30 August 2009 Lutherans: American Lutheran Church’s vote on gay rights to carry wide significance The decision by America’s largest Lutheran body to bless homosexual relations and approve of the ordination of gays and lesbians... Read more
26 April 2004 Uzbekistan: shrinking Lutheran Church begins recovery after decade-long exodus As the number of Germans returning to their ethnic homeland slowly diminishes, there are signs that the Lutheran community in... Read more
17 February 2004 Total number of Lutherans worldwide climbs to nearly 66 million Membership among Lutheran churches in the last two years increased by 570,000 putting the number of Lutherans worldwide up to... Read more
06 February 2003 Chile: first Luther monument in Spanish-speaking Latin America For the first time in the history of Spanish-speaking Latin America, a square has been renamed, and a monument erected... Read more
29 January 2003 Norway: Lutheran theologian becomes Roman Catholic A Norwegian Lutheran theologian and ecumenist becomes Roman Catholic, but keeps his teaching post at mission and theology school. Read more
02 September 2002 Lutheran Church membership exceeds 65 million worldwide According to the most recent statistics published by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Lutheran Church membership worldwide has grown by... Read more