Our Ministries to the glory of Christ.

Our Redeemer is a loving congregation, blessed with vitality...
Come Visit With Us!

Our Lord, Jesus Christ commanded us: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28: 19-20. We take the Great Commission very seriously at Our Redeemer and thank the Lord that He has provided the means to accomplish this: the Word, the Sacraments, and...
Our Ministries.

Our Ministries To Our Family:

It is through our ministries, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, that we reach out to the community hoping to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to those who most need it. In order to do this, we must work, first to insure the love, vigor, strength, and stability of our congregation, so that secondly, and ultimately, we can reach out to the community to serve them, minister to them, and lead them closer to our Savior.

Children and Youth:

Our Children and Youth are so important to our congregation and the future of God's work on earth that we have included a separate page devoted just to our ministry to these, Jesus' most ardent disciples. Please visit our Children and Youth Page.

Education:

Sunday School: Sunday School begins with a general gathering of devotion, prayer, praise hymns, fellowship, and celebration of individual special events and milestones followed by classes for all ages every Sunday. Click here for Times.

Confirmation: We have two years of Confirmation Classes for our Junior High youth and allow Early Communion, with pastoral and parental approval, after suitable training. We schedule Adult Confirmation classes as needed, and would love to have one going all the time!

Adult Education: We try to have choices in Sunday School classes for adults at all times and sometimes use inter-generational classes to advantage. From time to time we schedule special Bible and training classes of an extended nature, such as "The Bethel Bible Series". Scheduled on demand, these classes are frequently held at special times.
Home Bible Study: We have several on-going Bible classes held in member's homes throughout the Jackson area. The times, meeting day, location, and frequency varies, so please check with the Church Office for current information.

Worship:

Services: We offer both Traditional and Contemporary Services. The Traditional service uses the Litugy of our childhood from "Lutheran Worship" in all its reverence and majesty . The Worship and Praise service is similar, although it is continually evolving. It combines the parts we love so well from our traditions with newer Praise Hymns, special music, and flexible Liturgy. In both services a Children's Sermon is featured on the Sundays that we do not have Communion. Communion Services are held the first, third, and fifth Sundays each month and some festival days. Click Here for Times.

Special Services: During the appropriate seasons we have Lenten services, Ash Wednesday with optional Imposition of Ashes, Holy Week including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday noon and Tenabrae services, Easter Sunrise services, and Advent services. On Christmas we have 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM Christmas Eve services with special music and worship, a particularly meaningful and moving occasion for everyone. As needs arise other special services are scheduled.

Music:

Adult Choir: Our adult choir offers praise in song weekly during the second service and for special events, cantatas, and services. Its members often individually provide special music for the early service. We welcome all new voices with open arms. Come offer praise with us!
Praise Teams: Our Youth leaders are forming Youth Praise Teams in both Drama, Puppet Ministry, Dance, and Music to foster interest, growth, and outreach among our young people and those of the community. We are also have formed a church-wide Praise Team to spread the good news of Christ in contemporary media for special events and our Worship and Praise Service. This project is still in its infancy, and if you are accessible to the Jackson area and want to use your talents for Christ's glory, come join us and help this worthy effort grow!

Children's Choir: We have had a talented and beautiful Children's Choir for many years. Active in services and special events including District Convocations, these adorable Cherubim have brought smiles and inspiration to many souls. (And provided many graduates to the Adult Choir over the years!)

Caring:

Prime Timers: We have an active and on-going ministry among our senior members and friends. Monthly luncheons are held with interesting progams and fellowship. Special activities and outings are planned along with visits, support, and assistance in special times of need.

Special Needs: Despite anyone's best efforts, members sometimes find themselves in a crisis situation. Sometimes it is easily solved, needing just a little physical help or advice and our members are always ready to step in and offer assistance. Sometimes more is needed though, and we have two active programs to fulfill these needs. Donations provide a special fund to assist members in financial emergencies. For situations of a continuing nature we have "Luther's Larder" which provides donated food monthly for member families during periods of need.

Social Ministry: Fellowship outside the worship setting with other Christians in a relaxed situation is important if we are to grow in Christ and bond as brothers and sisters in His love. Our Social Ministry program provides these opportunities in our Fellowship Program regularly, as well as administering other vital programs, such as the Prime Timers, Luther's Larder, and the annual Blood Drive.

Special Friends: We have instituted a special program to welcome new members into our family, help them meet other friends at Our Redeemer, learn all they need to know about us, escort them to church events, and help them come to feel immersed in our family as quickly as possible. These good people also make sure newcomers to the area learn their way around, receive any help they need, and quickly come to feel at home in the area.

