
Twenty-five folks with an interest in missions at the local church and beyond gathered via zoom for the Saturday, February 25th presentation "Building Local Church Missions: Staking Your Claim!" Ranging from Viroqua to Oshkosh and Spooner to Bristol, the participants were welcomed by Wisconsin Conference Mission Motivation chair Mary Balson. NE District Mission Secretary, Vernita Green, shared ways to build a local church mission committee following the three commandments of team building. NW District Mission Secretary offered tips for building a missions budget, using the church budget, "noisy cans" and other fund raisers. SE District Mission Secretary, Mary Beth Byrne, provided a plethora of information for promoting missions within the local church. Each presentation emphasized the importance of building relationships and truly claiming the privilege of mission work.
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