At the Voter's meeting on January 23, the voters approved calling both a Spanish-speaking pastor and an English-speaking pastor. We are excited that the Lord has led us to expand our outreach to the Hispanic community near St John.
The Spanish-speaking WELS pastor (who also speaks English) would provide community outreach to our Hispanic neighbors, work with CLUES in developing a stronger relationship with them, and work with the new Christian Life Ministries (CLM) Pregnancy Counseling Center and Hispanic bible study group at St John. These would be his main duties until his outreach efforts are well underway. He would eventually become our permanent pastor.
The semi-retired English-speaking WELS Pastor would minister to our English-speaking members and community, conducting Sunday services, weddings, funerals, and baptisms to our St. John membership. He would also mentor the Spanish-speaking pastor in the administrative aspects of the ministry and provide a bridge for that Spanish-speaking pastor in becoming the primary pastor at St. John. This call would be for 5-10 years.
We thank those who were able to attend this voter's meeting and for giving their input.
A Call meeting is scheduled for February 13, after our Sunday service in the Fellowship Hall.
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