Outreach and Inclusion
The Outreach and Inclusion Team is committed to help equip our congregation for outreach ministry and to foster and implement ways to become a genuinely inviting and inclusion church.
Team members include
Marge Kohn (chair)
Deb Garber
John Hudgens
Melanie Nesbitt
Shari Nesbitt
Marge Kohn (chair)
Deb Garber
John Hudgens
Melanie Nesbitt
Shari Nesbitt
A BIBLE READING MARATHON was held in Pocahontas in July 2016 and in Rockwell City in September 2016. With volunteers, the good news of our Lord was read aloud. Thanks to all who volunteered.
Photos from our Sub Sandwich meal from Pomeroy Homecoming. We sold over 200 sandwiches in an hour! It was a great service to the community of Pomeroy. |
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An Outreach and Inclusion ministry team member might:
Projects over the past couple of years have been:
Goals for the future include:
Our goal is that our church family would be known in the area as a people who strive to communicate the love and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ in everything we do.
"Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." James 1:22 NIV
- Greet people arriving for Sunday School and point visitors in the direction of appropriate Sunday School classes for each of their family members
- Be aware of visitors to our church and make a special effort to welcome them and introduce them to others
- Write notes to visitors to our church
- Help develop "promotional" materials for our church
- Seek out ways to effectively advertise some of our church's special events and programs through media such as radio, newspaper, and the internet
- Help in seeking out members of our congregation to be greeters before church
- Plan special outreach events
- Seek to develop a sensitivity for the needs of those in our surrounding communities and a sense of how God is calling us to meet those needs
- Seeking God's guidance in prayer for what He would have us do with the talents and resources we have available in our congregation
Projects over the past couple of years have been:
- Initiated the use of "pew rosters" to help recognize visitors and those who may wish further information about our church and/or be interested in membership
- Developed note cards to send to visitors and took turns sending out these follow-up cards
- Promoted special Mother's Day and Father's Day services and provided gifts for these occasions
- Assisted in an Inquirer's class for people interested in information/membership
- Developed and produced a brochure promoting our church and another highlighting our ministry teams
Goals for the future include:
- Exploring ways our church can best be of service in reaching out to those in need in our local area
- Raising awareness of need for "Compassion and Justice Ministries" by studying the curriculum "What Does the Lord Require?" and brainstorming ways this or other materials might be of use in helping our church define our own "Compassion and Justice Ministry"
- Hosting outreach events such as concerts, speakers, family fun nights, etc.
- Making our church's presence known in creative ways at community events
Our goal is that our church family would be known in the area as a people who strive to communicate the love and compassion of our Lord Jesus Christ in everything we do.
"Do not merely listen to the word and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." James 1:22 NIV