Our Ministries To The Community:

Caring In The Community:

Nursing Homes: A group of dedicated members in our congregation have for years maintained an active program of visitation and love for residents of surrounding community nursing homes. These ladies and gentlemen provide attention, entertainment, and caring for the residents, small gifts for special occaisions, along with help and the understanding that these often lonely ones may need.
Angel Tree: Every Christmas our members provide gifts for the children of people in prison, who cannot give their children gifts themselves. Of course the scope of this program is limited by our resources, but it is part of a larger area-wide program, and if you think about it, even one Christmas morning smile would be worth the effort.

Lutheran Social Services of Ms Inc: For larger needs beyond our resources we support our local chapter of Lutheran Social Services with regular donations and use of our facilities and human resources for special programs, such as Project Hope, a past project which trained welfare mothers for jobs where they could build self-esteem as well as support themselves.

Other Social Programs: Members and groups in our church at various times are active in area-wide humanitarian efforts such as Stew Pot, Habitat For Humanity, and similar programs.

Outreach:

Evangelism Programs: Our Evangelism Committee is active in fostering progams to encourage visitors to return regularly, and to reach the unchurched in our community, especially in surrounding neighborhoods, such Ebuipping to Share,, Health Fairs, and our Synod's Ablaze! movement. We offer a warm welcome to everyone who enters our doors. As a point of interest, our Children's program is an important part of this effort too, because sooner or later, the children we reach often bring their parents.

Missionaries: We provide partial support for missionary families working in undeveloped lands. This vital work helps ensure that God's Word is taught to all the nations in words they can understand. Braille Bibles: For many years a group of dedicaticated volunteers has met weekly or more often at Our Redeemer preparing braille Bibles in foreign languages. They hand press each page to emboss it, and lovingly assemble them into chapters for shipment to help the blind in other countries.

What's Happening Now?

See just what your friends at Our Redeemer have been up to lately in our new improved Interactive Photo Album!

Yes, it was here. but it has been moved to its own page to take advantage of the new technologies seen in newer browsers. If you prefer the original one visit our Legacy Ministries page where you will find it just like "Old Times". It works there just like it always did.





Our Redeemer is a loving congregation, blessed with vitality... *Come Visit With Us!* Our Lord, Jesus Christ commanded us: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." *Matthew 28: 19-20. We take the Great Commission very seriously at Our Redeemer and thank the Lord that He has provided the means to accomplish this: the Word, the Sacraments, and...* *Our Ministries.*

Our Ministries To Our Family:
It is through our ministries, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, that we reach out to the community hoping to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to those who most need it. In order to do this, we must work, first to insure the love, vigor, strength, and stability of our congregation, so that secondly, and ultimately, we can reach out to the community to serve them, minister to them, and lead them closer to our Savior.

Children and Youth: Our Children and Youth are so important to our congregation and the future of God's work on earth that we have included a separate page devoted just to our ministry to these, Jesus' most ardent disciples. Please visit our Children and Youth Page.

Education:
	Sunday School: Sunday School begins with a general gathering of devotion, prayer, praise hymns, fellowship, and celebration of individual special events and milestones followed by classes for all ages every Sunday. Click here for Times. Confirmation: We have two years of Confirmation Classes for our Junior High youth and allow Early Communion, with pastoral and parental approval, after suitable training. We schedule Adult Confirmation classes as needed, and would love to have one going all the time!
Adult Education: We try to have choices in Sunday School classes for adults at all times and sometimes use inter-generational classes to advantage. From time to time we schedule special Bible and training classes of an extended nature, such as "The Bethel Bible Series". Scheduled on demand, these classes are frequently held at special times. Home Bible Study: We have several on-going Bible classes held in member's homes throughout the Jackson area. The times, meeting day, location, and frequency varies, so please check with the Church Office for current information.

Worship:
Services: We offer both Traditional and Contemporary Services. The Traditional service uses the Litugy of our childhood from "Lutheran Worship" in all its reverence and majesty . The Worship and Praise service is similar, although it is continually evolving. It combines the parts we love so well from our traditions with newer Praise Hymns, special music, and flexible Liturgy. In both services a Children's Sermon is featured on the Sundays that we do not have Communion. Communion Services are held the first, third, and fifth Sundays each month and some festival days. Click Here for Times.
Special Services: During the appropriate seasons we have Lenten services, Ash Wednesday with optional Imposition of Ashes, Holy Week including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday noon and Tenabrae services, Easter Sunrise services, and Advent services. On Christmas we have 7:00 PM and 11:00 PM Christmas Eve services with special music and worship, a particularly meaningful and moving occasion for everyone. As needs arise other special services are scheduled.

