Missions
Jamaica VBS Mission Group
The Jamaica VBS Mission group has traveled several times to Black River Jamaica, the latest in summer of 2024. We conducted two sessions of VBS Monday-Friday at two churches, Jamaican children participated and learned about Jesus! Music and crafts are always a big hit!
The Evangelism Board
The Evangelism Board at St. Paul Lutheran Church conducts its business in accordance with the Mission Statement of the congregation: “Prepare in God’s Word; Declare God’s Praises; and Share Jesus with You.” The members of our board meet once a month to focus on how best to communicate with visitors to our church in order to encourage them to continue worshipping with us as well as to determine their degree of interest in becoming committed members of our congregation. As believers in Christ, we are commanded by Him to spread the Gospel. Therefore, as we examine the list of church visitors, our board members split into group of two each and volunteer to visit, call, or write specific church visitors on that list. We seek to learn more about our visitors and their reasons for attending our church. We encourage them to find a church where they can worship regularly as individuals or as a family. If they are interested in joining St. Paul Lutheran Church, we explain to them the options available to them, including 1) transferring membership from another LCMS church, 2) joining by profession of faith if they are already baptized and confirmed Lutherans, or 3) attending our Life with God Class so that they can choose to proceed toward baptism and confirmation as individuals or seek membership in another church. Our board keeps accurate and up-to-date records of those visits and contacts. We also seek to cooperate with the pastors and other church boards so that our efforts are clearly coordinated to bring the Gospel message to as many people as possible.