Category: International News
Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans take talks global
GERMANY – The latest round of dialogue between the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) took place in Wittenberg, Germany from October 28-November 2, 2019, welcoming the representatives of several European churches to the discussions for…
An Outsider Visits a Lutheran Church…
ONLINE – What happens when an outsider visits a Lutheran church? That’s the subject of a new video by Matt Whitman of The Ten Minute Bible Hour which is racking up the views on YouTube. Whitman visited St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Illinois, a…
Lutherans in Ukraine hold convention, reelect Bishop Yurchenko
by Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy UKRAINE – From September 30-October 2, the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) held its annual convention. A total of 15 congregations, five mission stations, four social ministries, and the Odessa Theological Seminary were represented by 12 pastors and…
CPH celebrates 150 years
USA – Concordia Publishing House (CPH), the publishing house of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, celebrated its 150th anniversary on September 11, 2019. “We are one of the top Christian publishing houses in the world and the largest Lutheran publishing house in the world,” noted Dr….
LCC meeting with Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome
ROME – Rev. Nolan Astley, Senior Pastor at Holy Cross (Kitchener, Ontario) and former First Vice-President of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), recently visited Rome for meetings with the Roman Catholic Church’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) on August 21, 2019. The meetings were an…
Central American Deaconesses meet in Costa Rica
COSTA RICA – The months of January to June, 2019 were packed full of exciting preparations for a new deaconess experience in Central America: Vida en Comunidad (Life Together). This time, the Encuentro (retreat) was to be held in Cartago, Costa Rica, where participants would spend…
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