2021 ANNUAL REPORT

WestSide Lutheran Church

OUR MISSION

The Mission of WestSide Lutheran Church is to GATHER as a community of God, To GROW in faith, And to GO out to love and serve.

Our Values

 

In the joys,challenges, needs, and activities of our neighborhoods, community, and world.

Our life together is our life together, inclusive of multi-ages, abilities, and life stage.

 
 

At the center of our community is worship, where God gathers us so that we can hear and experience the grace of Jesus Christ.

The church is made up of sinners in need of forgiveness.  We do not pretend to be otherwise.

Unfussy, down-to-earth.

 

AT A GLANCE

2021 By the Numbers

2021

Members
329 members (139 households)

Baptisms
4

Confirmations
7

2020

Church Online
Video views on Facebook
increased 4600% from 2019

Easter Sunday Online
1.1 K Estimated Reach
893 Views/131 Comments

Christmas Eve Online
925 Estimated Reach
601 Views/46 Comments

Members
341 members (141 households)

Baptisms
15

2019

Average Sunday Morning
Worship Attendance
158

Easter Sunday
308

Christmas Eve
301

Members
320 (131 Households)

Baptisms
10

LOOKING BACK

A few highlights from 2021

Block Party

The summer block party returned in summer 2021 and was a great time for WestSiders and our neighbors.

We have a playground!

We installed a new playground as we prepare to launch PeaceCARE at WestSide this summer.

WestSide Garden

We donated 1,400 pounds of produce to Feeding South Dakota!

Women Build

WestSiders joined the Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build in September.

Intern, Katie Pauly

Katie Pauly joined us in August for as our intern Pastor for one year.

Worship together.

We returned to worship together with two Sunday morning services, one online, and one on Wednesday evenings.