The main lodge of the Golfview Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia
The CELC Planning Committee is pleased to announce that a hotel has been selected for the 2026 international convention in Lusaka, Zambia. It is the Golfview Hotel, which was the recommendation both from the leaders of the Lutheran Church of Central Africa—Zambia and from the WELS mission team.
The Golfview has much to commend it. It has a large, park-like property, where sometimes you can see free-roaming impala. The sleeping rooms are modern and well-furnished, and there is a meeting room just the right size for a CELC convention. Plus, the dining room has buffet service that will fit our needs well, and there is an airport shuttle. More information and pictures can be found here.
The dining room of the Golfview Hotel in Lusaka
We are confident that convention participants from around the world will enjoy safe, pleasant surroundings as they worship and study God’s Word together at this venue. We are thankful to God for providing it, as we pray that he will allow our plans to come to fruition in 2026.
The dates for the convention are Friday, May 29, through Monday, June 1, 2026. Participants are expected to arrive on Thursday, May 28, and to leave on Tuesday, June 2.
Registration for the convention will take place online from January 1-31, 2026. Each member church of the CELC should be thinking about who will represent them. The goal is to have two voting delegates from each member church.
Look for more information later in the year. And pray that God will grant a memorable and edifying convention in Zambia in 2026!
Submitted by the CELC Planning Committee
