Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa is advocating for hope and respect for human beings created in the image of God. He is the head of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria, a church with more than two million members in a country of 208 million inhabitants. Simultaneously, as the president of the Lutheran World Federation, he is making sure that the focus of the communion is kept on the commonly he…

THE UNHCR, in its latest situation report, says that 359,197 refugees fleeing Ukraine have crossed Hungary’s eastern border: about ten per cent of those displaced internationally since Russia invaded on 24 February. The figure, however, exceeds 500,000 when “secondary” entrants from Romania and Moldova are included.

In Budapest, the Theological Institute of The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) now provides accommodation for twenty-year-old medical student Emmanuel and others who have fled from the fighting in neighboring Ukraine. The Nigerian national, who had studied in Ukraine since 2018, is among a group of refugees receiving support from the church in Hungary.

The Council of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe held its meeting in Strasbourg between 16 and 18 March, 2022. In addition to a number of topics, they also discussed the consequences of the war in Ukraine. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) was represented by Council Member Klára Tarr Cselovszky, who reported on the humanitarian work going on in Hungary as a cooperatio…

(LWI) – Since Russian troops launched their invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, Hungary has seen more than 200,000 refugees cross its border from Ukraine by 8 March, seeking refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) and its partners are actively responding to their most urgent needs.  “I am proud of the people…

On 26 February 2022, the 11th Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary passed a decision on providing help to the people who are in difficult situation or forced to flee due to the occupation of Ukraine by the Russian troops.