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Dapaong Lutheran Day School – Togo

06/19/18

Praise be to God for the progress that has been made on the new Lutheran day school in Dapaong, Togo since the ground breaking on April 24. Photos/Valerie Stonebreaker

LCEA Seminary Himo (LCEA)

06/04/18

The Lutheran Church of East Africa has established St. Peter’s Seminary in the town of Himo, Tanzania to serve their conservative church. This small school provides instruction to a cohort of up to fifteen students in a four-year course leading to their ordination in the LCEA. The cohort studies all the way through the course to graduation before another intake…

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LCEA MTC Program

05/31/18

This training program provides pre-seminary training opportunities for men in the confessional church body of Lutheran Church of East Africa (LCEA) in Tanzania. The target audience are men who desire to serve as pastors or who considering the possibility of serving as pastors. Training sessions are held in various parts of the country by seminary instructors and senior pastors in…

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TZ Matongo Deaconess Scholarships

05/31/18

Matongo Lutheran Theological College is a conservative confessional Lutheran college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya, an Altar and Pulpit Fellowship partner of the LCMS. Matongo provides a variety of credentials to students from a Certificate in Deaconess Studies to a Bachelor’s in Theology for pastoral candidates. The seminary draws students from across the greater Eastern Africa area. This…

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TZ Matongo Bachelor Theology Scholarships

05/31/18

FULLY FUNDED / CLOSED Matongo Lutheran Theological College is a conservative confessional Lutheran college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya, an Altar and Pulpit Fellowship partner of the LCMS. Matongo provides a variety of credentials to students from a Certificate in Deaconess Studies to a Bachelor’s in Theology for pastoral candidates. The seminary draws students from across the greater…

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SSELC Matongo Diploma Theology Scholarships

05/31/18

Matongo Lutheran Theological College is a conservative confessional Lutheran college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya, an Altar and Pulpit fellowship partner of the LCMS. Matongo provides a variety of credentials to students from a Certificate in Deaconess Studies to a Bachelor’s in Theology for pastoral candidates. The seminary draws students from across the greater Eastern Africa area. This…

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LCSA Education for Pastor’s Children

05/31/18

Enhance elementary and secondary education and youth ministry Project Description: Pastors in the Lutheran Church of South Africa work hard to support their congregations in challenging situations. Many are not paid sufficient wages to send their own children to high-quality schools in South Africa. This project provides a scholarship fund that is shared among the pastors to allow their children…

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CCTS for Sierra Leone and Liberia

05/31/18

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sierra Leone (ELCSL) was planted by LCMS missionaries in the 1980s and has struggled through civil war and adversity. The ELCSL currently has 8,882 members in 135 congregations. The ELCSL also reaches out through 32 outstations and 18 schools and a number of students at their pastoral formation training center in Jembe. This project supports…

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LCN Seminary

05/30/18

To download and print this Adoption Agreement click here.  

CLCMS MTC Program

05/30/18

This training program provides pre-seminary training opportunities for men in the Confessional Lutheran Church – Malawi Synod (CLCMS). The target audience are men who desire to serve as pastors or who considering the possibility of serving as pastors. Training sessions are held in various parts of the country by seminary instructors and senior pastors in the church. Funds CLCMS MTC…

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Visiting Seminary Professors

05/30/18

A significant means of supporting Lutheran seminaries in West Africa is to send visiting professors from seminaries in Ft. Wayne and St. Louis for short visits and instruction trips. These funds finance some of the incidentals (accommodations, meals, transportation etc.) of such trips.

Missionary Led Theological Education

05/30/18

Missionaries Rev. Dale Kaster and Rev. Steven Schumacher serve as theological educators in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghana (ELCG). Rev. Kaster provides seminary courses to men in minority language areas in Northern Ghana while Rev. Schumacher provides special seminary courses to prepare men who are deaf for pastoral ministry. This project provides funds to assist with producing study materials,…

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ELCG TEE/Mission Training Centers

05/30/18

This training program provides pre-seminary training opportunities for men and women in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana. The target audience are men who desire to serve as pastors or who considering the possibility of serving as pastors and women who desire to serve in deaconess-like roles. Training sessions are held in various parts of the country by seminary instructors…

