The NALC vision calls for every congregation, small or large, to have an active, intentional relationship supporting a local community ministry, one of the NALC mission congregations in North America and one global mission. There are three categories of ministries in the NALC: Ministry Partners, Recognized Ministries, Great Commission Society Ministries.
Rindal Lutheran Church (Viking, MN)
Beginning as a house church, Rindal Lutheran Church is a vibrant and rapidly growing community of followers of Jesus. Served by Pastor Tim Lundeen (who is a part-time and bi-vocational pastor), this congregation grew so quickly that they outgrew their home. They felt so strongly that God had a new plan for them, even though they didn’t yet know what it was. One of their members served on the board of a cemetery where there was a church building. It had stood empty for 30 years.Learn More
Saint Martin Lutheran Church (Atlanta, Georgia)
Saint Martin Lutheran Church is a mission congregation in the metro-Atlanta area. Founded in December of 2019, they are striving to provide a church home that is firmly anchored in the bedrock foundation of Christ’s loving grace, driven by a mission to serve God’s children and firmly grounded in the traditional values clearly expressed in the Bible and not in the secular partisan political agendas of the day.Learn More
SMI Haiti
Since 1996, SMI Haiti has been engaged in providing assistance in practical ways to those in great need in Haiti. SMI Haiti is making a difference in the daily lives of Haitians living in the Arcahaie area north of Port Au Prince.Learn More
SON Network
Formerly EEMN, SON Network serves people in a part of the world that is often overlooked as a mission field. We excel at reaching spiritual orphans in the unique context of former communist nations. The spiritual darkness and challenges of former and currently communist nations are uniquely different from more common, third-world missions destinations. While most mission organizations are focused on service and social ministries (building homes, digging wells, clothing and feeding the poor), this is often a means to an end to share the Gospel.Learn More
St. Elias Christian Church (Chicago, IL)
An NALC congregation in Chicago that has received NALC grant funding. With services in Arabic, St. Elias’ mission states: “We believe in Jesus Christ as our own Savior. Because of that we serve immigrants who came from the Middle East.”Learn More
Stephen Katterhenrich
Growing up at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Grove City, Ohio, Stephen and Rachel were blessed to learn the value of knowing and serving God, as well as serving others. The Katterhenrichs have been serving with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Tanzania since 2011, working in the city of Mbeya where 13 different language groups are working together on Bible translation.Learn More
The Awaken Project
The Awaken Project is a discipleship gap year program for 18-25 year old students that yearn to understand and grow in their God given purpose.Learn More
The Wilderness Ranch of Claresholm
Wilderness Ranch has led thousands of youth on wilderness horse camps and out trips for over fifty years.Learn More
Trinity Lutheran Church (Warrenton, VA)
A local mission congregation in suburban/rural northern Virginia (45 miles west of Washington DC), Trinity Lutheran Church has been in existence for six years. Its motto is: “We don’t change the Bible, the Bible changes us.”Learn More
Valery Hryhoryk, Pastor
Pastor Valery Hryhoryk is the director of Bible camps for children and youth in Belarus, and the pastor of two Lutheran congregations, in Vitebsk and Orsha, Belarus.Learn More
Apply to be a GCS Ministry
The Great Commission Society (GCS) of the North American Lutheran Church endorses ministries seeking prayer and financial support from congregations and individuals. Questions? Get in touch with the Missions Office.