FRENCH CREEK LUTHERAN CHURCH

Growing Generosity from Generation to Generation

STEWARDSHIP APPEAL 2020

The mission of French Creek Lutheran Church is to welcome everyone to worship God; to hear and to live the good news of Jesus Christ, and to spread it from generation to generation. These words serve as an inspiration for growth and improvement, helping to propel the good work done by the French Creek community for years to come.

In 2020, one of the goals of French Creek is to sustain ministry excellence which is how we hear and live the good news of Jesus Christ. French Creek council has identified a number of ministry opportunities in this area:

� Clarify and strengthen the communication strategy

� Improve office staff availability and coordination

� Increase support for the work of volunteers

� Increase generosity to shared ministry and ministry partners.

Please pray about the congregation’s mission and ministry. Pray about your response to the letter from the Stewardship team. Please be

prepared to return your statement of intent in worship on November 17th or mail it directly to the church office.

As French Creek Lutheran Church works together to

share the gospel from generation to generation, its people build upon the strong foundation of generosity laid by its forebearers.

Thank you for being part of the ministry at French Creek.

“This is so the next generation and children not yet born will know these things,and so they can rise up and tell their children to put their hope in God”

Psalm 78:6-7a

SUSTAINING MINISTRY EXCELLENCE

“In the earliest years of the church congregation, members came to church with horse and buggy.”

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FRENCH CREEK LUTHERAN CHURCHRANGE OF GIFTS GIVEN

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Your joyful participation enables our response. Review this chart and con-sider these questions:n How does my giving level compare

with other ways I use my money?

n How adequately does my giving reflect my gratitude to God for all the blessings I receive?

n Where would I be on the chart if I doubled my giving? Can I consider doing that?

n How much more could I give if I really wanted to?

NUMBER OF CURRENT GIVERS 129