The Lord's New Church has operated two successful elementary schools in Lesotho for over 20 years. The Lesotho New Church High School has been a dream for many years. A small portion of the High School will open to students in January 2019, but there are still many building projects to be funded and completed.
The students who attend LNC primary schools and others who have benefited from LNC educational grants have a passion for education. They dream of helping their communities by pursuing careers such as nursing, teaching and law enforcement.
The students who attend LNC primary schools and others who have benefited from LNC educational grants have a passion for education. They dream of helping their communities by pursuing careers such as nursing, teaching and law enforcement.
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To donate by check, please include "Lesotho High School" in the memo and send to:
The Lord's New Church
P.O. Box 7
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
Please direct Lesotho New Church High School inquiries to the Executive Assistant at the Lord's New Church
in Bryn Athyn, PA. Phone number 215-947-2727, info@thelordsnewchurch.org
The Lord's New Church
P.O. Box 7
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
Please direct Lesotho New Church High School inquiries to the Executive Assistant at the Lord's New Church
in Bryn Athyn, PA. Phone number 215-947-2727, info@thelordsnewchurch.org
Vision & Mission Statements for the Lesotho New Church High School
VISION
To provide a distinctly New Church education for high school students
in Maseru, Lesotho and the surrounding villages.
To provide a distinctly New Church education for high school students
in Maseru, Lesotho and the surrounding villages.
MISSION
Provide a unique education by teaching the trade skills of agriculture, carpentry, and leatherwork alongside New Church religion classes; together these will prepare our students to meet the practical and spiritual challenges of living lives of usefulness, while also achieving curriculum standards set by the Lesotho government.
Provide a unique education by teaching the trade skills of agriculture, carpentry, and leatherwork alongside New Church religion classes; together these will prepare our students to meet the practical and spiritual challenges of living lives of usefulness, while also achieving curriculum standards set by the Lesotho government.
To achieve our Vision & Mission we will:
- Strive for self-sufficiency by growing our own food and selling the surplus to surrounding communities
- Provide a financially affordable education that will serve both local students and boarding students
- Support our students with a fully developed 15 acre campus, featuring dormitories for girls and boys, a dining hall, a computer lab, a library, a science laboratory, twelve classrooms, four greenhouses, toilet facilities, a sports field, and an administration building, with plans to add an auditorium, a clinic, and more sports fields in the future.
We intend to begin enrollment in October 2018, with classes starting in January 2019. We project that we will start with a first-year class of about sixty students, doubling the second year, and adding another sixty the third year. Our high school system follows a five year format and our students will be well prepared for the next phase of their lives by graduation.
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History of the New Church in Lesotho
Wonderful and unusual Providence led to the existence of the Lord’s New Church in Lesotho. During World War I, Allied soldiers
from Australia were sent to Lesotho to obtain Basuto ponies for use in the Italian campaign in the mountains of Northern Italy. The small Basuto ponies were sure-footed and acclimated to high rugged mountains.
One of those soldiers was a New Churchman and left a copy of the Third Testament in what was then called Basutoland.
It is from this book that the New Church began in Lesotho.
One of the founders of The Lord's New Church, Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, was surprised to find a group studying under Rev. Samuel Mofokeng when he traveled to Lesotho in the early 1930s. He was inspired send financial support to help grow the church in this part of the world. Today, there are six church locations in Lesotho, two elementary schools and a high school in progress, with a total membership of nearly 600. The current pastors can be reached through the below contact information.
Wonderful and unusual Providence led to the existence of the Lord’s New Church in Lesotho. During World War I, Allied soldiers
from Australia were sent to Lesotho to obtain Basuto ponies for use in the Italian campaign in the mountains of Northern Italy. The small Basuto ponies were sure-footed and acclimated to high rugged mountains.
One of those soldiers was a New Churchman and left a copy of the Third Testament in what was then called Basutoland.
It is from this book that the New Church began in Lesotho.
One of the founders of The Lord's New Church, Rev. Theodore Pitcairn, was surprised to find a group studying under Rev. Samuel Mofokeng when he traveled to Lesotho in the early 1930s. He was inspired send financial support to help grow the church in this part of the world. Today, there are six church locations in Lesotho, two elementary schools and a high school in progress, with a total membership of nearly 600. The current pastors can be reached through the below contact information.
Luka Society of the Lord's New Church
General InformationContact: Rev. Teboho Mahlakeng
Email: tsmahlakeng_82@yahoo.com Phone: +266 (22) 310-302 - or - Contact: Rev. Tiisang Keketsi Email: tekeketsi@gmail.com Phone: +266 (22) 310-302 Address: P.O. Box 2406 Maseru 102 Lesotho |
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