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Line 8: \| native_name = \| native_name_lang = \| image = ~~Ilclogo.png~~ \| imagewidth = \| alt = Line 26: \| leader_name1 = Gijsbertus van Hattem \| leader_title2 = General Secretary \| leader_name2 = ~~Timothy~~Rev. ~~C.J~~Dr. ~~Quill~~Klaus Detlev Schulz \| leader_title3 = Treasurer \| leader_name3 = Gerry Wiley Line 79: }} {{Lutheranism\|expanded=organization}} The '''International Lutheran Council''' ('''ILC''') is a worldwide association of [[confessional Lutheran]] denominations. Member bodies of the ILC hold "an unconditional commitment to the Holy Scriptures as the inspired and infallible Word of God and to the Lutheran Confessions contained in the [[Book of Concord]] as the true and faithful exposition of the Word of God." The member church bodies are not required to be in church-fellowship with one another, though many of them are. The organization was constituted in 1993 at a council held in [[Antigua, Guatemala]], although it traces its roots back to [[Christian theology\|theological]] conferences held in various locations during the 1950s and 1960s. It is to be distinguished from the [[Lutheran World Federation]] (LWF) and the [[Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference]]. The council has 5459 participating churches as of ~~2018~~2022.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ilc-online.org/2022/09/13/2022-world-conference-ilc-welcomes-new-members/ \| title=2022 World Conference: ILC Welcomes New Members \| date=13 September 2022 }}</ref> Among its larger members are the [[Malagasy Lutheran Church]], the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] (LCMS), the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil]], and the [[Lutheran ~~Church—Canada~~Church – Canada]]. Altogether, approximately 7,150,000 adherents belong to ILC member churches.<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> The council's chairman is Bishop [[~~Hans-Jörg~~Juhana ~~Voigt~~Pohjola]] of the [[~~Independent~~ Evangelical Lutheran ~~Church]],~~Mission ~~[[Germany~~Diocese of Finland]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://ilc-online.org/2022/09/14/2022-world-conference-bishop-pohjola-elected-as-ilc-chairman/ \| title=2022 World Conference: Bishop Pohjola elected as ILC Chairman \| date=14 September 2022 }}</ref> The executive secretary is Albert B. Collver III of the LCMS. Delegates to the ILC meet every two years. The organization has not accepted the [[Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification]], an agreement reached by the [[Catholic Church\|Catholic Church's]] [[Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity]] (PCPCU) and the [[Lutheran World Federation]], in 1999. However, the ILC has been involved in dialogue with the PCPCU, with a final report released on 30 November 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Block\|first=Mathew\|date=2018-09-13\|title=Meetings between ILC and PCPCU continue\|url=https://ilc-online.org/2018/09/13/meetings-between-ilc-and-pcpcu-continue/\|access-date=2021-12-28\|website=International Lutheran Council\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Block\|first=Mathew\|date=2021-11-30\|title=Final report on ILC-PCPCU conversations released\|url=https://ilc-online.org/2021/11/30/final-report-on-ilc-pcpcu-conversations-released/\|access-date=2021-12-28\|website=International Lutheran Council\|language=en-US}}</ref> ==History== The origins of the ILC go back to a meeting at [[Uelzen, Germany]], in July 1952 by Lutherans who were not happy with the theological course being taken by the Lutheran World Federation. Among the participants were delegates from the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod who had been observers at the LWF assembly in [[Hannover]]. Other delegates were present from churches affiliated with the LCMS from Germany, Australia, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. Two further meetings were held, in [[Oakland, California]], in 1958 and in [[Cambridge, England]], in August 1963. At the latter meeting it was decided to create a permanent organization, a "Continuation Committee", to act for the group in between meetings, which were now dubbed '''International Lutheran Theological Conferences'''. The committee was also tasked with publishing a theological journal and a committee bulletin, and with facilitating exchanges of pastors, theological professors, and students. However, the meeting explicitly disclaimed it was founding a group in opposition to the LWF.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|~~last~~last1=Pearce\|~~first~~first1=E. Geo\|last2=Ahlers\|first2=Peter H. F.\|title=International Lutheran Conference - Summary of International Conferences\|url=http://www.ilc-online.org/files/2012/01/Summary-ILC-Conferencess.pdf~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=2021-12-27\|website=International Lutheran Council}}</ref> Five more "theological conferences" were held until the name was shortened to International Lutheran Conference at the Eighth Conference in [[Porto Alegre]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]], [[Brazil]]. Resolutions passed during this period described the ILC as a partnership, forum, or "group of independent Lutheran churches".<ref name=":2">Pearce & Ahlers pp.8-10</ref> At the Fifteenth Conference in [[Antigua, Guatemala]], the group decided on creating a more formal structure as an association of churches and adopted a set of ''Guiding Principles'' that would serve as a constitution and theological point of reference. The "Continuation Committee" was replaced by an "Executive Council".