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8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL  60631
Phone:  800/638-3522 ext. 2520
Fax:  773/380-2410


Contact:  Heidi Torgerson-Martinez

Is God calling you into global service? The Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) program is a one year international service opportunity for ELCA young adults up to 29 years old with at least one year of post-high school experience. The YAGM program provides young adults with an opportunity to serve, gain global awareness, develop leadership skills, and deepen their faith. Placements include but are not limited to: community development, teaching, advocacy, church-based ministries, working with the elderly, social justice ministries, and working with differently-abled individuals. Countries of service include Argentina and Uruguay, Jerusalem, the West Bank, Malaysia, Mexico, Slovakia, Hungary, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Applications must be submitted by March 1 for service beginning in August of the same year. For more information, please visit our website.

Calle de la Otra Banda #54
Mexico DF, Mexico  01000
Phone:  011 5255 56 16 58 81


Contact:  Kim Erno

The ELCA program at the Lutheran Center in Mexico City is designed as an encounter with the crucified and risen Christ, who is present among those condemned to death by these economic and political powers and yet who have risen to new life through their capacity to organize themselves drawing upon the wealth of their spirituality and history of resistance. Using tools from social sciences in conjunction with theological reflection participants will begin to analyze the reality and the root causes of injustice. Finally, the entire immersion experience will be integrated so that participants are challenged and empowered to become agents of transformation promoting God''s reign as global servant leaders in solidarity with the poor.

Year-round
Scheduled at request of participant group
Senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

2211 Riverside Avenue, CB 307
Minneapolis, MN  55454
Phone:  612/330-1159 
        or 1 800/299-8889
Fax:    612/330-1695


Contact: Travel Seminars

The Center for Global Education provides cross-cultural educational opportunities to Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Namibia, South Africa and Vietnam. Its programming is based on the belief that critical analysis of local and global conditions encourages personal and systemic change, leading to a more just and sustainable world. Join one of the Center''s ongoing scheduled seminars or ask staff to develop a program designed to meet the needs and interests of your group.

Year-round
Scheduled at request of participant group
Senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

71 Estate Concordia
PO Box 866
Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI  00841
Phone:  340/772-4099
Fax:  340/772-0589


Judy Valazque

Maintenance and Landscaping

Labors of Love, a program directed by Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands, provides opportunities for individuals to assist in several special needs populations: abused and neglected children, children with severe disabilities and low-income senior citizens. Participants do basic repair and maintenance work (e.g. painting and landscaping) at a foster care facility of children; at group home for individuals with disabilities and at various housing developments for seniors and adults with disabilities. In both programs, participants interact daily and directly with the beneficiaries of the project. There are excellent opportunities for recreational activities and for spiritual enrichment made possible through local churches and church leaders.

Year-round
Scheduled at request of participants group

8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631
Phone:  773/380-2650
Fax:  773/380-2410


Contact:  Mary Campbell


         

The purpose of the companion synod program is to strengthen one another for life and mission within the body of Christ. It offers the opportunity to participate in the life of your synod''s companion churches through prayer, study, communication, exchange of gifts and visits. To find out how you can get involved or for additional information, contact your local synod office.

Year-round
Junior high, senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

Barbara Berry-Bailey Barbara.Berry-Bailey@elca.org (Africa)

Gary Hansen: Gary.Hansen@elca.org (Asia)

Julie Rowe: Julie.Rowe@elca.org (Middle East)

Mary Campbell: Mary.Campbell@elca.org (Latin America)

Schlossplatz 1D D-06886 
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Germany
Phone:  011 49 3491 412 531
Fax:  011 49 3491 412 532


Contacts: Stephen Godsall-Myers
          & Jean Godsall Myers
           

The ELCA Wittenberg Center is a Lifelong Learning Center situated in Wittenberg, Germany, the heart and epicenter of the Lutheran Reformation. The Wittenberg Center works with colleges, seminaries, congregations and youth groups of the ELCA and our partner churches to design and organize travel seminars and programs of spiritual enrichment through the sites of the Reformation and recent German history. The center''s mission is to bring this Reformation into dialog with contemporary issues of the church through experiential learning, discussion and worship. Programs are designed individually and can be tailored to the needs and interests of confirmation or youth groups.

Year-round
Senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

6650 Montezuma Road
San Diego, CA  92115-2828
Phone:  619/227-4644


Contact:  Rev. Bill and Ann Bruggeman

(T.W.O)

T.W.O invites you to cross borders - international ones and personal ones. Come immerse yourself in the life and culture of Mexico. T.W.O arranges three-six day "Transformative Education" trips which begin in San Diego, California, and cross the border into Tijuana and Tecate, Mexico. There we visit persons, places, and projects to put a face on global issues such as hunger, poverty, trade and immigration. Work and service projects like house construction or helping out an orphanage are often part of the experience. Trips, however, will be custom designed to fit the interest and needs of those visiting. Bible studies will guide us as we explore solutions to these complicated current issues and discover partnerships that might make them happen. At the same time, we will get to enjoy the beauty and traditions of Mexico. Expect to go home with homework that can last the rest of your life.
Additional trips can be aranged crossing the border in Texas as well as to Guatemala. For those not having passports, we can now also offer similiar service/learning opportunities on the U.S. side of the border as well.

Come Learn! come serve! come make a difference in your life and the life of your neighbors.

Year-round
Senior high, young adults, intergenerational, older adults

14 Keeley Island Drive
Slayton, MN  56172
Phone:  507/763-3567
Fax:  507/763-3567


Contact:  Vicki Doeden

You're invited to be a part of an incredible week in the tropics. Swim, hike, explore, enjoying one another, and God's amazing creation on the Caribbean Sea. Our focus will be Christian service, helping with projects at a local orphanage, schools and working on a beach clean-up. Nightly campfires will provide times for sharing, devotions, and Worship. You'll learn more about yourself, your Jamaican neighbors, and grow in your relationship with God.

Scheduled at request of participant group
Senior high, young adults, intergenerational

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