February 2023
During the weekend of February 4 and 5, 2023, the LCMS Northern Illinois District was blessed to host the International Lutheran Council (ILC) as it visited with a number of our congregations.
From Huntley, Illinois to the south side of Chicago, from Lake Forest, Illinois to Aurora, Illinois, 11 representatives from the ILC visited with 12 congregations in the LCMS Northern Illinois District sharing their story: seeking to assist and strengthen our churches in their confessional witness and mission.
The International Lutheran Council is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran church bodies and groups which proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ on the basis of 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 ILC exists for the purpose of encouraging, strengthening, and promoting confessional Lutheran theology and practice centering in Jesus Christ, both among its members and throughout the world.
The ILC as a council of church bodies officially came into existence in 1993 in Antigua, Guatemala with the adoption of a constitution by representatives from Lutheran church bodies from all six continents. It currently holds members in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America.
We are grateful for our partnership in ministry with the ILC knowing we are stronger together!
Contact: International Lutheran Council, PO Box 10149, Fort Wayne, IN 46850, 260-413-7613, ilc-online.org.
As the District office, we carry out our mission by upholding three pillars. These pillars direct our work together in the vision laid out for us.
WORD: Helping congregations be more centered on a rich life of Word and Sacrament, with congregational support in transitions as well as time of joys and sorrows.
WELLNESS: Promoting and encouraging health and vitality in congregations, schools, ministries, professional workers and lay-leaders.
WITNESS: Encouraging personal witnessing, congregational engagement with their community, support of our NID partnerships and missions and sharing in a world mission field together.