Category: International News
Bishop Voigt elected Chairman of the International Lutheran Council
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – On September 20, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) elected its officers for the new triennium, with Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of the Independent Lutheran Church in Germany elected to serve as Chairman of the ILC. “It was a very hard decision to…
ILC remembers Lutheran leader
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) remembered today Rev. Dr. Karl Wengenroth, a former representative to the International Lutheran Conference (a group that would eventually become the ILC). Dr. Wengenroth was a retired Propst (regional vice-president) of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church…
ILC welcomes new member church
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – On the afternoon of Monday, September 17, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) passed a resolution to accept the Lutheran Ministerium and Synod–USA (LMS–USA) as a member of the ILC. “The ILC is the most important body of confessional Lutheran fellowship today,”…
Video: International Lutheran Laymen’s League convention sermon
SASKATOON, Sask. – At the end of July, nearly 600 people from across North America converged on Saskatoon for the 94th International Convention of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League. President Robert Bugbee was invited to preach at the convention’s opening worship service. He chose for…
World Lutheran leaders to meet in Canada
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – For the first time in its nearly twenty-year history, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) will meet in Canada for its triennial conference. From September 16-21, church leaders from 33 confessional Lutheran church bodies around the world will gather in Niagara Falls,…
Second meeting between Missouri Synod Lutherans and North American Lutheran Church
Hilliard, Ohio – Representatives of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), the North American Lutheran Church (NALC), and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met in Hilliard, Ohio July 19-20 at the NALC offices. At the meeting, the NALC was represented by Bishop John Bradosky; Emeritus Bishop Paull Spring;…