Ghana Summary Page

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana (ELCG) was established in 1958 by LCMS missionaries and became a sister/partner church of the LCMS in 1971. The ELCG is a member of the International Lutheran Council (ILC). LCMS World Mission supports the work of the national church through seminary education and theological education by extension. Currently, LCMS World Mission is helping to build a new seminary in Ghana, so that the students and professors can move out of their very cramped national headquarters into the new building, which has space for more students and a library.

LCMS World Relief and Human Care began supporting agriculture projects in Ghana in 1984. This later grew into providing support for women’s literacy projects, agriculture classes, wells, ambulances, motorcycles for church workers, fire and flood response, substance abuse and addiction programming, goats for widows and orphans and clinic/pharmacy support.

• Rev. David and Joyce Erber
• Ivan and Jennifer Rasch

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghana (ELCG) currently has an estimated 29,000 members in 200 congregations and more than 300 preaching points served by 25 pastors.

The ELCG is one of the LCMS’s oldest mission partner church bodies in Africa, having been established by LCMS missionaries in 1958. LCMS World Mission has helped to support students attending the ELCG seminary in Accra for many years. There are currently 14 students at the seminary; however, a new seminary is being built which will have the ability to house up to 60 seminarians. The ELCG also provides a Theological Education by Extension (TEE) program for training church leaders at 10 centers across the country. Eleven students meet at each center three times a year for three years and will complete a total of 36 courses. Your support of theological education in Ghana will provide assistance for food, medical expenses, travel, books and materials for the students, as well as building and vehicle maintenance.

There are no current mercy projects in this country. For more information on mercy work in the LCMS, contact  us at 888-THE-LCMS (888-843-5267) or infocenter@lcms.org .

Field Office Address:
c/o David Erber
P.O. Box 49
Obit Idim, Ibesikpo Asutan L.G.A.
Akwa Ibom State
NIGERIA
West Africa