CLSSA Interim Bishop concludes service

Bishop David Tswaedi. SOUTH AFRICA – The Confessional Lutheran Synod of South Africa (CLSSA) is honouring Bishop David Tswaedi upon the completion of his service as Interim Bishop. Bishop Tswaedi was called to serve as Interim Bishop following the sudden death of the...

CPH makes its popular English translation of the Book of Concord freely available online

USA – Concordia Publishing House (CPH) has launched a new website making its popular English edition of the Book of Concord available to read for free online: bookofconcord.cph.org. “What sets the Book of Concord Online apart is that it features the text of Concordia:...

Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland identifies candidates for next bishop

Rev. Sakarias Ingolfsson and Rev. Markus Snellman. NORWAY – The Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland (Den Lutherske Kirke i Norge og Island / Lúterska kirkjan í Noregi og á Íslandi – LKNI) has identified two pastors as possible candidates for the church’s new bishop:...

Christmas Greetings: God is With Us

by Klaus Detlev Schulz “Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel” (Matthew 1:23). These words spoken by the angel of the Lord to Mary fulfill one well-known prediction made in the Old Testament in Isaiah 7:14. Indeed,...

New president for Ethiopian Lutherans

EELC President Awoke Chefa. ETHIOPIA – The Ethiopian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) held its Annual General Assembly from August 21-22, and has elected a new president: Rev. Awoke Chefa. At the time of his election, President Chefa had served 28 years as head...
2026 Corpus Christi Conference to be held in Finland

2026 Corpus Christi Conference to be held in Finland

FINLAND – The 16th Corpus Christi Conference will take place in Turku, Finland, from July 20-24, 2026. The theme of this year’s conference is “The Body Baptised,” drawing on 1 Corinthians 12:13. The main speaker for this year’s event is Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Winger,...

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Lutherans in Cöte d’Ivoire reelect president

Lutherans in Cöte d’Ivoire reelect president

ELA-SCI President Marc Guehi Guehi. CÔTE D'IVOIRE – Rev. Marc Guehi Guehi was elected to another three-year term as National President of the Lutheran Church in Africa – Synod of Côte d’Ivoire (Église Luthérienne en Afrique-Synode de Côte d'Ivoire – ELA-SCI) on...

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