One of my goals as Community Chaplain is to minister to those who do not identify with any church within the Miami County area. Stats show that 51.2% of the residents do not identify with a church. When I drive to services on Sunday morning I get the idea that many more do not attend services even if they identify with a church. Here are the stats for Miami County which the per centages can be applied to Louisburg as well:
Amount of people who identify with a church in Miami County, KS
Catholic 5,448 18.7%
UMC 1,685 5.8%
Lutheran 1,379 4.7%
Baptist 1,206 4.1%
Presbyterian 820 2.8%
Christian 459 1.6%
Assembly 439 1.5%
S Baptist 928 3.2%
Non-Denom 750 2.6%
Other 1,127 3.9%
Total 14,241 48.8%
No affiliation with a church 14,959 51.2%
County Population 29,200
My idea is to reach out to those who do not identify with a church and those who do not attend a church and develop a relationship with them and if they are moved by my involvement in their life help them find the church home they feel comfortable with.
Although I would love for them to come and join us at New Life my goal is to get them connected with a church that they will be able to grow spiritually at. New Life will not appeal to every person that God calls and so I feel my job is to help them find that church home that they will benefit from.
God is calling me to help people find freedom from bondage and there are variety of churches that fit the variety of people.
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