A Fraternal Admonition
To Correct Errors In The LCMS

" Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!"... Psalm 133:1 (ESV)

"And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved." ... Acts 2:47 (ESV)

"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching." ...II Timothy 4:1-2 (ESV)

 The ACELC is forming as an association of congregations within the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.  It is our purpose to seek a return to faithful doctrine and practice within our church body by identifying and documenting the errors of the LCMS which are being promoted or tolerated among us.  Then, with united voice, to lovingly and firmly call our Synod to repentance.  It is toward that end that we have formulated a clearly stated ACELC theological position respecting the issues of contention within the LCMS, and have drawn together documentation of those errors.  We pray that God will bless our efforts to retain our Lutheran doctrine, practice and heritage within the LCMS.

We are convinced that it is not the act of loving Christians to stand idly by and watch a continued deterioration of the theology and practice of our Synod without speaking out.  True Christian love demands intervention.  Thus, we act together in unity with other likeminded congregations as Christian brothers and sisters to love our Synod enough to call her to account where she has erred.

 Our logo is an adaptation of the emblem that was used during the Reformation by many of the confessors of the faith. Translated into English it means: The Word of The Lord Endures Forever. With confessors of the past ages we join their ranks and confess with St. Peter that we must obey God rather than men.

 We welcome your support in this process. If you agree with us that our Synod is on the wrong path, then we invite you to join us in our efforts to call the Synod to repent, turn from its errors and once again be about the "business" of the Church. If you believe we are in error, then we sincerely ask that you show us from the Scriptures and the Confessions where we are in error. We believe that it is only by honest dialogue concerning these most important matters that we will be able to resolve the issues that now divide us so that one day we might once again walk together in both doctrine and practice to the praise and glory of almighty God!

Although the ACELC is intended to be an association of congregations, some have asked if they might add their name to our Admonition Document. If after looking over the Admonition and our website, you would like to add your signature, you may do so by clicking here. If you would like to see the names of those who have signed the Admonition, you may view that document here.