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. Our near-term goal is to give ten percent (10%) of our tithes and offerings go to support our outreach ministries through benevolence. Our long-term 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 Faith in Action. As for spreading the Good News in our community, our Evangelism Team 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 Dee Tillman