Madagascar Records 1979-2005; 1988-2002

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Madagascar Records 1979-2005; 1988-2002

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This series comprises records created or retained by persons responsible for coordinating ELCA mission activities in Madagascar. These records were generated during the course of documenting, monitoring, and publicizing projects, programs, and general updates pertaining to the efforts to practice the accompaniment model of mission whereby the ELCA's Division for Global Mission (DGM) walks with the Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (FLM) [Malagasy Lutheran Church] in mission efforts. The records also represent efforts on the part of DGM to provide funding for various projects coordinated by the FLM and its synods. The records are from 1979-2005, but the bulk date from 1988-2002. The date range precedes the existence of the ELCA because certain records were retained permanently, such as job descriptions, by the area program director and as such were kept in this series for continuity purposes. This series comprises several accessions received into the ELCA Archives and as such includes records of the program directors mentioned in this series' background: the Rev. James L. Knutson, the Rev. Olin K. Sletto, and Mr. Gaylord M. Thomas. Record types include correspondence, meeting minutes, project proposals, progress reports, audit reports, financial statements, budget proposals, project reports, agenda, exhibits, memoranda, and topical papers and resource materials. The series includes records related to the structure of the FLM, including correspondence and reports from its president, general secretary, and treasurer, and financial reports, audits, and budgets for the FLM. There are also records related to synods that comprise the FLM. Records also include work related to the FLM's development department, education department, evangelism department, health department, agriculture department, literature department, women's department, and a center for communication. In addition to records that document DGM's direct relationship with the FLM, there are also records in this series for the association ELCA missionaries working in Madagascar. First referred to as the American Lutheran Missionary Fellowship (ALMF), in 1993 the named changed to Missionaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Madagascar (MELCAM). Subjects include a tuberculosis project and dental program administered by the FLM's health department, disaster relief efforts, companion synod programs with synods of the ELCA, maritime ministries, the political situation in Madagascar in 2002, leadership development, building projects, outreach to Muslims, and production of films to be used in outreach and educational efforts of the FLM. Records are arranged by subseries and are written in English, French, or Malagasy.

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Knutson, James L. (1927- )

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The American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Division for Global Mission.

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See also ELC 4/4/1 Background, TALC 16/8/8/1 Background. In 1988, the first year of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its Division for Global Mission (DGM) work related to mission activities in Madagascar fell under the responsibility of area secretaries for Africa, of which there were three. The Rev. James L. Knutson assumed responsibility for Madagascar work. Quickly a new work area that included Madagascar was created in 1989 - French-speaking and Southern A...

Sletto, Olin K. (1947-)

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987)

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The American Lutheran Church (1961-1987) was formed by the merger of the American Lutheran Church (1930-1960), the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church. Representatives from each of the constitutent churches formed the Joint Union Committee in 1950 to effect the merger. Presidents of the constituent bodies at the merger were Henry F. Schuh (ALC), William Larsen (UELC) and Fredrik A. Schiotz (ELC). Schiotz was elected president of the new church body; Norman A. M...

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Formed by the merger, as of Jan. 1, 1988, of the Lutheran Church in America, the American Lutheran Church (1961-1987), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches; includes 65 synods and ca. 11,000 congregations, with headquarters in Chicago, Ill. From the description of Minutes, 1987-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71123254 The goal of the American Lutheran Church Women in World Mission Oral History Project, and its continuation, the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Thomas,Gaylord M.

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American Lutheran Church (1961-1987). Division for World Mission and Inter-Church Cooperation

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See also TALC 16 Administrative History, AUG 24/8 Administrative History, LCA 16/5/1 Administrative History, and LWM 1/10/1 Background. From the description of Lutheran Coordination Service Files 1973-1982. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 54074571 See TALC 16/8/3. From the description of Financial Records 1970-1985. (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library). WorldCat record id: 48166246 See TALC 16. ...

Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Venturia, North Dakota. From the description of Records, 1912-1974. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17732915 Formed in 1917 by synods with Norwegian/Danish background such as the Hauge Synod, the Norwegian Synod, and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church, with numerous districts in eastern, midwestern, and Pacific areas as well as Canada; offices in Minneapolis, Minn.; merger with American Lutheran Church (1930-1960) and United E...

Fiangonana loterana malagasy

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