Iglesia Camino de Emaús
Two years ago, Pr. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera, the former bishop of Iglesia Luterana Agustina de Guatemala (ILAG) arrived in the Quad Cities and began gathering people into Iglesia Camino de Emaús (Road to Emaus Church). Just as Jesus walked with disciples on the road to Emaus in Luke 24, this Synod Authorized Worshiping Community walks with the Latine community in Davenport around Word, Sacrament, relationships, and community.
The Southeastern Iowa Synod, Northern Illinois Synod, ELCA, and local partners who began this important work now invite you to join this Spirit-led and life-changing mission. The 2025 Synod Assembly Offering will raise funds to help build a vibrant, welcoming Latine community where faith, fellowship, and hope come alive. Every gift, of every size, helps empowers this ministry to grow, gather, and walk with God’s people in powerful new ways!
Take a moment to watch this video with Pr. José Pilar Álvarez Cabrera to hear about the testimony of life and faith he sees through the people at Iglesia Camino de Emaús.
Synod Assembly Offering Advocate Congregations have already begun sharing the inspiring story of Camino de Emaús, inviting neighboring congregations to open their hearts to this mission by committing gifts towards the ministry. These early efforts are building awareness and momentum, helping to lay the foundation for support and connection across our community.
As we continue this journey together, we invite you to prayerfully reflect on how God is calling you to respond with generosity. In addition to making a personal gift, consider how you might extend this invitation within your own congregation or community. To support your efforts, a bulletin insert, graphic, and the video above are available to download here and use in your setting. Together, through shared stories and open hearts, we can grow this movement of faith and support.
Give a Gift Today!
With a shared goal of raising $45,000, we can strengthen this vital ministry and its impact in the community.
Whether large or small, the gift you give matters! The giving chart shows the number of gifts, starting at just $25, needed to reach our goal and continue this journey of hope, faith, and transformation.
Gifts made to the 2025 Synod Assembly Offering will support this initiative, and fundraising will continue through June.
Give now through the button below or bring an offering to the Synod Assembly (make checks out to SEIA Synod with the memo Camino 2025 Assembly Offering) and be part of what God is doing through Iglesia Camino de Emaús!
This chart shows what our collective impact could look like!
“What excites me about Igelsia Camino de Emaús is that this community embodies the beloved Emaus story where the people gathering for worship, fellowship, and mutual support are meeting Jesus all along the way; hearing the Word in their own Spanish language, in the breaking of the bread, and witnessing Jesus’ love for all people in the midst of grief, joy, fear, and hope as Pastor Pilar gathers all around God’s table of grace.”