Here, There, and Everywhere!
"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”- Acts 1:8 (ESV)
Are you interested in serving? Well, this is the page for you!
On this page, you will find information on service opportunities nearby, as well as some far away!
Service Opportunities Close By
Camp Ministry
Are you interested in getting involved in Camp Ministry? 
Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca, located in Solon, Iowa, is a year-round camp, retreat center, and public family campground affiliated with the Iowa District East of the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod. Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca belongs to an organization called the National Lutheran Outdoors Ministry Association (NLOMA), where they have partnered with camp and retreat centers across the country by offering professional development opportunities, spiritual training and renewal, networking and fellowship. NLOMA is also active in helping recruit and place over 500 summer applicants each summer to more than 20 camps. At camp Io-Dis-E-Ca, campers are given an opportunity to begin and end each day with the Word of God and prayer, learn more about Jesus Christ through Bible study, make lasting Christian friendships, sing camp songs, learn a variety of recreational skills, and enjoy their favorite all-camp games with their new friends.
For more information, visit Camp Io-Dis-E-Ca's Website! If you would like to volunteer or work at any of NLOMA's other camps, visit their website here!
Lutheran East Side Mission
805 Tremont Avenue
NW Corner Tremont Ave & 6th St
Davenport, IA 52803
Church Phone (563) 323-6812
email: esmdav@gmail.com
Jeannie Mirfield, Program Director
The Lutheran East Side Mission was started so that the Lord and his gifts would be available to ALL people, especially those who live in Davenport's urban east side neighborhoods. The Lutheran East Side Mission exists because God "desires all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth." (1 Timothy 2:4)
The LESM has tons of different service opportunities happening in the Davenport area! For more information and current service opportunities, visit their Facebook Page!
Service Opportunities Further Away
Interested in long or short mission opportunities? Visit the links below!
Bio
The Rev. James and Angela Sharp serve the Lord as missionaries in Puerto Rico. James serves as a pastor and church planter in the San Juan area. He is part of a team serving a new church plant in Bayamón and looking to start another one in Carolina. He preaches, teaches and encourages men and women to be disciples of Jesus Christ. He also serves as an area facilitator in the region, helping to supervise and mentor other missionaries.
Angie is an international educator, and she works with the Lutheran Mission of Puerto Rico to increase evangelism opportunities through education-based outreach initiatives. She plans, directs and implements educational strategies to serve students and their families, as well as teaching English-as-a-Second-Language courses to people of all ages.
James grew up in East Moline, Ill., where his home church is St. John’s Lutheran Church. He graduated from Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill., and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. While in seminary, he was an exchange student at Seminario Concórdia in São Leopoldo, Brazil. He later taught at Lutheran high schools in Iowa, Illinois and Maryland; served as a parish pastor in Baltimore and Dundalk, Md.; and was a church planter in Uruguay.
Angie grew up in Denison, Iowa, where she attended Zion Lutheran Church and School. She graduated from Concordia University, Nebraska, Seward, Neb., with a Lutheran teacher diploma and a major in secondary education. After graduation, she was a middle and high school teacher at Baltimore Lutheran School, Towson, Md. Before moving to Puerto Rico, she spent 10 years as a missionary teacher at San Pablo Lutheran School in Montevideo, Uruguay. Angie and James have four children: Elias, Ambrose, Callida and Magdalyn.
Prayers
Pray for the Sharps, that their outreach would be effective and that people would be brought to faith in Jesus. Pray also that the Lord would raise up pastors, teachers and other leaders to continue the work the Sharps are beginning. Ask the Lord to be with the Sharp children, as they grow up and transition to a new home — whether that’s in Puerto Rico or on their own.
Want to partner with them or make a gift? Visit https://www.lcms.org/sharp
Meet the Missionary
Nathan was raised in Papua New Guinea where his parents served as missionaries. After high school he attended Concordia University Wisconsin and received a Bachelor’s in Missions with a Director of Church Ministries certification. Following his undergraduate studies, Nathan attended the School of Missionary Aviation Technology in Ionia, Michigan. There he received his aviation maintenance certification and his commercial pilot’s license.
Sarah is the daughter of a Lutheran Army chaplain. She also attended Concordia University Wisconsin, graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Theology. In 2023, she completed her deaconess studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Nathan and Sarah will be serving in Papua New Guinea with a potential departure date in 2026. They both receive missionary training with Lutheran Bible Translators.
Want to partner with them or make a gift? Visit https://lbt.org/missionary/nathan-and-sarah-federwitz/
Newsletter
View their recent newsletter here!