Mount Calvary Lutheran Church

Presented at a meeting of the Community Transformation Project, for the Marquette

University School of Professional Studies, at Redeemer Lutheran Church on 10/26/2011

Purpose

• Mount Calvary seeks to provide more ministry opportunities to our community

• We want to understand the “needs” of the community

• Our efforts will be driven by data• Data will determine which of the possibilities

we pursue

Method

• The survey was developed by our Outreach Team • Volunteers were trained in how to conduct the

survey • Surveys were conducted on two Saturdays by

Outreach Team and volunteers. • Responses classified by a committee through a

consensus process and coded by this committee.• Data represents 23% of the households and is a

relatively statistically significant sample

Those Involved

• Pastor: Thomas Eggebrecht• Mt. Calvary Outreach Team:– Janet Abts– Allen Neuwirth– Ellen Sohn– Chris Williams

• Volunteers: (10 - 14)

The 1st Focus Area

The 22 Square Blocks Surrounding the Church

Attempts Contacts Interviews239 59 51

7/26 24.69% 21.34%

Attempts Contacts Interviews110 40 29 8/6 36.36% 26.36%

Attempts Contacts Interviews349 99 80Total 28.37% 22.92%

Q1: What do you think is the greatest need in our community?

Appearance

Youth Activity

Job Skills

Safety and Security

Communications

Quality of Life

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Q2: Who do you see trying to meet these needs, and what are they doing?

Neighborhood Associations

Churches

City/Police

Neighbors

Nobody

Others

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Q3: Mount Calvary is considering ways to better serve our neighborhood. Do you

have any suggestions?

Community or Block Associations

After School Programming

Traffic Control

Community Gatherings

Cleanups

Job Skills/Adult Education

Youth

Safety

Food Bank

Church Promoting Activities

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Q4: Are you involved in community efforts here in our neighborhood? Do you want to be a part of

future efforts? In what ways?

Block Meetings

Doesn't Know How

Childcare or Care for Children

Mentoring

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Q5: Have you visited Mount Calvary on a Sunday? What did you think? Is there a

reason why you have not visited us?

Attends Another Church

Works Sundays

No Reason - Open to Attending

Doesn't Appeal

Doesn't Believe

0 5 10 15 20 25

Q6: What kind of church activities are attractive to you?

Good Preaching

People

VBS

Church Promotionals

Praise Band - Music

Bible Study

Field Trips for Kids

Prison Ministry

Youth Activities

Men's Support Group

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Q7: How can we pray for the neighborhood?

Health

Safety

Hope

Life

Community

Frequent Prayer

Unity

Strength

Financial Needs

Children

Peace

0 2 4 6 8 10 12

Next Steps

• Share the data with our congregation• Share the info with the community• Digest results of our recently completed

communications audit• Implement a social media strategy that

includes the community• Hire an outreach/youth coordinator

More Next Steps

• Build connections to existing programs– Sherman Park Community Association– Bethel-Bethany UCC– St. Catherine’s Catholic Church– Sherman Park Lutheran

• Strengthen Existing Relationships– St. Joseph Wheaton Franciscan Hospital– Common Ground Wisconsin

• Develop a stand-alone 501-c-3 organization