Lutherans in Paraguay reelect President Figur

Members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay celebrate the dedication of Chaco Central Lutheran Mission Church during the IELP's 2025 General Assembly. President Alceu Alton Figur stands by the church's altar and cross, built from different woods in the...

New President for Lutherans in Guatemala

Outgoing ILG President Ignacio Chan (left) installs new President Luis Alberto Jasinto (second from right) and other members of the Guatemalan church's governing council. GUATEMALA – The Lutheran Church in Guatemala (Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala – ILG) has elected a...

Lutherans in Malawi enter into fellowship with FELSISA

CLCMS President Davis Wowa and FELSISA Bishop Emeritus Dieter Reinstorf at the CLCMS' 2024 convention. MALAWI – The Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa (FELSISA) has entered into fellowship with the Confessional Lutheran Church – Malawi Synod (CLCMS). The...

ILC encourages prayer for DR Congo

DR CONGO – The International Lutheran Council is encouraging prayer for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following hostilities in the eastern part of the country which have left at least 900 people dead, and more than 2,900 wounded. “We encourage Christians...

New bishop for Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

Participants in the LCSA's 2024 General Synod. LCSA Bishop Elect Sithole. SOUTH AFRICA – The Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (LCSA) held its 21st General Synod from December 9-12, 2024, in White City, Jabavu, Soweto, during which time the church elected a new...
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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LCMS President Emeritus Kuhn enters into glory

LCMS President Emeritus Kuhn enters into glory

USA – Rev. Dr. Robert T. Kuhn, President Emeritus of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), entered into glory on March 1, 2025. He was 87 years old. Dr. Kuhn was born on April 5, 1937. He studied at Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri), graduating in 1963. He...

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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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