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Here's a few national and international Lutheran organizations. This is far from an
exhaustive list.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) The Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America resulted from a union of three North American Lutheran
church bodies in 1982: The American Lutheran Church, the Association of
Evangelical Lutheran Churches and the Lutheran Church in America. It currently
has 5,149,668 baptized members in 10,851 congregations, 8 seminaries, 28
colleges and universities, 28 high schools and 265 elementary schools
nationwide. Its 2001 budget is $83.5 million with total income of all
congregations in excess of 2.25 billion (1999 statistics).
Global Health Ministries Mission Statement:"Friends of Global Health Ministries
(GHM) help provide a gift of life -- both physical and spiritual -- through Lutheran health
care work across the world. GHM goals are met by providing financial support, shipping of
urgently needed medical supplies, assisting in recruiting of medical personnel and funding for
training of national heath care givers."
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Lutheran Services in America
Lutheran World Relief |
