2026 World Seminaries Conference begins in South Africa

Participants in the ILC's 2026 World Seminaries Conference. SOUTH AFRICA – The International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) 9th World Seminaries Conference opened on June 23 in Pretoria, South Africa. The theme for this year’s conference is “Being Human, Being Christian:...

Canadian Lutherans elect new president

LCC President Elect David Haberstock. (Photo: LCC, Thomas Winger). CANADA – From June 12-15, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) held its quadrennial synodical convention, during which time the church elected a new president: Rev. David Haberstock. The convention theme was...

ILC Chairman responds to LWF

WORLD – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) rejects public accusations by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) that it has directed members to leave the LWF. “The International Lutheran Council was not involved in any way with the decision of the Evangelical...

Church and State: Papers from 2024 World Seminaries Conference released

ARGENTINA – Papers from the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) 2024 World Seminaries Conference have now been released. The theme for the 2024 conference was “Church & State.” The papers are available to read in three different languages: English, Spanish, and...

Finnish MP and Bishop to appeal “Bible Trial” conviction

Dr. Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola. (Photo: ELMDF). FINLAND – Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen and Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland (ELMDF) have announced they are appealing their conviction to the...
Kenyan Lutherans hold biennial convention

Kenyan Lutherans hold biennial convention

Participants in the ELCK's 2026 General Assembly in Kapenguria. KENYA – The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK) held its biennial General Assembly from April 9-10 at the Kapenguria Bible Center in Kapenguria. Among other business, this year the assembly...

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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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