1. LCMS Mission History A Brief Outline

2. Missions Central to LCMS History Wilhelm Loehe Interest in the plight of German Immigrants in the U.S. “The Lutheran Emigrants in North America: An Address to the Readers” –“I beseech you for the sake of Christ, put your hand to the work, unite for immediate action! The time for delibertation is past. Hurry! Hurry! The main thing is to save immortal souls!

3. Wilhelm Loehe

4. Training in the Parsonage A one year crash program begun in 1841 “Missioners” (Sendlinge) “Emergency Helpers” (Nothelfer) Soon the concern was also for the “heathen,” Native American population Fort Wayne Seminary established in 1846

5. Purpose of Seminary? “To educate young men for the ministry of the ‘German Evangelical Lutheran denomination among the Germans who have emigrated, or shall emigrate, to the United States, and ultimately to instruct young men in the said ministry of said denomination, for missionaries among the Indian tribes, and to grant diplomas and confer degrees in divinity”

6. Missions Among Native Americans A board for mission work among the heathen Loehe’s plan to settle Bavarians in Michigan 1844-45 training in Neuendettelsau Led by August Craemer Establishment of “Missionary Colony” near the Chippawa Indians

7. Missions Among Native Americans Catechism translated to Chippawa Work suffered ups and downs 1858 Indians removed Work died out Money continued to come in to support work among Native Americans

8. Rev. Ferdinand Sievers Pastor of Frankenlust, Michigan Promoted Indian Mission Synodical Mission Board Member 43 years Need among German immigrants great 1877 plea in Der Luteraner

9. Mission among “Negroes” Synodical Convention, 1877, Fort Wayne Decision to explore work among “American Negro” John F. Doescher appointed Niles Bakke most distinguished missionary among Blacks 1889 - “Alpha Synod”

10. Rosa Young Booker T. Washington 1922 Alabama Lutheran Academy Today 50,000 African Americans in LCMS Board for Black Ministry Services Goal to have 100,000 African American members by 2010

11. Mission among Jews Concern of C.F.W. Walther Dianiel Landsmann, first Jewish missionary

12. Missions to Foreign Lands 1893 - 1936 India Brazil and Argentina China Cuba Nigeria

13. India

14. 1893 Japanese Graduate of CTS, Henry Misuno Rev. Theodore Naether 1895 set sail for India Died of plague after nine years Today: India Evangelical Lutheran Church Numbers 60,000 members

15. H.C. Schwann, Synodical President

16. Brazil Synodical Convention, St. Louis, 1899 –Franz Pieper elected president –Mission to Brazil authorized Christian Broders, first Missouri Synod Missionary to Brazil, sent in 1900

17. Cuba

18. Began in 1911 Rev. R. Oertel Isle of Pines (now Isla de Juventud) Work among Immigrants from Cayman Islands Revolution of 1960 Today, more Cuban Lutherans in U.S. than in Cuba

19. China

20. Eduard Louis Arndt Ejected from Concordia St. Paul in 1911 Interest in Mission work to China Entrepeneurial Missionsbriefe Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society for China Died alone in 1928, in China

21. Nigeria

22. Jonathan Udo Ekong Dr. Henry Nau, 1936, first Missouri Synod Missionary to Nigeria Work of the Synodical Conference In 1972 became responsibility of LCMS

23. History of LCMS Mission No up-to-date account Two books: Meyer’s Moving Frontiers Lueking’s Mission in the Making –Scholastic Confessionalism –Evangelical Confessionalism

24. After WWII Missions began to grow from many U.S. denominations Many fields were opened Much thought given to Mission thinking

25. Mission Affirmations The Church is God’s Mission The Church is Christ’s Mission to the world The Church is Christ’s Mission to the Church The Church is Christ’s Mission to the whole society The Church is Christ’s Mission to the whole man The whole Church is Christ’s Mission

26. Other Action of 1965 Convention Some 15-16 boards, commissions, committees consolidated

27. Walkout of 1974 Also affected Board for Mission Services Most of Mission Board staff left Many missionaries left Not much growth in mission work from 1958 to 1980

28. New Impetus in 1980 Forward in Remembrance Many new missions opened Many things still in place –Churches –CRISP

29. LCMS’ Missions Today? Volunteerism Many “mission societies” Work done in partnership with sister churches Direct support Development of local pastorate as soon as possible

30. LCMS’ Missions Today? More congregations sending their own missionaries Called and ordained missionaries willing to make only a short-term commitment (2-3 years)

31. Key Dates in LCMS Mission