Social Ministries

For a Lutheran Statement on Social Ministry
See our Affiliated Site!

Other Lutheran Social Statements
can be found at the ELCA Site

A STEWARDSHIP EMPHASIS MOMENT

God has gifted each of us with everything we need to do ministry! Paul says that some are teachers, some have gifts for administration, proclaiming the Gospel, etc. But his main point is that EVERYONE has gifts to share. I had a grandmother at a Lutheran home who, at ninety-eight, used to ask, "Why does God keep me here?" We used to answer, "To pray for the rest of us!" Although we said it kiddingly, it was also a serious answer. We knew she did - and would. And we certainly needed her prayers. The staff at the hospital used to refer to her as "The Peacemaker." If they had a troublesome patient, they would put her in with our grandmother who, with her sensible judgment and good humor, as well as her deep well of faith, would soon win her "roommate" over.

Social Ministries are not just for those few "gifted" people who also happen to have a lot of time on their hands. God calls us to reach out to all of those around us in need - whether near or far away. Our congregation is deeply committed to both outreach and justice ministries, healing the broken and brokenhearted, being God's loving presence for the alone and lonely, ministering to the needs of our community and the greater community of humankind. You are invited to join us by the Lord who has declared, "As you have done it to the least of these, my brothers, you have done it to me."

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