Transcript Jesus tells the servant 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you.

Jesus tells the servant 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will
put you in charge of many things. (Matthew 25:21)
Rev. Jamesetta Ferguson, Senior Pastor
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Louisville, KY
November 2-5, 2011
Moving us from deaths door to
abundant life
 Many times God doesn’t bless us with more, because
we don’t take care of the little that was given to us.
 As the church, when we begin to take care of the
"little", God can move us from deaths door to
abundant life.
St. Peter’s Evangelical Church,
United Church of Christ
 The First German Evangelical
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Lutheran Church of the City
of Louisville was organized
on August 22, 1847
In 1960’s had over 1000
German descendant
members
Closed community of faith
Only served within the
“walls”, not beyond
By 2006 membership totaled
34 of which fifteen were
active
Moving from Deaths Door……
 Calling of pastor and leaders with heart to do urban
ministry
 Assessing the community in which we now serve
 Changing the existing congregations perception of
ministry through endless….preaching and teaching
 Opening the “church doors”
 Casting a new vision and church mission statement
 Changing how we do ministry within the community,
both spiritually and physically
Moving from Deaths Door……
 Changing the meaning of church membership
 Using the small things God gives us… “using what we
got”!
 Forming church and community covenantal
relationships
 Re-envisioning our ministries and mission each year
 Proclaiming that St. Peter’s is God’s “house” and all are
welcome to share and live in the “house”
Assessing the Community
We Serve Today
 St. Peter’s UCC is located in urban Louisville, Kentucky, situated
within the Russell community; one of the poorest areas in
Jefferson County.
 The population of this community is nearly 70% African descent;
and has located within it the largest public housing complex in
Louisville with 972 heads of household and some 5,000
residents.
 It is estimated that 75% of these residents are children and
youth.
 There is high concentration of substance abuse rehabilitation
facilities such as the Healing Place and Volunteers of America;
and homeless safe place such as the Wayside Mission. Located
also within this urban society are the Dismas House and the
Russell Transitional Housing for paroled and nonviolent
offenders. www.link2lead.com (Basic Facts)
Casting a New Church Vision
The church’s vision is to
plant and cultivate seeds of
necessity in our community
through spiritual guidance
and community
partnerships, continuously
seeking opportunities to
educate, inform and
empower the congregation
and community to be
effective advocates for them
both.
Casting a Church Mission Statement
 We are God’s hands and
feet at St. Peter’s called
to embrace and serve the
marginalized and those
persons who have been
kicked to the curb, the
ignored of society by
being used as witnesses,
and by evangelizing
about God’s message,
God’s power, and God’s
salvation.
 We have embraced the
motto – we feed
spiritually and physically,
which is designed to
address the mind, body
and soul of each
individual that we
encounter standing on
biblical principles and
showing God’s love to all
no matter where you
are on life’s journey.
Changing How
We Do
Ministry
Ministries and missions in 2007
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Church in sanctuary (not hidden in nursery)
Church doors open seven days per week
Weekly Bible Study and Family Night
Saturday Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings (our home group)
Dare to Care Food Bank and Emergency Food Programs
Quarterly HIV and Life Skills classes with Volunteers of
America
 Louisville Metro Police presentations on Crime Prevention
 Jointly established a Neighborhood Watch with Beecher
Housing
 Women’s Ministry began (student in discernment)
Anonymity Group
St Peter Evangelical Church
of Christ
1225 W Jefferson St
Louisville, KY 40203
(started 5/07)
Weekly Bible
Study and Family
Night
Sisters Inspiring Sisters (SIS)
Missions Results in 2007
 St. Peter’s served over 1500 lunches/snacks during the 10
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week summer break in 2007.
St. Peter’s helped 197 families during the month of July
through Dare to Care Food Distributions and the
Emergency Food Bank.
St. Peter’s has 30 volunteers who worked with the lunch
program and food distribution programs to-date.
St. Peter's assisted 38 children and youth in obtaining
school uniforms for the 2007 school year.
St. Peter's distributed school supplies to 29 children and
youth during the August Family night.
