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Annual Report 2001
Table of Contents Page #
Agenda 1
Minutes of 2000 Annual Meeting 2
Pastor's Report & Membership Statistics 4
Youth Worker's Report 7
Music 10
President's Report 11
Financial Secretary Report 13
Treasurer's Report 15
Operations Committee Report 17
Education Committee Report 18
Adult Committee Report 19
Youth Education Report 20
Worship Committee Report 21
Outreach Committee Report 22
Parish Fellowship Report 23
Luther Park Annual Report 24
Parish Fellowship
Annual Report
2001
Parish Fellowship is a service committee. It has a great group of people who help whenever they are called upon to help in almost any area.
Besides organizing several pot lucks, Parish Fellowship also took part in special events, including Soup Suppers, hosting six Lakeville Community Blood Mobiles, providing the treats for Community Car Care Saturday, and the refreshments served on Sundays.
The Secret Sister group began its fifth year. It is a supportive and prayerful way of expressing our faith, love and friendship. Our thanks to Karen Jackson for organizing Secret Sister's.
Crafting Angels also began its fifth year and meets on the third Monday of the month. Ladies are welcome to come with or without a craft. It is a time of fellowship, support, and fun.
The Prayer Chain Ministry is in its third year. Our thanks to Lori Hall, Lisa
Cecchini, and the members of the prayer chain. You are very much appreciated.
Parish Fellowship received donated items for the kitchen this year. Thank you to those who made donations. Parish Fellowship purchased tables from the donated monies from congregational members. Parish Fellowship purchased plates, thanks to Lutheran Brotherhood, and a coffee maker and a new roaster with a steamer compartment, thanks to the Lakeville Lions, who support the blood mobiles by giving monies for the food served to the volunteers.
On occasions, the Sunday refreshments are donated by a person(s) or a committee, therefore, no donation for treats are taken on that day. A sign is posted at the table indicating this.
Parish Fellowship will continue to strive to be of service to Family of Christ through fellowship; with activities such as pot lucks, the progressive dinner, helping at weddings, funerals, helping families in need, special Sundays, such as Confirmation and Stewardship, and any occasion not mentioned above where we can be of service.
Parish Fellowship will continue to be of support to our "family" and help it grow.
Parish Fellowship's goal has always been to serve the congregation in any way possible, when the need arises. That's what parish fellowship is all about, getting together to enjoy and support our "family".
TREASURER'S REPORT 2001
The year 2001 has been a very rewarding year for all of us here at Family of Christ Lutheran Church. Each year our church has increased needs and demands on its facilities and members. Our members again met the challenge in 2001 and came forward with countless hours of volunteer efforts as well as increasing their contributions to meet the higher expenditures. Our benevolence giving reached out to many different organizations both local and world-wide. Our landscaping received a face-lift and improvements were made to the inside of our facility. The youth program continued to grow under Sherry Goodman's care. We have much to be thankful for!
We were able to secure permanent financing for our mortgage through Lutheran Brotherhood. This spring we closed on a 30-year mortgage with an annual interest rate of 7.375% on the principle balance of $600,000. As of December 31, 2001, that amount had been reduced to about $567,000.
A complete breakdown of our 2001 expenses is included with the finance secretary's report of General Fund Revenue and Expenditures. I would like to point out two areas where our members have continued to show their support for the programs and needs of our church.
In the area of benevolence, we contributed over $16,000 to benefit someone or something other than our own congregational needs. Here is a breakdown of those groups that we included in our 2001 giving:
St. Paul Area Synod $ 9486.00
Luther Park 820.00
Lutheran Social Services 820.00
Making Waves (thru ELCA) 700.00
Tanzania (includes '00 booksale) 982.64
Lakeville Sr. Class Party 75.00
Prom Gift Certificate Program 75.00
LHS Baccalaureate 75.00
World Hunger Appeal (Lent, SS, 3rd Sun,) 1301.00
Tanzania Student 250.00
CAP Agency 465.00
Lakeville Assistance Fund 75.00
Someone's Treasure 465.00
Kids 'n Kinship 100.00
Meals on Wheels 00.00
MICAH 100.00
Crossways International 100.00
Southeast Asian Ministry 200.00
Lutheran Volunteer Corp. 100.00
Lakeville Food Shelf (Souper Bowl Offering) 76.80
Joseph's Coat 150.00
TOTAL BENEVOLENCE $16,716.44
Treasury Report-Continued
During the course of the year, we had several expenditures where funds were collected in advance to cover the expense. These are listed in the expense report under miscellaneous expenses. The following were a few of these items that were donated: a computer for the office, a back-pack vacuum cleaner, landscaping for the front of the church, partial payment on new sanctuary chairs (balance payable in '02), cross memorial for church lawn (balance payable in '02) and Easter and Christmas flowers. We also collected money for our cookbook. That income was received in 2001 but will be included in 2002 expenditures. Thanks to everyone for their generous contributions!
