Dear Friends of the South Carolina Synod;

There are times when God’s abundance overwhelms us and convinces that the Spirit is still up to transforming the world. It is our belief that what God is doing among our Latino communities is just such a time.

What started as two families eleven years ago and grew to 120 in worship within a year and is now a congregation conducting 30-40 baptisms each year, Cristo Rey is showing us the abundance that God provides when we give the Spirit a chance to tell us what we should be about. St. David’s Lutheran Church opened themselves up to launch a mission in partnership with the South Carolina Synod and that mission is flourishing to a community that has historically not been part of the Lutheran Church, but it is a community that craves the Good News from the Lutheran perspective. It is one of the fastest growing missions in the ELCA.

This abundant expression of how God’s abundant love can transform a com-munity is leading Cristo Rey to their own facility. This place will become a community center where worship will be at the heart of what they do, but also Christian education, and a place to celebrate birthdays and family events. Having a place of their own will also expand the impact of the ministry as they may develop a community garden and reach more deeply into the neighbor-hood.

Abundancia AppealI have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Abundancia AppealI have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Dear Friends of the South Carolina Synod;

There are times when God’s abundance overwhelms us and convinces that the Spirit is still up to transforming the world. It is our belief that what God is doing among our Latino communities is just such a time.

What started as two families eleven years ago and grew to 120 in worship within a year and is now a congregation conducting 30-40 baptisms each year, Cristo Rey is showing us the abundance that God provides when we give the Spirit a chance to tell us what we should be about. St. David’s Lutheran Church opened themselves up to launch a mission in partnership with the South Carolina Synod and that mission is flourishing to a community that has historically not been part of the Lutheran Church, but it is a community that craves the Good News from the Lutheran perspective. It is one of the fastest growing missions in the ELCA.

This abundant expression of how God’s abundant love can transform a com-munity is leading Cristo Rey to their own facility. This place will become a community center where worship will be at the heart of what they do, but also Christian education, and a place to celebrate birthdays and family events. Having a place of their own will also expand the impact of the ministry as they may develop a community garden and reach more deeply into the neighbor-hood.

God’s abundance is also being witnessed as we work together as a synod to help launch this first facility for Cristo Rey. The children who worship at Cristo Rey are working to fund the playground with money that they earn and have already raised nearly $10,000 for this purpose. Before publishing this material to share the story with the whole synod, the three largest gifts we need have already been received because people want to reflect God’s abundance through this ministry.

And, God’s abundance is not just being seen at Cristo Rey. We have other significant opportunities in other Latino communities in the upstate to con-tinue to allow God’s abundance to shine.

You are invited to join us in reflecting a God of abundance through the Abun-dancia appeal. Your gift will be used to continue to grow ministry within the Latino community across South Carolina.

In Christ,

Rev. Herman Yoos Deacon Lexanne GravesBishop Vice President of Synod Council

Abundancia AppealI have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

Abundancia AppealI have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly.

John 10:10

God’s abundance is also being witnessed as we work together as a synod to help launch this first facility for Cristo Rey. The children who worship at Cristo Rey are working to fund the playground with money that they earn and have already raised nearly $10,000 for this purpose. Before publishing this material to share the story with the whole synod, the three largest gifts we need have already been received because people want to reflect God’s abundance through this ministry.

And, God’s abundance is not just being seen at Cristo Rey. We have other significant opportunities in other Latino communities in the upstate to con-tinue to allow God’s abundance to shine.

You are invited to join us in reflecting a God of abundance through the Abun-dancia appeal. Your gift will be used to continue to grow ministry within the Latino community across South Carolina.

In Christ,

Rev. Herman Yoos Deacon Lexanne GravesBishop Vice President of Synod Council