Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

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

CELC Convention Installs Leaders

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Members of the CELC Planning Committee who were present at the CELC convention
Back: Bradley Kerkow, Thomas Nass, Mark Schulz
Front: Timothy Buelow, Nathan Seiltz

As one of the items of business, the CELC convention in Korea on June 6-8 elected officers for the coming three years. The following incumbents were reelected to the Planning Committee: Thomas Nass (WELS), president; Timothy Buelow (ELS), vice president, Nathan Seiltz (WELS), secretary, and Bradley Kerkow (ELS), member at large. Elected as a new member of the Planning Committee was Jonathan Bare (WELS).
The convention also ratified two new appointments for six-year terms on the Commission on Theology: David Kamwata (Zambia) and Joel Otto (WELS). The convention ratified the following reappointments: Andrés San Martin (Chile), Timothy Schmeling (ELS), and Holger Weiss (ELFK-Germany) for six-year terms on the Global Theological Education Commission; and Mark Schulz for a three-year term as treasurer.

Thanks were extended to John Hartwig (WELS) for six years of service on the Planning Committee. Thanks were likewise extended to John Brenner (WELS) and Davison Mutentami (Zambia) for twelve years of service on the Commission on Theology.

All friends of the CELC are encouraged to pray for God’s blessing on our leaders—that they may have health and wisdom to serve well. If you have reason to contact the CELC, feel free to contact any leader. They are eager to serve.

Davison Mutentami and John Brenner being recognized for their service

 

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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