Lutheran Synod of Mexico president safe following kidnapping

SLM President Isaac Garcia (second from left) and the other five church workers who were kidnapped after returning safely to Mexico City. MEXICO – Lutherans in Mexico are thanking God for the safe return of President Isaac Garcia of the Lutheran Synod of Mexico...

LLDP holds Ecclesial Leadership courses in Fort Wayne

LLDP participants receive textbooks published by Concordia Publishing House. Front row, from left: Rev. Johanesa Andriamanarinjato, Bishop of Fisakana Synod of Malagasy Lutheran Church (FLM); Rev. Dr. Heinz Hiestermann, Director of Lutheran Theological Seminary in...

ILC Asia Regional Conference meets in South Korea

Participants in the International Lutheran Council's 2024 Asia Regional Conference. SOUTH KOREA – The International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) Asia Regional Conference took place June 24-28 at Luther University in Seoul, South Korea. The theme for the conference was...

Corpus Christi joins the ILC

A presentation during 2023's Corpus Christi Conference in Latvia. Photo: Dr. Samuli Siikavirta. EUROPE – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has accepted Europe’s Corpus Christi Association into membership as a Recognized Organization. “It is a pleasure to...

Kenya’s Lutherans respond to flooding

An emergency shelter for displaced people in Kisumu County, including displaced Lutherans. An ELCK church devastated by flooding in Kitui. KENYA – Throughout April and May, Kenya experienced devastating flooding, with more than 300 killed, hundreds more injured, and...
AALC holds General Convention

AALC holds General Convention

AALC clergy and guests following the opening service of the church's 29th General Convention. Photo: AALC/Lisa Cooper. USA – The American Association of Lutheran Churches (AALC) held its 29th biennial General Convention from June 25-28 in Plymouth, Minnesota. The...

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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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