Malaysia Peninsula – LCA International Mission

Mission in Action Across the World and Across the Street

By Dennis Mollet | 0 comment | Categories: Congregations, Malaysia Peninsula

The Manawatu Lutheran Parish has a long history of supporting mission and outreach within our local community. Our involvement in overseas mission through LCA International Mission began 20 years ago, with support for mission outreach in Indonesia and Malaysia. For the past 12 years, our overseas mission focus has been the Evangelical Lutheran Church in […]

Preserving the Story God Has Written

0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia Sabah, Singapore

What happens when churches realise that their history is at risk of being forgotten? In August, participants from churches and theological institutions across the Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Malaysia and Singapore (FELCMS) gathered in Brickfields, Malaysia, for an archives training workshop led by Angela Schilling from Lutheran Archives Australia. Supported through LCA International […]

Equipping the Church in a Multicultural Context

By Rev Dr Elaine Goh | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

Nestled in the vibrant and diverse landscape of Malaysia, Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM, English is Malaysia Theological Seminary) stands as a vital centre for theological education, leadership formation, and Christian witness. Since its founding in 1979, STM has grown into a significant institution serving churches across denominational, cultural, and linguistic boundaries. Its work reflects both […]

From Searching to Serving

By Merliah | 0 comment | Categories: Malaysia Peninsula

I grew up believing that faith was something people turned to when they needed help with a particular problem. In our belief, there was a god for many different needs: one for money, one for studies, one for health, and one for peace. My mum is Buddhist, and when I was young, I would occasionally […]

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 […]

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