The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod began work in Sri Lanka in 1927 as a natural outgrowth of its work in India. Missionaries worked primarily in the mountainous tea estate region of central Sri Lanka among the Tamil-speaking Hindus. Between 1998 and 2013, there were no resident LCMS missionaries in Sri Lanka.
Monica Naumann serves in Sri Lanka with her husband, the Rev. Dr. Edward Naumann, caring for her family, sharing the Gospel and advocating for foster care for children living in orphanages.
The Rev. Roger James instructs at a Lutheran seminary in the Philippines having previously served the OIM in both India and Sri Lanka.
The Rev. Matthew Wood discusses his work with the Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church (GKLI).
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) works with the Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) to distribute catechisms, Bibles and more.
The Rev. Steven Mahlburg, LCMS missionary to Sri Lanka, wrote this update regarding work in Sri Lanka. As he encourages in the letter, please keep
Dr. Martin Dicke, LCMS Missionary to Papua New Guinea shares story about ministry work in the Papaki circuit.
In September, the first Lutheran pastor was ordained in Sri Lanka in over a decade.
The Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) held its first convocation Sept. 1-2
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