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Adult Formation Ministry Team

The mission of the Adult Formation Ministry Team is to provide a variety of opportunities for study, discussion, and participation on relevant topics as one vehicle for both personal and community growth in our ongoing journeys of faith. We attempt to be faithful to this mission by, among others things:

1. addressing current topics in the news (e.g., “Bioethics” facilitated by Julia James, “Death Penalty Justice?” facilitated by Ron Lahner, “On Our Own Terms” facilitated by Jane Prest-Berg and Neal Nelson, and “Accompanying a Loved One on a Dying Journey” facilitated by Bill Chadwick);
2. re-visiting biblical themes from a different viewpoint (e.g., the “Renovare” class facilitated by Carole Cragg and April Davis Campbell and sponsored by the Discipleship and Nurture Ministry Team; “Sharing Our Faith” sponsored by the Evangelism Ministry Team, Earl Schwartz’s class on the “Sabbath”, Paul Gilmore’s class “Is God Against Us?”, and the “Bible Unwrapped Series”;
3. acknowledging the existence of and discussing the tension between ‘pop’ culture messages and our faith (e.g., discussion of the movie “Saved” with April Davis Campbell, “Films and Theology” with Doug Wallace).
4. learning about other cultures/countries and the challenges they face (e.g., the video on Guatemala facilitated by Peter Ulland, the presentations by the Guatemalan mission team, and Michael Kimpur’s presentation on the people of the Pokot region of Kenya

Discipleship & Nurture Ministry Team

This team is to provide meaningful services to all members, and to those who regularly attend First Presbyterian Church-Stillwater; by developing social and spiritual gatherings in a small group setting in homes as well as at the church site. The team also gathers information for church membership rolls, new members involvement, provides worship hour coffee service, educational/leadership tools for other congregational needs and annual updating our church’s informational brochure.

Evangelism Ministry Team

LIFE IS TOO SHORT to spend Sunday morning cleaning the house or reading the paper when you could be sharing it with people who care about you and your concerns - at First Presbyterian Church of Stillwater, MN. Good things are happening in our congregation - we want to share the secret with you!

It is the Evangelism Team’s mission to get this message across to everyone in our community on both sides of the St. Croix River.

Mission Ministry Team

The Mission of the church is mission, reaching out beyond our walls to touch and help others. The Mission Ministry Team works with Session to provide leadership for the congregation in the field of outreach and provides assistance to individual members and groups of members moved by the spirit to engage in activities that help others and are consistent with the principles approved by Session. These goals are achieved by creating and submitting an annual mission budget for Session approval, reviewing and approving mission projects for presentation to the congregation, and working to help fund the mission program of the church. The Mission Ministry team’s goal is to have each and every member of First Presbyterian Church incorporate mission as an important part of their life.

Peacemaking and Social Justice Ministry Team

The mission of the Peacemaking and Social Justice ministry team is to be faithful and obedient to Jesus Christ by nurturing and equipping God’s people as peacemakers, that we might be actively engaged in peacemaking in ourselves, our homes, our communities, and our world; and to enable the church to live God's shalom, bearing witness to Christ by being a center of moral discourse on the difficult issues that divide our congregations, communities and world.