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India and LCMS Lutherans sign landmark agreement
*INDIA – On November 15, 2015, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC), members of the International Lutheran Council (ILC), signed a landmark agreement increasing support and cooperation between the two church bodies to a level that includes unprecedented support for the IELC’s seminary.
Rev. Dr. Albert B. Collver III, Executive Secretary of the ILC, said, “It is a great joy to see how two ILC churches can partner together to work in the area of theological education.” Dr. Collver further noted the importance of ILC churches partnering together for theological education. “Increasing the capacity for theological education of member churches is one of the largest goals of the ILC,” he said. “We look forward to partnering with the IELC in the near future to hold continuing education seminars in India for IELC pastors.”
The agreement between the LCMS and the IELC concerns Concordia Theological Seminary (CTSN) in Nagercoil, India…*