Guatemalan Mission Project
Guatemala Mission (Champion: Lois Gilbert).First United is very active in the encouragement and support of our Companion Synod, la Igelsia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (the Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala, ILAG). Our congregation provides encouragement and support by providing short-term mission trips to Guatemala for both youth and adults. The trips generally last from five to ten days and involve an immersion into the lives and culture of the indigenous peoples of Guatemala.
As opportunities avail themselves, First United hosts visitors from ILAG and other churches throughout the world. Additionally, several members of First United serve on the Global Mission Committee of the Southeastern Synod whose task is to promote relationships with the five companion synods with whom we relate. These include: Guatemala, Singapore, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and the Augsburg Synod of Bavaria.
As opportunities avail themselves, First United hosts visitors from ILAG and other churches throughout the world. Additionally, several members of First United serve on the Global Mission Committee of the Southeastern Synod whose task is to promote relationships with the five companion synods with whom we relate. These include: Guatemala, Singapore, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and the Augsburg Synod of Bavaria.
