CTCR recommends recognition of fellowship with two church bodies

At its October 2025 meeting, the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) reviewed LCC’s relationships with various church bodies. These included fellowship discussions with the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP), whose president, Rev. Antonio del Rio Reyes, recently met with LCC President Rev. Dr. Timothy Teuscher and two members of our CTCR – Rev. Dr. Thomas Winger and Mathew Block. This is particularly significant in light of ministry opportunities among Filipino immigrants in Canada. The CTCR also had dialogue with Lutheran Mission–Australia (LM-A) representatives and will be recommending that LCC recognize that a state of fellowship exists between our two church bodies.

LCC maintains a close relationship with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and with other confessional Lutheran churches through the International Lutheran Council (ILC). Together with the LCMS, we continue dialogues with the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA).

The commission also reviewed two documents from the President’s Ministry Council—Lay Service Guidelines and Ministry Models. CTCR overtures for the 2026 Synod Convention will be published in the Convention Workbook, scheduled for release on April 3, 2026.

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