Our Mission Statement: Las Placitas Presbyterian Church is an inclusive Christian community gathering for worship, prayer, learning, fellowship, and spiritual growth for people of all ages. As members of the body of Christ, we celebrate God’s grace in our lives and seek to extend God's love and promise through service, outreach, education, music, arts, and witness. We are committed to peace and justice in the world, and to care for the earth as God's gift to humankind. 

We cherish our origin as an early Spanish village mission church and honor this heritage in all of our activities. 

We are Presbyterian in theology and governance, but welcome and support all people as they explore their personal life paths, emphasizing Christ's word, “Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.” - Matthew 18:2 

This is a four-part survey. The first part seeks to assess your overall experience at LPPC as it relates to four of the core values from LPPC’s Mission Statement, which represent the mission and vision of this church. In the interest of brevity, this survey focuses on assessing just those values that will be most useful to us in moving forward to the next chapter of the life and mission of LPPC.

Part II of the survey seeks to assess how you feel about your elected and volunteer church leadership and its communication transparency, accessibility, and responsiveness. Your elected and volunteer leadership consists of the Session, Deacons, and multiple committees. (Note: this does not include a review of our pastor or paid staff members.)

Part III asks you to identify the skills/characteristics that you think are important in selecting a new pastor. 

Part IV asks for demographic information.

The survey will take about fifteen minutes to complete. Your responses will remain confidential and will be reported only in the aggregate. Your input will help to inform and guide the ongoing effort by your Session to assess and re-vision our current work at LPPC in anticipation of hiring a new pastor. We’ll report back to you in the coming weeks about what we’ve learned from your survey responses.

PLEASE FILL OUT AND RETURN THIS SURVEY BY SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH. Hard copies are available at the church and can be returned to Karen in the main office.

Thank you for your thoughtful and prayerful participation!

Core Values of LPPC

Belonging/Inclusivity: A commitment to nurturing a sense of belonging and inclusivity in which all people feel known, included, and affirmed

Spiritual Growth: An internal commitment to growing in God’s image through the spiritual practices of worship (prayer, the sacraments, music, stewardship) and through Christian education (adult forums, Tuesday breakfasts, Bible study, book study, prayer circle, and so forth)

Mission: A commitment to honoring Christ’s example of outreach, compassion, peace, and justice through support of local and global missions (Casa Rosa, Dignity Kits, Cuba Project, Back Packs for Children, Families in Bernalillo, and so forth)

Earth Care: A commitment to honoring the image of God in all living things by promoting an environmentally sustainable future