Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission Statement
"Faithful Lutherans Sent by Christ to Serve God's Children"
Core Values
As a Christ-centered community shaped by God's grace, we value the following:
Faith and faithfulness
Forgiveness
Tradition as well as change
Bible-based teaching and preaching
Hard work
Our ideal core values are further defined as follows:
I. Life together in our Faith family
Our Faith family relates to one another with:
Inclusiveness/ acceptance/ celebration of differences
Friendship/caring/ Christian love
Honesty and integrity
We nurture our Faith family by:
Supporting the needs of all
Working and learning together
Being good stewards of our facility and resources
Including fellowship and fun
II. Life beyond our Faith family
We relate to non-members with
Friendliness and caring
Honesty and integrity
We serve non-members of our faith family through:
Community service
Commitment to missions
Sharing our facility and resources
Response to crisis needs
Educational outreach
Vision and Goals
Proactive evangelism
Proactive stewardship
Identify and cultivate leaders
Continue and expand Christian educational opportunities
Develop service programs/activities/projects for K-5, youth, young adults, OWLS (Older Wiser Lutheran Society) and NYT (not yet there) OWLS
Strengthen our sense of community