# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1959_S175
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MISSIONS 175

d. channel to the congregations of the District all helpful in-
formation and materials in the area of missions and evangelism
and, in co-operation with the Board for Missions in North and
South America, implement the synodical program and emphases
on the District, circuit, and congregational levels;

‘e. make regular, complete, and intensive surveys of the mis-
sion opportunities in its area, using the resources and assistance
made available by the Synod’s Board for Missions in North and
South America;

f. submit annually to the Synod’s Board for Missions in North
and South America its survey findings regarding long-range op-
portunities and a complete report on each new project to be
undertaken in the ensuing year, seeking the counsel of the Synod’s
Board for Missions in North and South America regarding its
plans and needs;

g. report annually to the Board for Missions in North and
South America concerning the number of missionaries and stations
served, salaries paid, receipts and disbursements for home mis-
sions, and such other matters as will give a true picture of mission
work done in the District;

h. provide appropriate subsidy to fields and congregations for
the expansion, extension, or intensification of the church’s mis-
sion program;

i. solicit the guidance and assistance of competent authorities
in community planning and research, real-estate development, and
construction toward the selection of adequate sites and the pro-
vision of suitable facilities;

j. give special attention to congregations located in commu-
nities which are either changing or declining in population and
seek opportunity to confer with such congregations, offering coun-
sel and financial assistance as needed;

k. co-operate with the Commission on College and University
Work to the end that the mission outreach among campus per-
sonnel may be extended;

L concern itself with the outreach at hospitals and other in-
stitutions, working closely with the Synod’s Department of Social
Welfare;

m. establish, with the approval of the District, the executive
offices which are necessary to administer its duties;

n. solicit the support of congregations and auxiliary organ-
izations for specific mission projects and the total mission program
of the District.

Action: This resolution was adopted,