Synod offers missionaries options amid fears of Zika Virus
Those who are pregnant and serving in the Latin America region may relocate with their families to another country or return to the United States for the duration of their pregnancy.
Faith’n’Family – Missionary Kids- Latin America
Today we talk about life growing up as a missionary kid and now preparing to serve as a missionary in Latin America
Reformation Rush Hour – “Live from So. Wisconsin Convention”
Hear what Rev. Craig Donofrio has to say today!
A Visit to the Lutheran Church Canada
Dr. Robert Bugbee, President of Lutheran Church Canada (LCC), explains how the LCC until 1988 was a district of the Missouri Synod. In 1854, the Missouri Synod had its first congregation in Canada. The mission work in Canada expanded so rapidly that the Missouri Synod created the Ontario District in 1879. In 1988, the LCC became an autonomous, self-governing church body. Since that time, the LCC and the LCMS work together closely. In recent years, the LCC and LCMS have engaged in cooperative mission work in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Cambodia. The LCC also does mission work in the Ukraine.
President Bugbee, Dr. Albert Collver, Rev. Ted Krey met to hear an update about the LCC and their mission work, . . . Read All
Video: La Via: Episode 1 “Here I Am”
Join the Ruesch family as they follow the Lord’s call to serve as LCMS missionaries in Puerto Rico. “Here I Am,” the first episode of the series, begins with the need for a pastor in Puerto Rico and the Rueschs’ willingness to serve. Accompany them to Puerto Rico with upcoming weekly episodes.
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La Via: Episode 1 “Here I Am”
Join the Ruesch family as they follow the Lord’s call to serve as LCMS missionaries in Puerto Rico. “Here I Am,” the first episode of the series, begins with the need for a pastor in Puerto Rico and the Rueschs’ willingness to serve. Accompany them to …
January 2015: Focus on International Mission
Throughout January, the LCMS focuses on international mission. In the 121 years since the LCMS sents its first missionaries abroad to India, the church has been involved in international mission.(View Video…)
Video: What is a Foro?
A Foro, Spanish for “forum,” is a system of support used for LCMS missions and sister churches in Latin America and the Caribbean. Watch to see how you can join!
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What is a Foro?
A Foro, Spanish for “forum,” is a system of support used for LCMS missions and sister churches in Latin America and the Caribbean.(View Video…)
Guatemalan church president writes of shootings
The letter was received by LCMS leaders on Nov. 22 from the Rev. Cornelio Midence, president of the Lutheran Church in Guatemala, an LCMS partner church body.(Read more…)
Catholic Church losing ground in Latin America
In just one generation, Latin America has seen the number of people who identify themselves as Catholic plummet, a new report shows.(Read more…)
A Partnership of Formation
Constructed in 1947 with the intention of serving all of Latin America, Seminario Concordia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been forming men into confessional Lutheran pastors for not just Argentina but for other parts of the Spanish-speaking world.(View…
Audio: KFUO World Lutheran News interview – Castillo Fuerte in Lima, Peru
Daniel Fickenscher, a Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod missionary in Latin America, was interviewed on Oct. 18, 2014, by KFUO Radio about Castillo Fuerte (Mercy House) in Lima, Peru. Castillo Fuerte provides a safe place for slum children in Lima to play, study and learn about the Gospel.
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His Time – John the Steadfast, Christian Bioethics, Missionary Monday, Let No One Disqualify You
(1) Rev. Joshua Scheer talks about the Brothers of John the Steadfast, (2) Dr. Bob Weise talks about Christian Bioethics, (3) Rev. Arthur Rickman talks about his work in Latin America, and (4) Rev. David Tilney looks at Colossians 2:8-23 and gives today’s sermonette.
Double disasters open doors for Gospel in Chile
Faced with wildfires and an earthquake less than two weeks apart, the Confessional Lutheran Church of Chile is undeterred in responding to those who need help.(Read more…)
10 Questions with Missionary Caitlin Worden
A student at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., Caitlin Worden, a 24-year-old from Watervliet, Mich., began serving as a deaconess intern — a Globally Engaged in Outreach (GEO) missionary for the LCMS — in Lima, Peru, in 2013. She has committed to two years of service. She works at a community center called Casa […]
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Serving the Church as a 21st Century Missionary
The 21st century missionary is a skilled and trained individual who comes from all walks of life, often lives in a city and helps LCMS partner churches do what missionaries have always done: share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.(Read more…)
Chile: Everlasting Mercy
On the morning of Feb. 27, 2010, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked central Chile, damaging buildings and washing away people in the tsunami that followed. Chilean Lutherans hundreds of miles away quickly responded, bringing Christ to the quake’s epice…
Disaster conference equips Latin Americans for mercy work
Lutherans from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Venezuela, Panama, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay gather to learn about how the church can and does bear mercy in times of disaster.(Read more…)
Crossing Borders in Life Together
LCMS Church Relations efforts are aimed at building and nurturing the relationship between the LCMS and her partner churches around the world.(Read more…)
Fostering a Culture of Mercy in Latin America
It’s a huge responsibility to have the only Lutheran Spanish-speaking confessional seminary in the world,” said the Rev. Carlos Nagel, president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Argentina (IELA). “We are a partner church of the LCMS; we continue walking hand in hand and deeply appreciate all of the investments of time, support and people that the LCMS has given us.”
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La Victoria Mercy House Grand Opening
We’re delighted to share this video from Sunday’s grand opening of the Mercy House in La Victoria, Lima, Peru. The Rev. Mark Eisold, an LCMS career missionary in Peru, said he is thankful for “people like you in the United States who are praying for us, supporting us and encouraging us.”
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Peru Video Update: La Victoria Mercy House Grand Opening
We’re delighted to share this video from Sunday’s grand opening of the Mercy House in La Victoria, Lima, Peru. The Rev. Mark Eisold, an LCMS career missionary in Peru, said he is thankful for “people like you in the United States who are praying for us, supporting us and encouraging us.”
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