Kathy Magnus, Director, Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Regional officer in North America, brought greetings on behalf of Dr. Ishmael Noko, the general secretary of the LWF.
Bp. Thomas Barnett (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sierra Leone) Kathy Magnus (Director, Lutheran World Federation) and Paul Johnson (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada)
Bp. Thomas Barnett, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sierra Leone, President, National Council of Churches in Sierra Leone, spoke about the importance of partnerships, especially with the Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod of the ELCA and with the LWF.