Dear Trinity Lutheran Church Community,

Through a time of prayer and study of who we already are, and discernment of who God is calling us to be, we are giving voice to God’s vision for us and developing a strategic plan to guide us for the next 5-10 years of this congregation. We were heartened, encouraged, and challenged by the feedback we received from you through surveys and our first congregational gathering for sharing and dreaming on September 14th, 2025.  We heard common themes about why we have chosen this place as our spiritual home, but we also heard the call to deepen both our individual and shared faith and commitments as we walk with our Lord, gather as a community, and love and serve our brothers and sisters in the world.  We were challenged to address many important issues.

We, as a congregation, are developing this strategic plan.   It is meant to be a living document that will help us come together around a shared vision of how we are called to participate in God’s mission in the world. It is a call to each of us to deepen our personal connections to God, one another, and the work of the church.
This will be information central.  Our goal is complete openness about every aspect of this process.  Check back here for updates, subsequent events, reports, etc.

Faithfully,
Pastor Jeff

The 2025 Long-Range Strategic Planning Team
Tiffany Gracias
Carrie Lykowski
Lorie Mault
Randy McGuirk
Glenn Mutscher
Nancy Proskow
Gary Warren

Trinity Lutheran Church Strategic Plan

Gracious God, fix our hearts on what matters to you.  
Clear our vision, renew our courage, and guide us into the future you desire.
Free us from what holds us back and awaken in us a gold, Christ-shaped hope for our community.
Lead us, renew us, and send us for the sake of your mission in this world.  Amen.

Mission

The mission of Trinity Lutheran Church is to INVITE, INSPIRE, and EQUIP all people to be disciples of Jesus.

Core Values

Because we believe in Christ, these are the values that drive our congregation:
  • CHRIST CENTERED:  Christ is our compass, our calling, and our constant hope.
  • LOVE:  We live God's love - freely received, freely given, freely shared.
  • SERVING:  With open hands, we follow Christ into the world.
  • WELCOMING:  All belong here.  Every story, every face has a place.
  • GENEROSITY:  God gives abundantly - so we give our whole selves with joy.

PRIORITIES AND GOALS

We grow our ministry with children
  • We will invite and welcome preschool families to the congregation.
  • We will align the preschool with the congregation.
  • We will equip and network children's ministry staff and volunteers.
  • We will develop supportive relationships between children and adults.
  • We will develop more opportunities for children to connect and serve.
We invest in relationships by sharing Christ's love both within and beyond our walls
  • We will grow opportunities for serving in the community.
  • We will coordinate and communicate these opportunities for service.
  • We will grow opportunities to connect and build relationships with others in the congregation.
  • We will grow opportunities to equip people for ministry.
  • We will grow support for those who are aging and their caregivers.

We grow our ministry with youth and young adults
  • We will nurture and sustain youth ministry from confirmation through senior high.
  • We will create intentional opportunities to network young adults.
  • We will equip and network youth and young adult ministry staff and volunteers.
  • We will develop supportive relationships between youth and adults.
  • We will explore campus ministry.
We commit to shared leadership, increased volunteer engagement, and transparent communication
  • We will commit to more clear and consistent communication.
  • We will commit to Council communication and transparency.
  • We will do a communications audit.
  • We will staff appropriately for our congregational size and model.
  • We will equip all people to serve according to their gifts.

Reports and Updates

Task Force Updates

What Have We Heard