<ref>Pearce & Ahlers pp.15-6</ref><ref>''[http://www.ilc-online.org/files/2011/10/ILC-Constitution.pdf Constitution/Guiding Principles]''</ref> Line 96: At the 2018 World Conference meeting, held in [[Antwerp]], [[Belgium]], on 25–26 September 2018, the ILC voted to admit 17 new church bodies, 11 as full members and 6 as associate members. This increased the church members of ILC to 54 and their faithful to 7.15 million members.<ref name="ILC Welcomes">{{cite web \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2018/09/26/ilc-welcomes-17-new-member-churches-representing-4-15-million-lutherans-worldwide/ \|title=ILC welcomes 17 new member churches representing 4,15 million Lutherans worldwide \|website=International Lutheran Council \|date=26 September 2018}}</ref> At the 2022 World Conference meeting, the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia]] was accepted as a full member.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Block \|first=Mathew \|date=2022-09-26 \|title=The ~~ILC’s~~ILC's 2022 World Conference in brief \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2022/09/26/the-ilcs-2022-world-conference-in-brief/ \|access-date=2023-02-18 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> It had already been accepted as an observer member in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Block \|first=Mathew \|date=2022-02-23 \|title=ILC welcomes Latvians into membership \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2022/02/23/ilc-welcomes-latvians-into-membership/ \|access-date=2023-02-18 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Chairmen== ~~== World Conferences of the International Lutheran Council==~~ The World Conference of the International Lutheran Council is an official meeting ordinarily held every three years. They are hosted by a church body whose invitation is accepted in the previous Conference.▼ * 1995–1998: Leopoldo Heimann, [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil]]<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Block \|first=Mathew \|date=2017-04-20 \|title=Former ILC Chairman enters into glory \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2017/04/20/former-ilc-chairman-enters-glory/ \|access-date=2023-05-30 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * 1998–2007: Ralph Mayan, [[Lutheran Church–Canada\|Lutheran Church'''–'''Canada]] * 2007–2010: [[Gerald B. Kieschnick]], [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod\|Lutheran Church'''–'''Missouri Synod]] * 2010-2022: [[Hans-Jörg Voigt]], [[Independent Evangelical-Lutheran Church]], first as interim chairman, and since September 20, 2012, as regular chairman * 2022–present: [[Juhana Pohjola]], [[Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland]] ==World Conferences== ▲The World Conference of the International Lutheran Council is an official meeting ordinarily held every three years. They are hosted by a church body whose invitation is accepted in the previous ~~Conference~~conference. [[Seoul]] ([[South Korea]]) 2009 (23rd World Conference) At the 23rd conference, the association unanimously adopted the statement "Same-Gender Relationships and the Church", which defined the practice of homosexuality as a sin.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ILC Statements \|url=https://ilc-online.org/news/ilc-statements/ \|access-date=2023-02-21 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Toronto]] ([[Canada]]) 2012 (24th World Conference) [[Buenos Aires]] ([[Argentina]]) 2015 (25th World Conference) [[Antwerp]] ([[Belgium]]) 2018 (26th World Conference) At the 26th conference, the association welcomed seventeen new church bodies into membership (eleven were received as full members and six as observer members) representing approximately 4.15 million Lutherans across the globe. Their addition more than doubles the number of Lutherans worldwide associated with the ILC, bringing the total to approximately 7.15 million members and bringing the total number of church bodies holding membership in the International Lutheran Council to 54.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Block \|first=Mathew \|date=2018-09-26 \|title=ILC welcomes 17 new member churches representing 4.15 million Lutherans worldwide \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2018/09/26/ilc-welcomes-17-new-member-churches-representing-4-15-million-lutherans-worldwide/ \|access-date=2023-06-20 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Kisumu]] ([[Kenya]]) 2022 (27th World Conference) ==Members== Line 109 ⟶ 128: [[File:International Lutheran Council.png\|thumb\|400px\|{{center\|Light green countries are home to one or more members or associate members of the International Lutheran Council}}]] '''Argentina''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina]] (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana Argentina)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Argentina \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/latin-america/argentina/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''Belgium''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium\|Evangelical Lutheran Church in Belgium]] (Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk in België)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Belgium \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/belgium/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> '''Benin''' :[[Lutheran Church in Africa—Benin Synod]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Benin \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/benin/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> '''Bolivia''' :[[Christian Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bolivia]] (Iglesia Cristiana Evangélica Luterana de Bolivia) ''- also a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]]'' * '''Brazil''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil]] (Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Brazil \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/latin-america/brazil/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> <!