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Reformation 2017
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021

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Order of worship for 2017 Reformation Sunday is available
26 September 2017
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) invites churches and congregations to make use of an order of worship prepared for LWF Reformation Sunday 2017 during services held on or around Reformation Day. The liturgy can be used in its entirety or individual ...
Reformation: A bridge between the local and global church
18 September 2017
Courses on LWF booklets in Estonia a source of inspiration for ongoing reformation (LWI) - Innovative courses created by the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) Institute of Theology on this year’s Reformation anniversary are generating better understanding ...
Freed to fulfill God’s purpose
11 September 2017
Swiss Lutherans mark 500 years of the Reformation and 50 years of congregational life (LWI) – Lutherans from all over Switzerland gathered in Geneva on 10 September for a eucharistic worship commemorating both the 500th anniversary of the Reformation and ...
A year-long celebration of God’s reforming grace
14 August 2017
Lutherans in New Zealand commemorate 500 years of the Reformation (LWI) - When dawn broke on the first day of 2017 on the remote Chatham Islands, 700 kilometers east of mainland New Zealand, 40 Lutherans gathered to worship and welcome the year of the 500th ...
LWF opens Heaven’s Tent in Wittenberg
8 June 2017
Hosts from all over the world present the Lutheran Communion at World Reformation Exhibition
Global Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation attended by thousands in Windhoek, Namibia
13 May 2017
Called to be “reformed and reformers, renewed and renewing, liberated and liberating” Lutherans from around the world and ecumenical guests gathered at the Sam Nujoma stadium, in Windhoek, Namibia for the global commemoration of the 500th anniversary ...
LWF Twelfth Assembly in Namibia – a historic global gathering to mark the ongoing reformation
6 May 2017
A time to worship together, commemorate 500 years of the Reformation, decide work priorities and new governance Lutherans from around the world are gathering in the Namibian capital Windhoek, 10-16 May, for the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation ...
With a Focus on Women’s Participation
23 February 2017
Commemorating the Reformation Anniversary in Iceland
French Lutherans and Catholics jointly commemorate the reformation
15 December 2016
Common Prayer service in Strasbourg (LWI) A joint ecumenical service commemorating the Reformation last week was one of a number of ecumenical events convened by Catholics and Lutherans in France.
An important ecumenical sign
18 October 2016
Swedish Catholic Bishop Arborelius and Lutheran Archbishop Jackelén say joint commemoration strengthens hope
Together in Hope in Malmö Arena
6 September 2016
GENEVA, 6 September 2016 (LWI) – On 31 October Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge will lead the Joint Ecumenical Commemoration in Lund Cathedral and Malmö Arena. The arena in Malmö can host ...
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?
Asian women delegates gather to prepare for the Assembly
15 August 2016
LWF Women on the Move program, Gender Justice Policy introduced at regional meeting (LWI) - On Sunday morning singing echoed in the corridors of the Camillian Center in Bangkok, Thailand: "Help me believe in what I could be and all that I am, Lord... show ...
Asia Pre-Assembly kicks off regional preparations for LWF Twelfth Assembly
11 August 2016
Lutherans in Thailand host delegates from 54 churches  (LWI) - Regional gatherings to prepare for the Twelfth Assembly of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) kick off with the Asian region Pre-Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand, 15-19 August. 
Many ways to take part in Joint Commemoration of the Reformation
8 August 2016
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge shares details about Lund, Malmö preparations - in English, French and Spanish
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