Lutheran Malaria Initiative
An initiative to educate U.S. Lutherans about malaria, advocate for global health initiatives, and raise funds to help combat malaria
Dragonflies curb the mosquito population and serve as a symbol for malaria-containment efforts. (Photo by Hans Hillewaert)
The
Lutheran Malaria Initiative, currently in the planning phase, is an unprecedented collaborative effort among the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and
Lutheran World Relief to mobilize the nearly 8 million Lutherans in the United States to join the battle against malaria -- a preventable and treatable disease that kills more than one million people a year.
An expression of our faith and of God's love for all, the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI) will educate U.S. Lutherans about malaria, advocate for global health initiatives, and raise funds to help combat malaria. By combining proven field strategies, experience, expertise, and resources, LMI brings together a worldwide network of Lutheran congregations, partner churches, missionaries, and service providers in the fight against malaria.
For generations, Lutherans have been a powerful force for change, and LMI continues that faithful tradition. The three LMI partners are excited about this campaign and look forward to a national launch in the coming months.
The Lutheran Malaria Initiative is made possible through a partnership with the United Nations Foundation.
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