# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S246
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246 MISSIONS

Since we believe that it is helpful to select certain perj
time during which you give special attention to specific ph.
congregational mission activity, we propose that during ¢
years we offer to our congregations and pastors special hg}
such emphases as the following: Evangelistic meetings and:

ices, a community census, integration of new member:

ing, extending the outreach of the congregation into neight
towns and communities. 3

Evangelistic Agencies ae
Through its Evangelism Department your Board of Home
sions operates two evangelistic agencies through which it ende
to extend the outreach of the Church by contact with indivig
They are ong
A. Sunday School by Mail a

Sunday School by Mail was begun in October of 1948.5
operated jointly by Synod’s Home Mission Board, the Lug
Hour, and the Board for Parish Education. oa
The closing announcement of the Lutheran Hour brog
calls attention to Sunday School by Mail. As inquiries are req

, they are forwarded to Sunday §

by Mail, and we then proceed to complete the enrollment, ‘3
The Board for Parish Education prepares the “Parents’ G

used in Sunday School by Mail.

_ The administration of Sunday School by Mail is altg

under the direction of Synod’s Home Mission Board.

Reorganization

Originally Sunday School by Mail was operated by ea i |
trict through a Sunday School by Mail director appointed4
District mission board. At the suggestion of several Distri
tors and mission boards Sunday School by Mail was reo
during the summer of 1951. One phase of the reorganizati
‘that our Home Mission office offered to take over Sunday
by Mail.and operate it from St. Louis instead of operating
District. directors. Each Distri issi

878; for foreign countries
making a grand total of 2,047. During the year 1952 th

ments handled in our office increased by 846. :

The total enrollment in the eight Districts which have'r
Sunday School by Mail is 2,146. There has been virtuall je
crease over the previous year in this figure. Among the eigh