He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the
good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be
saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs
will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out
demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with
their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them
at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get
well.” After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up
into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples
went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and
confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it. Mark 16 :15-20
The Outreach Team bases their ministries around the consistent Biblical
message that God cares for the physical well-being of all of us. Our
efforts are directed at social justice rather than charity and we
believe that our ministries should start with personal contact and
should be built around relationships in our congregation, in our
community and in our world. We believe that the one everlasting
miracle performed by Jesus was the miracle of love and we look for
ways to be a part of that miracle.
Team Liaison: Debra Nowak
- Peru Ministry works with our sister church in Lima, Peru (Congregation Belen). Click here for more information.
- Global Mission Task Force works with the Gulf Coast Synod to provide assistance to missions in Peru and the Central African Republic. Click here for more information on the churches in Peru.
- Lutheran World Relief supports the programs of LWR, which seeks lasting solutions to poverty
and injustice and in doing so, compels U.S. Lutherans to put their
faith into action, working with programs such as Advocacy to provide a
voice for the powerless and Fair Trade to bring fair prices for coffee
and handicrafts to the producers and artisans not the middlemen.
- Warmth for the World & Spirit Stitchers.
Adult and Youth quilting groups making quilts that are sent to Belen,
our sister congregation in Lima, Peru, and to Lutheran World Relief,
where they are distributed to refugees and other people in need in
various countries. These are gifts of love that provide both real
comfort and a message of God’s caring.
- ELCA Mission in East Africa. Providing financial support for missionaries Andrew and Barbara Hinderlie. Click here to view their website.
Click here for pictures of the Peru Playground. |
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