LWF Youth

29/07/2026

“Engaging all generations in decision-making has always been important to us, and this has been a blessing.”

Rev. Meelis Süld, General Secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain

Read more about this week’s LWF Intergenerational Justice Policy Task Force meeting in London ⬇️

Host churches welcome dialogue as members refine draft policy and resources (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Intergenerational Justice Policy Task Force is meeting in London from 26 to 30 July to work on the final draft of…

28/07/2026

This week the LWF Intergenerational Justice Policy Task Force is meeting together in London to work on the final draft of the policy.

They are being hosted by the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain (CLC) and their reflections have focused on themes of “empathy” and “encounter”.

Yesterday, they met for intergenerational dialogue with the General Secretary and staff of the CLC as well as leaders of some of the CLC’s 10 member churches.

Follow along with their work all week!

20/07/2026

*Share your art, share your story!*

The LWF European Youth Network invites you to “The Summer I Met God, Once Again”: An LWF Youth Creative challenge

How to participate:

📝 Submit a poem capturing your summer (or other seasons for friends around the world 🙂) faith experience, accompanied by one or more photographs that complement your words.

🗣️ Language: English (or your local language with an English translation).

📧 Email the text of the poem + photo(s) in JPG format (no graphic editing needed).

Where to send: [email protected]
Email Subject: SUMMER POETRY

🗓️ Deadline: August 15, 2026

All entries will be featured in our upcoming online exhibition on Instagram and Facebook. Share your voice, your art, and your faith story with young Lutherans across Europe and the world!

08/07/2026

The Lutheran World Federation Program Executive for Youth, Savanna Sullivan, spoke today with the ELCA Rostered Ministers Gathering about intergenerational justice!

“Get up, Intergenerational church, and live!”
Thanks, Savanna Sullivan for a powerful message about intergenerational justice.

12/06/2026

“Be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith!” Rom 1:12 is the theme of the 2026 LWF Council meeting.

This week young LWF council members are leading Bible study, debating and voting on important issues, attending regional coordination meetings, and chairing committees!

11/06/2026

The 2026 Lutheran World Federation council meeting started this week in Geneva, Switzerland with a youth pre-meeting and worship together!

“It is exciting to come together and continue the conversation on what we see as our calling as churches, as the LWF in this time and in this world.” Veronica | LWF Council, Church of Sweden

Follow along all week to learn more about the role young people play in the governance leadership of the LWF ➡️

What questions do you have for our young council members?

08/06/2026

“Faith that stays silent in the face of suffering is not the faith that Jesus modelled.” .nassar

Thank you to everyone who joined our workshop series on Theology, Democracy, and Human Rights!

Read the full story at the link in our bio.

22/05/2026

“Civic engagement is not a nice extra, but an integral part of discipleship and living faith.” .adventure

Last Saturday, 85 LWF Youth from around the world joined session 1 of our 3-part workshop series on Faith, Democracy, and Human Rights.

➡️ Swipe to learn more about their discussion!

🙈 Missed part one? No problem! We will recap our learnings during PART 2 tomorrow, May 23, at 2 PM Geneva.

🔗 Registration link for parts 2 and 3 is in our bio!

15/05/2026

“It is often easier to keep quiet than to speak about injustice, yet the gospel does not call us to comfort alone, it calls us to courage.”

In our newest blog post, 2026 Peace Messenger, Alberte, shares about the connection she sees between Faith and Human Rights.

🔗 There is ONE more day to register at the link in bio for our 3-part May / June capacity building workshop on Faith, Democracy, and Human Rights.

📅 The first 90 minute session is tomorrow, May 16.

🗣️ Interpretation in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese!

11/05/2026

Check out the story about our most recent Peace Messengers training for youth leaders!