We were able to increase the balance in our General Fund over the past year. We are grateful to all our committee and council members for their efforts in managing our funds and keeping their expenses in balance. Our 3-year capital fund drive will be concluding in February 2002. We will again be looking to our members for their continued support of our building fund and possible future expansion.
In closing, we are grateful to all the members here at Family of Christ for their continued support of our staff and its various programs. It is through their generosity that we can also reach out beyond our own members and support numerous programs around the world.
FAMILY OF CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH
BUILDING FUND STATEMENT
PERIOD ENDING 12-31-01
INCOME:
Funds collected through 12-31-00 $153,565.25
Funds collected through 12-31-01 46,123.38
Misc. Income 2001 2,174.87
TOTAL FUNDS COLLECTED $201,863.50
EXPENSES:
Expenses through 12-31-00 $142,775.22
Mortgage Principle Reduction 37,277.51
Capital Improvements, Misc. Expense 2,174.91
TOTAL EXPENSES $182,227.64
BALANCE IN BUILDING FUND 12-31-01: $ 19,635.86
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Annual Congregational Meeting
January 27, 2002, 9:45 am
AGENDA
Call to Order Paul Donner
Opening Devotions Pastor Lon Larson
Minutes of 2001 Annual Meeting Rob Mittelstaedt
4. Staff Reports
Pastor's Report Pastor Lon Larson
Membership Statistics Pastor Lon Larson
Youth Director's Report Sherry Goodman
Music Report Liz Schuur
5. Council Reports
President's Report Paul Donner
Finance and Stewardship Report Deb Cathcart
Treasurer's Report Doris Petersen
Elections / Nominating Committee Report / Distribution of Ballots
Recognition of Outgoing Council Members
7. Committee Reports
Operations Committee Report Don Berquist
Education Committee Report Mabeth Dorman
Youth Committee Report Lyle Eidelbes
Adult Education Report The Quarberg's
Worship Committee Report Jean Bakken
Outreach Committee Report Julie Berg
Parish Fellowship Committee Report Glenda Lind
8. Other Business
9. Adjourn-Lord's Prayer
Report on Adult Forums
Adult Education Annual Meeting for the Year -2001.
One of the times for adults at Family of Christ to be learners, is the time between worship hours on Sunday morning. Because this time is of
a rather short duration each Sunday, we thought it best to consider a
forum format, rather than a formal learning situation. We have had guest speakers from community-based groups whose mission is to meet some human need. We have had exchange pastors and teachers who have
participated in the Saint Paul Area Synod Companion Synod Program in Tanzania. We have had videos from MOSAIC, the ELCA's visual news
information about the church in the world. We have had short studies based on the Bible. In other words, we have tried to touch on concerns we have as Christians living in a very complex world. Some of those ideas need a second look or planned action. Some members of Family of Christ may do that. For one Sunday a month, we have collaborated with the
children in Sunday School on making music together with Claudia Lund as our inspirational leader.
Genevieve Quarberg & David Quarberg with committee members: Mary
Chronquist, Chuck Davis, Dottie Knutson, Jane Wegleitner, and Kitty Soderberg
Family of Christ
Membership Statistics
2001
Total Members: 495
(156 families)
Confirmed
Members: 299
New Members: 72
(22 families)
Members
Transferred Out: 3
(2 families)
Baptisms: 10
Weddings: 3
Funerals: 1
Confirmation: 8
First Communion: 16
Presentation of Bibles: 21
(3rd graders)
Sunday School Enrollment: 133
Youth Program: 67
Music Ministries
Music continues to be an integral part of the worship experience on Sunday mornings. Lifting their voices in praise, a small but enthusiastic choir met regularly throughout the year to learn pieces for special presentations on Sundays.
