On the death of Pope Francis

by Werner Klän Pope Francis. Photo: Jeon Han (Korean culture and Information Service) via Wikimedia. On the morning of Easter Monday 2025, Pope Francis died after a thirteen-year pontificate. He had last exercised his office despite severe health difficulties. He gave...

Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia! – Easter Greetings

by K. Detlev Schulz One valuable contribution of our Lutheran hymnody is to bring out so beautifully the Easter message of the bible. Take, for example, the hymn by the Tanzanian Bernard Kyamanywa (b. 1938): “Christ has arisen, alleluia. Rejoice and praise Him,...

ILC prepares for 2025 World Conference

PHILIPPINES – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) will hold its 28th World Conference in Bohol, Philippines from September 14-19, 2025. The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) will serve as host for this year’s conference. The theme for the 28th World...

Turkish Lutherans consecrate first bishop

ILK Bishop Feymi Madzhirov. (Photo: Jouni Haverinen). TURKEY - On April 6, the Istanbul Lutheran Church (İstanbul Luteryen Kilisesi – ILK) celebrated the consecration of Rev. Feymi Madzhirov as the church’s first bishop. The service took place in Adana. “When there is...

LCANZ and JLC removed from membership in the ILC

WORLD – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has removed the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ) and the Japan Lutheran Church (JLC) from observer membership in the ILC. Both were removed for departing from the doctrinal positions required of all...
The ILC is Hiring: Fund Development Professional

The ILC is Hiring: Fund Development Professional

USA – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is seeking to hire a full-time Mission Advocate. The ILC Mission Advocate will be an experienced fund development professional, and will lead a fund development plan in order to grow and sustain ILC infrastructure. This...

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The International Lutheran Council is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran church bodies and groups which proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of an unconditional commitment to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired and infallible Word of God and to the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord as the true and faithful exposition of the Word of God. The ILC exists for the purpose of encouraging, strengthening, and promoting confessional Lutheran theology and practice centering in Jesus Christ, both among its members and throughout the world.

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