Mission in TexasThe Harvest is Plentiful

Religious Life in Texas

• About 56% of the population claims to be part of a religious group (about 15 million people)• According to the 2010 census,

10,103,455 are unclaimed by any faith

2000-2010 Largest Texas Religious Groups

1. Roman Catholic

2. Southern Baptists

3. Non-Denoms

4. United Methodist

5. Muslim

• Decline 21 to 19%• Decline 17 to 15%• Grew to 6%• Decline 5 to 4.5%• Grew .6% to 1.7%

The LCMS

• Is the 12th largest religious group in Texas• Claims over 132,000 adherents (2010)• Has declined since 2000 from .74% of

the population to .44% of the population

Overall Growth

• Churches reported an increase of 2.17 million members from 2000 to 2010• The total population of Texas during

that time grew by 4.29 million people• 2.13 million people were added to the

unchurched population

LCMS DNA

LCMS Outreach

• 1847: 22 pastors and 12 congregations join together • 1897: 1,986 congregations; 683

preaching stations; 687,334 souls; 1564 pastors and professors

LCMS Outreach

• 1922: 3,338 congregations, 3073 pastors; 1,041,514 souls• (In every state except AZ, GA, and SC;

missionaries in Quebec and British Colombia; entered India, South America, and China; outreach efforts to Persians, Jewish, Native Americans, and many other immigrant groups in the U.S.).

LCMS Outreach

• 1944: 5240 congregations and preaching stations; 3508 active pastors; 1,501,314 souls• 1960: 2,605,177 souls – outpaced the

U.S. population growth by 12%• The LCMS grew from 1.1% of the

population to 1.4% of the population

Stewards of God's People

Jesus' words

• “And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day” (John 6:39).

God's Mission

• 80 New congregations since 2004• 5 additional new congregations so far in

2013• Local churches and networks are planting

churches and reaching the lost• 92% of mission gifts are used for

outreach, church planting and support of local ministry.

Our Partnership

• Repayable Funding agreements provided $130,000 in mission dollars in 2013• 27 repayable funding agreements are

in place

What can you do?

• Pray! Text M2C to 22828 to become a Mission Prayer Partner.• Partner! Through continued mission

offerings and special gifts to TPIM.• Propel and Persuade! Be Jesus' sent

ones in your context.

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