You are the salt of the earth
"You are the salt of the earth!" – This motto guided participants of the meeting of Central and Eastern European Christians in Budapest from 7 to 10 July 2016.
News
Bishop of Namibia in Poland
Following the invitation of the leader of our Church, Bishop Jerzy Samiec, Bishop Ernst Gamxamub, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia, where Lutherans make up almost 70 percent of the population, came for a few days to Poland for a study visit.
Women’s Conference of the ELCA
For about 20 years, women’s commissions of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland and the Oregon Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have maintained partner relations, which stem from the official partnership between both Churches.
Competitions to celebrate the Reformation jubilee
To celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland announced three competitions.
Visit of Archbishop Antje Jackelen
From 1 to 3 May 2016, the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession was visited by Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of Uppsala and Primate of the Church of Sweden.
Message concerning refugees
The message regarding the refugee crisis was signed on June 30 in Warsaw by the Roman Catholic Church’s Polish Episcopal Conference and the Polish Ecumenical Council.
Ordination of women in partner Churches
The questionnaire on the ordination of women has been surveyed in those partner Churches of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland that practice the ordination of women.
Synod against women ordination
On the second day of deliberations, the Synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland voted against the change in the law that would enable the introduction of ordaining women as pastors.