The Symbol in the upper right hand of our web page is an ancient symbol that is made of the Greek letters 'Chi' and 'Rho' which are the first two letters in Greek for Christ. The 'Chi', which looks like an English 'X' also symbolizes the cross. This symbol reminds us that Christ on the cross is the center place of our Christian faith, for without the forgiveness of sin there is no salvation.
Welcome to The Illinois Core Site
We are a member of the National Lutheran Core Free Standing Synod, created as a place for Confessional Lutherans to join together for the sake of traditional Gospel Ministry in Illinois.
We are a group of pastors, laity and congregations who have assembled (the original Greek word for this is 'synod') together in hopes of a reconfiguration of the Lutheran witness to the Christian faith.
We are interested in promoting a law-Gospel understanding in the practice of the Christian faith and come together for the sake of the Great Commission to reach into a world that is increasingly not able to clearly hear the simple message of the Gospel as it has been given throughout the ages.
