The attitude of compassion naturally filtered from members to other groups in the church. One is the Board of Ministry, the church's ruling board. As the board members make decisions for the ministries of the church they are acting more and more favorably toward requests by the Committee on Disabilities Ministry, such as the proposal to make the rest rooms totally accessible and to have a ramp built for access to the pulpit area. Senior Pastor Bruce Schipul recently agreed to having a second Disability Awareness Sunday, and made the point in his message that disability ministry would be the major ministry of the church. He sees that there is opportunity for service to the community because the members are ready to be involved.
Compassionate hearts are the foundation for decisions about future ministry.
The congregation is moving more and more toward anything the Lord has in mind, whether offering opportunities with computers, or special education classes, or ministry to rehabilitation centers. A new era of ministry and missions is opening for this caring congregation.