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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...

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...

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...

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.”...

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