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ELCG Seminary Construction

05/30/18

Click here to download and print an Adoption Agreement for this project The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghana (ELCG) is one of the LCMS’s oldest mission partner church bodies in Africa, having been established by LCMS missionaries in 1958. The ELCG currently has an estimated 29,000 members in 200 congregations and over 300 preaching points served by 25 pastors. The…

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ELCG Seminary

05/30/18

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ghana (ELCG) is one of the LCMS’s oldest mission partner church bodies in Africa, having been established by LCMS missionaries in 1958. The ELCG currently has an estimated 29,000 members in 200 congregations and over 300 preaching points served by 25 pastors. The seminary in Accra currently has 14 students. This project augments local resources…

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EECMY-SCES Bible School Scholarships

05/30/18

Mt. Tabor seminary in Hawassa Ethiopia trains pastors in a catchment area for about 2 million Lutherans. A Bachelors in Theology is provided. Currently the Mekane Yesus church has almost 14,000 congregations with only 2,800 pastors. Cost for a student to attend this regional seminary is $1000 per year per student. This project provides Bible School Scholarships for students.

Health and Hygiene Education

05/30/18

Throughout East Africa, there is a need for more understanding of how our bodies work and how to properly care for them in order to obtain good health. Coordinated medical support through the East Africa field nurse, LCMS Mercy Medical Teams, and local clinics provide teaching aimed to improve the health of local communities. Some topics include: hand washing, malaria…

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East Africa Field Administration

05/30/18

Click here to download the Adoption Agreement for this project The LCMS Eastern and Southern Africa area more than doubled the number of missionaries serving here in 2016. The LCMS East Africa Field Office provides the space for collaboration between the Area Director and regional, area, and local staff who together direct and support the work from Sudan to South…

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ESA Annual Missionary Continuing Education

05/30/18

Project Supervisor: Rev. Shauen Trump – Area Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Project Emphasis: Life Together Project Type: Nurture pastors, missionaries, and professional workers to promote spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being; Strengthen and support the Lutheran family in living out God’s design Project Description: LCMS Missionaries in Eastern and Southern Africa are warriors who engage in spiritual battle daily….

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ESA Annual Retreat

05/30/18

Project Supervisor: Rev. Shauen Trump – Area Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Project Emphasis: Life Together Project Type: Nurture pastors, missionaries, and professional workers to promote spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being / Strengthen and support the Lutheran family in living out God’s design Project Description: Our missionaries travel many miles in an effort to garner support, move their families…

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CLET Students

05/30/18

Click here to download an Adoption Agreement

EELBF – Church Administration

05/30/18

FULLY FUNDED / CLOSED   This is a subsidy of $1,491 for the expenses of the administration of the young Lutheran Church of Burkina Faso, which does not yet have sufficient resources to organize and manage its activities. The aim is to help the Church pay the necessary travel of its leaders to regional meetings organized at the national level.

Jonathan and Anita Clausing – Kenya May 2018 Update

05/10/18

Dear Friends, You’ll find our May 2018 below that we’ll send from Africa for a few months since we’re about to begin our home service tour in the U.S.  Thanks for your ongoing support; we look forward to seeing many of you soon!   May 2018 Newsletter

Dapong Lutheran Day School – Togo April 2018 Update

04/26/18

  When I first arrived here, in January of 1998, I the school teacher for the children of other Lutheran missionaries, including the children of Rev. Gary Schulte and his wife Stephanie.  However, after several years, most of the families with children left Togo, and I began teaching English in a Togolese high school.  It was this change from teaching…

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Jonathan and Anita Clausing – Kenya April 2018 Update

04/22/18

You’ll find our April newsletter below.  In addition to our regular news, the second page of the letter contains a complete listing of my currently scheduled speaking engagements in the U.S. during the summer months.  We hope to see as many of you as possible! In Christ, Rev. Jonathan Clausing and family   April 2018 Newsletter

Jacob Gaugert – Togo Update

02/07/18

Here is a January newsletter update from Jacob Gaugert in Togo, West Africa GAUGERT_Newsletter_Jan_Feb._2018