2022 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

2022 By the Numbers

2022

Average
Sunday Morning
Worship Attendance
117

Average
Church Online
Facebook Views *
106

Easter Sunday
238

Christmas Eve
218

Members
341 members
(143 households)

Baptisms
9

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

* A Facebook view is defined by 3 seconds or more.

Looking Back

A few highlights from 2022

Summer Care

PeaceCare at WestSide launched in Summer 2022 with a full and successful program.

Sunday School

In Fall 2022 we started a new Sunday Church School format including Godly Play bible stories, intergenerational service, and breakfast.

Nativity by Kids

During Advent, WestSide kids told the story of Jesus’ birth through music and scripture.

Places We Serve

Food to You
Necessities for Neighbors
St. Francis House
The Banquet
George McGovern
Hayward Elementary
Feeding South Dakota
McCrossan Boys Ranch
Laundry with Love
Church on the Street
STC Food Pantry
St. Dysmas Prison Congregation