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Demographic Services
Discover Your Mission Field
Our demographic services provide your Lutheran congregation or organization up-to-date population data and resources to help you understand your surrounding community and its residents. The data provided is essential to plan for growth, develop effective mission and ministry, plant new churches, and reach more people. Also use it to formulate a targeted Mailing List to communicate a special event or new ministry.
If one of your congregation’s mission fields is a school, our School Marketing Resources and “Neighbor to Neighbor” Mailing List service may be helpful.
Demographic Services FAQs.
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New for 2010, demographics reports are offered through MissionInsite. MissionInsite gives you a comprehensive look at your surrounding community, helping you:
- Become more in tune with the ministry needs and opportunities that surround your community.
- Compare your church or school demographics to those of your neighborhood.
- Know expected trends in population statistics and how these could impact your own membership trends.
- Become aware of the worship styles likely to make visitors feel most comfortable.
- Uncover ministry needs that aren’t being met.
- Define the mission field that is within your reach!
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Through LCEF’s “Neighbor to Neighbor” Mailing List Service, you can purchase targeted mailing lists to reach the most receptive audience.
LCEF will provide your congregation or organization names and addresses of selected households in your area based on specific household characteristics, helping you:
- Reach out to people likely to be drawn to your current ministries.
- Reach out to people likely to be drawn to a new ministry that meets previously unmet needs.
- Become a beacon of hope, support, and Christian witness in your neighborhood and community!
Using a targeted approach saves money—you don’t have to blanket your entire community with a mailing, wasting resources.
“Neighbor to Neighbor” is available to ALL congregations, schools, and organizations of the LCMS.
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Vibrant Schools, Kids Heart of New Programs
LCEF knows how important Lutheran education is to the future of the Synod. Helping schools flourish and grow are LCEF’s School Marketing Resources and K.I.D.S. Count curriculum. For more information about either of these programs, call 1-800-843-5233 or visit www.lcefmarketing.com or www.lcefkids.org. |
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Partners Provide Funds, Steeples, Lutheran Symbols
With a church renovation or new construction project, there is a long list of details. For help with everything from start (campaign readiness study) to finish (furnishing the altar and worship space), Concordia Publishing House (CPH) and LCEF are your partners for creating the space needed and reverent atmosphere expected. See the CPH Church Renovations Web site, or the loan or Ministry Services areas of LCEF’s Web site to find out about all of the resources we have to offer your congregation. |
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Post-Construction Tip: Be Ready for More Outreach in New Ministry Space
Laborers For Christ can bring your members together in worship and volunteerism, and very often their witnessing mobilizes congregations to accomplish more outreach once construction is complete. Be ready by reviewing your supplies and furnishings; go to the CPH Church Renovations Web site for pew accessories, offering plates, new altar adornments, etc. |
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Demographics, Mailing List Services Upgraded
LCEF has partnered with a new demographics data source, MissionInsite, in order to provide a more convenient and versatile way of gathering information critical to developing ministry plans. Some districts will have online access to MissionInsite reports. The national LCEF office provides the service to districts without access. Find out more about this exciting change. |
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