LCMS Congregations

The 1st quarter meeting of the General Assembly is

on Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.

at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zanesville, Ohio.

Diaconal OutReach, Care and Services (DORCAS) is an organization of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Ohio District, Southern Circuit, its congregations and members. This organization intends to fund, administer and encourage a diaconal response in Southeastern Ohio, West Virginia and Northeastern Kentucky by reaching out in mercy and compassion to those in need, motivated by Christ and His Gospel, according to the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions.

The General Assembly shall have full authority to plan and regulate the affairs of DORCAS. Each member congregation shall be represented on the General Assembly by at least one and no more than two Pastors and Lay Delegates chosen by the member congregation. These representatives shall serve with authority from the member congregation as voting members within the General Assembly. The officers of the General Assembly shall be Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary.

When DORCAS formed in 2006, it's member congregations were pleased to be able to work together to call a deaconess to this area. The office of deaconess is created in Christian freedom to ensure that this work of practical, human serving of need is completed. The diaconal role of women is rightly identified in the context of the life of the church. The service of a deaconess finds expression as she shares the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with acts of human care.

Deaconess Deanna Cheadle

151 University Drive

Chillicothe, Ohio 45601

740-804-1026

seohiodcs@yahoo.com