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LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary

Election marks first woman and first Central and Eastern European pastor to head global communion of churches
LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary
19 June 2021
Election marks first woman and first Central and Eastern European pastor to head global communion of churches
Two candidates for next LWF general secretary
2 June 2021
Election to take place on 19 June (LWI) - Candidates from Estonia and Zimbabwe have been proposed for the position of general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation. The search for a new leader of the communion of churches has been concluded and the LWF ...
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 General Secretary: ‘Hope is the antidote to paralyzing nostalgia’
13 June 2019
Report of LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge to 2019 Council meeting (LWI) - In a context marked by growing insecurity, fragmentation, disregard for international order and rules, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin ...
Living and working together as churches in ongoing reformation
31 October 2018
Balance between continuity and innovation in LWF Strategy 2019-2024
“A defining moment for the church”
28 June 2018
Report of the LWF General Secretary to the Council LWI - In the coming years, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will work to further support member churches in their ministry and to strengthen the witness of the church in the world, LWF General Secretary ...
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