On May 27, three pastors and 12 deaconesses graduated from Concordia the Reformer Seminary and Mercy Center in Palmar Arriba, Dominican Republic.
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July 5, 2022
BIM plans for future, gives thanks for past blessings
The board met May 26–27 in St. Louis.
June 21, 2022
LCMS Board of Directors approves surplus budget for FY23
The budget includes total revenue of just over $82 million and total spending of $81.4 million.
June 17, 2022
Rebuilt seminary dedicated in Nagercoil, India
The dedication took place less than five years after the campus was destroyed by Cyclone Ockhi.
June 16, 2022
From the mission field — Mission Training Centers
A Mission Training Center is an LCMS-supported program that helps parish pastors in Africa train men and women for service in the church.
May 27, 2022
Synod honors new and retiring missionaries
On May 6, the LCMS Office of International Mission hosted a Service of Thanksgiving and a subsequent ceremony to recognize five new missionary families and honor seven missionary families who have recently ended their service.
May 26, 2022
Podcast offers ‘5 minutes with a missionary’
The program offers a new way for people in the LCMS to get to know the Synod’s international missionaries.
May 11, 2022
From the mission field: Books for the Dominican Republic
Lutherans in the Dominican Republic recently received a shipment of books from Lutheran Heritage Foundation (LHF).
April 26, 2022
Mission boards seek to connect with districts on Synod priorities
This past fall and winter, teams composed of one member each from the Boards for National and International Mission met in person or via Zoom with every district of the Synod.
April 26, 2022
Program ‘unpacks’ Synod’s international mission work
Missions Unpacked provides interactive, online resources that enable people to learn more about the Synod’s international mission work without ever leaving home.
April 18, 2022
Spring ‘Engage’: The Word at work
The issue highlights a few places where the Word of God is at work in the world.
April 6, 2022
Synod boards hold first meetings of year
The BIM, BNM, BOD and COP heard a variety of reports, carried out board business and spent time in prayer.
April 4, 2022
Obituary: Rev. Bernhard M. Seter, former chairman of the LCMS Board for International Mission
The Rev. Bernhard M. Seter died on March 22 at the age of 69.
March 25, 2022
Lutherans around the world unite to support refugees
Refugees from Ukraine continue to escape to any place that will accept them.
March 24, 2022
Amid war in Ukraine, the church’s mission remains
As the conflict in Ukraine enters its second month, the people of the LCMS continue to pray for those affected and seek opportunities to help.
March 24, 2022
From the mission field: Helping Ukrainian refugees in Romania
This month’s “From the Mission Field” update comes from the Rev. Andrew Fedder, LCMS missionary to Romania.