Navajo Nation Education: Navajo Lutheran Mission and Concordia Charter School Create Navajo Education Partnership

An Important New Era in the Education of Navajo Youth

Navajo Nation Education Partnership in Arizona: From Phoenix to Rock Point, Navajo Lutheran Mission and the Concordia Charter School form campus through education partnership

In a mutual announcement, Concordia Charter School Inc. of Mesa, AZ (near Phoenix) forms partnership with Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) in Rock Point, AZ.

Read about the partnership by clicking this link

A New Beginning:

Bringing Improved Education to Navajo Youth in Remote Areas of Arizona

NELM is a campus of the Concordia Charter School.

Concordia Charter School Inc. operates on the campuses of the First Evangelical Lutheran – and at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ (Navajo Nation).

Concordia Charter School Staff

The Concordia Charter School Director is Margaret Roush-Meier, M.Ed.

The Concordia Charter School Board of Directors are: Dale Kvittem-Barr (Chief Administrative Officer), Sue Henderson, Pamela L. Werrell, Donavon Ziegler, Susan Jeffery

The Navajo Lutheran Mission Executive Director is Rev. Dr. Lynn Hubbard and the pastor of the NELM House of Prayer is Rev. Deborah Haffner Hubbard.

The NELM Board of Directors are: Ron Augustson (President), Christel Badey, Clarence Begay, Kay Fett, Bob Hutson, Janice Lee Jim, Roger Johnsen, Alice Natale, Angela Root, Jerry Thomas, Sue Vogel-Herrera, Richard Wixon, Kathleen Carpenter.

NELM is a mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and belongs to the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod under Bishop Steve Talmage.

Related Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) Links:

NELM on facebook

NELM on wordpress blog

NELM on Blogger

NELM on Zimbio

NELM on myspace

NELM on bliptv

NELM on youtube

NELM on photobucket

NELM on Twitter

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It’s Time For Spiritualities in Conversation: Christians and Navajo can learn important lessons from each other – All you have to do is listen

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Traditional Navajo Spirituality and Christianity are among the topics at the Feb. 27, 2011 “Spiritualities in Conversation” event at the Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ

Spiritualities in Conversation on February 27, 2011 at 12 noon in the Navajo Lutheran Mission House of Prayer

Promoting Hózhó in Rock Point, Arizona

Topics:
Traditional Navajo Spirituality
Azee’ Bee Nahaghá of Diné Nation
Christianity

Speakers include:
Roger Benally, Diné Language and Culture Specialist
Harrison Begay, Director, Senior Center
Bob Kirk, Lutheran Church member and NAC participant

Lunch will be provided.

“Tsodizin T’áá Attsxo Diyingo Bee Náás Yiikah”

With all types of prayers we continue on the sacred path