To Encourage Outreach and Ministry on College and University Campuses

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To Encourage Outreach and Ministry  
on College and University Campuses 
WHEREAS, The English District is known for its support for and 
encouragement of ministry among college students, with more than 
18 different campuses served by its congregations and by 
supporting nine ministries with funding from the district in the past 
triennium; and 
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HEREAS, There are 164 LCMS U chapters and 420 
congregations across the Synod engaged in some form of college 
student ministry; and 
WHEREAS, Ninety -five percent of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregations report being within a 45-
minute drive of a college or university campus; and 
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HEREAS, There is a recognized need to train leaders for the 
future of the church, both as lay leaders and professional church 
workers; and 
WHEREAS, Baptized and confirmed members of LCMS 
congregations attending college or university at a distance from 
their home congregation need a place to receive Word and 
Sacrament ministry and to grow in faith and service; and 
WHEREAS, Even though the colleges and universities within the 
Concordia University System (CUS) are blessings to the church at 
large and to the students who attend them, many LCMS students