IELC-Rwanda reelects bishop
IELC-Rwanda Bishop Mbarushimana. RWANDA – The Independent Evangelical Lutheran Congregation in Rwanda (Itorero ry’Umudendezo w’lvugabutumwa Luteriyani mu Rwanda – IELC-Rwanda) held its General Assembly on August 22, during which time the church reelected Rev. Dr....
LCMS holds 69th Regular Convention
USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) held its 69th Regular Convention from July 18-23 in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme for the convention was “Christ is Risen Indeed,” drawing on 1 Corinthians 15:20-22. During convention, the LCMS held elections for numerous...
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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.