AALA stands for African American Lutheran association. It is a church wide organization in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) with chapters throughout the United States.

The Metropolitan New York Chapter seeks to provide a conduit to the Metro New York Synod for the contributions and concerns of African American Lutherans; to identify and promote the training of African Americans for clergy and lay leadership within the ELCA; and to foster a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the unique culture and heritage African Americans bring to the church.

Membership is open to all Lutherans in the Metro New York Synod who support the purposes of the organization and agree by its By-Laws.






Church–wide AALA is a recognized entity in the ELCA under the jurisdiction of the Commission for Multicultural Ministries. The Metro New York Chapter enjoys the support and participation of the Metro New York Synod Bishop in many of its activities. Those activities include an ecumenical commemorative Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. service in January and a cultural Black History program in February of each year.

Meetings are held bi-monthly at host churches, usually on the fourth Sunday in February, April, June, September and the Annual Meeting in November.

Grants are awarded to eligible seminarians and persons studying for lay leadership roles in the church at the Martin Luther King, Jr. services from the James Heyligher Scholarship Fund. The Standing Committees are: Program, Scholarship, Membership and Fund Raising, The Metro New York Chapter is one of the most active in the church-wide organization.


MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION


NAME:


ADDRESS:


TEL. NO:


CONGREGATION:


DATE:


I agree to abide by the By-Laws of the Metro NY Chapter of AALA and hereby tender my annual membership dues in the amount checked below:

Individual ………………$ 20.00 ____
Family…. ……………………$ 30.00 ____
Senior (65+)………$ 15.00 ____
F/t Student………$ 20.00 ____

Checks/Money orders are made payable to Metro NY Chapter, AALA.
Payable at meetings or mailed to:

John Christian, Treas.
1352 Morrison Avenue
Bronx, New York 10472




"The Metropolitan New York Chapter hopes that you found this web site informative and worthwhile. We invite you to visit the site regularly for updates on Chapter activities. One way for you to show your interest is to join by printing a copy of the membership application and mailing it to our Treasurer, John Christian. In that way, you will receive notices of future meetings and other events and activities of this Chapter. If you just want to support our James Heyliger Scholarship Fund at this time, you can do so by mailing a donation to the same person and you will receive an acknowledgment. Thank you and God Bless."