Changing How We Did Ministry
and Missions in 2008
Ministries and missions in 2008
 Church doors open seven days per week
 Weekly Bible Study and Family Night
 Dare to Care Food Bank and Emergency Food Programs
 Saturday Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings (our home
group)
 Quarterly HIV and Life Skills classes with Volunteers of
America
 Louisville Metro Police presentations on Crime Prevention
 Summer Youth Enrichment Program w/ lunch
Changing How We Did Ministries
and missions in 2008
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Sunday Worship Service time changed
Anointed Voices of Praise Adult Choir
Tuesday Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings
Dare to Care Saturday Worship Service
Nightly Out- of- School Program which includes a
Library, Computer Center and Game room for youth in
the community from the ages of 7-17
 Child Abuse Workshops
 Metro Louisville Operation Brightside
We Feed Spiritually and Physically!
 Dare to Care Food
Mission
 Dare to Care Worship
Service
“No matter where
you are on life’s
journey, you are
welcome at St.
Peter’s”
WestEnd Group –
Tuesday – Dec 2008
Dare to Care Volunteers
St. Peter’s Visions of Hope
Ministry received a grant from
Partnership to Prevent Child
Abuse (PPCA) for $2,000.
Metro Louisville Operation
Brightside
Community
fieldtrip to Bats
Game
2008 Barnabas Award for
Mission - IKC
Allied Health and Education (AHEC)
 Covenant began in July 2008
 The mission is to enhance access to healthcare by
improving the supply and distribution of healthcare
professionals through community- academic
educational partnerships.
Changing How We Did Ministry
and Missions in 2009
“We must use what
you got!”
As the church, when we
begin to take care of the
"little", God can move us
from deaths door to
abundant life.
January 2009 – a mission trip
to South Africa helped shape
the vision. This is the JL
Zwane Memorial Church,
Presbyterian Church in
Gugulethu Cape Town
Ministries in 2009
 Church doors open seven days per week
 Sunday Church School and Worship Service
 Weekly Bible Study and Family Night
 Saturday Dare to Care Worship and Food Distribution
 Re-envisioned Women’s Ministry into Women of
Worth
Missions in 2009
 Quarterly HIV and Life Skills classes with Volunteers
of America
 Tuesday and Saturday AA Meetings
 Louisville Metro Police presentations on Crime
Prevention
 Summer Youth Enrichment Program w/ lunch
 Nightly Out- of- School Program which includes a
Library, Computer Center and Game room for youth in
the community from the ages of 7-17
Changing How We Did Ministry and
Missions in 2009
 Created St. Peter’s Youth Ministry and choir
 Created St. Peter’s Men’s Ministry and choir
 Created St. Peter’s Health Ministries
 Partnered with youth ministry from other churches to
do dance and activities
 Opened the Women of Worth Living Well Center
 Established Women of Worth Catering Service
Ministries and missions in 2009
New Women’s Center
In August 2009 we opened and
dedicated the St. Peter’s
(Women of Worth) W.O.W.
Living Well Center, a place
where women can come and
receive the spiritual, mental and
physical support they may need
to improve their lives. This is a
safe place where we hope
women will find their worth
and beauty through God’s sight.
Struggling congregations look to change and grow –
Courier Journal Newspaper - May. 10, 2009
More than a century ago, German-American Protestants raised a Gothic sanctuary of
stone, stained glass and painstakingly carved woodwork on West Jefferson Street in the
Russell neighborhood. On holidays, worshippers would overflow its 500 seats.
But by 2006, St. Peter's Evangelical United Church of Christ was down to about 15
active members, most of them elderly and commuting from other neighborhoods.
Endowment funds left by deceased members, which had kept the church solvent, were
running out. The church, with its rich history, had to decide if it was willing to accept a
radically different future -- or no future at all.
St. Peter's decided to change. Under its first African-American pastor, it began
reaching out to people it had rarely encountered before -- residents of the Beecher
Terrace public housing complex directly across West Jefferson Street. In the past three
years, the church has begun offering after-school activities for children, substanceabuse recovery programs and Saturday-morning food distributions accompanied by
optional worship services. Active membership and Sunday attendance now hover
around 40 -- with dozens more worshipping on Saturdays. "It's turned the corner, in
that we have built trust in the community," said the church's pastor, the Rev. Jamesetta
Ferguson. "That's been a long process for us.“
Struggling congregations look to change and grow –
Courier Journal Newspaper - May. 10, 2009 Continuation (2)
Outside assistance. Not coincidentally, St. Peter's brush with death came just a
year before the endowment it depended on was to run out. Like many churches, it
survived for years on the interest and dividends of bequests left by deceased
members. Ferguson said St. Peter's mission has benefited from volunteers from
other congregations and grants from the local conference of the United Church of
Christ and other sources. But most important, Ferguson said, churches trying to
revive themselves need to "find your niche … where you're going to reach the most
people. You can't be everything to everybody.“ And once they find that niche, she
said, there must be a long-term. "People want to know you're going to be there at
crunch time.“
Aiding the community. It was 8:30 on a Saturday morning -- not a typical time
for a church service -- but about two dozen worshippers had gathered at St.
