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SUMMARY:Presentation by Bishop Gomez
DESCRIPTION:Presentation by Bishop Gomez of El Salvador \nHere is some background about him and the history of the Lutheran Church in El Savador:\n\nThe Salvadoran Lutheran Church emerged in 1952 as a result of the missionary effort of the North American pastor Robert Gussick\, based in Guatemala and representative of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. The Lutheran Church played a leading role in supporting and assisting refugees during the Civil War form 1980 to 1992.   On August 6th\, 1986\, Rev. Medardo Gómez was consecrated as a Bishop by the Swedish Lutheran Bishop Oke Kastlund.  This led to the Lutheran Church in El Salvador becoming a member of the Lutheran World Federation\, independent from the Missouri Synod.  Bishop Gomez was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 because of his work during the Civil War.  Today the Lutheran Church in El Salvador consists of about 60 congregations around the country.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Presentation by Bishop Gomez of El Salvador \nHere is some background about him and the history of the Lutheran Church in El Savador:\n\nThe Salvadoran Lutheran Church emerged in 1952 as a result of the missionary effort of the North American pastor Robert Gussick\, based in Guatemala and representative of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church from Milwaukee\, Wisconsin. The Lutheran Church played a leading role in supporting and assisting refugees during the Civil War form 1980 to 1992.   On August 6th\, 1986\, Rev. Medardo Gómez was consecrated as a Bishop by the Swedish Lutheran Bishop Oke Kastlund.  This led to the Lutheran Church in El Salvador becoming a member of the Lutheran World Federation\, independent from the Missouri Synod.  Bishop Gomez was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 because of his work during the Civil War.  Today the Lutheran Church in El Salvador consists of about 60 congregations around the country.\n\n
LOCATION:55 Wilbur Blvd.\, Poughkeepsie\, NY 12603 St. John's Lutheran Church 55 Wilbur Blvd Poughkeepsie\, NY 12603
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URL:https://business.dcrcoc.org/events/details/presentation-by-bishop-gomez-11-10-2014-10472787
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