Outreach & Social Ministry Committee

The Outreach and Social Ministry committees are currently in the process of merging to form one committee. Below find the information and original purpose statements for each.

Purpose Statement: The purpose of the Outreach Committee is to reach outward to the community and inward to the congregation by recognizing and responding to people’s individual needs in a caring and personal way.

Purpose Statement: The purpose of the Social Ministry Committee is to consider and recommend global, national, and local mercy projects and organizations for benevolent giving.

Meeting Time: 3rd Monday at 4:00 pm/flexible

Typical Events:

Outward: Feeding programs, Christmas caroling, gardening, paint nights, campfire nights, clothing give-a-ways

Inward: visitation, bread baking, new member sponsor’s, 2^nd Sundays, hiking and other activities

We distribute budgeted funds to meet needs globally and locally, such as Emergency Needs Clearing House, BOPIC, Inc., South Mountain Restoration Center, and Lutheran Disaster Response.

We also lift up projects to members of the congregation for giving beyond the budget, such as Lutheran World Relief kits, ELCA World Hunger, Chambersburg Homeless Connection and Homeless Shelter, YMCA Sam’s Program, Chambersburg Refugee Resettlement Committee, our yearly “God’s Work. Our Hands.” project, and the Kandete Parish.

We’re always looking for new ideas!

Committee Head: Cheryl Vorhauer, [email protected]

Committee Liaison to the Council: JoAnn Wildeson