To continue to effectively partner with and assist in our Round Lake Beach church plant, exploring and communicating opportunities.

• Keeping in regular touch with Gary Ricci as to needs and opportunities

To connect with area churches and organizations for a major event to assist in the feeding of starving people in some part of the world.

• Currently have 8 churches committed to partner with us for a December 5 event with Feed My Starving Children

To facilitate an exploratory trip to Bacolod to develop personal relationships with leaders in our sister church, Ikthus, and develop specific plans for partnering with them in community development, outreach ministries (possibly Upward) laying the foundation for future trips.

• Attempts at an organized trip to date have not materialized; regular connection and communication with Ikthus Church continues

To continue to develop a network of people representing key ministries at FCG and FCG people linked to community organizations to share needs, opportunities and possible connections for FCG people to engage in deeper community involvement.

• Thirty people from Faith participated in RLB Rebuild Project in April.
• Seventy-Seven backpacks were provided for needy children at Frederick School, families from Faith, and children of International Students at TIU.
• Links are growing in the process of developing the Food Packing Event partnership.

To communicate our outreach connections internationally with people at Faith for more effective prayer and two-way communication and engagement.

• Keeping people posted on ministries supported opportunities through NFJ

1. Educate the congregation regarding the global dimensions of the Great Commission.
2. Promote prayer for our missionaries.
3. Provide hospitality to visiting missionaries.
4. Make recommendations to the Elder Board regarding the Global Mission Fund budget.
5. Make recommendations to the Elder Board regarding the policies for the Outreach Ministry Team.
6. Promote and coordinate adult or intergenerational mission trips.

1. Continue to effectively partner with and assist in our Round Lake Beach church plant, exploring and communicating opportunities.
2. Connect with area churches and organizations for a major event to assist in the feeding of starving people in some part of the world.
3. Facilitate an exploratory trip to Bacolod to develop personal relationships with leaders in our sister church, Ikthus, and develop specific plans for partnering with them in community development, outreach ministries (possibly Upward), laying the foundation for future trips.
4. Continue to develop a network of people representing key ministries at FCG and FCG people linked to community organizations to share needs, opportunities and possible connections for FCG people to engage in deeper community involvement.
5. Communicate our outreach connections internationally with people at Faith for more effective prayer and two-way communication and engagement.