“There are 55,857 people who have no church or religious affiliation
within a 20 mile radius of center square Gettysburg, PA”
—National Survey in the Spring of 2014
Proverbs 29: 18 (NIV): “Without a vision, the people perish.”
Acts 26:18 (MSG): “... to open the eyes of the outsiders so they can see the difference between dark and light, and choose light, see the difference between Satan and God, and choose God ... to present my offer of sins forgiven, and a place in the family, inviting them into the company of those who begin real living by believing in me.”
Matthew 9:36 (NIV): “When he [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.”
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Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV): “Then Jesus came to them and said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, ·to the very end of the age.‘ ”