Lainie Nichols is a young adult member of Erickson Lutheran Church in Erickson, MB. She will be spending a year in service through the ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) program. From August 2026 to July 2027, Lainie will be living and serving in London, UK, where she will accompany global companions, build relationships, and gain new perspectives by sharing life with others.

Here are ways you can support Lainie this year:

• Pray for Lainie and the other YAGM volunteers, staff, and partners this year. Learn more about YAGM
• Get to know Lainie and join her in her year of service.
  • The link to Lainie’s peer-to-peer page is here: https://give.elca.org/p2p/site/PZSdn/page/4xSvNR. PLEASE NOTE that donations through that page are in US Dollars. Individuals can use this link to send donations. Make sure to include Lainie’s individual ID: “Lainie Nichols GCS3630”
  • Congregations wanting to collect funds and share them with Lainie should send funds to the ELCIC national office, who will issue receipts and transfer funds to the ELCA (see below).
  • Sign up to receive newsletters from Lainie. Lainie will share updates, stories, and reflections from my placement. The sign-up link is here: https://forms.gle/HvZxck622X1JEpZ39
• Make a Financial Donation
  • The ELCA YAGM giving page now has Lainie’s name listed in the “My gift will support” dropdown menu. It can be accessed here: Young Adults in Global Mission Give | ELCA (PLEASE NOTE: donations through this site are in USD. This is an option for individual donors only.) Make sure to include Lainie’s individual ID: “Lainie Nichols GCS3630”
  • This document: YAGM How to Give has information about making financial donations. NOTE that this refers to USD donations. This is an option for individual donors only. Make sure to include Lainie’s individual ID: “Lainie Nichols GCS3630”
  • Congregations who collect funds to send to YAGM should send their funds through the ELCIC National Office. See instructions below.

You can make donations in CAD to Lainie’s year of service through the ELCIC National Office. 

1. Go to ELCIC.ca and click on “donate” along the top banner
2. Under “donation fund,” select “Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)” from the menu
3. Select “one time donation only” if your gift is a one-time gift.
4. VERY IMPORTANT: put “YAGM–Lainie Nichols GCS3630” in the “personal message” box to ensure your donation gets allocated correctly.

Congregations can collect donations from individuals and send in the total amount collected to the ELCIC National Office. Make sure the funds are designated for YAGM. The national office will then pass on funds to the ELCA.