The President of the Lutheran World Federation, Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa, invites to the farewell service on Thursday, 28 October 2021, at 2 PM CET in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. The worship will be led by the LWF Vice President, Archbishop Antje Jackelén. The service will be live streamed on Zoom.
Churches and faith-based organizations share the public space with a range of other civil society actors. They must find a unique way to raise their prophetic voice for the most vulnerable. This was one of the key messages of a keynote speech by the LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Martin Junge, at a symposium of Bread for the World on 28 May.
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 Council will elect the next general secretary on 19 June.
The LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has joined other leaders of religious and humanitarian organizations in calling for a global ‘Health for All’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The appeal, spearheaded by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s office, calls for both equitable vaccine distribution and access to healthcare