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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:...
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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,...
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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...
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ELCE installs new Chairman

Participants in the ELCE's 71st Annual Synod. United Kingdom – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) held its 71st Annual Synod from November 14-15 in Tottenham, north London, England, during which time Rev. Tapani Simojoki was installed as Chairman and...
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LLDP celebrates three more graduates

A group photo of the LLDP graduates (seated) and other participants of the August 2025 session, along with LLDP faculty and members of the LLDP council who were present. USA – Church leaders from six Lutheran church bodies and dioceses in five countries in Africa and...
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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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