Project ID: MX0001-65707
In 1940, the Lutheran Synod of Mexico (SLM) was founded, and altar and pulpit fellowship was entered in 2019 with the LCMS; the relationship has only strengthened with the addition of newly-formed pastors.
Mexico City’s Martin Luther Institute works with North American missionaries and Concordia the Reformer Seminary to form pastors and deaconesses. The Mexican pastorate, which previously numbered three, has more than tripled since the opening of the Dominican seminary, with ten ordained men. Twelve more are in the pastoral formation pipeline. In addition, thirty new deaconess graduates bring the total number of current church workers to 40. Twenty more are studying.
As a result, the Lutheran Synod of Mexico is focused on church revitalization and planting new congregations. We thank God that Brazilian Alliance Missionary Pastor Walduino Littig and his wife, Sandra, have arrived in Mexico. Pastor Littig serves as a theological educator and assists local congregations through Word and Sacrament ministry.
Involvement from US partners is crucial, given the number of congregations and connections in the border region. The new Spanish Lutheran hymnal is an excellent resource for teaching in the home and congregation and for unifying the Lutheran congregations from border missions to towns and cities across Mexico. Thanks be to God for past, present, and future growth!
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MEXICO MISSION
Checks should be made out to: LCMS Memo line: MX0001-65707
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Mission Advancement
P.O. Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861
FORO Contact: arthur.rickman@lcms.org
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