Category: Mission News
Ontario woman hits pavement for Lutheran mission to Nicaragua
by Keven Drews Liz Mellecke gets a little closer to Chinandega, Nicaragua every time she laces up her running shoes or takes her bike for a spin. A resident of Kincardine, Ont., Mellecke plans to teach English as a foreign language as part of a Lutheran…
Rural and urban outreach in Nicaragua
A few kilometres north of the Nicaraguan city of Leon is the town of Telica. With a population of less than 20,000, Telica became the focus of outreach for LCC missionary Pastor Maximo Urroz in 2010. In a report to Lutheran Church–Canada in July the pastor noted…
Video features LCC’s mission outreach
During Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention in June, one of the breakout sessions featured an overview of mission activity in Canada and overseas. “We wanted to give delegates and those watching the webcast a complete picture of how LCC is sharing the Gospel in Canada and around…
LCC explores overseas mission team partnership
For the past ten years Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission in Nicaraguaand Iglesia Luterana Sínondo de Nicaragua have benefitted from visiting mission teams organized by Mission Opportunities Short Term (MOST) Ministries. As another Canadian team prepares to work on a water project in Nicaragua in November, MOST…
Nicaraguan church president visits Winnipeg
The president of Iglesia Luterana Sínodo de Nicaragua, Pastor Luis Turcios spent two days in Winnipeg July 20-21 meeting with Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission executive Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel. The two discussed issues and challenges facing the missions of LCC and ILSN in Central America. On Thursday, July 21…
Pentecost festival in Costa Rica
Many Lutheran congregations across Canada conduct the Rite of Confirmation on Pentecost. LCC’s mission in Costa Rica also took the theme of the festival to hold a Pentecost weekend celebration, Saturday June 12 in Cartago, San Jose. For the 45 people attending, LCC missionary Pastor…
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