Category: Mission News

November 24, 2014

LHM Nicaragua dedicates new office building in Leon

NICARAGUA – On October 24, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) dedicated its new office building in Leon. “Lutheran Hour Ministries started its mission in this country 16 years ago during the time when Hurricane Mitch hit Nicaragua in October 1998,” noted Ricardo Arguello, LHM Office Director….

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November 17, 2014

Pray for LCC Missions with 2014 Advent Calendar

ONLINE – As Canadians prepare to enter the season of Advent, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Missions and Social Ministry Services is making available a prayer-calendar for the month of December. “As we reflect on the first coming of Christ and prepare for His second, we ask…

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November 5, 2014

Regional Mission Supervisor and Deaconess for Central America installed

by Leonardo Neitzel NICARAGUA – On October 26, 2014 Rev. Edmund and Deaconess Cherie Auger were installed as Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) regional Mission and Diaconal supervisors for Central America at a special service at the Mission Centre in Chinandega, Nicaragua. The installation was officiated over…

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October 31, 2014

Nicaraguan children celebrate Reformation Day

NICARAGUA – October 25th was a day of great joy for the church in Nicaragua as around 200 children and 20 adults gathered at LCC’s mission centre in Chinandega to celebrate the 497th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. The theme of the event was taken…

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October 30, 2014

New Nicaraguan Mission Plant in 2015

NICARAGUA – On October 21 Rev. Leonardo Neitzel, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Executive for Missions and Social Ministry) met in Managua to discuss the creation of a new mission plant. Present for the meetings were Rev. Edmund Auger (LCC’s new regional mission overseer) and Rev. Dr….

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October 27, 2014

Nicaraguan church work students examined in lead-up to ordination, consecrations

NICARAGUA – October 23 marked the second-last set of interviews in Nicaragua for ten vicars (candidates for pastoral ministry) and 17 deaconess-candidates, in the lead-up to their ordinations and consecrations for full-time ministry. Each student was examined individually by Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and Lutheran Church…

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