Early LCMS Mission Efforts

International

Video: Early LCMS Mission Efforts

This video was presented at the 68th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, held July 29–Aug. 3, 2023, in Milwaukee.

Summer 2023

In 1894, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) sent its first missionaries to India, and mission work in Brazil followed a few years later. For 129 years, LCMS missionaries have proclaimed the Gospel, planted Lutheran churches and shared Christ’s mercy.

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About the history of mission work in India

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