International

International Mission

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod


The LCMS Office of International Mission recruits, trains, sends and cares for our missionaries, human care workers and international educators.

 

Mission Sservice

Mission service opportunities

There are many opportunities available to serve with the LCMS, ranging from one week to a lifetime.

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Missionaries

What do missionaries do?

The main priority of a missionary is to bring the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have never heard the Good News.

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International Regions

Worldwide regions

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is working, has working partnerships, or has historical work in approximately 90 countries, including the United States.

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International Mission Projects

Mission projects and stories

Stay up to date with news from the mission field and the work that our missionaries are doing to share the Gospel around the globe.

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Armed Forces Ministry

Ministry to the Armed Forces

The LCMS Ministry to the Armed Forces supports all LCMS chaplains who serve on active duty, in the reserves, the National Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and Coast Guard Auxiliary.

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International Schools

International Schools

There are nearly 200 Lutheran schools in Asia, and the Synod’s three international schools — Hong Kong International School, Concordia International School Shanghai, and Concordia International School Hanoi — are independently operated.

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Giving Opportunities

Your gift will be utilized exclusively by the Office of International Mission as it recruits, trains, sends and cares for our missionaries, human care workers, international educators, and military chaplains to serve outside the United States. In addition, gifts support or enhance the projects and programs of our international mission teams as they work with specific people groups and strengthen LCMS partner churches around the world. Each gift is directed to where it will have the greatest impact at the time it is received to plant, strengthen and sustain Christ’s church at it gives witness to Him among people in other countries.

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Make a secure online donation using a major credit or debit card.

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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 International 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 International Mission efforts
as part of your personal or organizational philanthropy, contact:

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

 

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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 12.5 percent of any charitable contribution will be allocated to administering gifts and communicating with contributors (compared to a not-more-than ceiling of 10.5 percent the previous fiscal year). Contributions received and accepted by the LCMS are deemed to be in agreement with this statement.

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