CONFESSIONAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONFERENCE Lima, Peru 29 May – 2 June, 2014.
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Transcript of CONFESSIONAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONFERENCE Lima, Peru 29 May – 2 June, 2014.
- Slide 1
- CONFESSIONAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONFERENCE Lima, Peru 29 May 2 June, 2014
- Slide 2
- Greetings from Cameroon Sorry we cannot be with you in Peru, but we are happy to send our report from the Lutheran Church of Cameroon (LCC)
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- Cameroon -we are here! Two nicknames: Little Africa The Hinge of Africa Two Seasons Rainy Dry
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- KUMBA Our working area: Primarily 2 (English-speaking) regions. Outreach (?) potential to other 8 (French- speaking) regions Headquarters and Seminary buildings at Kumba
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- Current Statistics 16 pastors 34 congregations + 7 preaching stations (= 865 baptized members) with 36 Certified Assistants with some theological training
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- Early history 1970 Pastor Paul Chonasen requests affiliation w/ WELS 1971 Pastor EH Wendland visits and recommends WELS to affiliate with LCC 1975 WELS accepts affiliation with LCC 1988 9 LCC pastors attend a 2 week training course 1999 Four year seminary course completed
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- Recent History 2007 After a series of short-term missionaries and volunteers, Pastor Dan Myers comes on field to train called workers. 2011 Pastor Myers returns to US due to health problems; called to eternity September 2013 2014 Pastor Dan Kroll (former missionary to Zambia) arrives on field Current contact: [email protected]
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- Seminary at Barombi Kang (Kumba) Chapel Classroom Dormitory
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- Under President Ewang Joseph Njumbe We hope to re-start the seminary program for the building of the Lords kingdom in Cameroon
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- until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. - Ephesians 4:13