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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...

Bishop and politician convicted in Finland’s “Bible Trial”

Bishop Pohjola and Dr. Räsänen speak during a 2022 interview with the ELMDF's Studio Krypta. FINLAND – On March 26, the Supreme Court of Finland narrowly convicted Bishop Juhana Pohjola and Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen of hate speech in a 3-2 decision. The two...

New Bishop Elect for Lutheran Church in Norway and Iceland

LKNI Bishop Elect 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 elected Rev. Markus Snellman to serve as the church’s new bishop. The election came during...

LLDP studies contemporary issues in ethics and biblical hermeneutics

LLDP participants with instructor Rev. Dr. Charles Gieschen (Provost at Concordia Theological Seminary). From left: Rev. Dr. Naomichi Masaki, LLDP Director; Rev. Felipe Ehican, Vice President of the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP); Rev. Fredirick Flores,...

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...

ILC prepares for 2026 World Seminaries Conference

by Mathew Block | Mar 12, 2026

SOUTH AFRICA – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) will hold its 2026 World Seminaries Conference in Pretoria, South Africa, from June 23-26. The theme for this year’s conference is “Being Human, Being Christian: Theological Anthropology in Church and Seminary.”...

2026 Corpus Christi Conference to be held in Finland

by Mathew Block | Mar 2, 2026

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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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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