LCMS convention commends LCC report on cremation

USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has commended a Canadian theological report on cremation for the study and discussion of its members. The decision came on July 24, 2019 during the LCMS’ 2019 synodical convention in Tampa, Florida.

“Cremation and the Christian” is a report composed by Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR). It examines the practice of cremation and its theological implications for Christians today. LCC adopted the report for study and response during its 2011 convention.

“We in the Canadian church have often benefited from the theological studies that have been produced by our mother church in the United States,” said LCC President Timothy Teuscher. “It’s a pleasure to see that relationship go the other way too—to have the careful theological study of our own CTCR be commended for the study of members of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.”

The LCMS resolution to commend the Canadian report comes at the recommendation of the American church’s CTCR in consultation with LCMS seminaries.

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