-- Burkina Faso not listed at https://ilc-online.org/members/ as of 2023-08-26 * '''Burkina Faso''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Burkina Faso]]<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> --> * '''Canada''' :[[Lutheran ~~Church—Canada~~Church – Canada]] * '''Chile''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile]] (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de la República de Chile) * '''China (Hong Kong SAR)''' :[[Lutheran ~~Church—Hong~~Church-Hong Kong Synod]] (香港路德會) * '''China, Republic of (Taiwan)''' :[[China Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (中華福音道路德會) * '''~~Peru~~Ethiopia'''▼ :[[Ethiopian Evangelical Lutheran Church]]<ref name="Block">{{Cite web \|last=Block \|first=Mathew \|date=2023-06-14 \|title=ILC welcomes Ethiopians and Sri Lankans into membership \|url=https://ilc-online.org/2023/06/14/ilc-welcomes-ethiopians-and-sri-lankans-into-membership/ \|access-date=2023-06-15 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''Denmark''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Free Church of Denmark]] (Den evangelisk-lutherske Frikirke i Danmark)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Denmark \|url=https://~~www~~ilc-online.~~vivit.dk~~org/members/europe/denmark/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''Finland''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland]] (Finnish: Suomen evankelisluterilainen lähetyshiippakunta, Swedish: Evangelisk-lutherska missionsstiftet i Finland)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Finland \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/finland/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="prosmemnord">{{cite web \| url=http://ilc-online.org/2016/01/20/the-nordic-lutheran-dioceses-and-the-international-lutheran-conference-discuss-membership/ \| title=The Nordic Lutheran Dioceses and the International Lutheran Council Discuss Membership \| last=Collver \| first=Al \| date=January 20, 2016 \| website=ILC Online \| access-date=May 9, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> * '''France''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium\|Evangelical Lutheran Church-Synod of France]] ([[:fr: Église Évangélique Luthérienne Synode de France et de Belgique\|Église Évangélique Luthérienne - Synode de France]])<ref>{{Cite web \|title=France \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/france/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''Germany''' :[[Independent Evangelical—Lutheran Church]] ([[:de: Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche\|Selbständige Evangelisch - Lutherische Kirche]])<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Germany \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/germany/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''Ghana''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ghana \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/ghana/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also a full member of the [[Lutheran World Federation]]'' * '''Guatemala''' :[[Lutheran Church of Guatemala]] (Consejo Luterano Iglesia Luterana en Guatemala) Line 147 ⟶ 170: :[[Japan Lutheran Church]] (日本ルーテル教団) ''- also an associate member of the Lutheran World Federation'' * '''Kenya''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kenya (ELCK) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/kenya/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation and a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]]'' * '''Korea, South''' :[[Lutheran Church in Korea]] (기독교한국루터회)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Korea \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/asia/korea/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' '''Latvia''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Latvia \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/latvia/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also a full member of the [[Lutheran World Federation]]'' '''Liberia''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Liberia]]<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> '''Madagascar''' :[[Malagasy Lutheran Church]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Madagascar \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/madagascar/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' '''Mexico''' :[[Lutheran Synod of Mexico]] (Sinodo Luterano de Mexico) Line 159 ⟶ 184: :[[Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua]] (Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua) * '''Nigeria''' :[[Lutheran Church of Nigeria]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Nigeria \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/nigeria/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~:[[Lutheran Church of Nigeria]]~~ * '''Norway''' :[[Lutheran