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“The surrounding community and culture changed and the traditional St. Olaf congregation was in extreme danger of losing its vision and mission for a viable future in sharing the Good News of Jesus. The congregation was also existing nearly three years without a called pastor. April, 2007 – St. Olaf agreed to make an initial $30,000 financial commitment to make this transition possible along with special outreach funds provided from Mount of Olives Lutheran Church. These funds were taken from the reserve account to purchase musical instruments, new sound and video equipment, and a high tech projector system. These initial funds also paid the costs of a supportive praise band, new audio and visual media equipment, and major publications / advertising. We were encouraged to hear that the Mount of Olives Lutheran Church in Mission Viejo, CA has provided $10,000 for the year of 2008 in support of the Outreach ministries and the BRIDGE Praise Service. Continual support cannot be promised or counted on for 2009. April – Easter 2008, At the BRIDGE service 98 people worshipped. Most of the assembly have become a part of this worshipping community. Many also have been regular worshippers but have not become members of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church. We held a special congregational meeting to vote and approve our new mission and vision statements along with our set Guiding Principles. The Renewal team continues to work on completing the LIFT document as requested by the ELCA. May, 2013 – The Korean Presbyterian church that has been sharing our facility for over 20 years gave notice to end covenant so they could move and merge with another Korean congregation that owns its own property. A new mission Korean Baptist Congregation was scheduled to be in covenant with St. Olaf’s beginning June 1. A new mission Korean Baptist Congregation was scheduled to be in covenant with St. Olaf’s beginning June 1. June, 2013 – With a special memorial gift provided by the Ruby Cordes Memorial Fund we were able to hire Mrs. Libby Corneau as a ¾ time Youth Minister to lead our Youth and Family Ministries. May, 2014 – We installed our Intern Steve Otte from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS) to complete his 9 month internship at St. Olaf”

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