International Church Relations Conference 2024

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) hosted the 2024 International Church Relations Conference (ICRC24) in Wittenberg, Germany, Oct. 21–25, 2024. Under the theme "Christ the Lord of History: Yesterday, Today and Forever," 97 international guests representing 45 church bodies and 40 countries gathered for fellowship, theological study and conversation about their shared mission to proclaim the Good News of salvation by grace through faith in Christ Jesus. "To understand the ... current landscape of global confessional Lutheranism helps us to better serve the broader church," said the Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Egger, president of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.