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Ministries for the World

Bread for the World
http://www.bread.org/
Bread for the World is a Christian citizens' movement  to end hunger globally. First Lutheran members take part in regular letter writing campaigns to members of congress and take part in other lobbying and events involving hunger.

Companion Synod Programs
Web site
Companion Synod Programs connect the church with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope in Nicaragua and the Evangelical Church in Cameroon (Africa). First Lutheran takes part in travel and learning opportunities between these churches in parts of the world. Financial support for programs and missions is also provided. Link:

ELCA World Hunger
Web site
ELCA World Hunger provides relief for hunger and local and global disasters and development programs through Lutheran World Relief and the Lutheran World Federation. First Lutheran financially supports these efforts.

Lead­ership & Development LIZWAN Inc.
www.emmausroadfoundation.org

Lead­ership & Development LIZWAN Inc. provides Christian leadership development and evangelism among Lutheran congregations in Colombia. Two additional programs are The Meal-a-Day for displaced children and a Revolving Loan Fund for home owner­ship. First Lutheran provides financial support and takes part in travel and learning opportunities with the mission.

Get to know the Lutheran Church of Colombia, who LIZWAN serves through this video:

 

A group from First Lutheran recently spent time in Colombia. Click here to view the slideshow from the 2010 Mission Trip to Colombia.

Representatives from The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society recently travelled to Colombia. Click here to see a slideshow.

Click here to learn about their most recent fundraising project.

Click here to read their 2011 Annual Report.

Join LIZWAN on Facebook by clicking here.

ELCA Missionary Support
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Web site 2
ELCA Missionary Support makes it pos­sible to share Christ with sister Lutheran churches around the world. In addition, First Lutheran Church supports Andrew and Barbara Hinderlie as our missionaries in Kenya, Madagascar, Sudan and Ethiopia.

Palestinian Lutheran Schools
http://www.elcjhl.org/
Palestinian Lutheran Schools provide sponsorship of educational op­portunities for five schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land as they seek to promote understanding, reconciliation and peace amidst war-torn communities. First Lutheran provides financial support.