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The members of the Board for Mission Services of LCMS World Mission are pleased to share their Open Letter with the church in these unprecedented times with unprecedented Gospel-sharing opportunities.
Please take a moment to prayerfully read the Board’s complete spring 2009 letter. You are also welcome to click the “e-Mail Article” button at the bottom of this page and share the link to this Web page with mission-minded friends and family. Thank you for your partnership, prayers, and support!
 Download the Open Letter from the Board, Spring 2009
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Pray for and support missionaries, access their full-color prayer cards here
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Who is LCMS World Mission?
Since The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s beginning in 1847, the Synod has had a heart for mission, including early outreach to immigrants and Native Americans. Only four years after its founding, the Synod’s first mission board was formed in 1851. The first overseas missionary, Rev. Theodore Naether and family, was sent by the Synod in 1895. Today the India Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELC) has more than 50,000 members and 1,000 congregations and preaching stations…and continues to grow. In 2008, the IELC celebrated the 50th anniversary of its formal organization.
Today, LCMS World Mission has active work, or active or historical mission relationships in approximately 88 countries and maintains a total global missionary force of approximately 403 personnel (career, GEO, international educators, spouses, contracted part-time, Ablaze! Alliance Missionaries) an additional 233 military chaplains (Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Veteran’s Administration, Civil Air Patrol, National Guard, and Reserve), and a supporting staff of 67 at its headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., or working deployed. In addition, 408 short-term missionaries served through LCMS World Mission globally in the year 2008. LCMS World Mission is the Global Gospel Outreach of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
- Evangelizing unreached and uncommitted peoples worldwide;
- Developing leaders;
- Working through strategic alliances and partnerships;
- Providing guidance for mission strategy; and
- Developing resources, recruiting personnel, training, and equipping to involve the whole church in mission.
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