Our Mission is through witness to reach out to people, invite and welcome them; we help them prepare to make a commitment or renew their commitment to Jesus Christ.
Our goals:
- Equip our church with tools to intentionally witness and invite
- Create and promote witnessing opportunities at church and community events
- Mentor New Members as they begin their faith journey
- Work on promoting congregational growth
How do we do this?
- New Membership Shepherding
- This is mentoring we offer to New Members.
- As for our guests, this team also makes a follow up. This is also one another thing that we would like more people to be able to do in the future.
- New Member Class
- This is an orientation we offer to those who desire to join the church. It is a three-session study around these themes:
- What does it means to be a Christian?
- What does it means to United Methodist?
- What does it means to be a member of the West Des Moines UMC?
- Awareness on witness and outreach
- Educate the congregation on witness and outreach
- Provide tools for better and effective witnessing
- Provide witnessing opportunities at church and community events