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Theological training for Haiti’s Lutherans
HAITI – The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS), a listed service organization of Lutheran Church–Canada, has been supporting work among the Lutheran Churches of Haiti for many years. Much attention has been given to humanitarian aid, chiefly by sending shipping containers full of clothing, building…
Darin Storkson named Deputy General Secretary of the ILC
ANTWERP – The newly inducted and installed Executive Committee of the International Lutheran Council (ILC) has named Darin Storkson as the ILC’s Deputy General Secretary, filling a post created following the ratification of the ILC’s new bylaws during the 2018 World Conference in Belgium. Storkson…
Lutheran Church of Australia Fails to Adopt Women’s Ordination
The following was recently posted on the convention website of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA): “This evening, Friday 5 October, LCA Bishop John Henderson declared the result of the secret ballot. Of the delegates registered at Convention, 161 voted against the resolution to ordain…
ILC World Conference draws to a close, issues statement on ecumenism
BELGIUM – The final day of the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) 2018 World Conference opened with a service of matins in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Antwerp. Bishop Modise Maragelo of the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa preached for the service, looking forward to the commemoration…
Confessional Identity and Ecumenical Responsibility: A Statement from the XXVI World Conference of the International Lutheran Council
The following statement was adopted by the International Lutheran Council at its 26th World Conference in Antwerp, Belgium. It can be downloaded as a pdf here. Confessional Identity and Ecumenical Responsibility: A Statement from the XXVI World Conference of the International Lutheran Council The International…
ILC reelects Bishop Voigt as Chairman
BELGIUM – On September 27, 2018 delegates to the International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) World Conference unanimously reelected Rev. Dr. Hans-Jörg Voigt as ILC Chairman for another triennium. Chairman Voigt is Bishop of Germany’s Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church, a position he has held since 2006. He was…