South Lyon Power and Light Needs Statement

South Lyon Power and Light, founded in 2008, is the South Lyon, MI campus of All Saints Lutheran Church, (Hartland, MI). The goal of this additional campus is to reach the unchurched; those that have never had a relationship with Christ, those that drifted from the church and those that became disenfranchised with religion. South Lyon is in the south-western corner of Oakland County and is a middle-class, ex-urban, rapidly growing community.

We do not worship in a traditional church structure. Our church is situated in a strip mall next to a take-out pizza restaurant and a liquor store. Inside, the atmosphere is very casual. This is intentional. While we have a traditional Lutheran service for the members of South Lyon Power and Light who already have a Lutheran church background, we focus on providing other gathering and community events to offer our faith in other ways. We are building a "non-church" environment to reach those "turned-off" or afraid of a traditional church environment.

Our main focus at South Lyon Power & Light is to reach people in our community in a non-threatening way. Serving without asking anything in return is our passion and our way of letting people know that God loves them.

There is little in the way of precedent in the ELCA for a church such as this. But, we feel strongly that 1) the Holy Spirit has called us to do this ministry and 2) the work done here could be used as a model to grow our Churchwide-body.

We would like to welcome all to join us in this important work. Specifically, we would ask for:

o Prayers - for the Holy Spirit to guide us in this work

o Talents - for Ministry and Outreach. We are placing a strong emphasis on being an integral part of our community.

· Worship Services - musicians, readers, greeters, people in attendance

· Outreach - staffing and participation

· Community Events - talents that could be used to offer an activity to the community. Examples:

• Monthly knitting or scrapbook get-together
• Class on guitar playing, computer skills, a sport
• After-school activities, youth events

· Ideas - your ideas on how we can reach our intended audience

o Resources - to support the work we are doing

· Physical assets - equipment, furniture

· Money - in 2009 our budget calls for $40,000 to be raised either through congregational donations or fundraising. We believe the congregation can be relied upon for $20,000. The remaining $20,000 is planned for being raised though Mission Partners and other donors.

As we welcome everyone to join us in this ministry, we hope you might also consider this an opportunity to learn what this is about and start an additional campus ministry at your congregation!