Discrete leadership changes keep occupied within Lutheran churches within Eurasia. In a minute, the Distinguishable Evangelical Lutheran Place of worship of Portugal (IELP) merely installed a new have control over and the Silesian Evangelical Place of worship of the Augsburg Acceptance (SCEAV), in the Czech Republic, installed a new bishop.
Distinguishable EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OF PORTUGAL
The IELP, a belt church of the LCMS in Eurasia, merely installed the Rev. Genivaldo Agner was as have control over. Agner had been the vice-president of the IELP. Agner dual that in his key days as have control over, the last have control over, the Rev. Jonas Flor, helped him to learn the ins and outs of the admin. "Recurrent today, if I need whatever thing, he is always to hand to help me," Agner said.
Be first Agner and his inhabitants inspired to Portugal from Brazil in 2008. He graduated from academy in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2002.
Portugal's residents is 90 percent Roman Catholic. Agner said he sees, "Our big burden is to get the Lutheran Place of worship recognizable flanked by the Portuguese family unit. We are constant that the IELP has a big shroud in this responsibility."
The IELP has four potent congregations, with be in the region of Sunday adoration, catechism classes and Bible study outreach for non-Lutherans. In such a rigid Catholic residents, Agner dual, "Both Lutheran reunion is key in the apartment where they are. Both time we open the church's utter to keep a adoration service or complementary serve, we are say the go kaput for the Sacred Disposition to work in amateur lives."
Agner described the puberty as a big part of the church and as enjoyable to do the Peer of the realm. In October 2011, the puberty gathered in Porto, Portugal for a prayer serve. The adoration and Bible studies were led by Agner, whose principal study was about how to learn to pray from the Lord's Clemency in the youths' every day lives.
Looking in advance, the think logically of the IELP in 2012 is to keep Lutheran radio to hand 24 hours a day on the Internet. Suggestion Christian music, as well as holiday interviews and messages donate be to hand on the web radio. Agner dual that with family unit woman fundamental to the Internet so continually, having "a Portuguese Lutheran radio donate help compete us' better-quality to the family unit."
"LCMS missionaries David Fiala (vanished) and the Rev. Tony Booker (correct) are pictured with the new SCEAV bishop, the Rev. Jan Waclawek."
SILESIAN EVANGELICAL Place of worship OF THE AUGSBURG Acceptance
On January 15, in Cesky Tesin, the Rev. Dr. Martin Pietak was installed as pastor of the Cesky Tesin reunion of SCEAV. LCMS proponent David Fiala attended the introduction and accepted despondent the compliments and prayers of the LCMS to Cleric Pietak as he begins his new shroud as town pastor.
The Rev. Jan Waclawek was installed as bishop of the Silesian Evangelical Place of worship of the Augsburg Acceptance (SCEAV) Jan. 29, in Cesky Tesin, Czech Republic. The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) missionaries in produce were the Rev. Tony Booker, pastor at The Place of worship of St. Michael, Prague, and David Fiala, emit daybook for the LCMS in internal Europe. The introduction exhibit was performed by Bishops Stanislav Pietak, Vladislav Autonomous, Jerzy Samiec and Milos Klatik.
Consequent the introduction, Bishop Waclawek stimulated the continued value and image of the LCMS in Silesia. The leadership of the LCMS and the SCEAV signed a restricted working restriction in the fall of 2010. At this point, LCMS proponent Deaconess Juliana Hirsch serves to teach English classes at a firm Czech Lutheran church, produce which she builds relationships with students and their families and seeks opportunities to share the Gospel. Juliana also helps the church members with other outreach ministries. The LCMS also supports a emit to supply Lutheran course for the theological library in SCEAV and sends GEO* missionaries and short-term passing on teams to the Silesian church. LCMS data lines with the SCEAV were strengthened from end to end the administration of Bishop Emeritus Rev. Dr. Stanislav Pietak.
* Determination for the work of the LCMS in Portugal and Czech Republic.
* Put forward the work of LCMS workforce in Eurasia. Core for their downloadable prayer cards by hold on name or field.
