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Pastoral Training in Haiti through HLMS
by Wally Bogusat and Harold Ristau The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has recently struggled with the following question: “How much time, energy and money should be devoted to physical needs of Haitians versus the spiritual needs?” In the past, HLMS has tended to focus…
LCMS reelects President Matthew Harrison
USA – On June 26, 2019, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) announced that Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been reelected as President of the church for a fourth term. President Harrison was first elected to office in 2010, and his fourth term runs from…
Founder of Lutheran missions in Mozambique passes on to glory; the church he helped create is growing by leaps and bounds
CANADA – Rev. Joseph Khembo Alfazema, the father of confessional Lutheran missions in Mozambique and a pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), passed on to glory on May 11, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta. A funeral service for Rev. Alfazema was held on Saturday, May 18, 2019…
Prayers from our Lutheran Church for Paris after Fire at Notre Dame
Prayers from our Lutheran Church—Canada family go out to all who have been impacted by the catastrophic fire that engulfed the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. Not only was the church building a place of worship for centuries, but it was also a…
ILC works with Nigerian Lutherans to plant churches
NIGERIA – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is working with the Lutheran Church of Nigeria (LCN) to support mission outreach in cities and urban areas across the country. While well-established in rural areas, the Lutheran Church of Nigeria has identified greater emphasis on urban outreach as…
LCC International Mission Executive on hand for formation of Honduras Synod
In early February, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) International Mission Executive Rev. Mark Smith met with representatives of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua, along with members of the local mission, for the annual Central American FORO in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. At the…
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