60 Years of Growing in Faith
Shepherd of the Lake is turning 60 and there’s so much to celebrate. 60 years of faith formation grounded in the grace of God, 60 years of service to Scott County and the wider world, 60 years of meeting people wherever they are with Open Hearts, Open Minds, and an Open Table. And the best part is – 60 years is just the start! We’re perfectly poised to move into the future that God is leading us in to. The Church Council has been working on a vision for the future of SOLLC that we'd like to share with you.
Growth, Engagement & Service
Our focus over the next three years is on growth, engagement, and serving our community! We can't do it without you!
We invite you to learn about all the exciting ways we plan to grow our impact.
Hear a Message from Pastor Dan
Mission & Values
Our mission and values are at the core of everything we do at Shepherd of the Lake. You hear us mention this at every Sunday Worship Service.
Wherever you are on your faith journey, we will meet you there with Open Hearts, Open Minds, and an Open Table.
See more details about our core values.
Proposed Initiatives & Projects
Over the next three years, we'd like to invest in these areas.
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Food and Housing Insecurity. Our congregation said they felt strongly about outreach and service opportunities in this area for Scott County and beyond. Here are a couple of the ways we are helping to address this:
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Enhancing the SOLLC campus physical space to align with inclusivity, accessibility, and critical updates for continued use of the building
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Building maintenance items
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HVAC system - 20+ years old
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Boiler replacement - 20+ years old
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New digital screens in the Worship Center - technology is no longer working with these old screens
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Campus Refresh - Click for a detailed presentation
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Foundational First Impressions - integrating a more welcoming and gathering space when you enter the building with a coffee shop, updated staff offices and meeting rooms, and wayfinding signage and messaging
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Lakeview Connections - Updating and expanding the Upper Great Room to offer a more intimate worship space, updated kitchen, bathrooms and an outdoor deck with access to the courtyard
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Spaces for Growth and belonging - safer and more accessible learning spaces for children and student programming incorporating family-friendly universal restrooms
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General updated furnishings, worship center and lower level meeting room refinements
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Growing our engagement and enhancing the experiences and opportunities to grow in faith
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Annual speaker series
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Annual parenting and family conference
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Enhancing the Lakeside Music Studio and Theater offerings
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Investments in new expressions of faith communities in the Twin Cities serving younger and more diverse populations
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Curious about our numbers?
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SOLLC serves over 5,000 people
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Shepherds Flock serves more than 120 families.
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Our eblast list consists of 3,000+ email addresses
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We have more than 615 youth participants in our CYF programs
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Over 300 5th - 8th grade students join us weekly for Living Water and Affirmation of Baptism.
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30% of these students come from other churches because of the depth and love of our program
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We participate in 300 Community Events (at SOLLC or in the wider community) on a yearly basis
SOLLC Pillars
These are the things that the wider community associates with Shepherd of Lake and where we see ourselves leaning into, supporting and enhancing.
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Children, Youth and Family Programming
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Vibrant Worship Services
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Unique spaces and experiences for a "typical church" - we are intentionally tyring to do things differently
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Embracing: We are not trying to fix people; everyone belongs here. We hold space for all and all of life is sacred.
Project Leadership Team
We are looking for volunteers to help us achieve our vision for the future. If you are interested in joining the team that is helping to gather support for our vision and future, please reach out to Dan, Jack or Jennifer.
