Mission Teams

Executive

  • Main focus
    • Evangelism: Membership; Provide a warm, welcoming, and caring atmosphere
    • Finance: Mission Plan/Budget, Receipts, and Disbursements
    • Stewardship: Methods of Giving
    • Benevolence: Annually, Quarterly, and Monthly
    • Memorial: Where and how to use funds
  • Supports the other committees/teams towards achieving their team goals
  • Pastor, Council President, Treasurer, & Stewardship meet once per month
  • Sub-Committee: Personnel (# of Employees, Salaries, Duties, Schedules, Office Hours, Holidays & Time Off)

Fellowship

  • Provide opportunities to make a difference in other people’s lives
  • Taking care of churched and unchurched, including shut-ins and our inactive members
  • Plans special events for “Fun, Food, & Fellowship.” Halloween Carnival, Santa Lucia, Family Fun Nights, Youth Activities, and Bible Studies
  • World Hunger, Food Pantry, Soup Kitchen, and feeding residents of Century II apartments
  • Irving Elementary – School supplies and mittens, coats, and caps,
  • Giving Tree during Easter and Christmas
  • Teams up with WELCA
  • Sub-committee: Piece Corps Quilters
    • They meet the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month from 10am to 2pm
    • They make around 100 quilts each year and donate them to various agencies. Members work on cutting squares, designing patterns, sewing the squares together, tying, pinning the backings, and sewing the borders.

Worship, Music, and Education

  • Worship & Music: Works directly with pastor to provide members and visitors with a worship experience that is God-centered
  • Sub-committee: Education (Sunday School, Adult Education, Confirmation, Lutheran Lakeside Camp)
  • Sub-committee: Marketing/Advertising

Property & Technology

  • The older part of Augustana’s building was dedicated on February 16, 1890. The eastern half of our building was dedicated in 1978.
  • As with a personal home, upkeep is always needed, and we will ensure that the building, grounds, & interior of Augustana are clean and in good order; repaired or replaced as needed.
    • Service Agreements & Preventative Maintenance
    • Lawn Care & Snow Removal
    • Utilities (Water, Elec, Gas, and those from Tech Team)
    • CIP Projects
  • Sub-committee: Technology
    • Computer Hardware & Software
    • Web-site, Email, Phone/Internet
    • Annual Streaming service