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The people of the Eastern District have accepted the challenge to "Break New Ground" for the mission of Jesus Christ.  The basic operating principles for Breaking New Ground include: ESTABLISHING a process for new ministry, mission and church starts. HELPING with the training and development of lay leaders. FORMING geographical clusters of pastors and congregations that will work together as we move into the future that God has ordained for us. IMPROVING communication and connections with local congregations. The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Eastern District is one of the four original districts of [The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS)](https://www.lcms.org/) 123 Congregations located in New York, Pennsylvania and the panhandle of Maryland 25,000 communicant members, 32,000 baptized members Over 200 educators (teachers, principals, Directors of Christian Education, Deaconesses, Directors of Christian Outreach, and Directors of Family Life Ministry) Hundreds of lay people who lead and teach in our congregations Four Regions (Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Rochester) represented by four Vice Presidents Eleven Circuits cared for by Eleven Circuit Visitors Regional Mission Initiatives located in Buffalo, Rochester, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia - [HOME](/ "HOME") - [ABOUT US](/who-we-are "ABOUT US") - [Who We Are](/who-we-are "Who We Are") - [What We Believe](/what-we-believe "What We Believe") - [Staff](/staff "Staff") - [VP's & Circuit Visitors](/vps-circuit-visitors "VP's & Circuit Visitors") - 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And in [Jesus Christ](https://www.lcms.org/about/beliefs/who-is-jesus), His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits and the right hand of God the Father Almighty.  From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 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An EDMO is an organization of congregations that work to initiate, raise up, and support mission efforts in a given region. EDMO’s do mission work.  They are proponents of mission education thereby seeding mission awareness among constituents.  They are locally owned and operated.  They are uniquely comprised and governed.  No two EDMOs are alike.  They exist because strong mission-minded individuals are interested in working with other Christians in other LCMS congregations.  While they are self-governed they operate within applicable and appropriate supervision of the District President to ensure that the mission of the church and the teachings of the church are honored. **To date, four EDMO’s exist in the Eastern District:** 3\. Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition Rochester (LINC-Rochester) “Angel Tear Ministries” is a self-funding ministry that operates through the auspices of Concordia Lutheran Homes in Cabot, PA.  While Angel Tear Ministries generously supports mission work at home and around the world, it is not an Eastern District Mission Organization with a purpose of doing mission work directly in the community. - [HOME](/ "HOME") - [ABOUT US](/who-we-are "ABOUT US") - [Who We Are](/who-we-are "Who We Are") - [What We Believe](/what-we-believe "What We Believe") - [Staff](/staff "Staff") - [VP's & Circuit Visitors](/vps-circuit-visitors "VP's & Circuit Visitors") - [Board of Directors](/board-of-directors "Board of Directors") - [Mission Organizations](/mission-organizations "Mission Organizations") - [Ministry Partners](/ministry-partners "Ministry Partners") - [WHAT'S NEW](/upcoming-events "WHAT'S NEW") - [Upcoming Events](/upcoming-events "Upcoming Events") - [Small Church Clarity](/small-church-clarity "Small Church Clarity") - 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All district congregations should acquire and maintain the most current edition of the Congregational Treasurer’s Manual, which is written and published by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, MO. Treasurers are encouraged to take the time to familiarize themselves with the contents of the manual because the answers to many of your questions are clearly spelled out and easily accessible. Please use this reference manual when faced with questions involving: The LCMS Eastern District has a new tool for church leaders and Elders to help you encourage and challenge each other to grow in such spiritual disciplines such as:  Contact Bruce Sutherland if you need assistance with this tool. **ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT, DISCIPLESHIP, STEWARDSHIP & CONGREGATIONAL RESOURCES ** Lutheran Hour Ministries offers equipping resources to help you reach out with the love and Good News of Jesus Christ in your everyday lives. 