At the beginning of June, Faith Women in Mission of Faith Lutheran Bentonville, AR, launched a campaign to raise funds for temporary worship facilities in South Sudan, with a goal of $4,300. We were blessed to have Paul Kon join us for worship on June 26. Paul is a native of South Sudan, and has […]
South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church
Shinyanga Albino Ministry – Update
Tanzania, ELCT-SELVD (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania – Southeast of Lake Victoria Diocese) Great news from Shaun Trump. Teams from the Mid-South District have been supporting ministry to the Albinos in the Shinyanga Region. This year during our visit to the Mwadui Lutheran Secondary School, the Head Master/Assistant Bishop Yohana Nzelu showed us 2 new […]
SELVD holds Annual Theological Symposium
TSFW in partnership with St. John Lutheran Church, Decatur (Indiana) and the ILC, served the South East of Lake Victoria Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (SELVD) at the Fifth Annual Theological Symposium held at its Training Center in Negezi on August 3-6. According to Assistant Bishop, Dr. Yohana Nzelu, there was the […]
New SSELC Congregation
South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church [South Sudan] Hello Brothers in ChristAttached is a picture of our newly established Nimule congregation taken during this year Christmas. Its Christmas attendance was 250 souls. The church building space was not enough for them, so some attended the service from outside. This congregation was established in July last year […]
We Are Very Grateful to LCMS Mid-South District
Hi President Paavola and Pastor Russell, Greetings from Bor town, South Sudan in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is my pleasure to let you know how the funds you sent me last year to assist Rev. David Alier Makuol’s widow was used. The SSELC leadership weighed several options on how […]
St. Augustine’s Lutheran School-Sudan
St. Augustine’s Lutheran School in South Sudan. Pastor Russell Shewmaker (Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Jonesboro, AR) has been teaching there on a short term mission trip.
61 baptized Christmas day
Hello, Merry Christmas and happy prosperous New Year. The South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church (SSELC) has a good news to share with you brothers. On the 25th of December, that was on the Christmas day, 61 people including adults and children were baptised in one of our congregations in Nyumanzi refugee camp in Uganda. We thank […]
Report on my pastoral visit to the refugee camps in Uganda
Narrative report I left Kitale Kenya on the 17th for Kampala to join the Lutheran Media Ministry Uganda (LMMU) team and Rev. James Odoo from the Lutheran Church of Uganda (LCU) to go with me to the refugee camps in Adjumani area northern Uganda. On the 19th December I left Kampala for northern Ugandan, heading […]
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