Eurasia

Convention recognizes military chaplains, missionaries

The 2016 LCMS convention applauds the ministry of military chaplains and celebrates nearly doubling the number of LCMS career missionaries in the past three years.

Network of Young Lutheran Theologians meets

Some 60 participants from Europe and the United States gather for the conference Feb. 12-14 in the Czech Republic.

New missionaries ‘sent’ for service worldwide

Ten new missionaries — along with their seven spouses and 19 children — are blessed for service in the Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, South Korea, Panama and Peru.

Ten new missionaries, families start two-week orientation

The missionaries are called by the Synod’s Office of International Mission to serve in Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean.

BIM calls missionaries, explores significance of Christianity in Africa

The LCMS Board for International Mission calls six rostered church workers and appoints a layperson for service in Eurasia, East Africa and Latin America.

KFUO Audio: Interview about deaconess programs in Nigeria, Lithuania

KFUO Radio host Andy Bates talks with Deaconess Grace Rao, director of LCMS Deaconess Ministry, about the deaconess programs in Nigeria and Lithuania.

Krikava named regional director for Eurasia

The Rev. James Krikava of Prague, Czech Republic, is appointed to the LCMS Office of International Mission post.

LCMS president reprises Luther during Wittenberg dedication

Nearly 450 people from around the world take part in the May 3 dedication of the International Lutheran Center at the Old Latin school.

View video, photos of dedication in Wittenberg

The International Lutheran Center at the Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Germany, is dedicated on Sunday, May 3, and a video and photos of the historic event are available.

‘Old School’ brings ‘Lutheran Bluegrass’ music to Wittenberg

The LCMS band “Old School” performs Bluegrass favorites — with a Lutheran flair — May 2 as part of the International Lutheran Center dedication celebration.

Giving thanks for care and growth of career missionaries

LCMS to exceed missionary recruitment goal as mission fields ripen for harvest.

Photo gallery: Bearing Mercy in the Baltics

See how LCMS church partners, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania, are bearing mercy and service through Diaconia work in the Baltics.

Arson suspected at Lutheran church in England

St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church in Sunderland, England, is badly damaged in a Jan. 17 fire.

Video: Get a fresh look inside the Old Latin School

Take a peek as renovations on the “Old Latin School” progress toward the May 2015 dedication of this new education and outreach center in the heart of Wittenberg, Germany.

Former Muslims baptized at LCMS partner-church congregation

Four former Muslims are baptized at a Lutheran congregation in Leipzig, Germany.

Krikava installed as Eurasia associate regional director

A former missionary in Eastern Europe, the Rev. James Krikava will assist the Rev. Tony Booker, regional director for Eurasia.