Juggling schedules and selecting dates for these special music pieces proved to be quite a challenge! The spirits were willing but the bodies frequently needed to be elsewhere……
The Good Friday service was again a special opportunity for the choir to contribute to the worship. Soloists and groups worked with narrators to tell the story of Jesus crucifixion. We know the Easter story. We've been told time and time again of the suffering and agony of Jesus' last hours on the cross. Bringing the story of Good Friday to life in word and song is a privilege and labor of love for the choir members.
As a congregation, we sing songs gleaned from several sources. The “Green Book” continues to be our backbone, with its traditional hymns of grace, glory and goodness. Complying with the copyright laws, there are songs in other sources that we simply do not have legal access to. Thankfully, there are wonderful collections of songs that we can and do copy from. Some songs are sung once, and relegated to the “not so great, don't use it again” list. Some songs are learned over time and become special to us; in all, we try not to over-use any piece of music.
We continue to pray for new members to join the choir. Anyone is welcome at any Wednesday evening practice. No one need make a long term commitment - come when you can and stay as long as you are able. Do you enjoy singing but don't feel you're very good at it?? Come along with us and enjoy the evening of practice, praise and
backrubbing. You don't need to be professional, you need only love the Lord.
---- Liz Schuur
OUTREACH TEAM REPORT
The Outreach Team (Holly Mittelstaedt and Julie Berg) have had an exciting year welcoming
21 new families into our congregation. Thank you to our friends at Family of Christ for helping us welcome many new families in this past year and for keeping them in your prayers. GOD BLESS YOU! The Outreach Team has participated in:
* Preparing Soup Supper during Lent
* “Bring a Friend” Sunday
* Hosting a relaxing, fun summer picnic at Lake Marion
* New Member Orientations
The nursery has been staffed by many wonderful families who have volunteered their time during the 2nd Worship Service. We have approximately 17 families who have graciously given their time to the church for tending to children in the nursery. And more good news -we have more new families who have volunteered their time. Thanks so much!! And thank you to Ann Huseby and Julie Berg for coordinating these services.
We are currently looking into two diaper changing tables in the bathrooms. Look for more details in this coming year!
Thank you all for kindness and willing support!
Julie Berg
Community Relations Council Representative
Operations
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
This being the first year for me as operation person on the counsel I spent some time absorbing information and asking a lot of questions of the past and present members. The building operation went very well this year. We stayed with in our budget and will begin this year with a budget that will perform some major tasks.
PHONE SERVICE.
A second line was added to the building to solve problems of multiple use on a single line by the fax machine, alarm system, Internet and voice use.
GARBAGE SERVICE
Service was doubled to weekly service to avoid garbage accumulating outside of dumpster.
SIDEWALK
The last section of sidewalk was replaced to eliminate the sifting of each section. Both are now fastened to each other with the base being replaced with sand and drain tiled.
ENTRY GARDEN
The Garden committee updated the look of the entry gardens. They did a wonderful job and we do appreciate their hard work.
HVAC
The mechanical systems for the church and the shed have been tested and maintenance preformed on them
CONCERNS
Along with the accomplishments of 2001 were some concerns that remain.
CARPET
The carpet in the narthex is stained now but after cleaning does remain clean for about 4 weeks. A carpet-cleaning machine of commercial grade is being looked at for our cleaner to use instead of subcontracting it out every month.
PARKING LOT
The parking lot is showing it age in spots and will need repairs. I'm hoping that the contractor for the new road may be interested in making repairs when our new driveway is installed.
PAINTING
Both exterior and interior walls or trim will need to be painted or stained. This summer I will be asking for volunteers and will post a sign up sheet.
THANK YOU
I would like to thank John Weinel for the donation of the lawn tractor, for it speeded up the yard mowing.
And thank you Mike and Doris Peterson for the new vacuum that helps Kathy with her job.
SUMMARY
As I begin my second year in this office, I will be asking for help on the Operation Committee. As building use increases, which is a good thing, I would hope for a maintenance position to be filled for 5-10 hours per month. Thank you for your help in the past year.
In Christ,
Don Bergquist, Family of Christ, Operations
President's Annual Report
This has been a very exciting and challenging year for Family of Christ Lutheran Church. As we continue grow in our faith to God and to Jesus Christ, our Lord, there continues to be many opportunities presented to our congregation that need to be examined. This being my first year as church council president, it is difficult for me to compare this year to others. I will assure you that there are many challenges the council must face each month, and for that, I would like to thank each council member for their hard work and dedication to our Family of Christ. I will present a very brief summary of our status in the following areas.
