Presentation by Bishop Gomez

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Presentation by Bishop Gomez of El Salvador Here is some background about him and the history of the Lutheran Church in El Savador: The 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.