Concordia Lutheran Conference

Concordia Lutheran Conference
Classification Lutheran
Orientation confessional Lutheran
Polity congregational
President Rev. David T. Mensing
Associations 7 mission stations in Russia and Nigeria
Region United States, especially Illinois, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona
Origin 1951, 1957
Okabena, Minnesota
Separated from Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod as The Orthodox Lutheran Conference
Congregations 6
Ministers 6
Official website http://www.concordialutheranconf.com
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The Concordia Lutheran Conference is a small organization of Lutheran churches in the United States which formed in 1956.[1] It was a reorganization of some of the churches of the Orthodox Lutheran Conference, which had been formed in September, 1951 in Okabena, Minnesota[2] following a break with Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It is the remaining successor of the Orthodox Lutheran Conference. The current president is the Reverend Edward J. Worley, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Seattle, Washington. All members of the board of directors serve one year terms.[3] It is in fellowship with 7 mission congregations in Russia and Nigeria.

Scriptural Publications, the publishing arm of the Concordia Lutheran Conference, has just published an anthology, Historical Essays by Rev. David T. Mensing: "The Missouri Synod's Slide into Heterodoxy, 1932-1947"; "The Establishment of Heterodoxy in the Missouri Synod, 1950"; and "The Founding of the Orthodox Lutheran Conference, 1951."

Teachings

The Conference describes itself as "orthodox," with special emphasis on the inerrant, literal interpretation of the Christian Bible. The Concordia Lutheran Conference subscribes to the Book of Concord and the Brief Statement of the Doctoral Position of the Missouri Synod in its doctrinal stance.

Purpose

The Conference is a gathering of churches to engage in tasks that would be hard for any one church to perform.[4] This includes the training of future pastors in their seminary program.[4]

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References

  1. Wuthnow, Robert (1989). The restructuring of American religion society and faith since World War II (2. print., and 1. Princeton pbk. print. ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780691020570.
  2. David Mensing, Historical Essays, (Oak Forest, Illinois: Scriptural Publications, 2009), 3.
  3. "CONSTITUTION of the CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CONFERENCE". http://www.concordialutheranconf.com. ARTICLE XI -- TERM OF OFFICE. Retrieved 8 December 2014. Officers and members of standing committees shall be elected to hold office for one year External link in |website= (help)
  4. 1 2 "What is the Concordia Lutheran Conference?". concordialutheranconf.com. Retrieved 19 March 2015.


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