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Rajahmundry missionaries, India
General Council Missionaries, Rajahmundry Mission Field, India,
Tadepalligudem Station, November 29, 1903

(Front (L-R): Frederick H. Wackernagel, Hedwig Wahlberg, Rev. Andrew S. Fichthorn;
Middle: Mrs. Julia Harpster, Dr. John H. Harpster, Mrs. Anna Arps, Agnes I. Schade;
Rear: Rev. Ernst Neuendorfer, Emilie Weiskotten, Rev. Rudolph Arps, unidentified, Susan E. Monroe)
Since 1842, when Rev. J.C.F. Heyer went to India as a missionary of the Pennsylvania Ministerium, representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its predecessor bodies have help spread the Gospel throughout the world.

The following pages list by country or region the missionaries of the ELCA and its predecessor bodies from 1842 to 2000.

Africa Asia Australia & Oceania Europe Central & South America
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kenya
Liberia
Madagascar
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
South Africa
Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika)
Zaire
Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia)
Bangladesh
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Korea
Nepal
Taiwan
Thailand

Middle East
Cyprus
Jordan
Lebanon
Palestine
Australia
Fiji
Guam
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Surinam
Trinidad
Uruguay

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