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This Week's Ministry Message
Care and Connection Ministries
The Spiritual Formation & Discipleship Team manages the church’s program ministries. These include both Care Ministries and Connection Ministries.
Care Ministries oversees members’ health and welfare needs, including compassionate outreach, communication via phone calls and cards, and visitation of members at home or in nursing and retirement homes. It works alongside our pastor to facilitate contact especially with members unable to attend worship or events due to physical, medical or age-related issues.
Connection Ministries is our hospitality, first impression, welcoming ministry team which connects newcomers to various ministries, groups, “get-to-know” activities. This ministry area coordinates greeters, ushers, and fellowship hour volunteers, along with pastoral input.
Over the next few months, these two ministry areas will merge into Care & Connection Ministries allowing for greater coordination of the needs of newcomers, new and established members. The merger would provide the church with continuous care, starting from someone’s first visit as a newcomer through becoming a member and continuing through many years of community life within Baker Memorial Church.
Some may call it “cradle to grave,” but perhaps it is better described as care for one’s entire life of faith at Baker Memorial Church.
Please let our SF&D leadership, Dave Wilson, or myself know if you have any questions about this merger or suggestions. If you are interested in serving on our new “Care and Connection Ministries Team,” please let Dave or me know as well. We look forward to your involvement of time and talent.
Grace and peace,
Pastor David Aslesen