Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

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

Restarting CELC News Briefs

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Last summer the Planning Committee of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference started circulating some CELC “news briefs,” but we encountered technical problems and had to stop temporarily. Now those problems are solved, and we want to start sending news briefs again.

You should receive the first of these news brief in a matter of minutes. You will see that this news item comes from last summer. That will be the case with a few other soon-to-come news briefs—they are left over from 2021.

If you know of others who may appreciate these news briefs, please forward a news brief and suggest they subscribe by clicking on the subscribe link at the bottom. Of course if you prefer not to receive them, you may unsubscribe, also with a link at the bottom.

We hope that these news items will help to keep us connected in the CELC fellowship—thinking about one another and praying for one another. Please watch for them on Wednesdays in 2022. 

In addition, we hope that many of you will submit information that can be shared from your churches. The address where items can be shared is:  president@celc.info.  

 

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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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