Lutheran Church Language Policy Discussion

The Lutheran Missions stressed the importance of African languages and endeavoured to translate the Bible into vernacular and developed the vernacular forms of worship. Yes – this is an important factor. The Berlin Mission Society pioneered translations in Northern Sotho and Venda, while the Hermannsburg missionaries revised Robert Moffat’s 1857 translation into Tswana. The Berlin [...]

Nelson Mandela International Day

In response to the declaration in November 2009 by the United Nations that July, 18th as Nelson Mandela International Day. The day is marked with acts of good works in communities around the world. The Lutheran Hour Ministries distributed soup and bread to the homeless people in the neighbourhood. Our diaconal work was also in [...]