LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1995, Page 118

Transcription machine transcription, uncorrected

⤓ Download .txt · copy text

|
:
|
,
]
:
/
]

118 RESOLUTIONS

ruary 1994 which revealed that our two church bodies have

‘ complete agreement in doctrine and in practice; and

WueEreas, A protocol document outlining a partnership
agreement between the LCMS and the FELSISA has been
jointly drawn up; and —.

Wuereas, The Commission on Theology and Church Re-
lations, following a careful review of the FELSISA consti-
tution, has recommended that the LCMS declare “formal
recognition of altar and pulpit fellowship” with this church
body (cf. Bylaw 13.03); therefore be it

Resolved, That the LCMS express its thanksgiving and
praise to God for our brothers and sisters i in Christ in the
FELSISA; and be it further

Resolved, That we gratefully recognize the unity of con-
fession that has been given to our church bodies under the
Holy Scriptures and the Lutheran Confessions; and be it
further ;

Resolved, That the LCMS formally acknowledge the ex-
istence of altar and pulpit fellowship. with the FELSISA;

and be it further

Resolved, That the LCMS officially recognize the FEL-
SISA as a partner church and that. the President of the
Synod.be responsible for implementing this relationship as
soon as possible; and be it finally

‘Resolved, That we pray for God’s continued blessings in
the years ahead on our two churches and the fellowship we
have come to enjoy.

Action: Adopted (2).

To Join the International Lutheran
Council

RESOLUTION 3-03.
Report R3-01, Il, A, 1, a (CW, p. 60)

WHEREAS, The International Lutheran Conference, an
association of approximately 25 confessional Lutheran
churches, among them The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod (LCMS), in its 1991 meeting in Hong Kong ex-
pressed the need to have stronger structures and to rein-
force the ties that unite its member churches, in order to
strengthen their witness in the world; and

WHEREAS, At its 1993 meeting in Antigua, Guatemala,
the organization made the following decisions:

© To change its name to “International Lutheran Council”
(ILC);

¢ To adopt a new constitution with a solid declaration of
doctrine; and

¢ To ask the churches involved to support the ILC by join-
ing it through an official declaration;

and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod re-
joices over everything which advances unity among
Lutheran churches which are committed to the authority
of Holy Scripture and to the Lutheran Confessions; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
express its happiness that such mutual support has become
strengthened; and be it further

South Africa

Resolved, That we state our sincere hope that the Inter-
national Lutheran Council may carry on the task it has as-
signed to itself, and to that end asks the Lord to grant His
greatest blessings so that-the witness of the ILC churches
may glorify Him and be heard throughout the world; and
be it finally

Resolved, That, since membership in the ILC does not
involve pulpit and altar fellowship where it has not been
established, the LCMS declare that it is a member of the

Action: Adopted (4).

(Upon request of a delegate, a list of members of the Interna-
tional Lutheran Council was provided. It consists of the follow-

ing:

AFRICA
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana
President: The Rt. Rev. Paul Kofi Fynn

The Lutheran Church of Nigeria
‘President: The Rev. Samuel J. Udofia

Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
Bishop: The Rev. David P. Tswaedi

Ghana

Nigeria

EAST ASIA

The Lutheran Church—Hong Kong
Synod
President: The Rev. Dante Yeung

Hong Kong

Japan Japan Lutheran Church
President: Dr. Tohru Shiba

Korea . Lutheran Church in Korea
President: Dr. Hae Chul Kim

China Evangelical Lutheran Church
President: The Rev. Chao Chien

Republic of China

EUROPE

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church
of Denmark
President: The Rev. Leif G. Jensen

Evangelical Lutheran Church of
England

Chairman: The Rev. Marvin Brammier
The Confessional Lutheran Church of
Finland

President: The Rev. Markku Sirela
Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of
France and Belgium

President: Dr. Wilbert Kreiss
Selbstandige Evangelisch—

Lutherische Kirche
Bishop: Dr. Jobst Schéne

Denmark

England

Finland

LATIN AMERICA

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ar-
gentina

President: The Rev. Waldomiro Maili
Brazil Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil
President: The Rev. Leopoldo Heimann

Argentina