Los Amigos Episcopales Ohio

LOS AMIGOS EPISCOPALES is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and a peace and justice ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio. Los Amigos Episcopales is a Christ-centered organization whose mission is to:
1) support the vocational, educational, social and humanitarian programs of the Episcopal Church in El Salvador;
2) maintain and support community between congregations of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio and the Episcopal Diocese of El Salvador; 3) educate members and others about the people of El Salvador.

Some years ago a psychologist from Massachusetts organized preschools there with the idea that the only way to address the extreme poverty and upheaval in that civil-war-torn country was to provide education for the children in their most formative years. Following the cessation of the Massachusetts educational grant in 1995, Los Amigos voted to continue funding and support for the schools as our primary mission.

Additionally, Los Amigos has contributed to a Bean Fund which loans money to farmers to purchase seeds. The loan is repaid by the farmers with a very modest interest when the crops are harvested.

To support our work in El Salvador, please send donations to
     Los Amigos Episcopales
     50 E. Bagley Road
     Berea, OH 44017
or use the convenient PayPal "Donate" button below:

Watch here for notice of Meetings

Our next meeting is
May 14
6:30 pm
via Zoom
Our meetings are open to all. Would you like to know more about our ministry in
El Salvador? Would you like to help?
Please join us.

Contact Margaret.boswell09@gmail.com
to be included in our Zoom meetings.

Our guest speaker on May 14 will be Angela Smith, President of Chispa Strategies. She will discuss her work in
El Salvador as part of her more than 15 years working in diverse communities throughout Central America.

Due to the Corona virus, we are unable to have our annual October Soup Supper fund-raiser. We have launched a letter campaign seeking donations to replace funds we had hoped to raise at the Soup Supper. If you would like to donate, you may do so by using the Pay Pal "Donate" button on this page or by mailing a check to
Los Amigos Episcopales
c/o St. Thomas Episcopal Church
50 E. Bagley Road, Berea, OH 44017

We've posted our campaign letter on this website with details about current conditions in El Salvador.

Al Muller, President of Los Amigos Episcopales, visited El Salvador in March 2020 to work on the installation of his fourth school water system with a team of volunteers from Northeast Ohio.

Helping schools in El Salvador

For more than 25 years, we have assisted the following schools as requested by Bishop Martín Barahona to help the schools work towards self-sufficiency. Upon the retirement of Bishop Barahona, Bishop Davíd Alvarado asked us to continue this work. Los Amigos members have often visited these schools and can attest to their importance in educating some of the poorest children in El Salvador:
               San Agustin de Canterbury, Soyapango, Amatepec - currently using a Montessori program
                          (formerly San Andres Apostol)
                San Miguel Arcangel, Quezaltepeque
                San Mateo, Lourdes - re-opened in 2017 with a Montessori program
In addition, for the last five years we have successfully funded a new small school in El Maizal,
                La Divina Providencia
We are currently raising funds for the upcoming school year.

                                                                                 All are invited to join our partnership with the Diocese of El Salvador. Please contact
                                                                                 Margaret.boswell09@gmail.com
   to arrange for a speaker or for additional information about Los Amigos Episcopales.

​Helping schools in El Salvador

Helping schools in El Salvador