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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...

New leadership for Lutherans in Uruguay

Rev. Christian Hoffman of the ILU. URUGUAY – Rev. Christian Hoffmann has taken on the responsibility of leadership in the Lutheran Church of Uruguay (Iglesia Luterana del Uruguay – ILU). The ILU’s previous Principal Pastor, Rev. André Luiz Müller, has accepted a call...

Meeting of the Augustana Working Group in Wittenberg

GERMANY – The fourth meeting of the Concordia Lutheran-Catholic Augustana Working Group (AWG) took place in Wittenberg, Germany, from March 24-26, 2026. Under the chairmanship of Bishop Dr. Juhana Pohjola, Chairman of the International Lutheran Council (ILC), and...

“… and he saw and believed.”

by Klaus Detlev Schulz “…and he saw and believed.” - John 20: 1-10 This passage in the Gospel of John is truly a marvelous story of how the first witnesses processed the discovery of the empty tomb. They were not expecting the resurrection even if Jesus had...

Lutherans in the Philippines and Korea move towards fellowship

LCP President Antonio del Rio Reyes (front left) and LK Jong Ho Won (front right) pose with the new altar and pulpit fellowship declaration between their two churches. PHILIPPINES – Representatives of the Lutheran Church in Korea (LCK) and the Lutheran Church in the...

Kenyan Lutherans hold biennial convention

by Mathew Block | May 11, 2026

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...

ILC General Secretary visits Korea and Taiwan

by Mathew Block | Apr 23, 2026

ILC General Secretary Dr. Klaus Detlev Schulz meets with LCK President Jong Ho Won and other Korean church leaders. ASIA – In February, Rev. Dr. Klaus Detlev Schulz, General Secretary of the International Lutheran Council (ILC), visited with church leadership in Korea...

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