Category: Mission News

March 27, 2025

LAMP founder called to glory

  CANADA – Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots (LAMP) announced that its founder, Rev. Les Stahlke, was called to glory on March 22, 2025. Rev. Stahlke served as a parish pastor in Alberta for six years before founding and serving as CEO of LAMP…

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February 27, 2025

The Blessings of Lutheran Day Schools in Nicaragua

by M.L. Smith The Lutheran Church in Nicaragua is a vibrant testimony to the power of the Gospel and the Spirit’s work through faithful education. Central to this ministry are the 22 Lutheran Day Schools spread across the country, where children are instructed in both…

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February 24, 2025

A pastoral letter on three years of war in Ukraine

Today marks the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine. The following pastoral letter is written by Rev. M.L. Smith, Director of International Missions for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, As we mark three years of war in Ukraine, our hearts…

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February 20, 2025

A new Lutheran mission among the Shan People in Thailand

THAILAND – In the northern reaches of Thailand, nestled among the mountains of Chiang Mai, a remarkable new mission has taken root among the Shan people. Supported by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and carried out by faithful workers of Thailand Concordia Lutheran Church (TCLC), this mission…

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February 12, 2025

“We Need Hymns” Singing About Jesus in Francophone Africa 

by Phillip Magness  Hymns and Hymnals Lutheranism has been associated with congregational song since the earliest days of the Reformation. Even before the Augsburg Confession, Martin Luther recognized the pedagogical usefulness of music and the need for the saints to sing the faith.1 Lutherans developed a rich and robust…

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February 10, 2025

Pastors installed to serve new Lutheran mission in Managua

NICARAGUA – On February, 2, 2025, the Lutheran Church in Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana-Sinodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) joyfully celebrated the installation of Rev. Felix Sanchez and Rev. Agustin Lanzas, who have been called to serve a new mission congregation in the capital city of Managua….

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