National Mission

Because God's mission is right where you are.

In the Great Commission, Jesus instructs His disciples to “go therefore and make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19). But we don’t have to travel around the world to find people who need to hear the Gospel. God’s mission is all around us, and we have many opportunities to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the neighbors He has placed in our communities.

In this effort, LCMS National Mission’s goal is to provide support, programs and resources to serve LCMS congregations and schools, partner with LCMS districts, and ultimately make disciples for life.

Ministries

Connect with the following ministries for resources and further assistance.

All Nations Ministry
Networking for ministry leaders of various ethnicities, supports collaboration of All Nations Council

Campus Ministry
LCMS U Student Information Form for locating chapters, resources

Church Planting
Resources, research and analytics, partnership grants

Deaconess Ministry
Supporting professional women church workers

Discipleship Ministry
Revitalization, Witness and Outreach, Stewardship, congregational self-assessment tools and workshops

Disaster Response and Training
Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT), resources, coordination of response efforts, grants for ministries

Family Ministry
Supporting Christ-centered homes, resources for family discipleship and challenges to the family

Grantmaking
Open annual grant cycle, focused grant initiatives

Life and Health Ministry
Advocacy, education and human care, library of web articles, Friends for Life podcast

Recognized Service Organizations
Approval process for Lutheran ministries, networking for ministry opportunities

School Ministry
National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA), Genesis Project, consulting (LSCS), leadership development (SLED)

Specialized Spiritual Care Ministry
Chaplaincy support and resources for specialized ministry situations and for prison ministry

Worker Wellness
Resources, Lutheran perspective on wellness,grants for church workers in need (Soldiers and Veterans of the Cross)

Worship Ministry
Weekly prayers, resources for pastors, musicians and administrative assistants, Institute on Liturgy, Preaching and Church Music

Youth
LCMS Youth Gathering, resources, High school leadership training (YouthLead), LCMS Servant Events, National Lutheran Youth Workers Conference

National Mission Stories

Giving Opportunities

Online

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Phone

To offer support using a credit/debit card, please call LCMS Donor Care toll-free:

888-930-4438

Mail

To offer support via personal or organizational check, please make payable to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Designate National Mission on the memo line.

Mail to:

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
Mission Advancement
P.O. Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861

To learn how you can champion our Synod’s National Mission efforts
as part of your personal or organizational philanthropy, contact:

888-930-4438 mission.advancement@lcms.org

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Connect With Us

Rev. Dan Galchutt -- LCMS National Mission Executive Director -- The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

Rev. Daniel M. Galchutt
Executive Director
LCMS Office of National Mission

Deaconess Dr. Tiffany Manor
Managing Director
LCMS Office of National Mission

Rev. Michael Meyer
Managing Director
LCMS Office of National Mission

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God's Mission Here As you serve in the mission field where God has placed you, take a moment to get ideas and encouragement from your brothers and sisters in Christ who are serving in other locations across North America.

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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Inc., including Mission Central (in Mapleton, Iowa), is an IRS registered 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.

A contribution designated (restricted) for a specific purpose, when accepted, will be used only to fund expenses related to that purpose. Occasionally, we may receive more in contributions for a particular purpose than can be wisely applied to it in the foreseeable future or the purpose may cease to be feasible. In these situations, the LCMS will make reasonable attempts to contact contributors to apply their contribution toward another aspect of ministry that aligns closely the contributor’s goals and values. If a contributor cannot be contacted, the LCMS will use the gift to meet a similar pressing need that most closely matches the contributor's original intent.

Consistent with Synod Board policy and in recognition of a more challenging economic and philanthropic/fundraising environment due to inflationary pressure, not more than 14 percent of any charitable contribution will be allocated to administering gifts and communicating with contributors. Contributions received and accepted by the LCMS are deemed to be in agreement with this statement.

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