LCMS World Mission Blog

India Schools Project-Video

India became the first foreign mission field of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod in 1895. Over the next 50 years, many LCMS missionaries served in India and founded schools. The buildings built during the tenure of the missionaries have fallen into disrepair and have been eaten by termites.

Sharing the Gospel in Cambodia-Video

Seth and Shannon Hoeppner serve as GEO missionaries in Battambang, Cambodia. (GEO missionaries are Globally Engaged in Outreach for 1-2 years). The Hoeppners work with Trinity Lutheran Church in Battambang, teaching English and sharing the Gospel.

Chilean church plans for post-earthquake ministry

In the midst of the chaos following the Feb. 27 earthquake and resulting tsunami, leaders and members of the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile (IELCHI) remain focused on how they can minister to each other and to others in their communities.

LCMS offers prayers and support for Chile and partners

The president of the LCMS’ Chilean partner church body said his members and pastors are safe following the Feb. 27 8.8 magnitude earthquake even as the church body’s assessment of damage continues.

Good news from Andrea Herman in Guinea

“God and His ways continue to amaze me. My friend Evie has often mentioned she’d like me to go with her to greet her family in another town, but I don’t often travel there. Another thing she and her husband both mention frequently is that I don’t lie; I do what I say I’m going [...]

Good news from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia

“On Jan. 31, the Lutheran congregation in Nizhniy Novgorod, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR), celebrated the 15th anniversary of its reestablishment.

Good news from GEO missionary Anna Meyer in Taiwan

“A couple weeks ago, I was driving my scooter to the home of my friends Yule and Yiwen to eat lunch with them. As I was turning left onto their street, another scooter came from behind and scraped up against the left side of my scooter.

Good news from Rev. Ed and Cherie Auger on a special assignment in Haiti

“We had a work plan for January: Stephen Ministry classes, Bible studies, confirmation classes, appointments, etc. Then, on Jan. 12, the earth shook and all eyes turned toward Haiti, with good reason.

Audio interview with Rev. Don Johnson

Rev. Don Johnson has served the Lord as the executive director of Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots U.S. since 1994. This ministry seeks to share Christ’s Kingdom with native North American peoples for ministry to their own and to others. Listen as Don discusses this unique mission outreach to equip native men and women for [...]

Audio Interview with James Neuendorf

James Neuendorf serves as a the communications specialist for Latin America and the Caribbean through LCMS World Mission. He joined other members of the LCMS assessment team that went into Haiti Jan. 22-23 to meet with leaders from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti and to evaluate the spiritual, emotional, and physical damage that the [...]