# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S250
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

250 MISSIONS

Argentina

The work of the Argentina District includes Argentin sb
guay, and Paraguay. Also in this District a continued ef
being made to lead our fellow Christians to a better Ch
stewardship. And all this was done in spite of the financial:
gency that had hit the country. The cost of living and other n
sities of life had risen to unknown heights in Argentina. Sa
were increased from year to year. Special assistance was
them from time to time. Their subsidy requests were :

there had not been a single parish in Argentina that w:
supporting. It is therefore very encouraging to note tha
Christians gradually advanced also in the grace of giving. A
ing to the latest reports, there are 19 parishes out of 36 whi
now self-supporting. The District Mission Board and the 6
of the District are, however, ever alert to give these parish
assistance needed.

The Argentina District was also remembered in the dis
of the “Conquest for Christ” offering. The following allot
were made for

Montevideo School Project -......-..----—----—---—-_--—----- _ $15,000
Chapel at Rosario, Argentina —_. __— 15,000:008
Two Professors’ Dwellings at Villa. ‘Ballester, Argentina '30
Motorization an nee eee 10

The District will be represented at this convention by P .

S. H. Beckmann and Pastor C. F. Truenow. Both are veter
our mission field in Argentina.

’ Paraguay and Uruguay. Missions in these coun

under the guidance and direction of the Argentina Distri

missionaries are carrying the Gospel to six different areas

Brazil

Brazil is the country where our Church first began
activities in South America. We are going forward at. ever
The D.P. work done in the “Ellis Island” of Rio de J
the so-called Blumeninsel, is paying off in Goiania, Recife, Sal
and other places — also in Sao Paulo, where we organized at
congregation with about 200 souls and 135 communicants
have a pastor with them who also is a D. P. immigrant.
another large unaffiliated group of Lutherans of about 6,00
requested the services of one of our pastors. During the ye
199 adults were baptized and confirmed; ‘140 parish schoo
enrollment of 6,382 pupils. The Ginasio at Porto Alegre is:a