Synod Appeal
What can be done with $165,000? That’s the amount of support that members of the Northwestern Ohio Synod (NWOS), ELCA gave through the 2010 Sharing Faith and Serving Annual Synod Appeal. Your faithful giving supports missions critical to reaching fellow Ohioans and neighbors around the world who do not know Christ, maintaining a healing Christian presence in neighborhoods of the poorest among us, developing future leaders in ministry, and supporting the explosive growth of the Church in Africa. This year, the Leadership Team and NWOS Assembly look forward to surpassing the 2011 goal of $200,000!
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Here’s how your contributions will help.
Preparing Leaders
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Columbus, OH, prepares pastors and other leaders for service in our church. Many pastors who serve and will serve this synod in the future are Trinity graduates.
Northwestern Ohio Synod Fund for Leaders in Mission
Education debt is a reality for too many new pastors. This synod’s Fund for Lead-ers in Mission provides much needed scholar-ships for NWOS stu-dents throughout their seminary education.
Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Ohio
LOMO provides Christian camping opportunities through Bible Camps and congregation-based day-camps. Appeal gifts provide camperships for individuals, families and congregations so that no one is turned away for inability to pay.
Strengthening Congregations
New and Renewing Congregations in Northwestern Ohio
This synod has five exciting minis-tries that will benefit from the 2011 Annual Appeal. Ministries include: TRIBE-ONE: Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Toledo; the NWOS emerging Threshold Church, ministries in places of poverty, Salem and Redeemer in Toledo; and the resort and cross-cultural ministry of St. John’s at the Bay, South Bass Island.
ELCA Churchwide Evangelical Congregations Mission Plan
Got Mission? The ELCA is working with synods and groups of local congregations to start new congregations and assisting existing congre-gations to strengthen their ministry as they refocus on growing deeper in the faith and reaching out with the Gospel.
Reaching Around the World
ELCA Malaria Project
Every 45 seconds a child dies from malaria. Malaria is preventable. Malaria is treatable. A healthier future is possible. The time to act is now. Together we can accomplish the goal of containing malaria-related deaths in Africa by the year 2015. Let’s join together to make a significant difference.
The NWOS Companion Synod in Tanzania
Have you ever worshipped in a church building that had no roof? Our brothers and sisters in the Dodoma Diocese are a strong and growing church, but sometimes have trouble affording a roof for their building. 2011 Appeal dollars will assist them in this building effort.