Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The Church Has Left the Building

One of the most popular and rewarding outreach ministries is servant evangelism. SE involves doing acts of kindness for people who don't expect it, simply to show that God loves them.

Servant teams regularly reach out to the community through Operation Outreach, a high energy, group activity that provides opportunities for everyone, including families who want to serve together. Typical our servant evangelism projects include:

Rock the Neighborhood One Wednesday night a month in June, July and August, Operation Outreach becomes a church-wide event as hundreds of outreachers put on yellow t-shirts and invade our communities to wash cars, clean windshields, mow yards, and pick up trash, impacting people in a positive and practical way with the love of God.

Angel Food Ministries Each month we host Angel Food, a food program that sells food boxes, filled with meat, vegetables, eggs, and much more for only $30. We have mobilized hundreds of workers, many who come from the community to help distribute food and have also fed thousands of families who don't attend our church.

Baskets of Blessing Thanksgiving is a time when hundreds of needy families in our community look forward to receiving a food box complete with turkey and all the trimmings donated and delivered to their home by LWCC congregates.

CrestView Toystore Nothing says Christmas to a child more than toys. Yet the families of many children who attend CrestView School are unable to afford them. LWCC and Maranatha Christian Academy annually donate thousands of toys and distribute them to

Homes for Heroes Life must go on for the families of deployed soldiers. When a home maintenance or repair need arises our Homes for Heroes team will perform yard work, and fix or repair projects to demonstrate support for our troops.

Serving others often involves going to where they are. A small act of kindness nudges a person closer to God, often in a profound way as it bypasses ones mental defenses. This often results in a heart open to the gospel – a gospel of love.

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