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About

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AAPI-ELCA

Welcome, partners in Christ with a heart for Asian ministry!

In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), about 19,500 members are of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage. About 85 Asian congregations and ministries in the ELCA minister in Asian languages including Burmese, Cambodian, Cantonese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Lahu, Laotian, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Thai and Vietnamese. Some of the congregations also provide ministry to second generation Asians.

In addition, many Asians are members of more than 3,000

English-speaking ELCA congregations across the United States. Often there are no Asian culture-specific Lutheran churches in these areas.

Rev. Dr. Moses Paul Peter Penumaka         

President, Association of Asians and Pacific Islanders-ELCA         

Rev. Teresita "Tita" Valeriano        

Program Director for Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries,       

       Service and Justice, ELCA        

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Leadership

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Rev. Dr. Moses Penumaka

President

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Rev. Dr. Bimen Limbong

Vice President

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Rev. Chienyu Jade Yi

Interim Secretary

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Ms. Pamaya

Waworuntu

Treasurer

The Association of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the ELCA is the association for and led by Asians in the ELCA.  

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Vision

1. To encourage the expression of Christian faith
   from an Asian Pacific Islander perspective.

2. To support the unique gifts of Asian Pacific
    Islanders as they give witness to the gospel of
   Jesus Christ.

3. To encourage Asian Pacific Islander members of
   the ELCA to participate fully in all expressions of
   the ELCA. 

4. To support the implementation of the ELCA
    national Asian and Pacific Islander Ministry
   Strategy. 

5. To support the growth and development of
   rostered and lay leadership within the Asian and
   Pacific Islander communities within the ELCA.

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