LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION
NORTHERN WISCONSIN

Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) current population is between 3500 - 4000 people. The number of people who attend an Evangelical/Pentecostal church is between 1% and 2 %. Christianity (or the "church") has been and is seen by many as an enemy to the culture, language, community, and heritage of the people. So the battle is uphill.  That is a result an over arching attempt to Christianize or advance Christendom among Native people versus introducing Christ through relationship and as the means to a fulfilled relationship to the Creator of all things. Christianizing led to all kinds of tragedy, atrocity and even oppression. It stems from an old European world view that divided the world into three sectors: the civilized, the barbarian (agrarian), and the savage. Of course the view was that Native people were savage and had to at least be taught how to farm if not become totally civilized by assimilation. This attitude led to an almost complete ignorance of the culture or of any kind of bridge or "key" that already existed as a framework for sharing the Gospel of Jesus.

Currently there are five churches meeting: a Church of God, a Catholic Church and school, a house church that was born out of the YWAM ministry, and the Church of Love and Compassion (Foursquare) which Dave now pastors.

Discovery has pioneered many things, one of which is the First Nations Discipleship Training Schools.  We were the first in YWAM to hold FN-DTS entirely for native people and then to raise up Native leadership.  We had students from Lakota, Ho Chunk, Navajo, Ojibwe, Swampy Cree, Plains Cree, and Athabaskan tribes from all over North America.  Some of our former students are involved in full -time ministry, some in team ministry through their churches, a few have become involved in world missions, two planted a church in Mishkeegogamung, Ontario an Ojibwe reserve. We held 12 training schools in all.

CHRIST THE ROCK’S INVOLVEMENT

1. Christ The Rock has been a supporter of the ministry since 1991. Besides monthly support, we provide vehicles, computers, a well for running water, a septic system, house repair, Christmas gifts, food, gifts and donations for the community, books, Bibles, a jungle gym and help with building and construction. 
2. Teams hold car washes, concerts, Vacation Bible School, Kid's club, public community feasts and outreaches, weenie roasts, campfires, worship times,  relationship building, wood cutting for elders in the community and for Discovery, wood cutting and more.
3. CTR has played an important role in getting some of the First Nations Discipleship Training Schools up and running. 

WHAT CAN WE DO?

PRAY

• For Dave & Pam Innerebner and the staff at the Discovery Base.
• For the Church of Love & Compassion that Dave pastors.
• For the growing youth group and children’s ministry.
• That reconciliation continues to take place in relationship so that the true evidence of the gospel will be seen in all of our lives, namely through love.
• For teams that will go with a heart of a servant.

GO

Reach Farther by going on a LCO Reservation Discovery Trip. Watch for future trips!

GIVE

• Sponsor someone to go on a short term trip, which costs about $75 a person for 4 days.
• Building materials and financial support for staff on the base
• Wood, which is approximately $800 a semi load.  The base uses 3 to 4 semi loads every winter.

The Paperwork!

Just a few forms to fill out and you are on your way:

  For more Information contact the church office @ 730-8383, or e-mail global@christtherock.org