Mission Statement: The Church Planters Task Force actively engages God's people within Black Ministry for the Great Commission, so that Christ saves more souls and He is glorified among us.

The Church Planters Task Force exists to:

• Train African-American members of the LCMS for planting new churches and mission start-ups
• Raise-up mission leaders from within LCMS Black Ministry
• Help identify opportunities and resources that will assist, guide, and empower sponsoring congregations, mission leaders and their staff
• Partner with African-American Immigrant Missions for the sake of Christ's ministry
• Interface with district and regional leaders in order to share mission information and resources
• Pray and encourage other ethnic ministries within the LCMS National Mission Affiliates

Key Issues: The reported 38.3 million African Americans living in North America present an opportunity for outreach in many areas of our everyday lives. It is our goal to reach at least 1 million of them with the Gospel by 2017 that they might know the peace of Jesus' forgiveness and the certainty of their eternal home in heaven as believers.

As leaders in the LCMS, the African American Ministries Church Planting is committed to working with the Black Ministry District Units, Lutheran Hour Ministries, Urban Ministries, African Immigrant Missions and the Center of US Missions to raise up leaders in the church and the community so that they are equipped to reach out with the Gospel to ALL people.

Task: We have the opportunities to lead The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in reaching African Americans with the saving power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.