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A New Beginning for Mission 2001

New Congregational Start in Eau Claire

WHEREAS  Jesus, in his Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) commanded his church to “Go and make disciples of all nations;” and

WHEREAS  70-75% of the people in the counties covered by the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin are functionally unchurched; and

WHEREAS  the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has established “2000 Congregations,” a goal to start 2000 new congregations by the year 2020; and

WHEREAS  there have been no new congregational starts in the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin since the establishment of the ELCA; and

WHEREAS  extensive groundwork has already been laid by the ELCA congregations in Eau Claire towards the creation of a new congregation; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED that the congregations of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin endorse the establishment of a new congregational start in Eau Claire; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the congregations of the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin be encouraged to support this new congregational start through prayer, financial gifts, and through any other appropriate means; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Synod Council be authorized to designate money from the “New Congregational Starts” line item from the synod’s designated budget towards the new Eau Claire congregation.

Submitted by the Eau Claire Task Force for a New Congregation
Sponsored by the Synod Council