CONFESSIONAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CONFERENCE Lima, Peru 29 May
2 June, 2014
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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