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28
Mar2022

Lutherans plan refugee support

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Lutheran World Federation (LWF) representatives have met in Poland and Slovakia and are meeting this week in Romania to plan the Lutheran emergency response for refugees fleeing war-torn Ukraine.

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23
Jun2021

LWF elects Estonian pastor as new general secretary

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The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev Anne Burghardt to be its next General Secretary. She will be the first woman and the first Central-Eastern European to hold this leadership position for the global communion of Lutheran churches.

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30
Mar2021

Easter joy in cultural celebrations

by Matt Anker and Basa Hutabarat

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Easter is an all-day celebration in the Batak churches of Indonesia. Beginning at around 5.00am, the program of worship, seminars, food and activities, however, does more than celebrate an important faith festival.

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13
Mar2020

Coronavirus update for LCA/NZ members

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As you will be aware from media reports, the Australian and New Zealand governments are taking action to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) around the two nations.

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25
Feb2020

Gaining a global view

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Before Australian Chey Mattner became LWF’s World Service Head of Operations, he was an Australian Lutheran World Service Executive Director. Hear from Chey about serving the church in an international setting.

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14
Feb2018

ALWS chief takes up global post

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Australian Lutheran World Service Executive Director Chey Mattner is heading to Geneva, Switzerland, to take up a senior role with Lutheran World Federation.

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06
Sep2017

Your love reaches one million people

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LCA overseas aid and resettlement agency Australian Lutheran World Service helped one million people in 2016 through its international partnerships and thanks to your support.

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29
Aug2017

Refugee meetings move Lutheran leader

by LCA Communications

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Hearing the stories of refugees in Australia has given Lutheran World Federation (LWF) leader Martin Junge new insight into LWF’s work in African refugee camps.

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15
Aug2017

Full circle: Lutheran world leader meets African refugees in Australia

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In his role as General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev Dr Martin Junge has seen firsthand the devastating human impact of the world’s refugee crisis. So the Geneva-based leader of the world’s largest body of Lutheran churches was ‘deeply moved’ on his first visit to Australia last month when he met a… Read more

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15
Aug2017

Full circle: Lutheran world leader meets African refugees in Australia

Meeting some of Australia’s new arrivals has been a moving experience for Lutheran World Federation leader Rev Dr Martin Junge.

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