Peter's. "How are you doing today?" Ferguson asked an elderly woman who
greeted her with an embrace before navigating her shopping pull-cart through the
tight corners of the old sanctuary. Seeing its food distribution program was
drawing people to St. Peter's on Saturdays who had never been there on Sundays,
the church decided to offer a worship service on Saturdays, complete with gospel
choruses, prayer time and a sermon.
Struggling congregations look to change and grow – Courier Journal
Newspaper - May. 10, 2009 - Continuation (3)
Ferguson, a 2006 graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, said that after
several years of volunteering at an independent church, she was drawn to the United Church
of Christ because of its support for women's ordination and racial integration -- which was
particularly relevant to the changes at St. Peter's. The church "became known as a safe place"
and began offering after-school programs for neighborhood children, putting its Sunday
school classrooms into service for the first time in decades.
The church also launched Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and began a partnership with
the Dare to Care Food Bank that now distributes 6,000 pounds of food per month.“ When
people are hungry, they don't want to hear about Jesus," Ferguson said. "You've got to meet
their physical needs first.“ Said Crystle Davis, who was receiving food on a recent Saturday:
"I have zero income. It helps out a lot.“ Mark Woodard, who was helping distribute the food,
said he joined St. Peter's after attending Twelve Step meetings there. He credited the church
for helping "turn my life around and do something positive. "Jean Sampson, 81, who has
been a member of St. Peter's her entire life, said she's glad to know that the church where
her grandparents married has a future. "It was very difficult for us" before, she said. "Many
times we didn't have many members there at all. "Now, she said, "We're helping people who
need help.“ Reporter Peter Smith can be reached at (502) 582-4469.
Ministries and missions in 2009
Youth Ministry
Youth with A Mission
Partnership
Mission trip to Christian
Care Nursing Home
Ministries and missions in 2009
World Aids Day Service
Ministries and missions in 2009
Health Ministry
 On Saturday, December 19, 2009,
the Norton’s Cancer Screening
Mobil Unit came to St. Peter’s to
provide free cancer screening test
to persons aged 40 and over, who
had not been tested within the past
year. Others received test at a
nominal fee. Blood pressure
checks and other health
information was also provided. A
total of twenty-six men and women
received either a digital
mammogram, cervical pap smear,
prostate exam including a PSA test
or colon fecal blood test. The next
screening at St. Peter’s was March
2010.
Ministry and Missions in 2010
Ministries in 2010
 Church doors open seven days per week
 Sunday Church School and Worship Service
 Weekly Bible Study and Family Night
 Saturday Dare to Care Worship Service
 Women of Worth Women’s Ministry
 Re-envision St. Peter’s Men’s Ministry into Men on the
Move (deacon in training).
 Re-envision St. Peter’s Youth Ministry into Youth
Ministry and Development (student in discernment).
Mission in 2010
 Weekly Dare to Care Food Distribution
 Tuesday and Saturday Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings
 Quarterly HIV and Life Skills classes with AHEC
 Louisville Metro Police Speak-out
 Nightly Out- of- School Program which includes a
Library, Computer Center and Game room for youth in
the community from the ages of 7-17
Feed American - Hunger In America
http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-in-your-community/real-stories-landingpage/kentucky.aspx
Tonya gleefully moved to northern Kentucky two years ago after she and her
husband were married. Considering her husband’s family still resided in the
town flanked by the Ohio River, Tonya was eager to move her teenage
daughter to a place providing a built-in family structure.
The wedding and moving expenses weren’t exactly cheap, and in the
dwindling economy, Tonya took the first job she could get. Her full-time
management position with a mail carrying company paid $10.50 an hour,
but her husband’s job as a tool and die setter kept the family of three afloat.
Utility bills and house and truck payments were excessive, forcing Tonya to
rely on Dare to Care Food Bank’s mobile pantry at St. Peter’s United Church
of Christ.