Stewardship
We conducted a successful stewardship drive in which we increase the amount of members turning in pledge cards by approximately 20%. We have some ideas on how to improve this process for next year. I would like to thank the committee that helped get our Sharing
Express Folders to each member.
Outreach
We increased the number of new member units by approximately 15%.
We will continue to focus on new ideas and materials, in order that we might increase awareness and recognition of Family of Christ Lutheran Church.
Financial
We have met our budget obligations.
We have met our benevolence obligations.
Our commercial financing was completed at Sterling Bank. We developed a task committee to study the Access Issue. This was a huge undertaking by members of Family of Christ, in which they had to examine many concerns, such as access, property values, and recruiting legal representation. We will need to seriously examine 'who we are' and 'who we want to be' in regard to the location of this property during this next year.
We have met the synod recommended compensation for our pastor, Lon Larson. We have Debbie Knoch and Karin Stokes helping in our church office. We have added a Congregational Youth Worker, Sherry Goodman, and we will continue to offer training to her in order that she may serve the youth of Family of Christ. We have added extra maintenance help.
Education and Youth
We have increased the number of activities for our youth (FTS, Cross walk and etc...)
We continue to increase the number of children enrolled for Sunday School. We continue to increase the number of children enrolled in Vacation Bible School.
Facilities
We will need to strategically plan more creative ways to use our facility as we continue to grow. We need more classroom space. We have added more chairs in our sanctuary, which will occupy more space. Storage continues to be a necessity.
We need to continue to plan the development of this facility in its relation to our growth in membership and our desire to continue to grow in membership.
Paul Donner
Council President
January 27, 2002
Worship Committee Report 2001 by Jean Bakken
Committee Members:
Chairperson & Council Rep.: Jean Bakken
Altar Guild: Banners Kathy Derner
Communion Janet Delperdang
Music Coordinator: Liz Schuur
The objective of the Worship & Music Committee is to coordinate and facilitate the various facets of our worship service. These efforts help the Pastor conduct meaningful Sunday and special occasion services.
Music is an important part of our services, and Liz Schuur does an excellent job of selecting and playing music appropriate to the occasion. She also spends a lot of time facilitating Choir and special occasion music. Let's add a very hearty thanks to our Choir and Band members for their uplifting contribution to our services.
The Altar Guild is responsible for maintenance and decoration of the Altar area. This includes: weekly cleaning, setting up and serving Communion twice per month, changing
paraments, and seasonal or special decorating of the Altar area. Thanks to Kathy Derner for the banners that have enhanced our Sanctuary during the year. Also, thanks to Kathy and her Dad for providing the beautiful Christmas tree we enjoyed so much. Thanks to Cindy Davis and all the helpers responsible for the seasonal decorating which helps to make our Church building so warm and inviting (the real warmth comes from our parishioners).
Thanks to everyone who has provided flowers for our worship services. Flowers “in memory of” or “in honor of” are a wonderful way to remember special occasions or anniversaries (and they can be taken home after services). Next year we will try having flowers on the Altar every Sunday. Kitty Soderberg has volunteered to be in charge of the donor sign-up and working with a local florist.
Children, third grade and younger have the opportunity to take part in the Children's message, then enjoy an activity bag with a treat during the regular message. Thanks to Karin Stokes for preparing the activity bags each week.
Our nursery is staffed and available for use during the 10:45 service. This is in addition to the listening room, which is available for all services. Our thanks to Julie Berg and to all of the volunteers who provide the loving child care.
Our 4th, 5th, and 6th graders serve as acolytes on a regularly scheduled basis. We thank them for doing this.
Worship Committee Report continued
Thanks to our volunteer ushers and our youth ushers who try to keep the service running smoothly. We see an improvement in Communion traffic flow, as we have gotten used to using the near side aisles going forward and center or outside aisles returning to our seats.
A special thanks to our sound booth people. Bill Goodman and crew do an excellent job enhancing our service with a good sound level so our service can be heard in the nursery, listening room, Narthex, hallways, etc.
Thanks to Kathy Derner and Sherry Goodman for the sewing and needlework on the Baptismal banners and cloths.
There are many opportunities for involvement and service with the worship committee. Some of our current needs are:
Altar Guild: (communion, ladder climbing, decorating, sewing, Altar cleaning)
Ushers and Lectors
Our sincere thanks to everyone who has volunteered. You make our Worship services more personal and more meaningful.