Church in Norway]] (Den Lutherske Kirke i Norge)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Norway and Iceland (LKNI) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/norway/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> :[[Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Norway]] (Det evangelisk-lutherske stift i Norge)<ref name="prosmemnord" /><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> * '''Papua New Guinea''' Line 167 ⟶ 192: * '''Paraguay''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Paraguay]] (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana del Paraguay) ▲'''Peru''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru]] (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana - Perú) ''- also a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]] Note: this is not the same Lutheran denomination like Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en el Perú, known as Christuskirche, member of the Lutheran World Federation'').▼ '''Philippines''' :[[Lutheran Church in the Philippines]] ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' * '''Portugal''' :[[Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Portugal \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/portugal/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~:[[Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church]]~~ * '''Russia''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria ~~in Russia~~]] (Евангелическая-лютеранская Церковь ИНГРИИ)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Russia (ELCIR) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/russia/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' :[[Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (Сибирская Евангелическо-Лютеранская Церковь)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Russia (SELC) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/siberia-russia/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''South Africa''' :[[Free Evangelical Lutheran Synod in South Africa]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=South Africa (FELSISA) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/south-africa/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> :[[Lutheran Church in Southern Africa]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=South Africa (LCSA) \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/southern-africa/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~:[[Lutheran Church in Southern Africa]]~~ '''Spain''' :[[Spanish Evangelical Lutheran Church]] (IELE) '''Sri Lanka''' :[[Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church]],<ref name="Block"/> replacement body for the [[Lanka Lutheran Church]] ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' '''Sweden''' :The [[Mission Province]] (Missionsprovinsen)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sweden \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/sweden/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="prosmemnord" /><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> ''- also a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]]'' '''Togo''' :[[Lutheran Church of Togo]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Togo \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/togo/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> '''Uganda''' :[[Lutheran Church of Uganda]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Uganda \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/africa/uganda/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> '''United Kingdom''' :[[Evangelical Lutheran Church of England]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=England \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/europe/england/ \|access-date=2023-05-26 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> * '''United States of America''' :[[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] Line 202 ⟶ 225: ===Associate members=== * '''Australia''' :[[Lutheran Church of Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Australia and New Zealand \|url=https://ilc-online.org/members/asia/australia/ \|access-date=2023-05-19 \|website=International Lutheran Council \|language=en-US}}</ref> ''- also an associate member of the Lutheran World Federation'' :Note: [[Lutheran Church of New Zealand]] is a district of Lutheran Church of Australia '''Indonesia''' :[[Indonesian Lutheran Christian Church]]<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> ''- also a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]]'' <!-- Myanmar (Burma) not listed at https://ilc-online.org/members/ as of 2023-08-26 '''Myanmar (Burma)''' :[[Myanmar Lutheran Church]]<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> ''- also a full member of the Lutheran World Federation'' --> '''Peru''' ▲:[[Evangelical Lutheran Church - Peru]] (Iglesia Evangélica Luterana - Perú) ''- also a member of the [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]] (Note: this is not the same Lutheran denomination ~~like~~as Iglesia Evangélica Luterana en el Perú, known as Christuskirche, member of the Lutheran World Federation''). '''Rwanda''' :[[Lutheran Mission in Africa—Synod of Thousand Hills]]<ref name="ILC Welcomes" /> Line 219 ⟶ 247: {{Portal\|Christianity}} [[List of Lutheran denominations]] [[Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum]] == References == Line 225 ⟶ 252: ==External links== *{{Official website\|http://www.ilc-online.org}} {{International Lutheran Council Churches}}