At first, Tonya came for the food. But she soon found hope within the
congregation of a church that spent much of its time trying to reignite the
dashed pride of its depressed neighborhood. Compelled by their optimism,
Feed American - Hunger
In America
http://feedingamerica.org
/hunger-inamerica/hunger-in-yourcommunity/real-storieslandingpage/kentucky.aspx
Tonya would come in early to attend the meditation
service held before each monthly produce distribution.
Soon she was cross-stitching banners to adorn the dark
wood walls and columns of the century-old church. As
time passed, she found herself integrated into a new
type of family.
Their support meant the most during September 2008,
when Tonya’s husband suffered severe hip and leg
injuries during a catastrophic windstorm fueled by
Hurricane Ike—he had to stop working immediately. To
make matters worse, Tonya underwent a hysterectomy
with subsequent surgeries to remove infections. After 21
days in the hospital, she’s still taking some time off from
work to fully recuperate. Sporadic disability checks
haven’t been enough to help her family, so she has
turned St. Peter’s for more food than she’s used to
receiving. Now she also relies on the people at St. Peter’s
to get her through the emotional ordeal.
With the food and support, Tonya can look forward to
getting back to work one day, and hopefully attain her
dream of attending school for interior design. For now,
she knows she can always put her creative skills to work
by cross-stitching a new face for an old church, a gesture
of gratitude to her new family.
Outreach and
Missions
Health
Awareness
and Support
Ti'yonna Williams,
right to left, Latasha
Moore, Sonja Williams
and Rev. Jamesetta
Ferguson participate in
the 2010 Louisville
AIDS Walk. (By Tyler
Bissmeyer, Special to
The Courier-Journal)
Sept. 26, 2010.
New Ministry and Missions in 2010
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Sunday Praise Team Ministry
Halle Youth Dance Ministry
Women of Worth Liturgical Dance Ministry
Pastoral Care and Counseling Services provided by
ministers and trained professionals at Baptist
Fellowship Center
 Saturday Worship Service at Community Transitional
Housing
 Thursday Alcoholic Anonymous Meetings
The Halle’ Youth
Dance Ministry at
the IKC in 2010
Baptist Fellowship Center – Partnership
 Covenant began in July 2010
 Trained ministers provide counseling services to
individuals, families or groups in the midst of crisis.
The counseling services director has recently
completed a doctorate in life skills and has trained the
pastoral team in life skills techniques. Over 9
workshops with 1000 participants were conducted in
2010.
Moving us from……….to
Moving us from……….to
 Less advocacy and more spiritual development
 Better defined vision for ministry and mission
 Self care…..self care….self care!
 Develop resources from within “use what we got”
 Concentrate more on “kingdom building” and not
membership
 More Grace - We all have a “past”, God gives us a future
 Reality We’re on a journey, and it is always changing
The Vision for Abundant Life
 Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and Formation
through worship and education
 Discipleship Training
 Outreach and Missions
 Wider Church and community covenantal
relationships
Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and
Formation through worship and education
Sunday Services
 Church School – 8:45am
 Praise and Worship
Service– 10am
 Open Table each first
Sunday
 Baptisms each month
 Special cultural and
traditional services
Sunday Baptism
Annual Kwanzaa Service
Saturday Dare to Care Service
 Praise and Worship 8am
 Sermon or Current Topic
with scriptural
connection
 Open table each 3rd
Saturday
Altar Call and Invitation
to Discipleship
Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and Formation
through worship and education
Children and Youth
Ministries
 Ministry provides small-group
Bible studies for youth and
children through biweekly
children and youth fellowship
meal and/or activity. Activities
are encouraged to helping them
grow spiritually and build
community within the church.
Activities include liturgical
dance ministry, step dance
ministry, children’s and youth
choirs, youth annual worship
service and conference, service
projects, trips and other
activities.
Youth sponsored
Senior Adult Luncheon
Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and Formation
through worship and education
Adult Sunday School Class
Christian Education
 Ministry provides programs
for adults and youth to learn
about the Christian faith and
to make and nurture their
commitment to live as
followers of Christ.
Encourage small groups to
participate in other
intergenerational activities
with a spiritual education
component.
