The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) today buries retired Bishop Dr. Samson Mushemba (1935 – 2020), who served the church from 1961 to 2007 as Pastor, Bishop of the North West Diocese and leading Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: He is Risen. He is Risen Indeed! Those words have just recently rung out loud and long on Easter Sunday around the globe: from Europe to Africa to Asia to Australia to the Americas. …
Dear Readers, I begin by greeting you and wishing you the peace and blessing that comes to us from God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. I address this message of hope to you as one…
Due to the spread of the corona virus, the UEM (United Evangelical Mission) is forced to cancel educational events in the first half of 2020. The seminars of the North-South and South-North Volunteer Programme are particularly affected at short notice.…
Photo: Albin Hillert/World Council of Churches WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit and the moderator of the WCC Central Committee Dr Agnes Abuom urged people and churches to give highest priority to “doing whatever we can do…
Especially in times of insecurity and fear, Christians from all over the world are encouraged to stand together, to support each other locally, digitally and in prayer, and to give life to the so often used term “global solidarity”. In…