Congregational Development Project

Presented By: Minister Randall Sidwell

The Church will seek out members from our diverse community and provide an environment where he/she can experience God's unconstitutional love.

Strategies Set 1

Strategy #1 The Church will be a church that provides a welcoming environment that will attract people of all races, ages, and economic backgrounds.

It will be a church of diverse membership and ministry.

a.     Create and promote publicly a Healthy image of the Church. Develop and Maintain a weekly worship practice with all musicians, singers and Production Booth to help foster unity and develop better sound quality for worship.

b.     Take the church elsewhere: homeless shelters, Food Pantry, low-income housing developments, neighborhood community centers, apartment community centers. Urge church members, Sunday School classes, and other small groups to become more involved in community events like Habitat, Inter-church relations, holiday parades, High School and College ministries.

Strategy #2 The Church will ensure current church members are sensitive to the specific needs of first time visitors from a variety of backgrounds.

a.     It will be a community that promotes the return of first-time visitors.

Creating and maintaining a system that informs first time visitors of the different classes offered for them and members of their family.

Strategy #3 The Church will promote the use of its physical assets for the benefit of our community. To be a church focused on the community we must be a church for the community.

a. It's facilities will be used in a variety of ways to serve, educate, and minister to our diverse community.

Offer use of the facilities for community use. For example: Citizenship classes, literacy classes, parenting classes, Alcoholics Anonymous, Home Schooling Clubs and activities. This will create expense but it will also foster growth and trust which will allow the gain to outweigh the cost.