2001 Annual Report
Part-Time Youth Worker
2001 was a busy year for me as the youth worker for Family of Christ. I attended seminars, classes, workshops and luncheons. I studied, read books, read scripture and prayed a ton. I think, all in all, we had a successful year and met many of our goals set last year.
We continued with Crosswalk (7th - 12th grade) meeting during the education hour on Sundays. I tried to include prayer, Bible readings and devotions pertinent to the everyday life of our teenagers each time we met. When I discovered how crowded our shed was during this time, I decided to add an hour of Crosswalk following second service for those who were teaching Sunday school or would just rather come later. I called this 'After Hours'. Participation in After Hours went from 10 people gradually down to 0 after about 6 weeks. Two weeks with no one coming led me to discontinue After Hours. Crosswalk during the education hour continued regularly with 14-25 youth participating throughout the year.
Following is a summary of the year's Crosswalk activities.
In February we took part in the 30 Hour Famine. Those 30 hours consisted of Bible Studies, journaling, role-playing, fasting and a 5-hour service project. The students raised money through pledges for World Vision to use towards helping and feeding hungry children throughout the world. During the night we also planned a youth worship service which the students led the following Sunday.
In March, we did our annual 'Night to Remember'. (Maundy Thursday all-nighter) This event consisted of activities and Bible Studies to encourage students to think about and remember Jesus' last days before his death. To honor Jesus' sacrifice, we went through the night with no food and no sleep.
In April we attended a contemporary Christian concert. (Third Day)
In May, we tried a regular Bible study for all 7-12th graders every Wednesday night for and hour. We usually ended the evening with a volleyball game. This was lots of fun and was well attended all summer long. Wednesday night Bible study discontinued in October with the start of confirmation class.
For the first time ever, Family of Christ participated in Lakeville's annual
Pan-O-Prog summer celebration. We created a large float using the “We are the waterfall” theme. (Jesus is the pool of water, we will be His waterfall spreading His news everywhere!) We had so much fun with this activity and felt so filled with God's spirit as we participated in this community event!
In July we went on our first mission trip. Six students, Pastor Lon and I went to Chicago for one week and did urban service work. We used the organization called
Youthworks! They did all the work of planning the week, we just rented a 15 passenger van and showed up. The students worked very hard and sacrificed some of their normal luxuries during the entire week. (they slept on the floor, no air conditioning etc.) This was an experience none of us will ever forget. We met inspiring people and took part in some projects and activities that were life changing for everyone involved.
General Fund Revenue 2001 Budget 2001 Actual 2002 Budget
Member Offerings & Givings $ 184,501 $ 195,348.70 $ 210,444
New Member Gifts $ 13,640 $ 14,864.00 $ 13,640
Loose/Visitor Offerings $ 10,400 $ 6,027.69 $ 5,810
Other $ 6,616 $ 8,871.86 $ 7,200
Total General Fund Revenue $ 215,157 $ 225,112.25 $ 237,094
General Fund Expenses
Benevolence $ 16,220 $ 16,716.44 $ 18,400
Staff Salaries,Benefits, Expense $ 102,661 $ 98,134.07 $ 119,194
Office $ 10,500 $ 11,499.97 $ 11,850
Committees
Fellowship $ 2,500 $ 2,271.78 $ 2,500
Outreach $ 2,250 $ 1,774.39 $ 2,250
Education $ 4,000 $ 3,791.55 $ 4,000
Youth $ 2,000 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500
Finance & Stewardship $ 1,500 $ 1,138.92 $ 2,500
Worship $ 1,600 $ 1,151.11 $ 1,600
Miscellaneous $ $ 6,603.30 $
Property $ 71,150 $ 61,540.53 $ 73,000
Total General Fund Expenses $ 214,381 $ 206,540.06 $ 236,694
Building Fund
Revenue $ 44,863 $ 48,298.25 $ 50,000
Expenses $ 45,404 $ 39,452.42 $ 42,500
TOTAL REVENUE $ 260,020 $ 273,410.50 $ 287,004
TOTAL EXPENSES $ 259,785 $ 245,992.48 $ 279,194
In August several students and adults drove to Nebraska to visit the gravesite of Kevan Soderberg. It helped all of us come together and grieve while remembering the joy of his life and what he had meant to all of us.
