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NAILS—Student Laborers For Christ
Nailing It Down. Raising Him Up.
By enrolling in NAILS, college, university, and seminary students have the opportunity to help fund their education by working for Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregations and organizations constructing their own facilities.
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NAILS is a simple idea. Students sign up to work for an LCMS congregation or organization constructing its own facilities. NAILS helps arrange living accommodations with the participating congregation.
Students are paid minimum wage as an employee of the congregation or organization constructing its facilities, and work under the supervision of experienced construction workers and managers, who also willingly work for minimum wage as a ministry service to the congregation/organization.
As part of the NAILS team, students will:
- Travel to other parts of the country
- Work as a team with other students
- Help churches save money
- Gain valuable experience
- Grow and be renewed spiritually and
- Put their God-given skills to work.
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Beautiful Scenery, Support for New Montana Church
Enthusiastic support from Laborers For Christ, members of The Church at Creston-Lutheran, and two neighboring Lutheran congregations help a young mission congregation build its first church home. |
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Laborers Help Louisiana Church Build Open Arms
Laborers For Christ Project Manager Jim Eberhart calls building the new child development center for Bethany Lutheran Church in Slidell, La., a special project because many Laborers are grandparents and they recognize the importance of good Christian education. |
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Raising the Roof for Christ
Laborers For Christ recently helped the Christ the King Lutheran Church, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, congregation solve its problem with leaks by raising its flat roof. In doing so, the team also helped raised community awareness.
“Every day for four or five months, our community, the vendors, and trades people saw thousands of hours put in by our church volunteers and the Laborers,” said Russ Schumacher, congregation building chairman. “It made them wonder what causes people to put in such a great amount of time [to the construction project]. It was a good witness to our community.” |
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Nebraska Schoolhouse Moved Next to Church
Adding fellowship and classroom space to Zion Lutheran Church, Hampton, Neb., involved moving a former two-room, 40-ton schoolhouse across the church parking lot. Laborers For Christ, working for the congregation, gutted the 1920s-era building and prepared for what had to be one of the most unusual moves ever made in the town. |
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Laborers Turning KC Factory into Hispanic Ministry
Remodeling a former Kansas City, Mo., plastics factory into a multi-purpose community center is a big job, but the congregation of Jesus El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church has Laborers For Christ, NAILS, and an LCEF loan helping it. |
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Partners Provide Funds, Steeples, Lutheran Symbols
With a church renovation or new construction project, there is a long list of details. For help with everything from start (campaign readiness study) to finish (furnishing the altar and worship space), Concordia Publishing House (CPH) and LCEF are your partners for creating the space needed and reverent atmosphere expected. See the CPH Church Renovations Web site, or the loan or Ministry Services areas of LCEF’s Web site to find out about all of the resources we have to offer your congregation. |
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Post-Construction Tip: Be Ready for More Outreach in New Ministry Space
Laborers For Christ can bring your members together in worship and volunteerism, and very often their witnessing mobilizes congregations to accomplish more outreach once construction is complete. Be ready by reviewing your supplies and furnishings; go to the CPH Church Renovations Web site for pew accessories, offering plates, new altar adornments, etc. |
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Creating a More Reverent Place to Worship
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