GLOBAL OUTREACH
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Pastor Joseph Livenson Lauvanus
Pastor Joseph Livenson Lauvanus of Haiti and Emmanuel Lutheran Church have had a long and close relationship. He was born and raised in Haiti. After meeting several members from the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) he was inspired to attend seminary and served his internship at Emmanuel in 2008. His ready smile and deep faith led many of our members to become close to him, and until Covid struck in 2020 he visited us regularly and we were able to hear his inspiring messages. As a congregation over the last 25 years, we have cared deeply for Livenson, his family, and especially his ministry. We were gladdened when he married and when he sent pictures of his two children. Livenson is now the president of L’Eglise Lutherienne d’Haiti, with nearly 35 churches in the poorest and most distant parts of the country.
Haiti is extremely poor, struggling now with widespread violence. In addition to spreading the Gospel, Livenson also works tirelessly to empower both the people and the church. Projects done in conjunction with the Florida-Bahamas Synod include providing goats to families and erecting solar panels at the Lutheran Center in Gressier. While the Synod supports his work, the stipend that supports Livenson’s own living expenses is provided by a fund set up by Emmanuel. We hope to replenish this fund in order to support Livenson as he spreads God’s word.
Learn more about the Synod’s relationship with Haiti here
Contact Pastor Livenson Lauvanus at liveson127@yahoo.com
DEJ MEMORIAL FUND
A Memorial Fund was established in Pastor David Johnson’s name to help with projects done in conjunction with the Florida-Bahamas Synod in Haiti that included providing goats to families, erecting solar panels at the Lutheran Center in Gressier and providing seed money to a group of ten women to begin a small business cooperative.
OTHER GLOBAL MISSION INITIATIVES
The ministry of the Global Mission table is to foster growth and deepen relationships with Companion Churches in Guyana, Suriname, Cuba and Jamaica for which the Florida Synod provides support.
WORLD HUNGER
Working with and through our congregations, in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Lutheran churches overseas and other partners, ELCA World Hunger is uniquely positioned to reach communities in need.
From health clinics to micro-loans, water wells to animal husbandry, community meals to advocacy, your gifts to ELCA World Hunger make it possible for the ELCA to respond, supporting sustainable solutions that get at the root causes
of hunger and poverty.