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 Grace Lutheran Church
Mission Statement Grace Lutheran believes our mission to be God's chosen people:
Witness This congregation, relying on the Holy Spirit, shall proclaim the Gospel by example and by programs to invite all people to repent and share the Lord's kingdom. The congregation shall motivate its members to witness to their faith at every opportunity in daily life. It shall try to restore those who have lapsed from active membership, bring new members into the fellowship of the church, and recruit, equip, and support members of the congregation for these activities. It shall provide for the communication of the Gospel through fellowship in the wider Christian community. It shall make certain that other functions witness to the faith of the church. Service This congregation shall live by faith active in love. It shall motivate, equip, and support its members to visit the sick, the infirm, and the imprisoned, and to minister to the poor and the distressed; to serve as Christians in all the institutions and structures of society of which they are a part; and individually and corporately to foster justice, overcome oppression, alleviate suffering and care for the earth. In these efforts, the congregation shall cooperate with the synod and the churchwide agencies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, other Christian churches and other groups in society. It shall make certain that its functions strengthen the motivation and ability for service.Support This congregation in faithfulness to God shall provide leadership, organizational structures, facilities and funds to enable fulfillment of such functions to their maximum potential. The congregation shall maintain effective communication among its members and with its community, inculcate the motives and practices of stewardship in all members of the congregation, encourage generous giving to the work of the church at home and elsewhere, evaluate regularly the total life and ministry of the congregation, and recruit, equip, and support members of the congregation to provide these activities.
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