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PASTOR'S PERSPECTIVE
One of the ways we're reaching out is to invite others to take advantage of Marshfield's best parochial school, Immanuel Lutheran day school.
That's the honor we received the past two years from the Marshfield area Chamber of Commerce. Yet, a greater honor comes from knowing what makes us even better – having classrooms where we can reach out and teach and share God's gift of Jesus Christ. We want all children to know of the eternal gifts the Master Teacher and Savior has wondrously completed and continues to lead them to.
We've begun to visit area Lutheran Church Missouri Synod congregations with the invitation to send their children to our day school with two conditions: the children remain in their home congregations with their families, and the tuition for each is no different than that for a child belonging to ILCS.
The congregations opening their door to us to share our day school are: Christ Lutheran, Marshfield; Christ Lutheran, Chili; Zion Lutheran, Granton; Immanuel Lutheran, Hewitt; Trinity Lutheran, Spencer; St. John's Lutheran, Auburndale; and St. Luke Lutheran, Sherry.
Our intent has been to promote the day school, yet even more is being said about the show of unity between our congregations. I experienced this as I was greeting worshipers at Christ Lutheran, Marshfield. People approached me with thanks for switching pulpits with their lead pastor, Rev. Mark Krueger. I heard it said more than once how what we are doing shows we're not just saying we are the Missouri Synod.
Synod means walking together – not just the congregations in our area, but all 6000 plus congregations of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod worldwide – walking together enthused, grateful, and inspired by the difference and the change Christ makes and brings into our lives and the lives of our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
But it doesn't end there. The Great Commission, which is the foundation of our own mission statement, makes clear the command and privilege to reach out to all people groups. This is why we are also looking for ways to go beyond those who already belong to a LCMS congregation and encourage them to take advantage of Marshfield's best parochial school. Our vision is for all in our neighborhoods to walk together and join us in saying and living, "As for me and my house, we will serve The Lord!"
Pastor Chris
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