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Azure Hills Church

Azure Hills Church. State of the Church 2006. Items for Thanksgiving: 2003-2005. Crosswalk Planting. Nov. 2004 Crosswalk became fully independent church in SECC Now ranks #10 in conference tithe (out of 122 churches) Azure Hills remains #2. Halvorsen Evangelistic Series.

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Azure Hills Church

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  1. Azure Hills Church State of the Church 2006

  2. Items for Thanksgiving:2003-2005

  3. Crosswalk Planting • Nov. 2004 Crosswalk became fully independent church in SECC • Now ranks #10 in conference tithe (out of 122 churches) • Azure Hills remains #2

  4. Halvorsen Evangelistic Series • October—November 2004 • Azure Hills members provided most of music, ushering, and children’s programming • In terms of new members, ethnic churches benefited most

  5. Family and Children’s Ministry • Absorbed secretary’s budget from pastoral budget to VIA • Hired children and family pastor • Have seen significant growth in this area • Mother’s Christian Connection for example

  6. Completion of New Sanctuary

  7. VIA Reversal • We began 2005 at minus $64,672 • We ended 2005 at plus $52,281 • This is a positive net change of $116,954

  8. Initiation of Young Adult Ministry • With the arrival of Pastor Alex Harter in July of 2005 we have already seen a significant increase in young adult attendance

  9. Addition of Web Site • Our web site not only serves the congregation but is used by at least a few people around the world to listen to sermons

  10. Since moving into the new sanctuary attendance has been increasing The numbers at the right represent a snapshot of people in the sanctuary for each service 04 05 1st 860 870 2nd 775 865 3rd 790 920 4th 810 965 First month of 06 1000 Increasing Attendance

  11. Sabbath School • Throughout the NAD Sabbath School attendance is declining in relationship to church attendance • At Azure Hills our SS attendance is about the same as church attendance • This is thanks to strong children’s divisions, Elijah’s place, and other adult and young adult classes

  12. Adventurers and Pathfinders • We have the largest Adventurer Club in the conference • Thanks to Ernie, Keri, and their leadership group for excellent work • Pathfinders continues to be active as well

  13. Visions for the Future

  14. Goal: Reduce the debt on the renovation to free up more money for ministry Implementation: We must begin with additional borrowing to enable positive cash flow Use quilt project to encourage significant giving this year Explore ways to increase major donations such as professional fund-raising groups Debt Reduction

  15. Goal Have the fellowship hall carpeted during 2006 Implementation Use funds from wedding fees These are currently at over $7K New Carpeting for Fellowship Hall

  16. Goal Rebuild a strong young adult program including Sabbath School, Church attendance, and other activities Implementation Initiate a ministry to serve those who fall between academy and college age with the help of the elders Move young adults to the fellowship hall for Sabbath School Continue to Expand Young Adult Ministries

  17. Goal Make the Azure Hills Church a family supporting and family nurturing family Implementation Sermon series on family during first quarter Begin including children and youth on the platform on a regular basis Continue and nurture the various groups under children and family ministry Family Environment

  18. Goal: Expand our media ministries for both evangelistic purposes and communicating with our congregation Implementation: Create an expanded new web site Move toward the purchase of editing equipment so we can produce DVD’s and TV productions Expand Media Ministries

  19. Goal: Invest in creative evangelism programs that will be appropriate to our congregation and community Implementation: Move toward absorbing the treasurer’s salary into VIA and hiring a media-aware pastor for evangelism Use newspaper, web, and other media to advertise special events and the use of the sanctuary for private worship Provide budget by paying down loans and shifting interest money to evangelism Evangelism

  20. Goal To begin one or two pilot projects for service to the Grand Terrace community in addition to our food bank Implementation The working group has come up with several ideas and Brian Whitley has agreed to chair a committee. We will begin by getting these together and selecting a committee and projects Community Service

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