Lutheran World Federation newsletter: May 6, 2022

LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt was received the 2022 ‘Der Friedenstein’ prize on 5 May. From left: Lord Mayor of Gotha, Knut Kreuch, LWF General Secretary Anne Burghardt and Leading Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany Friedrich Kramer. Photo: Lutz Ebhardt

Stories

• LWF leader receives ‘Der Friedenstein’ prize

• AVH: financial crisis must be urgently resolved

• Poland: Local LWF Assembly planning is progressing well

• Haiti: building hurricane and earthquake resistant homes

• Online program to empower lay and ordained for climate justice work in communities

• India: From destitution to a dignified life and self-respect

Events

• 2022 World Service Global Leadership Team Meeting, 02 – 08 May 2022

• Call for applications: LWF Climate Justice Projects, Deadline: 8 May 2022

• Leadership Conference of the Americas, 09 – 11 May 2022

• Climate justice: faith perspectives , 11 May 2022

• Asia Church Leadership Conference – ‘Ministry after the storm’ , 18-23 May 2022

• Jewish-Lutheran relations: Gathering Around the Tree of Life, 16 May 2022

• Peace Messengers training, 1 – 5 June 2022

Resources

• Baptism and Growth in Communion

• LWF in 2021 and 2022

• LWF Advocacy Framework

• LWF Photo Library

COVID-19

• LWF's response to Covid-19

• Rapid Response Fund for Member Churches