– IELCHI as a Partner Church
RESOLUTION 5-06
Report R11 (CW, pp. 66–73); President’s Report, 1 Part 2 (TB, pp. 21–31)
WHEREAS, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina, a partner of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) since 1896, began mission work in Chile in 1954; and
WHEREAS, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile (IELCHI) became an independent church in 1992; and
WHEREAS, The IELCHI is a daughter church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina, and shares the same doctrine and commitment to the Holy Scriptures and the Book of Concord as the LCMS; and
WHEREAS, The LCMS has been working with the IELCHI in Chile since her inception; and
WHEREAS, The IELCHI requested that the LCMS recognize her as a partner church, and such recognition has been approved by the CTCR according to Bylaw 3.9.5.2.2:
“(b) …[S]uch recognition shall be proposed at a convention of the Synod only after the approval of the commission…”
therefore be it
Resolved, That the LCMS in convention recognize the IELCHI as a partner church; and be it further
Resolved, That the LCMS give thanks to God for the work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina, our partner church, for the mission work done in Chile that resulted in the creation of the IELCHI; and be it further
Resolved, That we acknowledge with gratitude the unity of confession that has been given to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina , the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile, and the LCMS under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; and be it further
Resolved, That we pray for God’s blessings in the coming years of agreement in the confession of the Gospel, and for the blessing of the Lord upon the members and leaders of the IELCHI; and be it finally
Resolved, That in celebration and thanksgiving of this partnership in the Gospel, the 2016 LCMS Convention assembly signify its approval by rising and singing the Common Doxology.