Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony

[1] The declared mission of the ELM is "... the holistic proclamation of the Gospel in word and deed, through people and projects, in a context which is appropriate to our partner and member churches.

Today, the Evangelical-Lutheran Mission in Lower Saxony operates worldwide, sending staff out to the Lutheran churches in Africa, Asia and Latin America and financially supporting their communities and projects.

In addition it has an annual voluntary programme to give young men the opportunity to work with a partner church and experience different cultures.

The ELM is a recognised sending organisation as part of the Volunteer Service of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development across the world.

In the Ludwig-Harms House in Hermannsburg, a conference and management centre with a small café-restaurant, there is an exhibition called Candace - Mission possible which gives an insight into the worldwide work of the ELM and its partner churches.