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Greetings!
Spring is developing into the "Mission Festival Season" for the Appalachian Mission Partnership. In April and May I will make presentations to congregations and para-church organizations in three different Ohio District regions.
The focus of the presentation is what God is already doing in Appalachia through our work, especially stories from those serving "in the field." It also outlines our future plans.
If your congregation or organization would like a presentation about our work in Appalachia, please contact me. With enough advanced notice we can create a memorable experience for you church and promote the cause of Christ in Appalachia. Kevin Wilson, AMP Founder |
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 Christ Our Savior of the Valley Lewisburg Christ Our Savior of the Valley in Lewisburg, WV continues to reach out to the community through service. In April they will host a church from Michigan for a Spring Break service event. It is the largest hosted by COSOV. Last July the congregation and Deaconess Deanna Cheadle teamed with volunteers from the Iowa West District connect with the Greenbrier Valley. COSOV also has adopted a class in the Rainelle School District. Sunday School for all ages is held at 9:45 AM while worship at 11 AM. The congregation website is lutheranchurchlewisburg.org. For more information about the church contact Mission Pastor Rich Lohmeyer at 304.445.7348 or christoursaviorofthevalley@gmail.com. The congregation meets at Suite 103, 810 Jefferson Street, N, Lewisburg, WV 24901. | |
| Lutheran Mission Partnership for Eastern Kentucky
 Paintsville KY continues as a hub of activity for mission work for AMP this summer.
The first ever Bobby Carpenter Football Camp will be held in Paintsville June 13-15. High and Middle School football players will participate in football drills in the morning, servant events in the afternoon and faith based activities in the evenings. In addition to former New England Patriot's and Ohio State University linebacker Bobby Carpenter, partners include the Concordia University - Ann Arbor football program, Good Neighbors and additional local businesses. Generous financial support has come from the Ohio District Church Extension Fund and DORCAS. For more information, contact Deaconess Deanna Cheadle at seohiodcs@yahoo.com.
The Lutheran Mission Partnership for Eastern Kentucky will also host the third annual week long servant event in Paintsville, July 7-12. Again, contact Deaconess Deanna at seohiodcs@yahoo.com.
The Lutheran Mission Partnership of Eastern Kentucky has received word that was blessed with a two-year grant from the Ohio District Lutheran Women's Mission League. The grant will help fund servant events.
As the work of sowing the seeds of the Gospel moves forward, the partnership is still looking for spiritual leadership in the Paintsville area. The goal is still to ultimately launch a congregation in Paintsville, one of three or four in eastern Kentucky.
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Potential New Congregational Starts in OH and KY
The Appalachian Mission Partnership is working with Lutherans in two communities in the Appalachian foothills to discern whether to start new churches. The first is Caldwell OH, a community known for the Lutheran Social Services warehouse. For information, contact Mary at 740-509-1132. The second is Barnsville, OH, which is relatively close to Wheeling, WV. For more information, contact Pastor Jeff Stephens at 440-235-2297.
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Outreach Efforts Under Evaluation in Elkins Area
The most intensive and intentional outreach efforts for the great Elkins area drew to a close in late Fall with an emphasis at the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins. Work in the area is now under review. For more information, contact Sayre in Elkins at 304.704.9600. | |
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Congregation in Clarksburg going through Transition
 The congregation in Clarksburg WV continues to gather to worship at 6 PM each Sunday evening. However, the gathering is in transition. Pastor Charles Lehmann has left to serve a dual parish in Montana. Pastor Rob Riebau leads worship as now as vacancy pastor. Worship is at the Golden Harvest Ministries building, 123 Meigs in Clarksburg.
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Appalachian Reflections: Glancing Back and Forward
The Ohio District -LCMS has produced a video about mission work in Appalachia. To view the video, click here...Kevin Wilson met with leaders from Trinity Lutheran Church in Logan, OH to process mission outreach to southeast Ohio...Wilson will make a presentation about AMP to a Lutheran Women's Missionary League Zone Rally in Chardon, OH April 27...Wilson will also lead a mission festival at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lancaster, OH on May 5.
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| Appalachian Mission Partnership
AMP is a catalyst for mission work in Appalachia that results in Lutherans starting new congregations in their communities. Our passion is seeing God transform people by His grace found in Jesus into people who live through this grace. Thus our vision in Appalachia is to see God's grace flow from person to person, family to family and community to community like the rivers and streams that course through Appalachia.
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Partnering with the Appalachian Mission Partnership
If you are interested in any of the below partnerships, please contact Kevin Wilson at 614.440.5054 or wilsonk@oh.lcms.org.
Member Church: If your church or organization wants to support mission work in Appalachia through prayer, servant events or financially, this is the partnership for your congregation.
Mentoring Church: If your church is in an Appalachian region of the Ohio District, please consider becoming a mentoring church for mission work within two hours of your church.
Mission Team: If you live in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky or southeast Ohio and want to see a Lutheran congregation start in your area, we will walk with you every step of the way.
Financial Gifts:Financial gifts to support the work of AMP can be made out to the Ohio District - LCMS with "Appalachian Mission Partnership" in the memo section. Mail the tax deductible gift to: Ohio District, Box 38277, Olmsted Falls, OH 44138
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Kevin Wilson + 614.440.5054
wilsonk@oh.lcms.org + twitter.com/AppalachianMP
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