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Updated 07/27/10

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●Kingdom Seekers

Did you know?

That each year St. Peter's distributes Time and Talent Cards?
That Time and Talent Cards help us better serve God, the church, and our community?
That YOU have gifts for sharing?
That the food St. Peter's donates to the Helping Center assists 200 families each month?
That the cookies St. Peter's makes for Church Under the Bridge feeds 350-400 people each month?
That St. Peter's helped build two Habitat for Humanity houses?
That WELCA raised $2700 plus $1600 matching funds for local charities at their Create-a-Fair?
That we make 400 angels for the CASA tree each year?
That St. Peter's supported 15 youth at the National Youth Gathering?
That St. Peter's has 23 Sunday School teachers?
That offering donations in the Sunday School classes are collected for an orphanage in Mexico?
That St. Peter's Lutheran School educates 60 youth and Kids of the Kingdom Preschool (for younger children) educates 8 youth?
That there are 20 youth and 4 adult mentors involved with weekly confirmation instruction?
That St. Peter's gave $11,218 (over 224 goats) to Goats of Joy for Uganda?
That St. Peter's made 64 Health Kits and collected 226 bars of soap for Lutheran World Relief last year?
That WELCA made 90 quilts for Lutheran World Relief last year?
That St. Peter's youth donated $750 to the National Youth Gathering offering?
That St. Peter's does not solicit financial pledges from the members but just depends on the Holy Spirit's direction to support our ministry from week to week.
That St. Peter's spends about $980 each month on electricity?
That St. Peter's Church and School has eleven people on staff?
That St. Peter's tithes (10%) of our budget to the Southwestern Texas Synod?
That St. Peter's sends out 480 newsletters monthly?
That St. Peter's has an Endowment Fund for receiving memorials and honorariums and special gifts such as stocks and bonds, life insurance, and estates?
That ministry that took $1000 to support in the year 2000 now costs $1178.28 simply due to inflation increases? (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
That utility bills this year for the same electricity use as last year costs one-third MORE at church, just like at your house?