Mission to Middelburg

 
Our Savior has partnered with St. Peter Confessional Lutheran Church in Middelburg, South Africa, for mutual encouragement, prayer, and support in sharing the Gospel and making disciples of all nations. 
 
St. Peter Confessional Lutheran Church was founded in 1989 by Pastor Mandla Khumalo, a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN. Their congregation worships nearly 1,000 people each Sunday, and is reaching out to their community through social ministry, missionary training, vocational training, Bethel Preschool, and since 2011 through a grade school called St. Peter Christian College.
 
Pastor Khumalo has visited Our Savior several times over the years, and in August of 2006, a team from Our Savior went on a mission trip to Middelburg and other parts of South Africa sharing Christ through baseball clinics. 
 
Our Kindergarten teacher, Miss Kylie Allen joined a mission team from St. Peter Lutheran Church and School in Arlington Heights, IL, to Middelburg in July, 2018, where they provided professional development for teachers at St. Peter Christian College and learned of the mission opportunities there.
 

In February, 2019, Pastor Khumalo began a 2-year missionary stay in Michigan, moving to Lansing with his wife Lindiwe and grandson. They encouraged and taught the people of the LCMS Michigan District about evangelism, witnessing, and racial recognition, while spurring us on to greater zeal for the Great Commission. Our Savior served as a church home for them during their stay.

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What YOU can do:
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PRAY

  1. Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ at St. Peter Confessional Lutheran Church, that the Holy Spirit would continue to fill them and use them for the sharing of the Gospel.
  2. Pray for the students and teachers at Bethel Preschool and St. Peter Christian College, as they learn, live and share Christ with their community.
  3. Pray for a mutually beneficial partnership with Our Savior and St. Peter, that we would encourage one another and grow together in faith, love, and witness.
  4. Pray for members of Our Savior who are traveling to Middelburg on their ambassador’s trip.
 

LEARN

About St. Peter Christian College by clicking here.