Category: Mission News

October 22, 2025

Strengthening the Church in Southeast Asia

SOUTHEAST ASIA – From mid-September to mid-October, Rev. M.L. Smith, Director of International Missions for Lutheran Church–Canada, visited our mission fields in Thailand and Cambodia, spending ten days teaching in each country. His visit was spent strengthening the church’s ongoing partnership with local pastors, deaconesses, and church…

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September 17, 2025

Our Work in Costa Rica: Rooted in Christ, Growing by Grace

by M.L. Smith Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) began its mission presence in Costa Rica in 2005, recognizing a growing need to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Central American communities both within and beyond Nicaragua’s borders. The first steps were taken when Rev. Pedro Quintero,…

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September 3, 2025

LCC unveils new International Missions Badge

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has released a new International Missions Badge, created as a companion to the original design by LCC member Harrison Avery Prozenko. The original LCC badge—featuring Luther’s Rose set within a Canadian maple leaf—was highlighted on the cover of Missouri North: The…

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August 13, 2025

Pan de Vida: Nourishing Bodies and Souls in Nicaragua

by M.L. Smith Pan de Vida: Nourishing Bodies and Souls in Nicaragua In the heart of Nicaragua, a country where economic challenges weigh heavily on many families, hope shines brightly through the Pan de Vida (Bread of Life) Feeding Program. Supported by Lutheran Church–Canada and…

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August 6, 2025

Partnering for Long-Term Ministry in First Nations Communities

CANADA – Expanding outreach to Indigenous Peoples has been identified as a key priority by members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), building on longstanding relationships in First Nations communities across the country. From June 16–17, representatives from LCC, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, Lutheran Association of Missionaries…

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July 16, 2025

Freedom in Christ: Lutheran Prison Ministry in Ukraine

by M.L. Smith “I was in prison and you came to me.” – Matthew 25:36 The Word of God knows no bounds. Behind concrete walls and locked gates, grace is still at work. In Ukraine, pastors of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine…

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