Welcome to Glory Of Christ Lutheran Church!

Chile fills a narrow 150 mile wide and 1,800-mile-long strip between the Andes and the Pacific with one-third of the country covered by the towering Andes. Northern Chile is the driest place on Earth and at the southern tip is Punta Arenas, the southern most city in the world.

Chile has a population of 16,200,000. The official language is Spanish, but 10 others are spoken. The main religions are Roman Catholic (89%) and Protestantism (11%). Occult practices are quite evident and some people are animists.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Republic of Chile (IELCHI) was started in 1954 by the Lutheran Church in Argentina. It has three congregations and two mission stations with 250 members where Rev. Dr. Carlos Schumann is the President.

CLEF PROJECTS INCLUDE

♦ Tuition Support for Seminary

♦ Grants to the Church Body for Publication of Lutheran Parochial Religious Education Curriculum for Grades 1-12 – student workbooks and teacher’s guides (24 books)

♦ Complete revision and publication of hymnal and Luther’s Small Catechism

These materials are also being used in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and other Latin American countries.

Rev. John Fehrmann, CLEF president and President Carlos Schumann of the Lutheran Church of Chile, holding the Catechesis project.

Rev. Christian Rautenberg, Vice Pres. of the Lutheran Church of Chile and Rev. Fehrmann at the building site of the “Sao Pablo” Lutheran Mission.

Pres. Schumann and Rev. Fehrmann visit a Lutheran school in Valparaiso with 700 children.

“But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it, and how from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.”

2 Tim 3:14-15

Your prayers and gifts are most welcome and needed to help these people in Latin and South America hear about Christ, His forgiveness and His salvation. Write or email the CLEF for more information on how you can make a difference for the sake of the Gospel.

CLEF and You ARE the difference!