Greater Milwaukee Synod El Salvador Committee

What's Happening Now...

Disaster Relief Efforts Continue

Congregations are encouraged to hold our Salvadoran brothers and sisters up in prayer and to consider offering financial gifts to help the relief effort. Please visit the Disaster Response Page for resources and information.

Join the $1 per Lutheran Campaign!

Bishop Gomez has challenged each Lutheran in El Salvador to give $1 in order to collect a possible $20,000 for the Endowment Fund! Despite the fall's torrential rains and flooding in El Savlador, Salvadoran Lutherans are working to save and to give their dollars. The GMS El Salvador Committee challenges YOU to GIVE in support of this campaign. If your congregation has not yet held a $1 per Lutheran campaign, please consider doing so during Lent.

Click here to download a poster promoting the NEW $1 PER LUTHERAN CHALLENGE

Click here for a variety of multi-media resources to promote the ENDOWMENT FUND

Funds may be collected by congregations or individuals and sent by check to the Greater Milwaukee Synod or donated online (please write El Salvador Endowment or El Salvador Disaster Relief on the memo line).

MISSION OF HEALING 2012

he Advance Team departs February 1, 2012. The Mission will take place at the Lutheran Church Clinic (across from Resurrection Church) on February 6, 7, & 8 and will serve congregations from the Northern and South-Central Micro-regions. On February 9 & 10, the mission will take place in the eastern micro-region, where the flooding has been most severe.

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GMS El Salvador Committee Publications...

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What we do...

Whether we are working to grow church to church relationships or our companion relationship with the Salvadoran Lutheran Church as a whole, we use the accompaniment model of walking together. We work closely with the Sister Parish Office and Micro-Region leaders of the SLC, coordinating all of our visits and interactions with broad and transparent communication.

The GMS El Salvador Committee strives to develop resources which are helpful to churches within our synod and througout the global community of folks who have a heart for the people of El Salvador. This is one of the reasons we have developed this web site. The committee hosts educational events (such as La Fiesta and Movie Discussion NIghts), provides resources and guest speakers to congregations, provides coordination and guidelines for sharing of monetary gifts, promotes development initiatives of the Salvadoran Lutheran Church and Comunidad Rutilio Grande, and encourages advocacy.

There are all kinds of amazing relationships and accompaniment activities which are happening within our synod. Many of these are taking place within the sister church relationships and are recorded in stories and photos within the links on the church-to-church page on this site.

The Greater Milwaukee Synod El Salvador Committee typically meets on the third Monday of each month in the synod office conference room. Meetings are open to all who would like to attend.

GMS El Salvador Commttee Calendar of Events

  • El Salvador Movie Night - Monday, January 23 at 7:00 pm at Atonement ELCA, Muskego
  • Committee Meeting - Monday, February 20 at 7:00 pm at Synod Office Conference Room
  • El Salvador Movie Night - Monday, February 27 at 7:00 pm at Ascension ELCA, Waukesha
  • Committee Meeting - Monday, March 19 at 7:00 pm at Synod Office Conference Room
  • El Salvador Movie Night - Monday, March 26 at 7:00 pm at St. Matthew's ELCA, Wauwatosa

UPCOMING DELEGATION VISITS

  • Mission of Healing 2012 - February 4-11, 2012
  • Sister Church Visit - St. John's ELCA Brookfield to Los Heroes, El Salvador - June 30-July 8, 2012