Mission Board -  NED
To encourage, promote and publicize the missions of the
New England District and beyond.

The Mission Board is composed of persons directly responsible for specific mission ministries within the New England District and is dedicated to assisting pastors, teachers and congregational members achieve their mission goals.

You are encouraged to go to http://ned-lcms.org/mission_services.htm and take advantage of the information and services provided for you!
 
Mission Board members include:
 
Brenda Bacon         Represents the financial interests and concerns of the District.
 
Lynn Batchelder      Represents the NED LWML as its President
 
Bev Durfee             Chairs the Kenya Ministry Committee which provides background
                               information, mission trips, needed supplies.
 
Vicki Latour            Prayer Partners – Coordinates and lists the prayer concerns and
                               celebrations raised by members throughout the District.
 
Bill Meyer               Chairs the Transforming Churches Network in the NED. TCN is a
                               revitalization process from which congregations might benefit.
 
Jon Rossman           Chairs Short Term Mission Trips – provides information and links to those 
                               interested in developing "mission trip” ministries.
 
Eric Sahlberg           ConnectingPoint Lutheran Church – Pastor of the NED’s latest mission start
                                and serves as a resource for church planting.
 
Landon Schkade      Greater Boston Ministries - Serves the NED as the Synodical representative
                                to help discover and strategize mission potential in the greater Boston
                                region.
 
Leon Schultz             Ethnic Ministries – Based on his parish experience, sensitizes Board on
                                how congregations might engage ethnic and racial populations in their 
                                communities.
 
Steve Vekasy            NED Blueprint – Helps keep members of the Mission Board focused on the 
                                 mission strategy adopted by the NED in June 2009.
 
Inquiries may be addressed to Rev. William Meyer, Mission Board Chair at NEDMissions@ned-lcms.org