Member Churches

Africa Region

All Saints Lutheran Church of Nigeria
Christ the King Lutheran Church—Nigeria
Lutheran Church of Cameroon
Lutheran Church of Central Africa—Malawi
Lutheran Church of Central Africa—Zambia
Lutheran Church of Ethiopia
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ—Kenya

Asia-Oceania Region

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Ministries of India
Christian Lutheran Evangelical Church—Taiwan
East Asia Lutheran Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Australia
Geraja Lutheran—Indonesia
Lutheran Evangelical Christian Church—Japan
Lutheran Mission of Salvation—India
Seoul Lutheran Church—South Korea
South Asian Lutheran Evangelical Mission—Hong Kong

Europe Region

Bulgarian Lutheran Church
Concord Evangelical Lutheran Church—Russia
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church of Albania
Confessional Lutheran Church in Latvia
Czech Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church—Germany
Lutheran Church of Portugal
Lutheran Confessional Church—Finland
Lutheran Confessional Church—Norway
Lutheran Confessional Church—Sweden
St. John’s Evangelical Congregation in Finland
Ukrainian Lutheran Church

Latin America Region

Christian Church of the Lutheran Reformation of Chile
Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Church—Mexico
Evangelical Lutheran Confessional Church—Puerto Rico
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Peru

United States/Canada

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.”