Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference

 

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

Donate to the CELC Travel Assistance Fund

This CELC Travel Assistance Fund relies entirely on special gifts for its funding, so gifts are always welcome.

The CELC Travel Assistance Fund helps to pay the travel expenses of delegates to CELC international conventions from member churches that need financial assistance. This fund was instrumental in allowing 27 of the 34 CELC member churches to be represented at the 2023 convention in South Korea.   

 

Two Ways to Give

  • Gifts in the form of checks may be sent to:

         CELC Treasurer
         Mr. Mark Schulz
         4554 E. Hillcrest Dr
         Milton, WI 53563-9408

  • Online gifts may given through:

         WELS Commission on Inter-Church Relations
         https://community.wels.net/pages/general-donation-form-cicr
         
        1. Go to Gift amount and designation
        2. Select an amount you would like to donate or enter the amount              you have chosen to provide.
        3. Then move down to Designation.
        4. Scroll down and select CELC Travel in the Designation window.
        5. Finally, click the Add Gift button.     
         
         If you are moved to provide a gift, the CELC Planning Committee         thanks you. God bless you. 

 

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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