Your Link to the World
We are connected to the mission of the Christian church throughout the world. Here are some ways to find out more, do more, and be involved.
 
The ELCA is in companionship with many churches and institutions around the world. Many of these receive some support from the ELCA, including the presence of ELCA missionaries. Find out more about the church at work around the world. You can also find out more about the many countries in which the church is a at work through our Country Packets.

The Companion Synod Program is a way in which ELCA Synods are linked with a synod or church outside the United States of America.

Mission Stories--learn more about global mission through the stories of missionaries and others involved in global mission.

Some missionaries and their ministries have developed their own web sites.

How to pray for Missionaries: Some thoughts have been put together by an ELCA missionary serving in Tanzania.

Major social concerns around the world are addressed by the ELCA through the Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs. Check here how you can be involved in such global advocacy.

The ELCA directly supports or encourages international continuing education or study. Check here for three such opportunities in German, Mexico, and Bethlehem.

Young people can have the opportunity to learn and share what it means to be in mission and service locally, nationally and internationally through the Global Mission Village, a ministry of Concordia College, Concordia Language Villages and ELCA Global Mission.

Other Partners in Global Mission