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.
There are many opportunities available to serve with the LCMS, ranging from one week to a lifetime.
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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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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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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.
Visit international.lcms.org
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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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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International Mission Stories
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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.
Online
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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