Carriage Lane conducts a week long missions conference every year in the month of March to renew our vision for world-wide missions, learn what God is doing to expand His Kingdom, and raise support for our missions budget. Our missions budget is supported by faith promises and separate from our general operating budget.

Here's a recap of our 2008 missions conference: The theme was to learn about a timely issue of our day-Islam. What do they believe about Jesus Christ, our Bible, our country and Christians? 

In the January 2008 issue of Christianity Today is an article called "Jesus in Turkey, Rebirth of a Bloodied Church." This is a detailed account of the condition of the church in Turkey. One of our guest speakers, Pastor Turgay Ucal, was featured in the article as "a Muslim-background pastor starting a Christian church for Muslim-background Turks". Another missionary writes, "When a Turkish Kurd becomes a Christian, his whole life is ruined. The family cuts the Christian off, and he loses opportunities for marriage and jobs through the family network."

Another guest speaker, Jud Lamos, works in Europe and West Africa. He informed us about his personal work with Adama and Murat and other students in their seminary programs, along with other ministries.

Mission week was packed with events for the whole family. Missionaries met with children in their classes and also address adults in a combined class. There was be special music at each worship service with the added bonus of a concert by the Korean Choir at the evening service on March 2nd. Wednesday Night Supper on March 5th featured an Eastern menu.

Schedule of Events
March 2, 9:30am-Combined Sunday School 
March 2, 11am-Jud Lamos, Speaker
March 2, 5:30pm-Korean Choir in concert
March 5, 6pm-Dinner & Missions Program
March 7, 12 noon-Ladies Luncheon
March 8, 8:00am-Men's Breakfast 
March 9, 9:30am-Combined Sunday School
March 9, 11am-Rev. Turgay Ucal, Speaker