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Campbellsburg Baptist Church: Mailed With Love

Jessica Hanewinckel -
This Kentucky church included more of the older seniors, giving them a script, some stationery and stamps to personally write invitations to 10 people each.
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Saving Grace Church: Saving Grace in Battle Ground

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
Various outreaches include providing professional haircuts and distributing snack and hydration packs to the unhoused.
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Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ: Back to Basics

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
Every Saturday church members divided up and spread out across Oakland, California, returning to a tried-and-true evangelism method of knocking on doors.
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Retention

Idea Starter: Make Newcomers Feel Genuinely Welcome

James P. Long -
Try a handwritten note, a phone call or a personally delivered pie to thank them for their visit
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Idea Starter: Don't Embarrass Your Visitors Who Arrive Late

James P. Long -
Keep congregants from filling up back pews first by directing them to the front of the church first
Service Projects

Try This: Buy a Stranger’s Morning Newspaper

Outreach Magazine -
Purchase a rack's worth of papers at a convenience store.
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Idea Starter: Take Small Groups Into the Public Sphere

James P. Long -
Asking small groups to meet in public spaces increases your church's exposure and makes attending small groups more interesting
Service Projects

Try This: Give a Sick Child the Chance to Give to Others

Outreach Magazine -
Ask your local children's hospital if your church can run a "mobile store" where hospitalized children can "shop" for gifts for family.
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Idea Starter: Say Thanks on Labor Day

James P. Long -
Bring emergency responders food or a gift on Labor Day, when they're working
Service Projects

Try This: Support Teachers by Donating Classroom Supplies or Cash

Outreach Magazine -
Teachers often spend their own dollars on supplies for their classrooms, but your church can make sure they don't have to
Service Projects

Try This: Serve College Students Free Pizza on Move-In Day

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Quell move-in day jitters by bringing pizza to college freshmen in their residence halls.
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