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[District Reimbursement Forms](/district-reimbursement-forms "District Reimbursement Forms") - [District Board of Directors Minutes](/district-board-of-directors-minutes "District Board of Directors Minutes") - [Leadership Enhancement Opportunity](/leadership-enhancement-opportunity "Leadership Enhancement Opportunity") - [Communications](/communications "Communications") - [The LCMS School Ministry](http://www.lcms.org/schoolministry) assists, equips and uplifts school educators, district staff- especially education executives and congregational leaders- so that through them children may be equipped as disciples of Jesus Christ. - [National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)](http://www.naeyc.org/) is the nation’s largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. - [Certification of Racial Nondiscrimination](http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5578.pdf) Includes IRS Form 5578 and Instructions. - [Lutheran Education Association (LEA)](http://www.lea.org/) is a professional organization that links, equips, and affirms educators in Lutheran ministries, helping them become excellent educators. - [National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA)](http://www.lcms.org/page.aspx?pid=595) is an ongoing process of self-evaluation, improvement, and recognition based on national standards for childcare centers, early childhood, elementary, and secondary schools. LCMS Lutheran schools (elementary, secondary and early childhood) are eligible to apply for accreditation through National Lutheran School Accreditation. - [Should Lutheran Schools Consider Adopting the Common Core State Standards?](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Stmt_common_core-092013.pdf) Prepared by LCMS School Ministry June 21, 2013 - **School Safety** - [Threat Assessment in the Campus Setting](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NationalThreat_AssessmentBeahvioralcampuses.pdf) - [The Role of NIMS & ICS in School Preparedness Presentation](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/NIMS-ICSPresentation.pdf) - [The PREPaRE School Crisis Prevention & Intervention Curriculum](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Prepare_BrochureHighSchool_mental_health.pdf) - [Active Shooter Poster](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/active_shooter_poster_508.pdf) - [Critical Incidents Manual](https://lcmsed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Critical_Incidents_Manual.doc) – a Crisis Manual for Schools and Congregations --- ## URL: https://www.lcmsed.org/stewardship ### Title: Stewardship ### Page ID: 7327459 ### Content: - 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[Education](/education "Education") - [Stewardship](/stewardship "Stewardship") - [Parish Nurses](/parish-nurses "Parish Nurses") - [Salary Guidelines](/salary-guidelines "Salary Guidelines") - [Financial & Debt Assistance](/financial-debt-assistance "Financial & Debt Assistance") - [District Reimbursement Forms](/district-reimbursement-forms "District Reimbursement Forms") - [District Board of Directors Minutes](/district-board-of-directors-minutes "District Board of Directors Minutes") - [Leadership Enhancement Opportunity](/leadership-enhancement-opportunity "Leadership Enhancement Opportunity") - [Communications](/communications "Communications") --- ## URL: https://www.lcmsed.org/salary-guidelines ### Title: Salary Guidelines ### Page ID: 7327461 ### Content: **Salary** **Computation** **Worksheet – Compensation Decision Support Tool** Concordia Plan Services has provided the church with the following Compensation Decision Support Tools: Both of these tools take into consideration differing costs of living across our district.  That cost of living differential is computed when you enter your United States Postal Service zip code. If your congregation is a member of Concordia Plan Services, simply enter your church/school zip code into the computation tool. If your congregation/school is not a member of Concordia Plan Services, utilize the chart (right) to identify the zip code affiliated with the Circuit in which your ministry is located. **To Utilize the CPS Compensation Decision Support Tool** 1.  For the clergy and parish professional tool, [click here](https://tc.cbiz.com/CompToolCPS/Login.aspx). 2.  For BOTH sites, enter the User ID: **CPS**; and then enter the Password: **CPS;** 3.  Click on “Compensation Estimate” at the top of the page; 4.  Chose the desired vocational category from the choices provided; 5.  