Life as a Missionary in South Korea
The Rev. Dr. John (Hans) Trinklein shares his experiences of living and serving as a professor at a Lutheran seminary near Seoul, South Korea.
The Rev. Dr. John (Hans) Trinklein shares his experiences of living and serving as a professor at a Lutheran seminary near Seoul, South Korea.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of LCMS missionaries in the Asia region will remain on the mission field for the summer of 2020.
COVID-19 relief grant to the CELC-SL helps to bring hope to the church and communities
We had our first in-person worship service in the reopening on Pentecost Sunday. We met in the outdoor patio of our earthquake damaged buildings rather than the much smaller rented location where we could barely seat 10 people under the strict social distancing requirements. Because of our position on the globe, Puerto Rican summers are hot, and Ponce is the hottest part of the island; but fortunately, our usual 3 pm service time just happens to perfectly coincide with the ideal angle of the sun for casting shade over our patio.
After two years of missionary service at LCMS partner school Concordia Middle School in Chiayi, Taiwan, Hannah Shull plans to return to the U.S. for marriage.
The parishioners of Palanga parish church, member of the Evangelical Luterana Church in Lithuania (ELCL), celebrated this past Ascension Day at their home church adorned with a brand-new crucifix.
The site managers, deaconesses and pastors of the ELCK continue their care for the children amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Update on International Lutheran Church Ministry in Seoul, South Korea.
On May 2nd, 2020, a major 5.4 earthquake hit Puerto Rico near the city Ponce. Two hundred families lost their homes after the earthquake. About twenty families were moved to a hotel near the church. The hotel is full because the other rooms are occupied with all the people who were at the refugee camps back after January's earthquake who did not find a home. The pandemic has not stopped the Church's response or outreach!.