LCMS World Mission Blog
  • Lutheran mission connections—Eurasia, Canada, Ukraine, Ethiopia
    President Robert Bugbee and mission executive Rev. Leonardo Neitzel of Lutheran Church—Canada invited Rev. Brent Smith, LCMS World Mission regional director for Eurasia, to Winnipeg to share learnings about LCC’s mission work in the Ukraine and look for additional ways to work together in the region of Eurasia.

  • Audio interview with Kurt Buchholz
    Listen to an audio interview with Kurt Buchholz, interim executive director of LCMS World Mission. Kurt shares some of the exciting things that God is doing around the world through LCMS missionaries and partners.

  • Good news from GEO missionary Sarah Cusson in Hungary
    "For the past 10 years, Concordia University Irvine students have been travelling to Hungary every other summer to lead a camp for Hungarian students. Six years ago, I was part of the team that came, and it was then that I first became interested in serving the Lord here. I know firsthand how the Lord changes lives...

  • Good news from Deaconess Carol Halter in Hong Kong
    “I always thank God for every opportunity I have to sow the seed of the Word of God in the hearts of people. I was recently invited to a family reunion only to find out that, except for the Christian who had invited me, everyone there spoke their own village dialect...

  • Good news from Rev. Jacob and Michelle Gillard in Uganda
    “We just finished the July retreat for eight wives of pastors and vicars. A woman and daughter short-term team, serving through LCMS World Mission, came to share with the ladies. They taught the women how the Bible is put together and how to read the Bible...

  • New video: “What’s your GO?”
    What's your GO? Who is God calling you to share His Good News with? It could be someone in your family, school, workplace, or neighborhood. Or, it could be someone across the globe! This video is ideal to use in your home, small group Bible study, or with an entire congregation to encourage mission involvement.

  • International mission highlights video
    Celebrate God's mission in Paraguay, Ethiopia, Central Europe, and Sri Lanka. Ministries supported by LCMS World Mission in these locations provide examples of how God is working through His people to draw others to faith in His Son, Jesus Christ.

  • Lutherans in Medical Missions celebrates grant recipients
    LCMS World Mission celebrates with Lutherans in Medical Missions (LIMM), who recently announced grant recipients. LIMM, a Recognized Service Organization of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, has been serving the worldwide Lutheran Church since 1994...

  • Buchholz serving as LCMS World Mission interim executive director
    As of August 1, Kurt Buchholz, DCE, began serving as LCMS World Mission's interim executive director as planned in advance of Dr. Thomas Zehnder's July 31 retirement. In this role, Kurt guides the various international, national, and armed forces teams and ministries of LCMS World Mission...

  • Fan into Flame video
    Learn how the Fan into Flame campaign is supporting new mission projects around the globe—all in the name of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fan into Flame is the fundraising initiative directed by the 2004 Synodical convention to develop new financial support for the Ablaze! mission movement.