We believe Christ has freed us from sin, death, and even from ourselves, so we can love and serve our neighbors. One way we turn our faith into action is through stewardship – caring for and sharing the gifts we have been given, including our financial resources. By generous giving, we discover JOY in Christ, AND we serve our neighbors. We share 50% of the mission support received from congregations with the whole church. Mission Support enables the ELCA's more than 8,900 congregations and 65 synods to pool resources to love and serve our neighbors in ways no individual or congregation can do alone. Mission Support is one way we are church together; it is essential to who we are as the ELCA.

Your Synod Assembly offering supports our shared “Life Together.” This year we have designated our Central States Synod Campus Ministries as recipients of the offiering. We are a church that is energized by lively engagement in our faith and life. The mission of campus ministry in the ELCA is to invite people in academic settings to engage more deeply with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the community that bears his name, so they may discover and fulfill their vocation as disciples.

The $100 application fee covers the cost of background checks and administrative expenses related to the PMA program.