Concordia Lutheran Mission Society
Partners In Missions
Bishop Alexander Urchenko and other SELCU pastors attend the prison near Nikolaev weekly where they visit and counsel inmates, lead Services of the Word, teach Bible studies, and provide formal catechism instruction. This ministry has received a great response from the prisoners, the prison administration, and even the government.
I want to support the pastor and his prison ministry in Ukraine.
Newly ordained Pastor Yuri Timerkan serves two village congregations and two mission stations, conducting church services, Bible studies, and catechism classes. Pastor Yuri had assisted Rev. Navrotskyy in Bashtanka and will now serve here full-time.
I want to support Rev. Timerkan in Bashtanka, Ukraine.
This project will provide continuing education seminars for pastors and deacons/esses serving in Central America. Project funding provides for transportation, room/board and materials for two theological seminars, held at the Mission Centre in Chinandega, Nicaragua, and led by LCC and LCMS pastors and theological professors.
I want to support the pastors and deacons/esses serving in Central America.
Thanks to the response of our donors over the last few years, the pastors in Nicaragua have all been provided with motorcycles as needed. These are used to travel from their homes to their church communities and to the Mission Centre in Chinandega for meetings, A number of the older motorcycles are in need of repair and all need regular maintenance. Many of the pastors have rural parishes, driving many miles daily over dusty, rutted roads.
I want to support transportation for pastors in Nicaragua.
Educational training seminars, spiritual formation retreats, and mission service activities are provided with the assistance of LCC’s Diaconal Coordinator, Deaoconess Olga Groh, to better equip and strengthen the valuable work of the deaconesses.
I want to support the deaconesses and their families.
Odessa Seminary
The seminary at Odessa is not currently holding classes but is still used regularly for meetings and youth gatherings. Utilities need to be paid and maintenance done to keep the building in good repair.
I want to support seminary upkeep in Odessa, Ukraine.
Rev. Sergey Bevz and members of his congregation in Dnipro visit the village of Zorya 3 to 4 times per week, leading Bible studies and youth gatherings, engaging with teachers and students at the local school, and organizing social events for nonbelievers. Recently, a house in the village was donated for this ministry and work is underway to make it a more suitable venue for church activities. Rev. Benz and a new deacon, Dima Kravchenko, continue the work in this village, teaching, making disciples, and distributing humanitarian aid among those in need.
I want to support the mission and ministry in Zorya, Ukraine.
Three elderly pastors, all in need of medical treatment, are serving in rural Ukraine communities without any financial support. They provide for their needs through farming small parcels of land and selling produce at market. This project will provide an aid fund for these men.
I want to support the pastors in Ukraine.
This program and its materials and resources, including nearly 200 laptop computers, are largely funded and led by a Canadian volunteer, significantly reducing the overall costs. Your support is needed to help the deaconesses and students reach the Chinandega mission centre and its computer lab, and also to allow volunteers to travel to church communities to provide on-site computer training.
Thanks to our donors, this project is being funded in 2021 with donations from 2020 that went unused due to COVID-19 impacts. Additional donations are not required at this time.
Three theological seminars for church workers were provided in 2019, and four are planned for 2020. This project will provide for course materials and for transportation and accommodation costs for instructors and church workers.
Thanks to our donors, this project is being funded in 2021 with donations from 2020 that went unused due to COVID-19 impacts. Additional donations are not required at this time.
