CLUSTER SYSTEM

Each member and active non-member of Lewinsville Presbyterian Church is assigned to one of 17 clusters, or neighborhood groupings, depending on where he or she lives. Generally 20-30 family units are included in each cluster.

The clusters located closest to LPC tend to be geographically quite cohesive while the clusters located further from the church are generally spread over a larger areas. Persons can determine their cluster assignments by consulting the LPC directory and noting the number listed in parentheses under their phone number.

The Cluster System was created to serve several purposes.

• First, it provides a communication channel, used to inform members of events that are of immediate concern to the congregation, such as deaths and births within the LPC family or urgent, unscheduled meetings or notices. This information is transmitted by email to those members who have requested this method and by telephone to the others.
• The Cluster System also provides a means for organizing assistance to persons with urgent, short-term needs. Members of a cluster often provide meals to a family in which a serious illness or death has occurred.
• Clusters are also notified when a baby is born to a cluster family so neighbors can support the family and welcome the newborn.
• The clusters also have provided a social grouping. Some clusters gather regularly for potlucks and picnics to enjoy fellowship with their church neighbors.

Two or three members of each cluster serve as Cluster Leaders and a Deacon is assigned to each group to provide additional support. The names of these people are listed in the LPC directory. They provide the hubs through which information flows to each cluster member and they organize the cluster to provide special support for individuals within their cluster.

Two members of the congregation serve as overall managers and coordinators of the system. The church office notifies these persons, who are called Cluster Coordinators, of any message that needs to be disseminated to the congregation and the coordinators, in turn, send the email notice and contact the cluster leaders.

For more information, contact the cluster leaders. CLICK HERE!

Updated March 13, 2011