran spoke about the importance of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation ...
A Lutheran Church in Bolivia’s Highlands
10 December 2013
We Have Great Hope, Says Church Leader Aslla(LWI) – Advocating for the rights of marginalized communities in Bolivia’s remote areas remains an important role of the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELB), says Rev. Emilio Aslla, head of the church ...
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