Welcome to LEM!
Liberian Evangelistic Mission is a vital church-planting ministry which partners American Christians with Liberian church leaders to further the gospel in the West African country of Liberia. LEM plants churches, trains leaders, and ministers to body, mind and soul. We hope this site will be helpful for sharing what God is doing in Liberia. Take some time to read our story, look at some photos, pray for our needs. We’d love to hear from you as well. If you have any questions or would like information about supporting this work, please contact our ministry via our contact page.
A Short History of LEM
The Liberian leaders of LEM came to maturity during the ministries of Christian Church missionaries like Wayne Meece, Ron Ayers, George Wacaser, Charles Boatman, Ken Vogel, Jerry Gibson and Robert Sheffler. LEM leaders James Morgan and Danny Buegar and others attended and/or worked at Liberia Christian High Schoool and Liberia Christian College. James Morgan and Danny Buegar came to the Milligan College, Tennessee in the early 80's to further their education that they might return to Liberia and minister to their people.
Supporting LEM
LEM needs your support. We need you to pray for the people of Liberia, and for the work of modern-day disciples who are working for the Lord there. We need you to care for Liberia, and to find creative ways to connect with the work of Christ. And we need financial support. LEM is a grass-roots mission that channels nearly 100% of all funds received directly to Liberia. If you’d like to hear more about the ministry, send us an email using the “contact us” link. If you’d like to receive more information or send a donation for the ministry, our mailing address is: LEM1225 Johnson Ferry Road, Suite 200Marietta, GA 30068LEM is a recognized 501c3 tax-exempt non-profit organization and all donations are accounted for, receipted, and are tax-deductible.
Update from Danny Buegar-October 2006
September 4, 2006
Buegar Family/ Liberian Ministry Update
Liberia, West Africa
Dear Christian Friends:
Greetings. Since we communicated with you via our Newsletter about a month ago, a lot of developments have taken place and we wanted to send you an update at this time on Church/Mission, Family and National Issues. We hope this letter finds you in good health.
On July 17-23, we sponsored our mid-year conference in Buchanan City. Buchanan Christian Church was the host, and they did extremely well in accommodating close to 70 delegates from our local Christian Churches. Our teaching focused primarily on “Music in Worship.” In Liberia, music in worship has taken on new forms, and there seems to be some confusion about what may or may not be acceptable. What we are witnessing here is that music and dancing cannot easily be separated, as more and more churches and Christian groups are leaning towards the Pentecostal Style of Worship. Most churches, including some of our own Christian Congregations seem to be losing their identity. This is not to suggest though, that we are against the Pentecostal Style of Worship or Music and Dancing. In our minds, so long this worship style does not seek to shift attention, where man becomes the focus of attention, as opposed to God being the center of our worship; we have no problem with it. Our worship must glorify God, not man. To make this point clear was the purpose of our 2006 Mid-Year Conference. So our Mission Leadership asked James Morgan, Dan and others to address the issue at that Conference. The goal of the conference was accomplished, and many of the participants felt the teaching was helpful. We did not only teach and discuss at the conference; we worshiped too. Many persons came forward in response to the Gospel Message. Among them was a gentleman who accepted Jesus Christ. We had one baptism.
Liberia's History
The Liberian leaders of LEM came to maturity during the ministries of Christian Church missionaries like Wayne Meece, Ron Ayers, Ken Vogel, and Robert Sheffler. LEM leaders James Morgan and Danny Buegar and others attended and/or worked at Liberia Christian High Schoool and Liberia Christian College.
James Morgan and Danny Buegar came to the Milligan College, Tennessee in the early 80's to further their education that they might return to Liberia and minister to their people. It was in Tennessee that they caught a vision for establishing a network of Restoration Movement Christian Churches in Liberia.
James Morgan
Elder James Morgan is a long time minister and teacher of the Word. James has been instrumental in the growth of the Christian Churches in Liberia and continues to serve as a lead elder for the work. He also teaches TEE (Theological Education by Extension) courses to leaders.
The Buegar Family
Danny Buegar, a Liberian trained at Milligan College, IU/PUI, and Lincoln Seminary, serves as a primary Liberian servant/leader sent by LEM to minister to Christian leaders and Churches within Liberia. He ministers for Christ alongside a large group of Liberian pastors, evangelists, and elders in a wide range of ministries.
Danny and Bea Buegar live in Monrovia and provide leadership to the growing work in Liberia.Bea works with womens' ministries, leading "Sister-to-Sister" groups.
The Buegars have four children, Danny Jr. (8th grade), Linnell (6th grade), Keziah (5 years) and baby Dewayne.