We started the new school year off with our annual retreat. This year we invited a youth group from Golden Valley that we met while on the mission trip in Chicago. The retreat was held at Lakeview Resort in Waterville, MN.
In November we partnered with Lutheran Brotherhood and made and filled 7 Birthday Boxes for needy families. A complete birthday party in a box for 7 different age levels! This activity was partly done by our junior and senior high and finished by our FTS group. (Fourth through sixth graders) Congregation members donated supplies (cake mixes, frosting, candles etc.) and Lutheran Brotherhood paid for all the birthday gifts.
During the season of Advent all 7-12th graders were asked to pray for 1 specific peer. They were given a small notebook and asked to use it as their prayer journal. After Christmas, the prayer notebooks were turned in and distributed to the student who was prayed for to read and keep.
The year's events wrapped up with our annual Christmas party at the Trinity Care Center in Farmington. This is an 'all-church' activity. The whole congregation makes this a very successful event.
I continued FTS monthly meetings this year. Once a month the fourth through sixth graders got together. We sang, prayed, talked and played. This year I enlisted the help of 7 Crosswalk youth to be FTS Leaders. The FTS meetings are well attended and I totally depend on the leadership of these 7 FTS Leaders. They help with leadership, organization and control at each meeting. They represent good, Christian role models for the younger youth. The FTS Leaders for 2002 are Josi and Alex Cecchini, Brittany Peterson, Zach Eidelbes, Nick Benson, Jerome Bergquist and Cassi Goodman. There are usually 10-25 students participating in the monthly FTS youth group.
I meet monthly with the Youth Committee and we discuss upcoming events and activities. I also meet with Pastor Lon to discuss upcoming dates and any important issues on the horizon. Both the committee and Pastor Lon offer me support, encouragement and help whenever I need or ask.
Even though from the looks of this report we all seemed very busy, my main goal isn't busy-ness. What I hope to achieve is for our youth to get to know Jesus better. And as they develop a relationship with Him, they also get to know themselves and each other better. I want them to know that He loves them all. My job is to turn the knob…. His job is to go through the door into their lives and love them so much that their worlds are never the same!
Goals set last year that we met:
1. Continued weekly Crosswalk devotion meetings
2. Junior and senior high retreats once or twice a year
3. Continued monthly FTS Nights
Goals not met:
1. Open shed one evening a week for youth to meet (will probably do during the spring and summer after confirmation is over for the year)
2. Youth leader training for peer leaders (in March I plan on inviting some Crosswalk youth to a training event specifically for youth involved in church leadership)
Goals for 2002
1. Continue with Crosswalk and FTS meetings
2. Continue with Small Groups (just beginning January 2002) and encourage more groups to develop and grow
3. Find a retreat or conference for junior high youth to attend
4. Plan and carry out another youth led worship service
Thank you for entrusting me with your youth!
Keep Shining,
Sherry Goodman
Stewardship and Finance - 2001
Family of Christ Lutheran Church members continued to offer their stewardship gifts in many ways throughout 2001. Members provided many hours of time and support to the various committees and needs of the congregation. The reports of the committees and other groups provide an overview of these efforts. Stewardship is, also, demonstrated through the financial gifts of individual and family members.
2001 General Fund contributions totaled $225,112.25. This amount is 4.6% over the 2001-budgeted figure of $215,157. The 2001 general fund contributions demonstrates a 25% growth over the 2000 general fund income of $179,363. During 2001, the General Fund income covered the church's operating expenses.
During 2001, $46,050.85 of contributions was received towards the Debt Reduction campaign. This brings the 3-year campaign drive total to $199,616.10 actual contributions. Pledged contributions at the start of the Debt Reduction drive were anticipated to reach $235,728.00
The Youth Committee annual report reviews the 2001 income and expenses for this program. As noted in the report, Youth program expenses are covered through fundraising, receipt of matching funds, self pay and designated gifts. The general fund provides the Youth Leader salary and some miscellaneous expense coverage.
The General Fund Stewardship Drive moved to a fall timeline during 2001. This change assists with budget planning for the upcoming year. The “Sharing Express” drive achieved a 69% return rate of pledge cards as compared with a return rate of 54% during the previous stewardship drive. Of the returned pledge cards, 89% noted a pledged amount to the General Fund. This equates to a 62% rate of individual or family member units identifying a General Fund pledge. Thanks to the Team Leaders for your assistance and to all members for your response to the stewardship drive.
