Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)

2020 Convention

Tenth Triennial Convention of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference in Seoul, South Korea

 

The triennial convention will occur in the Seoul, South Korea, area at the Bloomvista Conference Center (http://www.bloomvista.co.kr). It will begin with the opening service on the morning of Friday, May 29. The best time for arrival would be the afternoon of Thursday, May 28. The convention will end with an excursion from 9:00–3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1. The best time for departure will be late in the afternoon on June 1.

This year there will be an online registration for the triennial convention. The committee invites you to register and provide the information needed. As you go through the registration form, especially note early arrival and late departure and the request for biographical information. Please fill out the online registration as soon as possible.

The Planning Committee has reviewed the constitution of the CELC and is proposing revisions of a number of articles in the constitution. The purpose of these revisions is to conform the constitution to our present practice and needs. Click here to read the proposed revisions of the constitution, which will come before the triennial convention in 2020. If there are questions concerning these revisions, please refer them to Prof. Thomas Nass (nasstp@mlc-wels.edu) or to Prof. Gaylin Schmeling (gaylin.schmeling@blc.edu).

Registration Fees

  • $325. per person double occupancy
  • $200. for spouse (total of $525.)

For travel questions or concerns, please contact Paul Prange.

 

 

Tentative Schedule

Click here to read Constitution revisions.

 

 

 

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference is a worldwide fellowship of Lutheran church bodies, committed to the teachings of the Lutheran Church found in the Book of Concord of 1580. Established in 1993 with thirteen churches, the CELC has grown by God’s grace to include thirty-four church bodies today.

Every three years, representatives from CELC churches gather for fellowship and theological study at an international convention. Regional meetings are held in alternate years. These gatherings provide spiritual encouragement for confessional Lutherans who often find themselves quite isolated. Visitors are always welcome at these gatherings

Joint work of the CELC includes the writing of The Eternal Word: A Lutheran Confession for the Twenty-First Century, which testifies to the unity of doctrine enjoyed by CELC churches. The CELC also has a commission to help coordinate and improve theological training in CELC churches.

Speaking about the heart and core of the CELC, former President Gaylin Schmeling wrote:  “The CELC stands ready to give answer to the confident hope of salvation in Christ that is within us. It is a refuge for those seeking confessional homes and a beacon shining the light of the Gospel in a sin-darkened world. Here the central truth of the Reformation, justification by faith alone, continues to be proclaimed. We are declared righteous by nothing we do or accomplish, but alone on the basis of Christ’s redemptive work which is counted as ours through faith in the Savior. He accomplished salvation for all on the cross and announced it to all by His resurrection, declaring the whole world righteous in Christ. This treasure is brought to us personally through the means of grace and is received by faith alone in the Savior which is worked through those very means of grace.”

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