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COVID-19: Wear it, share it
27 July 2020
Donate to Rapid Response Fund, receive free LWF mask  (LWI) - When the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worsened globally in March and the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic, several governments requested or mandated that citizens wear protective ...
COVID-19: Indonesian church aids out-of-work rickshaw drivers
8 June 2020
LWF Rapid Response Fund supports church diakonia (LWI) - It did not take the diaconate of the Simalungun Protestant Christian Church (GKPS) long to realize the financial impact the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic shutdowns would have on the communities ...
COVID-19: Adopt an Economy of Life, urge global Christian organizations
15 May 2020
Coronavirus pandemic a prophetic moment (LWI) – The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new urgency to adopting an “Economy of Life.” Global Christian organizations that represent millions of people across the world are calling for action during a “prophetic ...
COVID-19: United in prayer for humanity
7 May 2020
LWF joins Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in call to global prayer on 14 May (LWI) - LWF President Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa and General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge have joined Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in a call for a worldwide ...
COVID-19: Indian churches stand with poorest communities
20 April 2020
UELCI appeals for support to help member churches continue vital work with those worst affected by pandemic 
COVID-19: Health and faith partnership to promote factual information and reduce fear
16 April 2020
LWF welcomes a WHO guide on religious leaders’ critical role in slowing the pandemic (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) welcomes a recent guide by the World Health Organization (WHO) outlining the critical role of religious leader in disseminating ...
COVID-19: “We are Easter people”
11 April 2020
Church leaders share messages of hope and life in advance of exceptional Easter
COVID-19: Churches preparing for an exceptional Easter
9 April 2020
Exceptional circumstances require unusual approaches to congregational life (LWI) – Hope and sorrow lie close together these days. This becomes very clear when speaking to pastors from different member churches of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) about ...
COVID-19: Church brings hope amid hardship in Hong Kong
7 April 2020
ELCHK volunteers distribute food and medical supplies along with prayer and spiritual support (LWI) - While largely confined to their homes and limited to online worship, volunteers at a Lutheran church in Hong Kong have also been providing a practical and ...
COVID-19: LWF offers liturgies for Holy Week and Easter
7 April 2020
Worship in a time of physical distancing (LWI) - As many Christians around the world anticipate an exceptional Holy Week and Easter period without the traditional physical gathering in church for worship due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Lutheran communion ...
COVID-19: Difficult realities “becoming even more challenging”
6 April 2020
World Service director grateful for commitment and dedication of staff (LWI) -The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) World Service director Maria Immonen has sent a letter to the staff in humanitarian and development operations, encouraging them during the outbreak ...
COVID-19: Encouraging each other in a time of need
1 April 2020
Wittenberg Seminar participants connect online during pandemic
COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable
26 March 2020
Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic  (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to the ...
COVID-19: LWF World Service calls for donations
19 March 2020
Protect vulnerable communities and staff in refugee camps (LWI) - In light of the worldwide Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian arm World Service is calling for donations to mitigate the effects in the ...
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