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East
Side Hispanic/Latino Ministry
The East
Side of St. Paul has for more than a century served as
an entry point for immigrants. A leadership team,
commissioned at the synod assembly in 2005, will
initiate this ministry among the Hispanic/Latino
community. The leadership team will recruit, train, and
equip indigenous leaders to gather others into house
churches for worship, Bible study, and fellowship and to
eventually split to form new house churches.
The $250,000 targeted for this initiative will support
the leadership team and provide three years of
programmatic expenses, after which time the leadership
will be transferred to the indigenous leaders so that
the house churches become self-sustaining.
Three
new congregations in Dakota County
Dakota
County has seen explosive growth in population in recent
years. Many who have moved into the area do not have a
church home, creating an opportunity for our synod to
touch and transform their lives with the power of the
Holy Spirit. In 2002 four congregations in Dakota County
along with the ELCA Division for Outreach and the Saint
Paul Area Synod collaborated to launch Community of
Hope, Rosemount. Those congregations—along with
Community of Hope, the Saint Paul Area Synod, and the
Division for Outreach—are now poised to launch three new
congregations in the area by providing leadership,
in-kind resources, and financial support. Other
congregations may also partner in this effort.
The $250,000 targeted for this effort will match funds
committed by partner congregations and the churchwide
organization. |
 NEWS:
The
Executive Committee of the Synod Council has
allocated up to
$76,465
to start helping mission
congregations now.
(October 2007)
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