Outreach and Evangelism includes our annual offering to mission support (benevolence) for the Virginia Synod, and in turn to the ELCA and the worldwide church. Six percent (6%) of our tithes and offerings go to support our outreach ministries. Our goal is eventually to give 20%. Included are:

Global mission (missionaries, overseas volunteers, Lutheran World Federation)
New congregations (grants to start new churches here at home)
Education (8 seminaries, 28 church colleges and universities, ministry on 252 campuses)
Congregational support (worship materials, evangelism & stewardship materials, youth)
Social ministry (Largest health and human services network in US).

Closer to home, we have our own Social Ministry Committee. As for spreading the Good News in our community, the Evangelism Committee does the following:

Advertising
Information packets
Identify and greet visitors
Visitor and new member welcome
New member classes
Member Directory
Friendship Celebrations

For more information, contact Ike Johnson