Looking ahead, Family of Christ continues to be grateful for the contributions of members, visitors and others to sustain the ongoing operations and growth of our faith community. With the end of the Debt Reduction campaign, a significant issue is the need for ongoing support of the building fund. Focused discussion and planning about current and future facility needs will need to be undertaken with an eye towards the possibility of a capital fund drive.
Family of Christ is thankful and blessed by the stewardship of its members throughout 2001.
Deb Cathcart
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Financial Secretary
Family of Christ Lutheran Church
Annual Congregational Meeting Minutes
January 28, 2001
1. Terry Lind called the meeting to order at 9:50 a.m.
2. Opening devotions by Pastor Lon Larson.
3. Roger Gilb made a motion to accept the Agenda for the 2001 Annual Meeting. Marshall Peterson seconded. Motion carried.
4. Terry Lind reviewed the 2000 Annual Meeting Minutes. Brian Hipple made a motion to accept the 2000 Minutes. Larry Berger seconded. Motion carried.
5. Staff Reports:
Pastor's Report by Pastor Lon Larson.
Youth Worker's Report by Sherry Goodman.
Music Report by Liz Schuur.
Office Report by Tiina Eidelbes.
6. Council Reports:
President's Report by Terry Lind.
Finance and Stewardship Report by Deb Cathcart.
Treasurer's Report by Doris Peterson.
7. Doris Peterson went over the proposed 2001 budget. Jeanie Bergquist made a motion to adopt the 2001 budget. Toni Harms seconded. Motion carried.
8. Rob Mittelstaedt reviewed the mortgage refinance plan with Lutheran Brotherhood. The church has been approved for a fixed interest rate of 7.375% for a 20-year mortgage loan. Brian Knapp made a motion to accept the refinance plan with Lutheran Brotherhood. Barb Hope seconded. Motion carried.
9. Brian Knoch reviewed the Nomination Committee's Report. There were no additional nominees for the ballot other than the Nominating Committee. Those volunteers for the Nominating Committee are: Brad Nylund, Larry Berger and Jeanie Bergquist. Jeanette Anderson made a motion to adopt the entire ballot. Brian Hipple seconded. Motion carried.
Brian Knoch handed out certificates to the outgoing council members: Bill Goodman, Bill Hope, Terry Lind, and Katie Nelson.
11. Committee Reports:
Operations Committee Report by Bill Goodman.
Education Committee Report by Mabeth Dorman.
Youth Committee Report by Lyle Eidelbes.
Adult Education Report by David Quarberg.
Worship Committee Report by Jean Bakken.
Outreach Committee Report by Julie Berg.
Parish Fellowship Committee Report by Glenda Lind.
12. Closing comments by Terry Lind. Glenda Lind made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Rob Mittelstaedt seconded. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. The congregation joined hands and recited the Lord's Prayer.
11. Committee Reports:
Operations Committee Report by Bill Goodman.
Education Committee Report by Mabeth Dorman.
Youth Committee Report by Lyle Eidelbes.
Adult Education Report by David Quarberg.
Worship Committee Report by Jean Bakken.
Outreach Committee Report by Julie Berg.
Parish Fellowship Committee Report by Glenda Lind.
12. Closing comments by Terry Lind. Glenda Lind made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Rob Mittelstaedt seconded. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m. The congregation joined hands and recited the Lord's Prayer.
Opening Balance 1/01/2001
394.64
Income 2001
Transfers from General Fund 1327.00
Fund Raising Events 7418.29
Misc. Gifts Received 340.50
Concert 285.00
World Vision 500.00
Fall Retreat 360.00
Nebraska Retreat 360.00
Mission Trip - 2002 843.00
2001 Income Total 11433.79 11828.43
Expenses 2001
Fund Raising Expenses 1701.00
General Expense FTS & Crosswalk 1965.22
Mission Trip - Chicago 1564.21
Concert 261.50
Nebraska Retreat 532.94
Fall Retreat 703.33
Mission Trip - 2002 720.00
World Vision 526.00
Gifts Given - Tithing 625.00
2001 Expense Total 8599.20
Checkbook Balance 12/31/01 3229.23
Less Reserves
Youth Camp Scholarship Fund 575.00
National Sr. High Youth Gathering 2003 1500.00
Ending Available Balance 1154.23
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