2008 Mission Friends appeal announced
Your gift to Mission Friends helps to do the evangelistic mission of the Church in ways that witness to God's power and redemptive grace in our lives and in our midst.
"...as it is written: He who gathered much did not have too much and he who gathered little did not have too little. For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of [others] men." (2 Corinthians 8:15,21)
Your gift, my gift and gifts of others support the whole ministry of our Conference and beyond. The gifts help to make possible:
· Reaching out and witnessing to those who need Christ, through the staffing of new church development and revitalization of congregations.
· Helping to call transforming and mission-driven pastoral leadership for local congregations.
· Ministering to the sick and caring for people society cast off, through support to more than 20 Mission Partners in our Mission Support Ministry.
· Investing in lives and communities through the development and training of new leadership and seeking ways of establishing churches in rapidly-growing Latino communities.
· Promoting and teaching Christian Stewardship in congregations that want to grow generous stewards in adults and children.
· Doing youth and young adult ministry and transmitting the gospel to future generations, showing our young people faithful ways to adulthood and leadership.
· Taking stands on peace and justice and keeping faith, hope and love alive.
· And many other ministries.