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Emerging Lutheran church body seeks communications director

Lutheran Mission – Australia, an emerging confessional Lutheran church body in Australia, seeks a full-time director of communications.

‘God is with them’: Wildfire response in Chile

Over the past few months, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has followed through with its strategic disaster response plan for the area.

From the mission field: Christian care for body and soul

Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.

BOD adopts $80.6M budget for FY25

The budget reflects an anticipated $78.6M in total revenue and net asset releases, $2.01M in board-designated releases, and a surplus of $51,000.

Summer ‘Engage’: Mercy for neighbor

Among other stories, the issue introduces the “By the Mercies of God” accountability campaign.

Brazil flood response continues

Earlier this year, unprecedented floods destroyed property and displaced thousands of people in the Rio Grande do Sul region in Brazil.

‘By the Mercies of God’: Putting the church’s gifts to work

Stories of mercy provide a small glimpse of how the generosity of God’s people is making a difference around the world.

From the mission field – Recovery in Ethiopia

Rebuilding is well underway after a 2021 flood in Ethiopia.

Resource provides history of Lutheran World Federation

The booklet is available as a free download.

From the mission field: Short-Term Mission has busiest year ever

LCMS Short-Term Mission sent more volunteers on mission trips and filled more field requests in 2023 than ever before.

From the mission field: Project 24 breaks new ground

The new facility is scheduled to be completed in June.

Response plan underway in Chile

The plan includes providing 40,000 meals to underserved families in Viña del Mar.

Until the Lord comes: Everyone a church work recruiter

As the SAS team plans for the coming year, it has developed three major areas of emphasis.

From the mission field: Building community in Puerto Rico

Late last year, a short-term volunteer team traveled to Puerto Rico to assist with a building project in Mayaguez.

‘More than just the building’: Restoring a church in Panama

Due to a series of catastrophic events, the sanctuary of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Balboa, Panama, had become unusable.

‘The righteous shall live by faith’: Planting a Lutheran church in Rome

As interest in Lutheran teaching has increased in Italy, the LCMS has sought to respond.