New Missions

LINC (Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition) Rev. Michael Johnson arrived in February to serve as the first director of this new mission effort in Baltimore city.

Baltimore Lutheran is working through their technology department to offer online classes. These classes are available throughout the District. The vision is to enable a high school or school ministry to begin without building and full staff while offering a Lutheran school program

http://www.baltimorelutheran.org

What do you do when you have more than 100 people respond to an English as a Second Language class? You give thanks to God for Mara Jeffries, Pastoral Assistant for Hispanic Outreach. Ms. Jefferies is serving to connect school, parish, and community to outreach opportunities with Spanish-speaking people. (http://www.alutheranchurch.com)

This new outreach is a combined effort of Circuits 1 and 2. In working with the demographics of the area and through community research, the mission committee is considering beginning through a youth and teen outreach effort. Currently the mission committee is meeting and developing a mission plan.

Rev. Gugssa Biru serves this mission that meets at Calvary Lutheran Church, Silver Spring MD. They have an aggressive distribution of tracks and flyers at local Ethiopian establishments in Montgomery County MD. This effort continues to bring first time visitors to worship services and other activities.

New life through a new ministry in a current congregation was the starting point of this mission. Now New Life at Concordia also welcomes Cathedral of Joy (a second mission) at Concordia, Upper Marlboro. Both ministries are growing and reaching people who do not have a church background.

Rev. Brandon Martin is the outreach leader of St. Stephen’s outreach to Spanish-speaking people.
www.ststephens-lcms.org 

Rev. Rick Rogers provides the spiritual leadership and the missional push of this congregation in Greenville NC.  www.epiphanygreenville.org

North High Point, NC - scheduled for 2010

Holding their worship services at:
20700 N. Main Street, Suites 102 and 104 in Cornelius, NC

"We are a new, yet ancient-future church who serves the Word of Life to the neighborhood communities of Huntersville, Cornelius, and Davidson." Website is http://www.pointofgracechurch4u.org

Victorious Life Lutheran Church
PO Box 986
Jefferson, NC 28640

ph: 336-982-4188

Working with congregations from Circuit 13 West, Jordan Mission looks to beginning worship as they hope to connect people seeking spiritual direction. Pastor Mike Merker serves as the Mission Developer. www.jordanchurchnc.org

A modular building has been delivered. This mission congregation was able to start worship in it on August 17 with dedication on September 7, 2008

The Chinese Mission at St. Paul’s is seeking to reach the 6^th largest immigrant community in Northern Virginia. Last year, they had the honor of having Vicar Xiang Yang serve them. He returned to St. Louis for his last year of seminary. They are praying that God will lead him back to St. Paul’s to serve as the mission pastor of the Chinese congregation. (http://stpaulsfallschurch.org

Growing a new ministry requires the awareness and sensitivity of reaching the churched and the unchurched Now worshiping at new venue at the Old Isaac Walton Building!  Worship services start at 10:00 am with Sunday School and Adult Bible Study at 9:00.  Sunday School for all age groups will be held at the Leesburg Open Arms building and Adult Bible Study will be held at the Isaac Walton Building. www.christcommunitylutheran.org

Leesburg Open Arms is a ministry of Christ. This Open Arms program opened its doors in September of 2008. Already 110 children are finding their way to the center with more applying each day. http://www.leesburgopenarms.org

Christ Community welcomed children into their newly opened child development center in September.

Mission Developer Rick Carlton is in motion with community activities, making connections, and gathering a core team to start a new mission in Midlothian VA. This mission is being birthed in partnership with Redeemer, Richmond VA and they are anticipating the first worship service in April. www.redeemerwestcampus.org/dnn

Good Shepherd Child Developement Center

Hoping to open doors in August 2009, the school ministry is at work promoting the Christian childcare that children will receive. Michelle McTague is the newly contracted director for the center.

New Mission: King of Glory Mission, New Kent VA
This new mission has developed a vision, goal, and action plans that will move them forward from being an outreach effort of King of Glory to an outreach site where people come to hear the Good News and to grow in relationship with Jesus in the
communities of New Kent. Vicar Larry McReynolds is working with a mission outreach team to plant this ministry.
www.kingofglorywilliamsburg.org

A downtown outreach looking to connect real life to real faith. Mission Planter Tim Utton compares this moment in time to having a large boulder teetering at the top of the hill, just waiting for the momentum that it will gather as it rolls its way forward. This mission is regularly meeting and gathering with people throughout the city of Norfolk sharing the source and power of Hope for our lives.   www.cwnorfolk.com

Five congregations in Circuit 9  are involved in outreach efforts to the growing Spanish-speaking population in Northern Virginia. To facilitate an even greater effort, Circuit 9 congregations are partnering with Ablaze! For God’s Mission to call a Mission Developer for Outreach.

A Korean Ministry at Prince of Peace in Springfield VA

This mission has been entangled with permit obstacles and utilities permits and easement rights so much so that it has halted the process of building. We are praying that these obstacles be removed.