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Ignite a passion in veterans, active military, and their families to follow Jesus. Our Mission. Military Ministry. Situation (Friendly) College Park has several veterans, military personnel, and their families.
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Ignite a passion in veterans, active military, and their families to follow Jesus Our Mission
Military Ministry Situation (Friendly) • College Park has several veterans, military personnel, and their families. • HVAF of Indiana, Inc. is a homeless veteran organization whose chief goal is to end veteran homelessness. • There are a whole host of similar organizations.
Military Ministry Situation (Enemy) • Satan wants us to ignore our veterans, active military personnel and their families. • Secularism and progressivism are big enemies of Christ and of truly helping our veterans, active military and their families.
Military Ministry Mission: Veterans, active military, and their families of College Park Church will purposefully engage and connect with veterans, active military, and their families to ignite a passion to follow Jesus on the home front or on the battlefield throughout the year.
Military Ministry Commander’s Intent: Ignite a passion for veterans and active military to follow Jesus!
Military Ministry • Deployment Support • Biannual packages • Biannual letters • Soul Care • Veteran counselors • Battle buddies • Family Support • HVAF of Indiana • Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration
Military Ministry Deployment Support • Biannual packages • Spring (Month of May in time for Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day) • Fall (Month of October in time for Veteran’s Day) • Packages • Summer campaign focus • Includes bibles
Military Ministry • Biannual letters • Spring (May) to celebrate both Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day • Fall (October) to celebrate Veteran’s Day • Letters • Each package will includes letter(s) • Letter are from the children • Process for troops to write back
Military Ministry Soul Care • Recruit and train a platoon of veteran counselors • Special training in nouthetic counseling • Assistance all along the way • Recruit a battalion of battle buddies • Veterans in a 1x1 battle buddy relationship • Special training to prepare and set expectations
Military Ministry • Family support • Be the support network for families of deployed troops • Be there to listen and just be there • Engage CPC tradesmen for specific needs (lawn mowing, house painting, house repair, appliance repair, car repair, etc) • Align with Indiana Guard, Reserve, and Active units
Military Ministry HVAF of Indiana • Volunteers to assist in bible studies, art classes, work at scattered site houses, and admin support. • Invite homeless veterans to church and get them plugged into CPC ministries. • Provide fundraising efforts, food for the emergency pantry, clothing, and housing needs.
Military Ministry Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration Event • On or near Veteran’s day • Worship the Lord, honor those who served, and invite veterans to Christ • Reach out to local community to invite veterans
Military Ministry Leadership Team • Pastoral Leader: Don Bartemus • Lay Leader: Arne Pedersen • Deployment Support: Stan and Jan Gaidis • Soul Care: Don Bartemus • Counseling • Battle buddies • Family Care • HVAF of Indiana: Arne Pedersen • Annual Veteran’s Day Celebration: Jeff Hallal