Missions
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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:
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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: David
and Glenda Houchin,
who are planting a
church in Tucson;
Roberta Cencini who
is conducting a
far-reaching Bible
lesson ministry from
Verde Valley, AZ;
Amy Elliott
(Elizabeth
Carmichael) serving
in the Mideast, and
Bryan Wilson serving
with the flying
mission in Zambia. |
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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. |
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Special Projects
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In
addition to our
regular mission
giving, Vistoso
Community undertakes
a number of special
mission efforts
during the year.
These are examples
of some of those
special projects:
Christmas Boxes.
In
the fall of 2009,
VCC collected goods,
wrote personal
letters, and
purchased desert
camouflage versions
of the scriptures to
fill boxes for our
troops in harms way.
Sixty six boxes were
sent to contacts in
various units in
Afghanistan, Iraq,
and Qatar.
Greer Chapel.
Our
members Bill and Dot
Hutchison started
the summer ministry
in Greer, Arizona,
and some of our
members participate
throughout the
summer. The church
also supports the
ministry with gifts
of equipment and
supplies. |
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