Young Adults serving in YAGM
ELCA Global Missionaries serve with the ELCA Churchwide Organization to carry out ministries of Service and Justice with over 80 companion churches worldwide. ELCA Missionaries carry out their work and ministry according to the ELCA’s accompaniment model, or walking together in solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality. Global missionaries serve under a variety of arrangements, to include:
- Long-term (4 or more years)
- Short-term (up to 2 years)
- Self-funded volunteers (e.g. Central Europe Teachers Program, Lutheran Global Health – some ELCA financial assistance is provided)
- Young Adults in Global Mission, aka “YAGM” (1 year, ages 21-35)
- Horizon International seminarian internships
If you or your congregation would like to know more about the specific ministries or to support them financially, go to Support Missionaries – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca.org). To learn about opportunities to serve in Global Mission, go to Global Service – Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (elca.org).