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Unexpected Blessings!
Unexpected Blessings!

These multiple blessings perfectly illustrate CFNA’s ministry and role in urban St. Louis, which is to connect recently arrived refugee families with Lutheran congregations and their well-established families in the greater St. Louis area.

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Jon Burroughs
Jon Burroughs

I am constantly amazed at how the Lord can use any skill, whether it be technology or something else. My time at CFNA has been “happy chaos” with a jumble of languages, cultures, and people. Sometimes I feel like a world traveler who hasn’t left home!

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Transition Update Part 4
Transition Update Part 4

This time becomes a beacon of hope and renewal, guiding us toward a new chapter filled with possibility and purpose. It is a reminder that transitions are not endings, but rather beginnings, infused with the promise of growth and resilience. As we approach this pivotal moment, let us embrace it with gratitude and anticipation for the journey ahead.

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Christus Vivit
Christus Vivit

Al and Carol Buckman have been selected by the faculty of Concordia Seminary to receive the Christus Vivit honorary award at the seminary’s commencement ceremony to be held on May 17, 2024.

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Trivia Nights

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Trivia and Auction events benefit youth and family ministry to refugees and immigrants. 

CFNA Golf Benefit

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This special event each Autumn helps provide support to connecting New American families.

Testimonials

CFNA is an official partner of the LCMS and reaches out to refugees and immigrants through acts of witness and service. The destination for everyone they serve is the Church and by so doing, this dynamic mission society has facilitated the baptism and/or confirmation of more than 250 New Americans, primarily refugees. — Rev. Dr. Matthew C Harrison, President, the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod

We believe that CFNA was established by the will of God. — Vicar Lewi Jermiya

None in St. Louis are impacting lives more than CFNA. — Rev. Bart Day

What a blessing CFNA has been to so many “strangers in our midst,” who have come among us from around the world, seen, experienced and heard about the love of God in Christ Jesus. — Douglas Rutt

I have had the privilege of baptizing over 35 Nepali individuals, most of whom came out of the darkness of Hinduism or Buddhism and into the Light of Christ. — Rev. Matt Clark

“They serve as a model for how to love your neighbor through service and witness.” — Dr. Steve Schave