
Trust in God’s Faithfulness
Everywhere we look around FLC, we see our faithful God showing up in the lives of this community. God is at work, sometimes seen, sometimes unseen, changing hearts, minds, and lives right here at church!
Move Forward in Carrying Out God’s Mission
God doesn’t call people to stay motionless…God calls us to join God in mission; telling the story of Jesus and making his love known through the people and ministries of Farmington Lutheran. In 2025 we want to reach further into our community and our world.
Further Our Impact in Making God’s Love Known
Incredible ministry is happening at Farmington Lutheran Church! From our children to our Older, Wiser Lutherans, we continue to build strong followers of Jesus who are ready to love and serve our community and the world. We dream of putting extra focus on these three areas as we move into 2025:
Strengthen our Senior High Ministry
Reach out the Greater Community
Thrive in Transition
In addition, our want to sustain Ministry Excellence in on-going ministries, providing strong support for our staff and programs. FLC is moving at full speed, even as we move through the transition and call process later in 2025.
Generosity is a Spiritual Thing
Living generously is a spiritual practice that grows and matures all through our lives. It asks, “What is God up to in my life, and how can I share what I’ve been gifted?” and “how is my spiritual life reflected in what I give toward God’s mission in the world?” It means not only understanding the needs of the church budget for the coming year, but faithfully responding to God’s call to live as disciples of Jesus.
Because of What God Has Done...
Farmington Lutheran Church is poised to make an on-going impact in the spiritual lives of our community. We can grow deeper in our spiritual foundations, wider in our meaningful relationships, and higher in our aspirations for outreach across our community and even the world. God has been profoundly faithful to this church, in good times and in hard times, and as we continue to look to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we can see God’s boundless love surrounding us and leading us forward.
In 2025 we will go through a call process that will usher in the next chapter in the congregation’s story, and because of God’s strong presence in our church we know that our future is bright!
Grow With Us for 2025
God is doing something amazing among us, and we are called to support it with our offerings. Your commitment to FLC for 2025 helps us plan and set goals; beyond that it fosters your own spiritual growth as you respond to the opportunity to be a part of God’s ministry through our church. Take a moment to find your monthly giving level on the Grow One Step chart. Can you grow one step this year?
We Need to Know We Belong
In baptism we hear God’s loving assurance that we are treasured members of God’s family. It’s easy to lose sight of this promise. In 2024, more people will find a sense of belonging through:
Expanding small group opportunities
Developing an online picture directory
Offering Sunday morning intergenerational Bible Study and Faith Conversations
Providing First Wednesday Meals as a place to connect with supportive community
We Need to Know Our Story
Knowing our story as God’s people gives us the tools we need to notice how God is at work in our lives. At FLC, more people will learn their story through:
Offering more Bible studies, including a morning version of Brewed Theology
Developing our podcast and other virtual resources to meet spiritual needs at any time/place
Adding Youth & Family staffing hours to support middle school and senior high ministry
Devoting more pastoral time to Adult Faith Formation
We Need to Know Our Purpose
As Christians, we are a people who are called to serve. Many people at FLC have indicated a desire to volunteer or help others without knowing exactly how or where. We will help more people will find their purpose by:
Recruiting, equipping, and coordinating volunteer and service efforts
Expanding our caregiving efforts and providing additional training for more volunteers
Growing our feeding ministry, pursuing a partnership with Loaves and Fishes and/or developing a Meals on the Go program
Providing Peer Ministry or other leadership training for youth and youth volunteers
Appeal Goal for 2024: Increase Offerings by $75,000
$15,000 Knowing We Belong: Expand Ministries of Caregiving and Connection
$15,000 Knowing Our Story: Bible Study and other Spiritual Resources
$15,000 Knowing Our Purpose: Engage in Ministries of Serving
$30,000 Sustaining On-Going Ministry, Program and Operations
Together, as we respond to the invitation to live generously, we will reach the goal for 2024.
Your Joyful and Generous Participation Will Help Reach Our Goal of $75,000 In New Gifts in 2024