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ILC and African Lutherans commend Ethiopian church for biblical faithfulness
WORLD – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) and the African Lutheran Theological Conference have sent a joint letter of support to President Wakseyoum Idosa and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). The EECMY recently severed ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)…
Christian persecution in 2013
by James Morgan WORLD – It is not the kind of list any country should want to be on. Open Doors, a non-denominational organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians around the world, has released its 2013 World Watch List. The list ranks the fifty countries where…
Lutheran Church–Canada participates in inter-Lutheran discussions
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A third round of theological discussions among representatives of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), the North American Lutheran Church (NALC), and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) took place December 13-14 at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. LCMS President Dr. Matthew…
Missions in Mozambique: The harvest is ready
MOZAMBIQUE – Mission efforts in Mozambique have reached a new milestone, as theological students there have issued a call to the Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brazil (IELB – Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil) for a full-time missionary pastor to come serve among them. The official…
Filipino Lutherans reunite
PHILIPPINES – The Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) has achieved reunification after 24 years of division in the church. Delegates from the two factions came together for a conference October 23-26 in Antipolo City, and made the historic vote to reconcile October 26. “We…
Gifts from the Heart
WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) 2012 Gifts from the Heart program is already well underway. The September-October issue of The Canadian Lutheran included a catalogue insert highlighting ways Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members can bless people in need through the annual CLWR fundraiser. “Purchasing…
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