# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S251
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 251

-school sponsored by a number of our congregations and
It is self-supporting. It has an enrollment of 800 pupils.
{will also be our privilege, D. v., to have in our midst at the
tion the President of the Brazil District, the Rev. Rodolfo
together with a lay delegate, Mr. Waldemar Goerl of Porto
Brazil. This is the first time in the history of our South
Missions that a lay delegate from South America will
ent at a synodical convention. Their personal reports as
the information given the convention in their separate
;-will tell the story.

e following allotments were made to the Brazil District: for
nage and chapel $25,000; for motorization $25,000; for Ginasio,
Alegre, $25,000.

; Our Seminaries

report would not be complete if we would not also touch
e fact that our South American Districts are bending every
train a national ministry.

ario Concordia at Villa Ballester, Argentina, with an
ent of 25 students, and the Seminario Concordia at Porto
, Brazil, with an enrollment of 133 students, are in a flourish-
ndition. However, though students graduate at regular in-
to the ministry, there is still a shortage of manpower to
-of the fast-expanding mission fields.

Venezuela

the latest of our missions in the expansion program.
ons were opened. Two pastors and one lay worker are
g the work. We have 135 souls and 55 communicants.
a school was opened with an enrollment of 80 children.
n be on a self-supporting basis. With the help of funds
m the “Conquest for Christ” effort a building is under
n which will serve as a school and a chapel, and also
quarters for the pastors. If we are to capitalize on the
ities in Venezuela, we shall have to invest larger amounts

in this very expensive mission field of our Church.
by the early beginning, the investments will pay rich
s..;Fellow Christians are coming to the fore and contrib-
ally to the causé in their midst. Dr. H. A. Mayer, who
ited this area, will give pertinent information on the
t.of our missions in Venezuela.

Extraterritorial Missions

swe have six stat‘ons, and six pastors, serving approx-
ssouls and 275 communicants. We have an institute,
the training of Mexican workers. According to Mexican