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Good Samaritan Fund Grant Recipients, 2007
In May 2007 LIRS and Wheat Ridge
Ministries awarded a total of $75,000 in grants to 23 Lutheran
congregations in 16 states through the Good Samaritan Fund. The
grantees are listed below in alphabetical order by state.
ELCA=Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
LCMS=Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod |
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California
Lutheran Community Church (ELCA/LCMS Partnership), Watsonville
Contact: The Revs. Susan Birkelo & Stan Abraham, 831/724-3460
Award: $5,000
Project: Neighborhood Immigration Information Center
Maryland
Cristo Senor de la Vida Lutheran Mission (LCMS), Rockville
Contact: The Rev. Aurelio Magarino, 240/603-3371
Award: $5,000
Project: Support system for Hispanic immigrant families
Minnesota
Bethel Lutheran Church (LCMS), St. Paul
Contact: The Rev. David Seabaugh, 651/ 488-6681
Award: $4,474
Project: Mentoring program for West Africans attending financial literacy classes
Missouri
Concordia Lutheran Church (LCMS), Kirkwood
Contact: The Rev. Dr. Scott Seidler, 314/822-7772
Award: $1,900
Project: Monthly opportunity for immigrant and refugee women to learn about health care and healthy family living from certified health care professionals
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer (LCMS), Kansas City
Contact: The Rev. Brad Zerkel, 816/241-2334
Award: $5,000
Project: Tutoring program for Latino and Liberan families
Nebraska
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (LCMS), LaVista
Contact: The Rev. Keith Grimm, 402/331-7376
Award: $5,000
Project: ESL, computer and citizenship classes
New Mexico
Mission Lutheran Church (LCMS ), Las Cruces
Contact: The Rev. Robert Carabotta. 505/522-0465
Award: $3,000
Project: ESL
New York
Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA), Tonawanda
Contact: The Rev. Troy Mulvaine, 716/832-5720
Award: $5,000
Project: Driver’s License support
Grace Lutheran Church (LCMS), Mastic Beach
Contact: The Rev. Richard Jones, 631/281-8196
Award: $5,000
Project: Cultural interaction and assimilation
St. Peter Lutheran Church (LCMS), Brooklyn
Contact: The Rev. Dr. David Benke, 718/647-1007
Award: $5,000
Project: ESL for the Bengali community
Ohio
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (LCMS), Cleveland
Contact: The Rev. Jeff Johnson, 216/281-1700
Award: $5,000
Project: Arabic outreach, English classes, and holistic programs
Page added July 7, 2008.
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