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New leadership for Lutherans in Uruguay

by | Apr 29, 2026

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 to serve a congregation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil – IELB) as well as a position with Global Lutheran Outreach. With Rev. Muller’s departure, the ILU’s leadership and legal representation passes to the church’s sole remaining pastor, Rev. Hoffmann.

Rev. Hoffmann has served 28 years in Montevideo, first as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church and then as chaplain of the congregation’s associated school. In addition to Montevideo, the ILU has preaching centres in Chapicuy (with its own church building), Salto (a parsonage with worship space), and Costa de Oro (with services held in members’ homes). At present, Rev. Hoffmann is the sole pastor serving the entire Lutheran Church of Uruguay.

The ILU is currently seeking to call a pastor for the Montevideo congregation—which is marking 87 years since its founding— as well as selecting candidates for the church’s preaching centres. St. Paul School in Montevideo is also seeking missionary pastors and laypeople for evangelist work in such areas as music, bilingual education, and sports.

The Lutheran Church of Uruguay is a member of the International Lutheran Council (ILC), a global association of confessional Lutheran church bodies dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, grounded in the authority of Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.

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ILC Latin America regional conference meets in Mexico

by | Jan 31, 2022

Participants in the ILC’s 2021 Latin America regional conference.

MEXICO – The conference of the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) Latin America Region met in Mexico City from December 2-5, 2021, following delays due to the pandemic.

ILC General Secretary Timothy Quill addresses the Latin America regional conference.

The conference brought together representatives from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina; the Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia; the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil; the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile; the Lutheran Church of Guatemala; the Lutheran Synod of Mexico; the Lutheran Church of Panama; the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay; the Evangelical Lutheran Church-Peru; the Lutheran Church of Uruguay; and the Lutheran Church of Venezuela. The ILC’s General Secretary Timothy Quill and Assistant to the General Secretary Roger James were also present, as were a number of other guests.

Theological presentations were given on two themes: 1) “The Confessional Orthodox Lutheran Role in a Heterodox and Subjective Context” (Prof. Dr. Clóvis Prunzel of Concordia Seminary in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil); and 2) “Pastoral Vocation: Lack, Stimuli, and Contextual Factors” (Prof. Dr. Sergio Schelske of Concordia Seminary in Buenos Aires, Argentina). Discussion centered on two areas: 1) the need to recruit a larger number of pastoral candidates; and 2) unique challenges related to opening new missions in each country.

IELA President Arturo Truenow and ILC-Chile President Juan Pablo Lanterna sign a protocol agreement between their two church bodies.

During the conference, the Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia officially announced its intention to seek full membership in the ILC after more than a decade as an Associate Member. Other noteworthy events included the signing of a mutual cooperation protocol between the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (IELA) and the Confessional Church of Chile (ILC-Chile).

The gathering also celebrated the forthcoming publication of a new Lutheran hymnal in Spanish after fifteen years of work. The hymnal will be welcomed into use throughout Spanish-speaking countries in the region, as well as in other parts of the world.

“It was a great meeting, since it was finally possible to overcome the challenges that have delayed celebrating this moment due to the current pandemic,” noted President Juan Pablo Lanterna of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile. “It should be counted as a historic moment.”

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From a report by ILC-Chile President Juan Pablo Lanterna

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