Malaysia Peninsula – LCA International Mission

Nurturing Lutheran Identity for the Next Generation

By Rev Franceis Xaiver | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

“Arise and Build” (Nehemiah 2:18) is the vision for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM), a calling received through Rt. Rev. Steven Lawrence, Bishop of ELCM. This vision outlines a 10-year strategy (2022–2032) focused on the holistic growth of the church, including the strengthening of its identity as a Lutheran church. This identity is […]

Abound in hope for a thriving church

0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand

The Asia Church Leadership Conference (ACLC) is organised as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) commitment to strengthening communion relationships between member churches in every region. ACLC is an expression of what it means to be in communion and brought more closely in solidarity with Lutheran churches across the Asian region. This year’s ACLC […]

Lutheran Understanding of Worship, Liturgy and Sacraments

By Dr Wilfred J Samuel | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Singapore, Volunteers and Supporters

The seminar Lutheran Understanding of Worship, Liturgy and Sacraments was organised by the Lutheran Study Centre for the English-speaking Lutheran Churches in Malaysia and Singapore from 21 to 23 October 2024. Dr Andrew Pfeiffer was the key resource person, while Rev Terry Kee and Dr Wilfred Samuel, conducted one session each. Forty participants represented the […]

Chosen by God to serve him through WCCC

By Daphne Abraham | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

In January 2024 the Women Care and Counselling Centre (WCCC) farewelled Deaconess Elizabeth after 14 years of service and welcomed me, Ms Daphne Abraham, into the role of supervisor. I have been a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM) since birth. In the early days of the Women’s Care and Counselling Centre […]

Harnessing the power and promises of prayer

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Thailand

Prayer is simply, by faith, the articulation of our heart’s response to that which begins in the heart of God. The Trinity are so intimately connected that their thoughts form the continual communion and community that is prayer. Their first recorded internal conversation and prayer (let there be light, let there be life) begins the […]

The Living Witness of Ecumenical Fellowship in Asia

By Dr Mathews George Chunakara | 0 comment | Categories: Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand

More than six decades ago, when church leaders in Asia gathered to envision a new form of Christian unity, they laid the foundation for what would become the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), the first regional ecumenical organisation in the world. Their guiding vision still resonates today: “Believing that the purpose of God for the […]

Cultivating disciples in cross-cultural mission

0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah

Do you know a young person who would love to grow in faith and engage with Christians from other countries? Perhaps you are that young person! This is your opportunity to be strengthened in faith and to be a blessing to many. From April 2024, LCA International Mission is partnering with the LCANZ’s Grow Ministries […]

Offering the extravagant love of the Sower

By Erin Kerber | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

You know that parable where the farmer sows four lots of seed? The first lot of seed falls on the path where it lies until the birds swoop down and enjoy it for themselves. What the birds don’t eat are trampled by the feet of those who were passing through the fields. The second lot […]

Vibrant witness in a minority context

By Rev Jonathan Jesudas | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

Formed in 1948, the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) is one of the first ecumenical bodies in Malaysia. As a member of the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM), it works to be the uncompromising collective voice of Christians in the nation. It is not just on the causes of the Christian community alone that CFM intervenes, issues statements, […]

Kindness shared with vulnerable women in Malaysia

By Deaconess Elizabeth Gopal | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

The Women’s Care and Counselling Centre (WCCC) is a service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Malaysia (ELCM). The staff involved with WCCC reach out to women who are in vulnerable situations. Here, Deaconess Elizabeth Gopal shares the stories of four women who God gifted the WCCC the opportunity to care for. Approximately three years […]

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