Enter the zip code for your circuit (below) in the box above the “SUBMIT” button; A salary committee has prepared these guidelines that we believe you will find helpful as you begin the salary planning process. While guidelines are never prescriptive, they can be suggestive of an approach that can be used to review the compensation you are providing your professional workers. We hope that these guidelines will assist congregations in providing the proper level of financial and personal support to all of the professional church workers in the Eastern District, so that: The approach taken by these guidelines is intended to provide adequate compensation to professional church workers. Adequate compensation is viewed as a level of compensation that provides for the physical and spiritual well being of the worker and the worker’s family. It is intended that this level of compensation will release the worker from undue financial concern, thus allowing the worker to give full devotion and attention to the ministries assigned. Congregations are encouraged to develop a ministry description for each professional church worker that includes a listing of the worker’s responsibilities and expected levels of performance. As a minimum there should be open communication regarding the ministries within a congregation and regular feedback regarding effectiveness. An annual performance review, whether formal or informal, is strongly encouraged. 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Are you a member of one of our congregations in the Eastern District? Are you in need of financial assistance in pursuing your goals. Are you a talented high school senior who has demonstrated academic excellence and have participated in school, church and community activities and are preparing to enter into a church profession? If you have answered “yes” to these questions, you are eligible to apply for Grants-in-Aid and/or the Eastern Presidential Scholarship Award.** **Guidelines and applications can be found below. If you are a current recipient of Grants-in-Aid, you must re-apply every year to continue to receive aid. Returning applicants do not need to complete the Biographical Questionnaire.** ****The deadline for applications is Friday, May 23, 2025.****  **Please send your applications to the Eastern District, Attention: John Fretthold, 5111 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221 or email the documents to [Johnfretthold@gmail.com](mailto:Johnfretthold@gmail.com)****.  If you need further assistance, please contact John in the district office at 716.634.5111 ext 18.** first call student loan repayment assistance program Many church worker professionals are graduating from the LCMS seminaries and colleges with significant educational debts. They have undertaken these debts in order to be equipped to serve our congregations. The Eastern District, LCMS is determined to address the growing debt that the average worker carries into their first call. It is our intent to develop a culture in our Eastern District that strongly supports our first call workers by helping them reduce education debt. First call graduates serving congregations or schools of the Eastern District, LCMS. **WHAT AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE?** Up to a total of $1,200 annually given to a worker for five full years, beginning at the start of service and terminating after five full years of service or when worker terminated service in the Eastern District, LCMS, whichever comes first. 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Questions like, “What will we be able to do?” and “Why don’t people give more?” and “Where can we cut expenses?” may be discussed. These aren’t unimportant questions, for we’re talking about God’s ministry and what He wants us to do. But there may be even more important questions to ask as you go about setting your budget. To help you in this process, this Leadership Enhancement Opportunity (LEO) features Billy Brath of Lutheran Church Extension Fund, St. Louis speaking to us on Tuesday, October 12 at 7:00 PM. Almost all of our congregations have older adults in our midst, but sometimes we don’t know what their needs are. At other times we don’t know how to utilize the many gifts that these people have. In this Leadership Enhancement Opportunity (LEO), we will hear from ALOA (Adults Lutherans Organized for Action) and be given insights on how to “encourage and equip congregations for older adult ministry.” Do you want more leaders in your congregation? Do you need ideas on how to develop and grow new leaders in your congregation? In this LEO we explore a helpful model that demonstrates the leader’s role for growing and empowering good leaders. We will also review the importance of establishing a covenant and a charter with leaders of your church.  