MISSION 2025 REPORT

Early in January of 2025, the priorities for the Lebanon Road Church of Christ were introduced.  In past years that has been accomplished in different ways, but we only presented a one word priority for 2025, Missions!  In so doing we asked the congregation to engage in mission related work, engage in a mission trip, pray or reach out to our missionaries throughout the year, not to limit mission efforts to those being a long distance away, and to be mindful of missionaries serving throughout the world. In 2025 we accomplished the following:


1. heard a report from Herald of Truth President Chase Turner, during Sunday AM Bible class

2. received a report from Scott and Cara Blackmer - Answering Macedonian Calls

3. continued to plan and coordinate the trip to New Mexico and the Navajo Nation

4. had regular communication with Greenville Church of Christ, Greenville, OH

5. assisted Pearlington church of Christ with purchase and set up of a television & internet service so that they can participate in services LIVE when they do not have a preacher. 

6. had regular meetings of the Mission Committee throughout the year

7. had a visit from World Bible School, Josh Cook and David Harper and their wives just to say thank you - stayed for Meet-Eat-Meet

8. had a visit from & heard a status report from Bro. Ronnie Gootam on the work in Kakinada, India.

9. executed the week-long mission trip to New Mexico and the Navajo Nation at the Hogback Church of Christ with 20 members conducting a VBS, building repairs, and light construction work. A website and social media pages were created for Hogback Church of Christ.

10. heard a sermon based on the gift received on the mission trip to New Mexico and a complete report that evening.

11. Care Groups provided encouraging notes to members on the mission trip.

12. entered into a relationship with Pennington Elementary School to provide meals, snacks, notes, words of encouragement, physical assistance, to the parents and staff as well as birthday cards for the students and staff.

13. heard a report from Andrew’s mission trip to Ghana.

14. received a report with Greenville Church of Christ, Greenville, OH, which also included info about their VBS on June 21. They had 16 kids + 14 adults attend.

15. supported Jennifer Clay on a mission trip to Honduras with the McKenzie Church of Christ.

16. began a relationship to conduct worship services at Carrick Glen Senior Living. This will continue every 4th Sunday at 2:00 PM.

17. provided 54 Bibles to Shiprock church of Christ in New Mexico to assist with the annual Shiprock Fair in October where they hand out free Bibles.

18. created and sent church info cards for Hogback church of Christ to use during Navajo Fair/Parade.

19. contributed $5,000 to Mt. Dora Children’s Home.

20. formed a mission trip specific committee.

21. helped Greenville church of Christ with VBS & Gospel Meeting advertising material such as banners, postcards and social media ads. (2 Deacons)

22. stayed in touch with those in Hogback and helped advertise upcoming events, such as the area-wide Bible study that happened in early August. 2 baptisms were reported at Shiprock. Also, helped advertise the Gospel Meeting happening mid-October.

23. hosted families from Greenville, Ohio and Hogback Church of Christ for Missions Weekend.

24. contributed funds on Mission Sunday, 2025, to support the mission efforts for 2026

25. heard from Christopher and David on Missions Sunday about their churches and how we can support them more as a church family at Lebanon Road.

26. already have some exciting things planned for 2026!

MISSION 2025

In the last few years, we have dedicated ourselves to connecting, loving, serving, and multiplying and have created programs to reach those ideals.  

This year we want to take a little different direction.  We will continue to embrace the four ideals of connecting, loving, serving, and multiplying, but will do so with a focus on:

  1.   mission work

  2.   those serving in mission efforts 

  3.   our members who will visit or spend time with a mission program 

  4.   mission work where we live  

In short, we want everything we do this year to be done after asking this question.  How will this activity support and encourage others, specifically those in the mission field?  Some may ask, “How do you measure a goal like this?”  Well, a year from now the review of ‘25 will be given, and through prayer and hard work, there will be a long list of accomplishments to report.

Mission work is congregational work, and something everyone, young and older, male and female, experienced or inexperienced can do.

If mission work is congregational work for everyone and we approach the work of the Lord in 2025 by focusing on spreading the gospel through our mission program, we will, by default, connect, love, serve, and multiply.

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The last thing we say to our children when they leave the house is generally a very important thing.  Whether it’s “be careful”, “act right”, or “call me when you get there”, it’s an important message that we expect to be adhered to.

The last thing Christ said to his disciples from a mountainside in Galilee after his resurrection and just prior to his ascension to heaven was a very important message too, and it's an imperative!

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We are already well on our way to success in 2025, but this is an aggressive aim and we can not slow down.  It will take everyone using their gifts to be successful.  If we come together for the purpose of taking the gospel to all, it is a worthy goal!  Remember that after Christ gave his imperative to the disciples that  “they went out and preached everywhere.”