Join us on May 22nd at 9:45 for an Adult Forum session led by Andrew Steele, Director for ELCA Global Church Sponsorship. The topic is: “Global Mission Partners”. Andrew Steele grew up at St. Matthew Lutheran Church.
Andrew is a son of the congregation, being confirmed at St. Matthew, and has not forgotten his Jersey roots. He now serves as the Director for ELCA Global Church Sponsorship, which raises church-wide support for ELCA Missionaries, Young Adults in Global Mission, (YAGM) Global Ministry Projects and the International Women Leaders scholarships. These ministries make up $33 million of the $198 million goal as part of Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA. Andrew’s portfolio of projects ranges from building a Lutheran Centre & Clinic in South Sudan, to sponsoring medical doctors in Tanzania, to growing the YAGM program to 94 participants during his tenure. Andrew got his first experience with the global church when he served as a Young Adult in Global Mission volunteer in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 2010-2011. Saint Matthew was very generous in their support of Andrew, something that instilled in him a passion for service and philanthropy.
P.S. Andrew continues to lament his Philadelphia sports fandom.