Ministry of Christian Education
 Changed in August
2011
 Call of Ministry
Coordinator
 Revised Church School
with more classes
 Simplified and more
cultural relevant
material
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2011
Redesigned Bible Study
Thursday Lunch Time
Class
Thursday 7pm Class
Classes are taught using
contemporary writings
Group discussion
One hour each
Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and
Formation through worship and education
WOW Conference 2011
Women of Worth Ministries
 Women are encouraged to learn
about the Christian faith and to
make and nurture their
commitment to live as followers
of Christ. The women are
encouraged to participate in
small groups helping them to
grow spiritually. Activities
include women's choir, women
annual worship service and
conference, service projects,
trips and other activities.
Christ Centered
Spiritual Direction
and Formation
through worship and
education
Men Ministries
Men are encouraged to
learn about the Christian
faith and to make and
nurture their commitment
to live as followers of
Christ. The men are
encouraged to participate
in small groups helping
them to grow spiritually.
Activities include men's
choir, men annual worship
service and conference,
service projects, trips and
other activities.
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Christ Centered
Spiritual
Direction and
Formation
through
worship and
education
Youth Ministries
Christ Centered Spiritual
Direction and Formation
through worship and
education - Music
Ministries
The music ministries
include a wide variety of
music, including adult,
youth and children's
choirs, and praise and
worship team. There is an
appreciation for
traditional, contemporary
and other sacred musical
forms. The primary
emphasis is to provide
music that will help set the
atmosphere for worship
and the participation in
worship of the
congregation.
Christ Centered Spiritual Direction and
Formation through worship and education
Halle’ Dance Ministries
Halle’ Dancers minister at Highland Park Baptist
Church Fall Festival in 2011
Discipleship Training
Discipleship Training
 Weekly Thursday Bible Study and Sunday school
 Weekly Leadership training for pastoral team and
other leaders within church
 Pastoral “team” includes all ministers and deacons – all
preach, teach, serve as worship leaders
 Attendance of Quarterly Council Meetings and
Association Meetings expected for pastoral team
 All congregation are encouraged to attend council
meetings for open communication
Discipleship Training
 Seeking ministers called to do ministry in urban
setting
 We can do all things through Christ Who Strengthens
Us. Philippians 4:13
 In 2011 – three students in United Church of Christ
discernment process.
 First ordination and installation in August 2011
 Deacons – two year training process – In 2011 - four
deacons (one in training)
Outreach and Missions
Outreach and Missions
Evangelism
 Ministry is a comprehensive
ministry to effectively
communicate the good news
of Jesus Christ and increase
the fellowship of believers.
Several activities are planned
throughout the year.
Service at the Community
Park
Outreach and Missions
Dare to Care Food Pantry
 Covenant began in July
2007
 Dare to Care – Created
to lead our community
to feed the hungry and
conquer the cycle of
need. Over 7,000
pounds of food are
distributed monthly to
neighbors within the
Russell and Portland
communities.
2011 Volunteers who represented St.
Peter’s for DTC site of the year
recognition ceremony
Alcoholic Anonymous
 Covenant began in January 2007
 The church currently has 3 Alcoholic Anonymous
Groups that serve over 600 men and women weekly.
Anonymity – Saturday 2pm (2007) (our home group)
 West End Group – Tuesday 8pm (2008)
 Serenity Group – Tuesday 8pm (2010)
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Outreach and Missions
Community Transitional Housing
 Covenant began in November 2010
 A 300 resident half way house for men leaving the
prison system. Many of the residents have received
spiritual direction and guidance for involvement with
welcoming St. Peter’s faith community. The residents
also volunteer their time to provide Dare to Care Food
Distribution and maintenance of the church grounds.
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Media Ministry
Outreach and Evangelism
St. Peter’s UCC Website:
www.ucc.stpetersucclou.org
Molo Village Website:
www.ucc.stpetersucclou.org
Mission and Volunteerism
Central Union Church/Youth on the
Move from Hawaii who joined us for
worship, fun and mission on Saturday,
June 11, 2011
Men from CTS giving back
doing maintenance on the
church
Mission Behind Bars and Beyond
 Covenant began in February 2011
 A Christian led re-entry and life skills program formed
to reconnect formerly incarcerated persons with
positive community role models to assist in their
transition from prison to community, thereby reducing
recidivism and demonstrates an important role in
walking with those leaving prisons.
The Center for Health Equity
 Covenant began in April 2011
 Provides a new and hopeful approach to the public's
health. We work to address the root causes of health
disparities by supporting projects, policies and
research working to change the correlation between
health and longevity and socioeconomic status.
