The Council of Lutheran Churches works closely with a range of partner organisations across education, social care, and ecumenical sectors. It supports refugee scholarships, engages with social care initiatives, and backs faith-based development agencies focused on justice and aid. Additionally, the CLC actively participates in ecumenical networks and committees that promote unity among churches throughout Britain and Ireland.
The ALS was formed in 1984 by two friends who wanted to learn more about each other’s traditions. They created the society to bring others together. The CLC collaborates with the ALS through personal membership, joint events, and shared projects, and also provides grants to support specific ALS initiatives.
Bethphage was founded in 1994, inspired by the example of Bethphage (now Mosaic) in the United States, which has its roots in Lutheran ministry. The CLC is a corporate member of Bethphage, and over the decades several Lutherans have been involved in its leadership.
Christian Aid was founded in 1945 by British and Irish churches to support war-torn communities and refugees after World War II. It has since grown into a major global development agency fighting poverty and injustice. We are proud to be one of its sponsoring church bodies, supporting its mission of faith-driven aid and justice.
The CLC is a member of CTBI. It participates actively in the Four Nations National Ecumenical Officers’ Roundtable, a network facilitating communication and collaboration among ecumenical officers across the UK and Ireland. Additionally, the CLC is involved in the national committee for the World Day of Prayer, contributing to ecumenical worship and cooperation.
CTE is an ecumenical organisation that brings together Christian churches from different traditions to promote unity, cooperation, and shared witness across the country. The CLC is a member and represents its member churches, although the German Synod is also a member in its own right.
Faith in Europe is an educational charity. Its aim is to brief its member representatives of British churches and the wider public on political, social, and cultural issues across Europe, from faith perspectives.
The IIGCC is a European group of investors focused on addressing climate change. It represents over 400 members managing €65 trillion in assets. The organisation helps investors align with net-zero goals and promotes climate-friendly policies.
The JLG serves the churches of Britain in the renewal of worship. Delegates from member churches, including the CLC, gather annually. The JLG organises an annual day conference on an aspect of worship. Since its creation in 1963, the JLG has been concerned with the demands of worship in Britain and the development of common liturgical thinking and texts in the worldwide Church.
CLC’s first Sanctuary Scholarship for a refugee student helped to establish Mansfield College as a Sanctuary College in 2021. Currently, we are sponsoring one student a year. From the mid-1950s to the 1990s, Lutheran pastors were trained at Mansfield through a tutorship established by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in cooperation with the CLC. In the 1930s, strong links existed between Mansfield and members of the German Confessing Church, which supported German refugees in Oxford.