Welcome to Christian Literature for Africa
Visit us at our Fort Wayne CLA Ministry Center!
4152 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(Mailing address, PO Box 5524, Fort Wayne, IN 46895)
The CLA Ministry Center is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Closed on national holidays and the week after Christmas.
4152 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815
(Mailing address, PO Box 5524, Fort Wayne, IN 46895)
The CLA Ministry Center is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Closed on national holidays and the week after Christmas.
Christian Literature for Africa Association (CLA) was founded in 1991 by retired missionary, Edna Lochner,
who served for 38 years in Swaziland, Africa. CLA's mission is to work alongside established churches and
Christian leaders in Africa to provide literature for discipleship, training, and inspiration.
CLA works with Literature Coordinators across Africa to distribute Bibles, books and
other printed materials to over 40 countries.
who served for 38 years in Swaziland, Africa. CLA's mission is to work alongside established churches and
Christian leaders in Africa to provide literature for discipleship, training, and inspiration.
CLA works with Literature Coordinators across Africa to distribute Bibles, books and
other printed materials to over 40 countries.
Edna Lochner has Gone to Meet Her Savior
Edna Lochner, who founded Christian Literature for Africa Association in 1991, passed from this life to her heavenly home on April 9, 2021. Edna lived a full life wholly dedicated to her Savior, Jesus Christ. After retiring from 38 years of service as a Church of the Nazarene missionary in Swaziland (now eSwatini), Africa, Edna still felt the call to provide Bibles and Christian literature for the people of Africa. That led to the founding of CLA, where she served as Director until her retirement in 2015 at the age of 90. Her godly influence is still touching lives in Africa, the United States, and around the world.
A service for Edna will be held at Trinity Church of the Nazarene, 4150 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46815, on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday, April 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Due to Covid concerns, all attendees are asked to wear masks and social distance for the service. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s YouTube page: Trinity Church of the Nazarene - Fort Wayne. We will post Edna’s obituary when it is available.
A service for Edna will be held at Trinity Church of the Nazarene, 4150 Stellhorn Road, Fort Wayne, IN, 46815, on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be at the church on Thursday, April 15, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Due to Covid concerns, all attendees are asked to wear masks and social distance for the service. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s YouTube page: Trinity Church of the Nazarene - Fort Wayne. We will post Edna’s obituary when it is available.
Bibles provided by CLA distributed in Nigeria
How Big is Africa?
The continent of Africa is large enough that all these other countries could fit within it! In fact, Africa is 38,131 square miles larger than all of these lands combined!
Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it." (Matthew 13:44-46)
Africa is rich in diamonds, gold and other natural resources. However the continent's greatest resource is her one billion people. Winning them for Christ is worth more riches than we can ever imagine. You can make an eternal difference in the lives of thousands of Africans through Bibles and Christian literature sent through CLA.
Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it." (Matthew 13:44-46)
Africa is rich in diamonds, gold and other natural resources. However the continent's greatest resource is her one billion people. Winning them for Christ is worth more riches than we can ever imagine. You can make an eternal difference in the lives of thousands of Africans through Bibles and Christian literature sent through CLA.
In the West African country of Benin, Christians worship the Lord with joy.
