Missions
|
At Vistoso Community Church,
we are committed to mission
outreach and we work through
two types of mission
efforts: Our mission
commitments voted on by the
congregation and special
projects.
Vistoso
Community Church distributes
a good deal of our mission
giving through the Southern
Baptist Convention for two
reasons: the convention has
a strong commitment to
missionary giving and it has
an efficient mechanism for
distribution of missionary
gifts. For example, Southern
Baptist missionaries are
salaried so that they can
focus on their missionary
work and need spend no time
in fund raising efforts.
These are our mission
obligations as follows:
|
Our Tithe.
Each year VCC
voluntarily
apportions 11% of
our budget for
missions. The
breakdown for that
11% is shown at
right.
Designated
missionaries.
VCC has pledged
to support the work
of missionaries who
are uniquely
connected to our
church. We send $100
per month to each of
these four
missionaries:
Roberta Cencini who
is conducting a
far-reaching Bible
lesson ministry from
Verde Valley, AZ,
Elizabeth Carmichael
in Asia, Bryan
Wilson serving with
the flying mission
in Zambia, and kTb
ministries--the
mission outreach of
Ken and Thurleen
Bain to the Tohono
O'odham Indians at
Hichiwan, AZ. |
 |
Special Offerings.
Twice
a year our members
support special
mission offerings:
During the Easter
season, we support
the Annie Armstrong
offering for North
American missions.
In December, we
support the Lottie
Moon offering for
Foreign Missions.
Missionaries of the
Month.
For
the remaining nine
months of the year,
we designate a
special missionary
of the month. During
the month, we ask
our congregation to
pray for that
missionary and VCC
provides $100 in
appreciation for
their work. |
|
Special Projects
|
Boxes for Troops.
Beginning on
Veterans Sunday, VCC
took several special
offerings to support
our boxes for troops
project. Six boxes
were sent to troops
before Christmas,
and the church has
the funds to send
five or six boxes
each month for the
first half of 2011. |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
