Faithful Lutherans in Australia signed a “Letter of Confession” holding to Holy Scripture and rejecting women’s ordination.
International News
Synod celebrates missionaries entering, returning from field
The Day of Thanksgiving took place May 5 at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis.
From the mission field: Christ-centered education in Guatemala
Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.
Synod offers grants to support displaced Ukrainians
LCMS congregations and Recognized Service Organizations are eligible to apply.
From the mission field: Pastoral education in Africa
The LCMS Office of International Mission worked with Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, to create a curriculum dedicated to providing pastors in Africa with advanced leadership training.
Spring ‘Engage’: The Word at work
The Spring 2023 issue of ‘Lutherans Engage the World’ gives a glimpse of how the Word of God is at work in the United States and around the world.
From the mission field: Short-term team visits Dominican Republic
Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.
From the mission field: Short-term team serves in Puerto Rico
Team members completed maintenance and repair projects and taught English-as-a-Second Language classes.
From the mission field: Giving thanks for Lutheran Heritage Foundation
In the LCMS Latin America and Caribbean region, LHF has provided more than 110,000 books in Spanish for churches and missions.
From the mission field: Living voices of the Gospel in Papua New Guinea
Updates about LCMS mission work around the world.
‘Profound unity and purpose’ in Kenya
In September, representatives from the LCMS gathered in Kisumu, Kenya, with representatives from 34 of the Synod’s partner churches to discuss the work of the confessional Lutheran church around the world.
Bernhard M. Seter scholarship to support church work students in Africa
Recipients of the scholarship must be studying to become Lutheran pastors, deaconesses or Christian evangelists serving in Africa LCMS partner churches.
ILC elects Pohjola chair, adds new members
The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is an association of confessional Lutheran church bodies.
BIM fills vacancies, issues calls
The LCMS Board for International Mission met in St. Louis Sept. 22–23.
