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ELCA scholarships may support study in a variety of academic areas, as long as the subject area is a strategic priority for the church/institution. Examples of possible study areas include (but are not limited to): theology, medicine, teaching, computer science, human resources, finance, music, environmental science, English language, social work, gender studies, development, and many other subject areas. The program provides scholarships from both unrestricted and donor rest

It is with profound sadness that we received the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth yesterday afternoon. We are thankful for her service to this country in which so many Lutherans have found a sanctuary and made a home. We are grateful for her example of a steadfast presence through challenging times and her humble Christian faith. We pray for Queen Elizabeth, may God rest her in peace. We pray for King Charles, may God guide and preserve him in his service.

In 2022 the LCiGB Council appointed a committee to make recommendations to the Council about candidates for a bishop to succeed the Rt Revd Tor Berger Jorgensen, who will retire at Synod 2023. This committee has prepared a Person Specification and a Commission (job description) as the basis for considering possible candidates. These two documents are uploaded. The Synod will be invited to elect the next bishop, as the LCiGB constitution requires, and the Council intends to r

On Saturday, July 2 the LCiGB approved an updated Safeguarding Policy. Jeff Trinklein, LCiGB Chair says, “Safeguarding the most vulnerable in our congregations is everyone’s responsibility, and we encourage all congregations to review the new policy carefully.” The new Safeguarding document is available on the Congregational Resources page. Safeguarding training is available via the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Team. We have access to the following online modules

We are thrilled to announce a three-year partnership with the Council of Lutheran Churches to provide financial support to the LCiGB. Over time, the CLC has provided financial support to the LCiGB for a variety of programs, so the LCiGB and the CLC have worked together on a “block grant” for each of the next three years that will support our current programming and give us additional financial stability. We are extremely grateful to the CLC for its support of our ministry. W

St Anne’s Lutheran Church is looking for an Administrator. The job is part time (16 h/w), and with possibility to work half from home. For more information read the full advert and job specification .

Early Saturday morning a dramatic shooting incident took place in a gay bar in Oslo, named “London” ( sic !) leaving two dead and over 20 wounded. There was planned a big Pride Parade for the first time in three years, due to covid restrictions the two previous years. Since the police (the Norwegian Police Security Service/PTS) did not have a clear picture of the culprit’s network, PTS recommended that the Pride Parade scheduled for Saturday afternoon be canceled. There was h

The newest episode of CLC’s podcast “Lutherans in the UK: Living Grace” shares our thoughts, prayers and actions in the middle of the war in Ukraine – ecumenical prayer in front of Ukrainian Embassy in London, pastor Paulina Hławiczka-Trotman talks about helping refugees in Poland, and Jan-Eric Österlund , Deputy Chair of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain, gives an overview about the decision to support those fleeing the war through the Lutheran World Fede

The Spirit of Renewal Pentecost is a feast for GIFTS. Pentecost 2022 is a feast for celebrating one special gift to the British people – and, indeed, to whole world. We are celebrating our Queen, Her Majesty Elizabeth II. 70 years of service! Quite unexpectedly I was invited to the Thanksgiving service in St Paul’s Cathedral on Friday. What a Service – even if the Queen was not able to attend. She is hailed all over for, her integrity, her credibility, her consistency, trustw

On Saturday April 23 Joseph Nelson was ordain in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament. He is now the priest in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Leeds. Photos: Hannah Hancock.

Easter Message 2022 – Bishop Tor B Jørgensen, The Lutheran Church in Great Britain The Big Issue I was in London on Palm Sunday. Celebrating with the congregation in Southwark Cathedral. Arriving some minutes before the service I was surprised by the fact that the Borough Market, close to the Cathedral, was already filled with people. In Norway Sunday mornings are silent and the streets are empty. Especially during the Easter Holidays. “Everyone” is lifting their hearts to

By the grace of God and the call of the church Joseph Nelson will be ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament in the Lutheran Church in Great Britain. Saturday 23rd of April 2022 at 3.00pm. Rite of Ordination and Service of Holy Communion at Headingley St Columba URC70 Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2DH. 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 seated by 2:45

On Tuesday, March 22 at 6pm the Council of Lutheran Churches invites all to a short lecture on Lutheran understanding of Grace, inspired by one of the Lutheran theological principles “Grace Alone”. CLC General Secretary Dr Anna Krauß will deliver a little lecture, Bishop Tor B will lead the evening prayer, and thereafter all are invited to a reception with drinks and nibbles. The event takes place at St. Marien mit St. Georg German Lutheran Church London, 10 Sandwich street,

Lent Reflection This Lent is different from any other Lents I have experienced. Traditionally Lent is a period of mourning and grief. No candles to be lit in the Church. The white altarpieces are changed with black clothing. The Gloria is not sung in the liturgy. And we sing the full old litany instead for the usual intercessory prayers. Lent is time for the litany – starting with the kyrie eleison . When we now enter Lent, churches all over Europe and around the world are fi

I didn’t sleep much on Wednesday night. I had a nightmare. Unfortunately, not in a dream-version, but in a news-version transmitted through the news channels I was listening to through the night. The threat of Russian invasion of Ukraine has been a scenario the last few weeks. But most of us have clung to a hope that reason and fear for the consequences would have the upper hand also in the Russian leadership. But the events on the 24th of February have proven that those hope

“Peace must prevail,” say four global Christian communions who will host online prayer service on Ash Wednesday Four Christian World Communions are strongly condemning the advance of the Russian military into Ukraine and the assault that began on the night of 24 February 2022. They call for Russian troops to be brought back to Russia and an immediate end to the conflict. “Peace must prevail,” they insist. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the World Communion of Reformed Ch

In the run up to Valentine’s Day, the International Lutheran Student Centre has put together a reflection on love created by a wide variety of voices from around the world including Dr Anna Krauss, General secretary of the Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain , Rev Dr Raj Bharat Patta, Presbyter at the United Stockport Circuit , Rev Nicqi Ashwood, Program Executive for Just Community of Women and Men in the World Council of Churches , Rev Dr Chad Rimmer, Program Exe

The Council of Lutheran Churches in Great Britain (CLC) is happy to announce the second episode of our new podcast “Lutherans in the UK – Living Grace”. In this “Christmas” episode we highlight our responsibility as people of faith in the midst of a climate crisis – what we can do both as individuals and as active members of our communities. The episode also takes us to the Finnish Church Christmas market in London and describes the renovated St Mary’s German Lutheran Church

Thank you all for the fellowship we have experienced in the strange and challenging year we have behind us. Let us meet the new supposedly equally strange and challenging year ahead of us with the hope and expectations founded in the always renewing presence of God’s Grace in Jesus Christ. With my South-African background (my mother was born in Eshowe, just north of Durban by missionary parents who themselves went to Zulu-land in 1880) I have always felt close to archbishop D

St Anne’s Lutheran Church in London (St Mary-at-Hill). Photo: Meelis Süld Please find below the timetable of Christmastide services 2021 in our congregations Corby St Paul’s Lutheran Church (Anglican Church of St John the Baptist), Church Walk, Corby (NN17 1XF) Tuesday 21 December, 7:00pm – Carol Service on Zoom. Liverpool Nordic Church and Cultural Centre, 138 Park Lane, Liverpool (L1 8HG) Friday 24 December, 12pm–noon – Christmas Eve service on Zoom , readings and prayers l