Welcome to
Mount Olive
Lutheran Church

Mt Olive on a weekly basis commits to being devoted disciples by reaching, building and sending. However, it should be noted that Mt Olive does not currently have a Board or Committee of Evangelism (Outreach). Oswald J. Smith once said, “The church that doesn’t evangelize will fossilize.” Carl F.H. Henry once said, “The gospel is good news only if it arrives in time.” Dick Rasanen once said, “The idea is not to get the word out but to get the Word out.” Billy Graham once said, “It could be that one of the greatest obstacles to evangelism today is the poverty of our own experience.”

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The Editor of the Lutheran Witness, Rev Roy Askins once proudly stated that “We go forth with a bold confession of Lutheran doctrine and practice. We do not teach Lutheranism merely as one option among many, but as a correct exposition of God’s Word. For God’s mission to go forth, the Word in all its truth and purity must be proclaimed—with words. The Word must go forth in Baptism and the Lord’s Supper to create and sustain faith. This is the heart and core of the church’s mission.”

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I concur with the statement of Rev Askins and my prayer is that Mt Olive would “witness to all people” (Article II, C. of our Constitution) and with the witnesses and the Priesthood of all believers at Mt Olive with the help from the Holy Spirit and with the help of our interim Pastors and our next Pastor, boldly confess and proclaim the Good News before it is too late (if someone dies before hearing about Jesus or hasn’t heard about Jesus before Jesus returns).

In His service,

Gary Treece