As the country of Venezuela contends with supply shortages and unrest, the LCMS is trying to help.
International News
From the mission field – Art in the Dominican Republic, famine relief in Malawi
News about LCMS missionary work around the world.
Know before you go — to Haiti or anywhere
Following a fresh round of violent demonstrations in Haiti, the U.S. State Department has upgraded the Travel Advisory for the country to a Level 4 — Do Not Travel.
Weber installed as managing director of International Lutheran Center in Wittenberg
The International Lutheran Center is a joint project of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany and Concordia Publishing House.
Synod seeks Asia Region associate regional business manager
Are numbers your thing? Do you want to serve the Lord internationally? Then the LCMS Office of International Mission has a position for you.
Board for International Mission turns attention to Asia
At its Jan. 31–Feb. 1 meeting in St. Louis, the board appointed seven new missionaries and continued discussions on the status of international schools and cooperative work with partner churches, districts and mission societies.
International Lutheran Center in Wittenberg continues mission of sharing the Gospel
Almost four years after its dedication in 2015, the center continues to host visitors, worshipers, students and neighbors who stop by to talk, learn and reflect.
Winter ‘Engage’: Changing lives through Christ’s mercy
The issue follows God’s people as they serve those in need in Kenyan refugee camps, immigrant communities and disaster zones.
From the mission field – The SANAK
The Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI) and the LCMS are helping bring God’s Word to nomadic people in Jambi.
BOD continues on path toward best corporate stewardship
At its November meeting, the Board heard from its chairman about efforts to increase the efficiencies of corporate Synod so the church can use the savings on its “core competencies.”
From the Mission Field – Togo Mercy Medical Team
The Rev. Gary Schulte, area director for LCMS West Africa, shares a story from the Togo Mercy Medical Team clinic in September.
Boards and Business – COP, BIM, BNM hold fall meetings
Meeting in St. Louis, the groups addressed pertinent topics, heard reports and reviewed policies.
Global Mission Fund gifts can be doubled in November
This matching opportunity means that as much as $352,937 — received in just one month — could go toward bringing people all over the world into contact with the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
International Lutheran Council welcomes 17 new church bodies into membership
20 million confessional Lutherans worldwide were represented at the conference, held Sept. 25–28 in Antwerp, Belgium.