Music:
Adult Choir: Our adult choir offers praise in song weekly during the second service and for special events, cantatas, and services. Its members often individually provide special music for the early service. We welcome all new voices with open arms. Come offer praise with us! Praise Teams: Our Youth leaders are forming Youth Praise Teams in both Drama, Puppet Ministry, Dance, and Music to foster interest, growth, and outreach among our young people and those of the community. We are also have formed a church-wide Praise Team to spread the good news of Christ in contemporary media for special events and our Worship and Praise Service. This project is still in its infancy, and if you are accessible to the Jackson area and want to use your talents for Christ's glory, come join us and help this worthy effort grow! Children's Choir: We have had a talented and beautiful Children's Choir for many years. Active in services and special events including District Convocations, these adorable Cherubim have brought smiles and inspiration to many souls. (And provided many graduates to the Adult Choir over the years!)

Caring:
	Prime Timers: We have an active and on-going ministry among our senior members and friends. Monthly luncheons are held with interesting progams and fellowship. Special activities and outings are planned along with visits, support, and assistance in special times of need.
Special Needs: Despite anyone's best efforts, members sometimes find themselves in a crisis situation. Sometimes it is easily solved, needing just a little physical help or advice and our members are always ready to step in and offer assistance. Sometimes more is needed though, and we have two active programs to fulfill these needs. Donations provide a special fund to assist members in financial emergencies. For situations of a continuing nature we have "Luther's Larder" which provides donated food monthly for member families during periods of need. Social Ministry: Fellowship outside the worship setting with other Christians in a relaxed situation is important if we are to grow in Christ and bond as brothers and sisters in His love. Our Social Ministry program provides these opportunities in our Fellowship Program regularly, as well as administering other vital programs, such as the Prime Timers, Luther's Larder, and the annual Blood Drive. Special Friends: We have instituted a special program to welcome new members into our family, help them meet other friends at Our Redeemer, learn all they need to know about us, escort them to church events, and help them come to feel immersed in our family as quickly as possible. These good people also make sure newcomers to the area learn their way around, receive any help they need, and quickly come to feel at home in the area.

Our Ministries To The Community:

Caring In The Community:

Nursing Homes: A group of dedicated members in our congregation have for years maintained an active program of visitation and love for residents of surrounding community nursing homes. These ladies and gentlemen provide attention, entertainment, and caring for the residents, small gifts for special occaisions, along with help and the understanding that these often lonely ones may need. Angel Tree: Every Christmas our members provide gifts for the children of people in prison, who cannot give their children gifts themselves. Of course the scope of this program is limited by our resources, but it is part of a larger area-wide program, and if you think about it, even one Christmas morning smile would be worth the effort. Lutheran Social Services of Ms Inc: For larger needs beyond our resources we support our local chapter of Lutheran Social Services with regular donations and use of our facilities and human resources for special programs, such as Project Hope, a past project which trained welfare mothers for jobs where they could build self-esteem as well as support themselves. Other Social Programs: Members and groups in our church at various times are active in area-wide humanitarian efforts such as Stew Pot, Habitat For Humanity, and similar programs.

Outreach:
Evangelism Programs: Our Evangelism Committee is active in fostering progams to encourage visitors to return regularly, and to reach the unchurched in our community, especially in surrounding neighborhoods, such Ebuipping to Share,, Health Fairs, and our Synod's *Ablaze!* movement. We offer a warm welcome to everyone who enters our doors. As a point of interest, our Children's program is an important part of this effort too, because sooner or later, the children we reach often bring their parents.
Missionaries: We provide partial support for missionary families working in undeveloped lands. This vital work helps ensure that God's Word is taught to all the nations in words they can understand. Braille Bibles: For many years a group of dedicaticated volunteers has met weekly or more often at Our Redeemer preparing braille Bibles in foreign languages. They hand press each page to emboss it, and lovingly assemble them into chapters for shipment to help the blind in other countries.

What's Happening Now? See just what your friends at Our Redeemer have been up to lately in our new improved Interactive Photo Album! *Yes, it was here. but it has been moved to its own page to take advantage of the new technologies seen in newer browsers. If you prefer the original one visit our* Legacy Ministries *page where you will find it just like "Old Times". It works there just like it always did.*