Project ID:  MX0001-65707

In 1940 the Lutheran Synod of Mexico (SLM) was founded, and entered altar and pulpit fellowship 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 in the Dominican Republic to form pastors and deaconesses. The Mexican pastorate, which previously numbered three men, has more than tripled since the opening of the Dominican seminary, with ten ordained pastors. Twelve more men 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 now focused on church revitalization and the planting of new congregations.

Involvement from US partners is crucial, given the number of congregations and connections in the border region. The current rollout of the new Lutheran hymnal in Spanish is an excellent shared resource, helpful 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!

Experience Making a Difference

Support the Mexico Mission

Give Today

MEXICO MISSION

Checks should be made out to: LCMS Memo line: MX0001-65707

Mail to:
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod Mission Advancement
P.O. Box 66861
St. Louis, MO 63166-6861

FORO Contact: arthur.rickman@lcms.org