OUTREACH & RENEWAL COMMITTEE

Outreach & Renewal continually looks for people to make a commitment to Jesus Christ and to become members of the church.  The committee focuses on increasing church attendance while working with other committees to address needs related to membership growth.

We also try to find ways to help our newer members become an integral part of our church family. 

Highlights of 2007:

• Personally contacted regular visitors with welcome letters
• Provide refreshments to new member classes
• Welcomed new members with luncheons
• Hosted Fellowship Hour for new members
• Continued updating the church’s website
• Cleaned the church’s membership rolls
• Acted as the Hosting committee for the Retreat Committee
• Once again, we collected and sent goods to troops in Iraq.  We included goods they had requested and added CDs of the church choir and Daily Devotionals.
• Introduced the Keeping in Touch (KIT) program.  The KIT program is designed to keep new members interested in the church and feeling welcome.  Current members are asked to select a new member or family that has recently joined the church to become their mentor. 

Plans for 2008:

• Improve our “Visitors’ Sunday” approach
• Find improved methods to reach out to the community
• Plan for yearly retreat
• Recruit new members to join the committee
• Work with Vision Task Force Committee to ensure the Master’s Plan is implemented and we are doing everything we can to make sure it is successful

Challenges:

• We need someone on the committee who has experience with marketing.
• We also need people on the committee who are open to new ideas, have “fresh” ideas and are willing to take steps to accomplish these objectives.

 Committee Members:

Committee Members in 2007 included:  Dana Trainor, Chairperson, Beth Anderson, Sheryl Bowers, Bill Brennan, Marilynn Hamilton, Jan Henderson, Anna Mae Moore, Laurie Rigby and Judy Uram.