One day, four languages
Lydia Steinhaus describes mission work in the Czech Republic and reflects on our God who calls people from all nations to follow Him.
God turns obstacles into opportunities
Denise Lewis served in Słupsk, Poland, with a team from her congregation, Resurrection Lutheran Church and School, in Newport News, Va., in July 2022. She shared a reflection on her volunteer service.
English Conversation Partners: Join the mission team from home
The LCMS International Mission's pilot program for English Conversation Partners launched in May 2020. Eighty-two volunteers responded to the first request for help with this innovative program that matches stateside volunteers with English language learners in different parts of the globe.
LERT website connects Disaster Response volunteers
Lutheran Early Response Teams (LERT) has a new website — lcms-lert.org — to connect LCMS Disaster Response volunteers at the local and national level.
Helping families facing homelessness shows Christ’s love for our neighbors
Because these families with women and children are often coming out of a domestic violence situation, we most likely will never meet them for the sake of their safety and anonymity. This is how it should be. It is about them, not us.
We have all the volunteers we need
How are we equipping, encouraging, and enabling the people God has given us to serve and volunteer in His mission?
How are you giving of yourself for the Lord’s Church?
The LCMS celebrates our treasured volunteers during National Volunteer Month in April 2019. May the Lord bless your service to His Kingdom.
Thanks be to God for volunteers
Thanks to God for the selfless volunteers who provide incredible support to LCMS Rural & Small Town Mission and our congregations.
The huge impact of volunteering
Approximately $65 billion of volunteer effort was given by faithful Christians serving through their church.
Volunteering with … Farming? Accounting? English? Yes!
Every year, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod sends short-term volunteers to international locations. Read how the “ordinary” skills of volunteers have been put to use to further God’s kingdom around the world.
Dedicated volunteers help make Operation Barnabas a success
Volunteers make a difference in the lives of many military connected people through the Operation Barnabas program.
Six things your congregation can do to get more people involved
We are celebrating the service of volunteers in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Wouldn't it be great to have more volunteers to celebrate? Here are some ideas to get more people involved ... and people more involved.
Thank you for more than a decade of volunteerism
Thank you to all of the LCMS Disaster Response volunteers. The amount of support you have offered continues to be astonishing. To those of you who are just now learning about volunteer opportunities, come and join us. You’ll be amazed what is possible.
LCMS volunteers strengthen global mission outreach
Volunteers serving in Poland, Malawi, Madagascar, and Tanzania share their stories of serving in the international mission field.
19,000 hours of service and counting for Lutheran Young Adult Corps
In our inaugural year, Lutheran Young Adult Corps participants will complete over 19,000 hours of service to help Community Partners reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through acts of mercy.