Quentin D. Bernhard

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Please consider supporting my year of international service today with a contribution of any size.

My name is Quentin Bernhard, and I will be serving as a Young Adult in Global Mission (YAGM) for the 2022-2023 YAGM year. I will be living and serving in Senegal from late summer 2022 through late summer 2023. I am one of 24 young adults serving in four Country Programs this year.

I have been asked to fundraise as part of my discerning and embracing God's call to serve. I thank all who have supported me up to this point and all who consider supporting me on my journey through your generous financial contributions, prayers, thoughts, and well wishes.

Moving forward with this year of growth and fellowship means so much to me. It is the result of much discernment, patience, and support, and it is the beginning of something new. Thank you for walking with me during this part of my ever-developing life journey. I look forward to staying in touch this year and beyond.

I will be sharing periodic updates during my time abroad as I come to understand my experiences and share pieces of them with you all.

About Me

I am a 2016 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School in New Tripoli, PA, and a 2020 graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, majoring in History and Political Science and minoring in Spanish. I studied abroad for the spring 2019 semester with the School for International Training (SIT) program Argentina: Transnationalism and Comparative Development in South America and spent time in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.​

I have worked around eastern Pennsylvania and Massachusetts in canvassing, community organizing, and field directing with such organizations as the Climate Action Campaign (CAC), Conservation Voters of PA (CVPA), Common Energy, and Action Together NEPA. Locally, I have interned with the Allentown School District Foundation, worked in Guest Services at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, and worked in Student Engagement and tutoring at Muhlenberg College.

I am a member of New Life Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Tripoli, PA, and was confirmed at Jacob's Church in New Tripoli, PA.

I live in New Tripoli, PA.

Please feel free to contact me directly. I can be reached at 484-226-6553 and at QuentinBernhard1@gmail.com.

About YAGM

YAGM is a program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) focused on young adults and global ministry. The program is an opportunity for faith formation, personal growth, intercultural understanding, living simply, fellowship, and accompaniment with our siblings in another part of the world.

You can visit the YAGM page of the ELCA website here: https://www.elca.org/yagm.

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Support me for one day, week or month!

A gift of $50 is all it takes to support my year of service! You can support me for one day for $50, one week for $350 or even a whole month for $1,500. The total cost for my year of service is $15,000 over about 10 months. I will be so grateful for your support in any amount. Thank you — your gift truly matters!

This page is set up to receive donations from individuals only. If you’re giving on behalf of a congregation or other organization, please visit ELCA.org/YAGMgive or get in touch with me for information on how to give via check.

About Young Adults in Global Mission

The ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program provides young adults, ages 21-29, the opportunity to grow in their faith and work in partnership with our global companions. Young adults in the program serve in churches, schools and social service ministries. Currently the program is engaged in work in Argentina and Uruguay, Australia, Central Europe (Hungry and Serbia), Jerusalem and the West Bank, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, and the United Kingdom.

The total cost for one young adult in the program is $15,000. Each young adult is tasked with raising a minimum of $5,000 to help support their year of service. The ELCA commits to raising the additional $10,000 per volunteer through generous congregations and individual donors. If more than $5,000 in gifts is received, the additional funds will help support other young adult volunteers and the future of the Young Adults in Global Mission program.