The Mission of the Stewardship Commission is to create a culture of giving that encourages people to grow in faith as they joyfully expand their relationship with God and develop a lifestyle of generosity in their finances, their time and their talents.

The Commission works in conjunction with the Pastoral Staff and the Trustee Board to implement an effective, year-round program where members and friends commit to cheerful and consistent giving. The theme for the 2021-22 Campaign is: "Fulfilling God's Purpose".

The church congregation focused, over a period of four weeks, on the various ways that we can serve God by working in his purpose for our lives. Each week we discussed a certain topic, which included, the responsibility of tithing, being a witness for Jesus, the story of  ‘The Good Samaritan”, and giving joyfully and generously. Each of these testimonies were welcomed by the congregation and consequently, the pledges for 2021 were 50% greater than any pre-pandemic year. Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow! 

The Board of Trustees is elected by the congregation at its annual meeting. Each member serves minimum of 3 years. At the end of 3 years a member can be re-elected. At the end of a second 3-year term, the member must be off the Board for one year and is then eligible for re-election.

Duties & Responsibilities of Board of Trustees

1. Hire all persons except Senior Pastor and Associate Pastors. All hiring requires input from the Senior Pastor
2. Has care and custody of all property owned by the church
3. In charge of all financial affairs of the church, always subject to the laws of the State of CA
4. Develop annual budget
5. Count all donations made to the Church
6. Make all contracts for services
7. Support vision of the Pastor

The purpose of this ministry is to strengthen the faith journey of the women of Lincoln and their guests. This is accomplished through bible and book study, prayer and being of assistance to each other.

We meet every Saturday morning at 9 – 11 am. Annually we support A New Way of Living as well as other charities and areas of need. We continue to pray for and support our church, its ministers and ministries.

“Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us…” 2 Corinthians 5:20.

The ongoing goal of this ministry is a prayerful and purposeful introduction of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others who do not know him, and to invite them into our fellowship.

“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own, you were bought at a price. Therefore; honor God with your bodies.” I Corinthians 6:19-20

Mission Statement: The Health Ministry strengthens the mental, physical and emotional health of community participants by providing basic health screenings, health education and referrals to appropriate resources.

Some of our Partners and sponsors are:

Urban League Los Angeles, Kaiser, UCLA, FAME Corp, Champions for Change, Body & Soul, Netiya, CDU, Angel City Dental Society, Albertsons, Target, T.H.E Health Centers

We Offer:

• Monthly Blood Pressure Screenings
• Monthly Articles on a Variety of Health Topics
• Annual Health Fair
• Monthly Fit 4 Life Health Education Classes
• Monthly Exercise Classes
• Monthly Cooking Demonstrations
• Organic Community Garden

Lincoln’s music and media ministry is first and foremost committed to the building God’s Kingdom through praise and worship teams.

***Music Ministry***
The Music Ministry at Lincoln is dedicated to serving and glorifying God with bold and sincere Worship which is our privilege and humble service as we lead others into His magnificent presence.
For those who feel called to join Lincoln’s Music Ministry, we currently have four exciting Praise Teams that meet regularly.
We invite you to join in and experience His blessing.

• You will find the Lincoln family style of worship to be a truly unique experience.
• Music Ministry Teams each lead one Sunday Morning service per month.
  ***Praise Teams***
• LMAC (Lincoln Memorial Adult Choir)
• The Adult Praise Team serves as our Sanctuary
• Choir on the first Sunday of each month.
• Selections include traditional and contemporary gospel styles. LMAC rehearses on the last two Thursdays of every month at 7:15pm.
• YDS (Youth Driven Sundays)
• Our “sho nuff” high energy Youth Driven Praise Team is lead by Nysa Shenay and serve on the fourth Sunday of every month.
  Their practice schedule is at 10am on the two preceding Saturdays.
• LIVE (Lincoln Inspirational Vocal Ensemble)
  Our young adult inspirational ensemble serves every third and fifth Sunday of each month. This intimate Worship team blends a more Urban/CCM Gospel style and maintains an On Call practice schedule.
• ROC (Men’s Chorus)
  Our Male Vocal Ensemble serve on every second Sunday while their rehearsal schedule is at 10:15am on the preceding two Saturdays.
• Lincoln’s Music Ministry strives to encourage, train, and direct those whom God has called into the music ministry with a spirit of service, excellence, unity, and humility.
  “It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth forever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.”

2 Chronicles 5:13-14

Youth Learning To Grow Food

WHEELscape

When deciding upon a new name for the youth ministry, it was clear that the name would have to have relevance beyond the words themselves. What is meant by this is that the name chosen would have to satisfy two goals: describe the intentions of youth ministry at Lincoln Memorial; and describe ministry as a whole. In order to achieve this a combination of two words was needed – wheel and scape.

A wheel is “any machine, apparatus, instrument, etc., shaped like this or having a circular frame, disk, or revolving drum as an essential feature”(Dictionary.com). However, within a biblical context, in this case, wheel refers to a potter’s wheel on which clay is formed and shapened. There are many references in the Bible to the potter’s wheel and/or clay (Isaiah 29:16; 64:8; Jer. 18:1-6; Jb 33: 6; etc.). Christians are being molded into the image of Christ, transformed (2 Co. 4:2 and Rom. 8:29). The second part of the word, scape, is taken from landscape. In contrast, however, where landscape is “a section or expanse of rural scenery that can be seen from a single viewpoint” (Dictionary.com) – a place; scape in WHEELscape is a place where something is formed. For our purposes, that something is someone, more specifically youth. Therefore, WHEELscape is a place where youth are formed on the potter’s wheel. The potter being God, and the wheel being the teaching, hearing, and doing of the Word with all that our youth have to offer.

To conclude, “Let no one despise your youth [Timothy], but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity” (NRSV 1 Timothy 4:12). Our youth are not only an integral part of our Lincoln Memorial Family but of the body of Christ. By teaching them what it is to have faith and ways to express that faith, they will become better witnesses for our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

As associate pastor,  I work with and under the direction of the senior pastor as a member of the pastoral team to enable the church to focus on the Great Commission and to equip the church to carry out the functions of the New Testament church in evangelism, discipleship, ministry, fellowship, and worship.

Peace!

Stephanie Farmer is the Executive Administrator to the Pastor.  She has held this position for more than 12 years.  In her role as Executive Administrator, she is the building manager for the church property and office manager for the church.  She also handles all administrative work and works with all the ministries, boards, commissions and committees as well as volunteers and the church congregation as a whole.

She has been a member of Lincoln for over 63 years and her family has been part of Lincoln Memorial Church since it started in 1912 as her great grandparents were founding members of Lincoln.