Liebenzell USA is a charter member
of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability.
Hudson
Taylor
Who We Are • Where We've Been • What We Believe
Who
We Are . . .
Liebenzell USA is an international, interdenominational
mission organization dedicated to fulfilling the Great Commission of our
Lord by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ and by instructing believers
in obedience to the Word of God, wherever He may lead around the world.
Liebenzell
USA is . . .
. . . evangelical, propagating the Gospel of the grace of God revealed
in the Scriptures.
. . . evangelistic, being concerned to win souls to Christ.
. . . interdenominational, fostering fellowship with all denominations
and assemblies of like Biblical faith, believing that the fundamentals
which unite us are more vital than the points on which we agree to
differ.
. . . a faith mission, leaning solely on the Lord in prayer for our support
through individuals and churches. This partnership of praying and giving
Christians with missionaries on the fields demonstrates the unique
interdependence of the body of Christ worldwide.
Liebenzell USA is a member of Liebenzell
Mission International (LMI) consisting of independent offices in Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the United States. An office in Korea is
in development.
Liebenzell Mission International exists to obey
the Great Commission of making disciples of the nations (Matthew 28:18-20)
through . . .
. . . training and sending out missionaries;
. . . preaching the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with the aim of establishing churches
which are self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating;
. . . encouraging fellowship in the Spirit of Christ among LMI members
and in churches around the world;
. . . assisting national churches in training and equipping their members
for missionary service;
. . . and developing and encouraging mission awareness in churches at
home and abroad.
Liebenzell USA conducts two parallel ministries:
• Global Ministries
focuses on promoting and facilitating cross-cultural evangelism and Christian
discipleship around the world and in the U.S. through faith missionaries;
• Retreat Ministries focuses on promoting missions and strengthening local churches in the
U.S. by operating a Guest House and Retreat Center in Schooley's
Mountain, New Jersey.
Liebenzell Mission of the U.S.A., Inc., is recognized by the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) religious organization. Contributions
are tax-deductible.
Where We've Been . . . Our History
In the late 1800's, Hudson Taylor traveled throughout Europe, garnering support for the work of the China Inland Mission. In Germany, news of Taylor's work so excited Rev. Heinrich Coerper that he founded the German Support Branch of the China Inland Mission in 1899. The little society grew quickly, sending out its first missionary to Hunan province within a year. In 1902, the mission was given a new home in the Black Forest town of Bad Liebenzell - and thus became Liebenzell Mission.
The work grew rapidly and spread to other fields in Asia and the Pacific: Manus Island, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Palau. By the 1930's, over 80 missionaries were involved in full time ministry overseas. The outbreak of World War II disrupted the work as missionaries were expelled, imprisoned or killed. In the late 1930s, a missionary couple returning to ministry in China became stranded in America as war broke out in Europe and Asia. Henry and Anna Zimmermann united several small groups of faithful mission supporters in the U.S. and founded Liebenzell USA in 1941. They purchased an old mansion and farm in rural northwestern New Jersey to welcome displaced German missionaries arriving in America, seeking refuge from the war. Within ten years, the first U.S. missionary was sent out to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea; others soon followed.
Liebenzell's work expanded to Taiwan when missionaries were forced to leave China in the early 1950s. Over the last 30 years, Liebenzell has entered new fields of service in Africa, Europe, and South America. Today about 250 career missionaries serve with Liebenzell Mission International through its seven independent branches. Many more short-term volunteers also assist in taking the Gospel to all the world.
What We Believe . . . Liebenzell
USA is an international organization composed of
evangelicals from many different denominations, who
unreservedly subscribe to its doctrinal statement.
The doctrinal position of the Liebenzell USA is based on
historic reformation foundations and holds a loyal
position toward the Word of God. We subscribe to a
conservative, evangelical theology and believe in the
essential and vital importance of being diligent to
observe the unity of the Spirit and to "speak the
truth in love" (Ephesians 4:3, 15). Jesus prayed for
the oneness of His people. He also prayed that they might
be kept from evil and in truth (John 17).
For this reason, we strive for both truth and unity
within the Body of Christ. We will not sacrifice the
truth to improve external relations and widen fellowship.
Similarly, we do not condone the spirit of schism, which
disrupts the spiritual unity of the church and weakens
its testimony.
The policy of Liebenzell USA is to maintain an
independent position in relation to groups outside the
Mission, while endeavoring to maintain fellowship with
those of like evangelical position. We seek to preserve
our interdenominational character, in view of our
responsibility to the entire evangelical community
represented in our membership.
Statement
of Faith
We believe that the
whole Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit and is the
Divine authority
and infallible rule for faith, life and doctrine.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Divine
Persons,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
equal in nature, power and glory.
We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His
virgin birth, in His sinless life,
in His miracles, in His shed blood as the only atonement
for sin, in His bodily
resurrection and ascension to the right hand of the
Father and in His personal
return in power and glory.
We believe in the Holy Spirit who convicts of sin,
testifies of Christ,
enables the believer to live a victorious life, and
guides into all truth.
We believe that man was created in the image of God, but
fell into sin
and is in need of regeneration through faith in Jesus
Christ.
We believe in the resurrection of the body. The believer
will arise to eternal life,
the unbeliever will arise to eternal condemnation.
We believe in the Spiritual unity of all believers in our
Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe in the commission of the Risen Christ,
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit,
and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you.
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the
age."
(Matthew 28:19,20).
We uphold the truths as stated in the Nicene and
Apostles' Creeds.
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