Angels of Myricles Childcare Center
 Covenant began in July 2011
 Leased Church Space
 Licensed for 12 toddlers (2-6 years of age)
 Expansion planned for additional 12 in 2012
The Molo Village
 St. Peter’s CDC formed in February 2011
 The St. Peter’s “Molo Village” Community
Development Center was created in February, 2011 as a
non-profit organization for charitable purposes. We
call this project the Molo (Xhosa, South African dialect
for welcome) Village, in agreement with the African
proverb, “it takes a village to raise a child”.
 All mission except Dare to Care under non profit 501C
status.
The Molo Village
 The mission of the St. Peter’s “Molo Village” Community
Development Center is to support the unique needs of
youth, women, men, ex-offenders and the aging. The
Village will provide a positive environment, which prepares
persons to live, work, and enjoy a healthy life in their
community.
 We believe a welcoming community provides meaningful
educational opportunities and instruction that meets
individual needs. By enhancing the person and
highlighting areas of need the whole community benefits.
All people are an integral part of this village and will
benefit.
The Molo Village
 Our objective is to enhance the quality of life for youth, women,
men, ex-offenders and the aging in Jefferson County. We will
assist and advocate with persons and caregivers through the
planning and delivery of services by a highly effective staff in
partnership with public and private organizations. We are
committed to providing services with respect, care and
accountability for the good of the community.
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I Am A Child Complete Care Center for Youth
Deborah's Tree Complete Care Center for Women
Nehemiah's Journey Complete Care Center for Men
House of Isaiah Complete Care Center for Ex-offenders
The Treasure Chest Complete Care Center for the Aging and
Disabled
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Molo Festival 2011
Outreach and Evangelism
Wider Church and Community
Covenantal Relationships
The United Church of Christ
UCC World Day of Peace
2011 Service at Christ
Evangelical
Ordination and Installation of Teresa
Walton in August 2011
Financial Support from
United Church of Christ
Wider Church
 Local Church Ministries
 $30,000 – January 1, 2009
(2 years award)
 $20,000 – July 1, 2010
(18 months)
 2009 WOW Conference –
Charlene J. Smith (guest
speaker)
Indiana-Kentucky Conference
 $3,000 –Grant Aid – 2008
 IKC Conference fees
Kentuckiana Association
 $7,500 –Grant Aid – 2008
UCC Churches
 $1,000 –Grace Immanuel,
Louisville
 Justice and Witness Ministry
 $1,000 – June 2011 for Molo  $1,000-Bloomington First United
 $1,000 Various other UCC
Festival
Churches
Other Support UCC Churches
 18 Choir Robes and 50 New Century Hymnals – Wilson
Congregation Church, Windsor, CT
 Bibles – Church of the Redeemer, Westlake, OH
 Art and Craft Supplies – Lynnhurst UCC, Louisville
 VBS, pool table-ping pong for Fellowship Hall, St.
Johns UCC, Batesville, IN
 Renovation, WOW Living Well Center, Pilgrim UCC,
Carlsbad, CA
 Mission and maintenance, Central Union ChurchYouth on the Move, Hawaii
Church Covenantal Relationships
 United Church of Christ
 Luther Luckett Prison Disciples of Christ
 United Methodist Churches
 Christian Methodist Episcopal Churches
 African Methodist Episcopal Churches
 Baptist Churches
 Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
Community Covenantal
Relationships ….just a few
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Dare to Care Food Bank
The Healing Place
Wayside Missions
Community Transitional
Housing
Board of Health
YouthBuild Louisville
Shoe Carnival
Walmart Market
 Mayor’s Office –
Louisville Metro
 Councilmen Office –
Louisville Metro
 Louisville Metro Police
 University of Louisville
Hospital and Brown
Cancer Center
 Norton’s Healthcare
 Individuals
Moving us from……….to
 Jesus tells the servant 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will
put you in charge of many things. Matthew 25:21
 Be the best stewards we can be of all of God’s resources
“use what you got!”
 As believers we are all ministers in the gospel of Jesus
Christ
 Ministry means getting your hands “dirty”
 Ministry is fluid “flow with it”
Moving us from deaths door to
abundant life
The Best is Yet to Come in 2012
 Celebration 165 years of Christian Service
 Spiritual Growth and Development in the “house”
 More Evangelism outside the “house”
 Molo Festival 2012
 Capital Campaign for for Molo Village Community
Center and church restoration
 Seek Designation of Molo Village as Wider Church
Mission