Kurt Bickel leads our conversation and presents helpful tips for all congregational leaders. Without a doubt, everything (except God and His Word) has changed in the last year, and that includes Lutheran congregations in America! But as we hopefully approach the end of the pandemic, it’s time to refocus our attention on our mission to “make disciples of all nations.” To help us in our “reopening”, Rev. Zach Zehnder (author of “The Red Letter Challenge”) answers questions like: What, if anything, should you be doing differently? What do you need to think about and plan for as you move toward this summer and next fall? How can you better achieve your mission? This workshop features leaders from 5 congregations of the Eastern District as they brainstorm ways of safely holding VBS in 2021. Is your congregation blessed to include a day school, preschool or Early Childhood Center as a mission vehicle? Are you using this opportunity to reach your school families with the Gospel as effectively as possible? Watch the presentation by Rev. 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[District Board of Directors Minutes](/district-board-of-directors-minutes "District Board of Directors Minutes") - [Leadership Enhancement Opportunity](/leadership-enhancement-opportunity "Leadership Enhancement Opportunity") - [Communications](/communications "Communications") --- ## URL: https://www.lcmsed.org/communications ### Title: Communications ### Page ID: 7327466 ### Content: **The following communication tools are employed to help the Eastern District fulfill it’s promise to support: *“Healthy leaders \[congregations\] vigorously equipping the people of God for Kingdom growth.”*** This Eastern District website is a resource of information, people and links that are provided to enhance your ministry to the people you serve.  It has been designed for ease of navigation.  It is further complimented by the other communication vehicles of the Eastern District – e-News and From the Desk. This twice monthly newsletter is distributed to readers throughout the District.  The e-News is sent to over 1,800 subscribers. This HTML formatted email contains messages from the Eastern District President, as well as time sensitive news and information from the Eastern District office and organizations and congregations of the Eastern District. The e-News has subscription links so that other members of your congregation can subscribe to receive their own copy on a twice monthly basis. This twice monthly newsletter includes articles and resources from different members of our Eastern District staff aimed at helping you and your congregation or school with the challenges we all face.  Our staff is so excited to provide new resources in this way! This monthly newsletter includes job postings and church events from around our Eastern District.  Congregations can submit articles to [Ruth Marzano](mailto:ruthmarzano68@gmail.com) to be included in this newsletter. The Eastern District recognizes the importance that our extended district family holds in the lives of our professional workers. When an Eastern District rostered worker, spouse or child is called to glory, notification is sent out in as timely a fashion as possible to our entire Eastern District family. Pictures, news, and info from District & Synod events are posted on our [Facebook page](https://www.facebook.com/EasternDistrictLCMS). Each week, new stories are posted to Reporter Online, the Web-based version of “Reporter”, the national newspaper of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod. To view or subscribe to the Reporter Online, [Click here.](https://blogs.lcms.org/) The Lutheran Witness is the flagship publication of [The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod](https://www.lcms.org/). Published 11 times a year, it provides Missouri Synod laypeople with stories and information that complement congregational life, foster personal growth in faith and help interpret the contemporary world from a Lutheran Christian perspective. The Lutheran Witness is available as an app, online and in print. 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[District Board of Directors Minutes](/district-board-of-directors-minutes "District Board of Directors Minutes") - [Leadership Enhancement Opportunity](/leadership-enhancement-opportunity "Leadership Enhancement Opportunity") - [Communications](/communications "Communications") --- ## URL: https://www.lcmsed.org/national-youth-gathering ### Title: National Youth Gathering ### Page ID: 7327467 ### Content: Coming to the LCMS Youth Gathering in Houston this summer? Your group is invited to join other Eastern District groups for a special District Event on Sunday, July 10th, 2022, 5:30pm-8pm, at the Gallagher Club in Minute Maid Park.   District Event Registration Form: [https://forms.gle/oJHxxwpRDfbRQgPC8](https://forms.gle/oJHxxwpRDfbRQgPC8) District T-Shirt Order Form: [https://www.customink.com/g/ynf0-00ck-p5y8](https://www.customink.com/g/ynf0-00ck-p5y8) Registration is free for all Eastern District groups. A buffet dinner is included. Come join us for food, games, and fellowship right before the Mass Event! This is a great opportunity to meet other people in the Eastern District. Please register your group by June 20th, and order your t-shirts by June 1st. 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