Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

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

Planning Begins for Zambia in 2026

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Lusaka is the capital of Zambia and the home of the Lutheran Church of Central Africa – Zambia Synod (LCCA-Z)

 

The CELC Planning Committee has started its planning for the next triennial CELC convention, scheduled for 2026 in Zambia, Africa.

If you have any suggestions for possible essay topics or essayists, now is the time to pass your ideas along to the Planning Committee. Please email the CELC President at: president@celc.info.

Any church that would like to apply for CELC membership is reminded that all applications and supporting materials need to be received by May 2025. The Membership Guidelines can be found under Membership Guidelines on the CELC website.

We pray that God will bless the CELC with the ability to meet in Zambia in 2026, with representation from many churches. All depends on God’s grace through Christ Jesus.

Submitted by the CELC Planning Committee

 

 

 

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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