Lutheran Church in Great Britain

Bishop Tor B attended on Sunday, October 3rd the first London Chinese Lutheran Church’s (LCLC) service with Eucharist after lockdown. It was a great joy also for him to be back after 18 months meeting a congregation with many new faces arriving from Hong Kong. “The Chinese Lutheran Congregation in London has an important role to play for those who shall start a new life in the UK,” Bishop said. The LCLC gathers both online and in-person at American International Church, 79A T

Photo: Paulina Hławiczka Bishop Tor B Jørgensen and his wife Anne visited Nottingham Trinity Lutheran Congregation on Sunday, the 26th of September. The worship was together with the United Reformed Church, LCiGB pastor Paulina Hławiczka was leading and preaching at this service. After the service the members of Trinity Lutheran group were invited to move to a coffee shop nearby, to be together and talk. Bishop Tor said that it was his first visit to Nottingham, “An important

The LCiGB will celebrate its 60th anniversary prior to Reformation Day on Saturday, 30 th of October 2021, where it all began in 1961—in Corby. The full day programme starts at 10am at St John’s Church with welcome and registration, followed by an anniversary service and conference; those wishing can also join Sunday Worship together with local Anglican congregation. Tentative programme Saturday, 30 th of October Welcome 10:00 – 11:00 Service 11:00 – 12:30 Lunch 13:00 – 14

On the 11th of September 2021, Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen ordained Estonian born Meelis Süld to the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Rite of ordination and Service of Holy Communion took place at St Anne’s Lutheran Church in St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London. It was the first ordination ceremony for Bishop Tor in Great Britain, and he said; “It was a solemn atmosphere in the beautiful, historic Anglican church, St Mary-at-Hill, together with the Lutheran congregation, St

Wednesday, August 4, the Lord called home his faithful servant Róbert Pátkai, he was laid to rest at woodland cemetery near Lilbourne in Northampton next to his dear wife Elizabeth on August 16, at the age of 90. The Very Revd Pátkai served many roles with the Lutherans in Great Britain over the years and will be missed by all. Bishop Tor B. Jørgensen sent a letter of condolence to the family of Dean Róbert Pátkai. Lutheran pastor Róbert Pátkai had to leave Hungary at the age

The LCiGB Bishop Tor Berger Jørgensen sent a summer letter to all our congregations and clergies, “We are certainly living in uncertain times. But now, moving into the second summer of the Corona-era, we are filled with a realistic (?) hope that we are now entering into a more open period, where travelling and congregating will be easier. If so, this fall will be an important and active fall for us all.” Please find enclosed full text of this letter in pdf file below.

St Luke’s Church in Headingley is going on retreat this September. A guest speaker will be reflecting on the Gospel of John and will have plenty of time for prayer and rest with the community of the resurrection in Mirfield. Come and experience their form of monastic life in the place that inspired Bonhoffer to write his book ‘Life Together’. There are around 5 spaces left—all inclusive for £150. Please get in touch with Joseph ( joseph.nelson2016@outlook.com ) if you are in

By the grace of God and the call of the church Meelis Süld Will be ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Saturday 11 th September 2021 at 2.00pm.Rite of ordination and Service of Holy Communion at St Anne’s Lutheran Church, St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE. The Right Reverend Tor B Jørgensen, Bishop of the LCiGB, presiding. There will be a reception following the service in the church hall. * Guests should be se

Election marks first woman and first Central and Eastern European pastor to head global communion of churches The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. The 45-year-old Burghardt is currently serving as Head of Development for the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church’s (EELC) Institute of Theology and advisor to the church for international and ecum

On 16 June 2021, Mansfield hosted a conversation with Bishop Munib Younan and Bishop Tor Jørgensen about the refugee experience and work taking place to support refugees and those seeking sanctuary. The conversation raised issues of empowering refugees as well as challenging the communities in which we live to be open, inclusive and welcoming places of sanctuary. Bishop Munib Younan shared his own experience as a Palestinian refugee alongside his work as former president of t

Join Churches Together in England on 25 May 2021 for #CandleOfJustice: a moment of action – commemorating the first anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. The #CandleOfJustice will be a moment to light a candle, pray for racial justice and commit to taking personal and institutional action to tackle racial injustice in our society and our churches. “Marking a year since George Floyd’s tragic murder, the #CandleOfJustice initiative provides a timely moment for us to come toge

At Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. At Pentecost we celebrate the birth of the Church; the new human fellowship where “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus” (Gal 5:28). The old ethnological, social, and sexual boundaries with its power structures are broken down. The equality of all human beings is the basis for the new fellowship, the new communion. Based on the

«Here I stand» The 31 st October in 1517 is usually considered as the starting point for the reformation. On that day Luther announced his 95 theses on the “Power and Efficacy on Indulgences” as an invitation to a theological debate. It is possible to argue that the 18 th April 1521, 3 ½ years later, is the foundation day of the Reformation. In the afternoon of that day Luther made his famous reply to the Diet of Worms, and the theological discussion inside the Catholic Chu

Similarly to the previous year the Synod meeting will take place on Zoom. The meeting will be held on Saturday 24th of April at 10:30am – 1pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86474424458?pwd=ZDFPdDNZZjZxbXVwNUYyZDR1VjJsUT09 . The members of the Synod are: Congregations of the LCiGB All ordained pastors who have been approved by the LCiGB The board of trustees of the LCiGB Other individuals who have been nominated by synod and approved by the board

The Lutheran Church in Great Britain was founded on the 16th of April 1961 when the need for an overarching organisation for English language Lutheran ministry was recognised. A constitution was drafted and the name chosen at that time was the United Lutheran Synod in Great Britain. The founding congregations were St John’s Lutheran Church in London, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at Hothorpe Hall, St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Corby and Augsburg Lutheran Church in High Wycombe.

Her Majesty The Queen Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA Madam, I write on behalf of the Lutheran Church in Great Britain and the Council of Lutheran Churches to express our deepest sympathy on hearing of the death of your husband HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip has been a symbol of stability and steadfastness for these many years. In particular, the witness of your marital love and Christian fidelity has been an inspiration to many both in this nation and

What do Lutherans in the UK and abroad do in Lent? Council of Lutheran Churches in the UK has asked its member Churches to share their stories, reflections and Lenten greetings with others every week. We conclude our Journey through Lent at the start of the Triduum with a message for Maundy Thursday from Bishop Tor.

What do Lutherans in the UK and abroad do in Lent? Council of Lutheran Churches in the UK has asked its member Churches to share their stories, reflections and Lenten greetings with others every week. We visit the Danish Church in one of our last stages on the Lenten journey. We hear how Lent is a time to prepare for Easter – which comes with a special twist in the Danish Church as the congregation is hoping to return to the refurbished building for Easter.

What do Lutherans in the UK and abroad do in Lent? Council of Lutheran Churches in the UK has asked its member Churches to share their stories, reflections and Lenten greetings with others every week. Today we visit the Finnish Church in London. We hear how fasting can create a space in us to receive God’s message and we are invited to pray together with the famous words of St Ephrem the Syrian.

Revd Moses Shonga from St Anne’s Lutheran Church gave an interview to Anna Krauß, General Secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches about fasting in Tanzania and how his congregation is observing Lent during this difficult time and ends on the name of hope: Immanuel – God is with us.