2015 Annual Meeting 2014 Reports. The Evangelical Covenant Church Wakefield, Nebraska

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1 2015 Annual Meeting 2014 Reports The Evangelical Covenant Church Wakefield, Nebraska 1

2 The Evangelical Covenant Church 802 Winter Street Wakefield, NE Mission Statement Inviting all to grow in Christ and serve together in God s love. Rev. Kelly Johnston, Pastor 805 Winter Street Wakefield, NE Church Phone: Fax: Parsonage Phone:

3 Membership Roll Tracey Anderson Coreen Bard Kim Barge Jamie Belt Deb Billiar Dottie Boley Joey Borg Lyle & Karen Borg Mark Borg Lois Borg Terry & Debbie Borg Dan & Kelly Brown Sheila Brown Dennis & Ellen Carlson Doug & Elizabeth Carlson Elmer & Corrine Carlson Ruby DenHerder Jane Dolph Paul & Janelle Eaton Janna Erickson Ross & Paula Erickson Wes Erickson Warren Erlandson James Felt Merlin & Delores Felt Jean Fisher Alex Foote Lee & Dee Foote Vicki Foote Dennis & Nancy Fredrickson Becky Gothier Peggy Gustafson Kevin Haglund Fran Hallstrom Adam Hansen Lynnett Hansen Mary Ann Hansen Rex & Jean Hansen Kelly Hernandez Harold & Chris Isom Jason & Javanah Jensen Norman Jeppson Lyle & Betty Johanson Asia Johnson Jesse Johnson Lisa Johnson Gregory & Kelly Johnston Diane Larson Lyle & Karen Larson Randall Larson Dan & Judy Loofe Connie Kirkpatrick Darrel Magnuson Susan Metzler Ardyth Mills Norman & Jean Minola Mike & Tammy Mogus Mark & Anita Muller Kami Murphy Janis Myers Roger Myers LaVerne Olson Vivian Olson Cheryl Oswald Barb Preston Christy Roberts Randy & Carol Rodenborg Dave & Beverly Rusk Renee Schulte Scott & Shelly Schultz Chalmers & Jean Simpson Greg & Denise Simpson Jason Simpson James & Barbara Stout Samuel Tyler Dwight & Pam VanderVeen Marie VanderVeen Robert & Susan VanderVeen John Viken Ron & Rose Wenstrand Total Members 110 3

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Letter from ECC President Gary Walter Page 5 Letter from Midwest Conference Superintendent Page 6 Minutes of Annual Meeting 2014 Page 7 Minutes of Quarterly Meeting October 2014 Page 9 Board and Committee Reports Pastor s Report Page 11 Chairman s Report Page 13 Trustee s Report Page 14 Deacon Report Page 15 C.E. Report Page 16 CHIC Report Page 17 Strategic Ministry Planning Team Report Page 18 Scholarship Committee Report Page 19 Pastor s Compensation Package Page 20 Proposed 2015 Budget Page 23 Financial Reports General Account Cash Flow Report Page 24 Savings Account Report Page 27 Parking Lot Loan Report Page 28 National Covenant Properties Report Page 29 Camp Fund Report Page 31 CHIC Savings Account Report Page 32 Triennial Account Report Page 33 Covenant Womens Account Report Page Ballot Page 35 4

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9 Open with Relational Covenant Prayer Evangelical Covenant Church of Wakefield Quarterly Congregational Meeting Minutes October 19, 2014 Approval of Agenda Motion was made by Debbie Borg to approve agenda, seconded by Becky Stout. All ayes; motion carried. Approval of Minutes of July 20, meeting with the correction of spelling of Jason in Deacons #3; Motion was made by Bob VanderVeen to accept the minutes, seconded by Greg Johnston. All ayes; motion carried. Board Reports CE Barb Preston 1. Sunday school kick-off was September 7 th. Omelets were served by the CE board. Sunday School Teachers are Dawn Reimers, Kami Murphy, Bree Brown, Anita Muller, Jason and Michelle Simpson, Greg Johnston, Norman Jepson, and Dan Loofe. 2. Pioneer Club kicked off September 17 th with a Hayrack ride and s mores. Greg played his guitar and camp fire songs were sung. 3. September 10 confirmation started with 4 second year students and 7 first year students. 4. Teacher appreciation was October 12 th CHIC Debbie Borg kids are interested in going to CHIC. They have been busy fundraising. We will be doing subs on super bowl Sunday. 2. The Web site is up and asking for prayer partners. Trustee Sam Tyler 1. Couple of small projects. 2. Successful church cleanup day. Would like some feedback on preserving the erosions around the trees on North side of building. 3. Church finances are improving but not where we want to be. Deacon Rex Hansen 1. November 9 th will be movie night. 2. Thank you to Dawn and Debbie for putting together the Welcome bags. 3. College kids care packages 4. Alaska Mission trips 5. Paul Carlson Partnership 6. October is Pastor Appreciation month. Pastor Report 1. We had 1 emersion baptism Kristin Beatty. Two infant baptisms Arielle Marie Hernandez and Ell Grace Reimers. 9

10 2. We had four new members join the church Tracy Anderson, Kelly Hernandez, Jason and Javanna Jensen. We have hosted one funeral Jeanne Gardner. Confirmation class has 11 students. 3. Preaching series on Y, SHAPE, and MONEY MATTERS and then Preparing for the Christmas Celebration. 4. The LTRT was formed to help with the communities impacted by the Tornado this past summer. Lowell Johnson is the chairman of this. This meeting was held in the church in Pilger. The impact of this is to meet the needs of those affected. A motion was made to accept all reports by Rex Hansen, seconded by Debbie Borg. All ayes; motion carried. Old Business- New Business 1. Paul Carlson Partnership Congo Clinic Initiative Video was shown to explain what this Partnership is all about. Seeking 108 Partners together to raise the standard of health care in the Congo. Our Mission at This church would be to partner with 4-5 churches and donate 2, per year for five years for a grand total of our church donating 10, in five years. Chairman Jim Stout called for a motion to place the Paul Carlson Partnership mission project on a line item in the budget. Rex Hansen made such motion to Commit to the Congo mission project and place it on the budget, seconded by Denny Carlson. After much discussion.all ayes; motion carried. 2. Mission statement The strategic planning committee has been working on a mission statement for this church. What is our identity? The committee would like to Propose that Wakefield Evangelical Covenant Church change their mission statement to Inviting all to grow in Christ and serve together in God s Love. Pastor Kelly made a motion to approve this mission statement, seconded by Barb Preston. All ayes; motion carried. Input/Discussion What is next now that we have a mission statement? a. Gifts of our Congregation b. Strengths of our leadership c. Needs of our Community Where these three overlap is where our Church gifts should be! Motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Becky Stout, seconded by Bob VanderVeen. All ayes; Motion carried. Chairman Stout closed meeting with prayer. Respectfully submitted By Sue VanderVeen, Secretary Executive Board 10

11 2014 Report Pastor Kelly Johnston Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:7b) As I look back on the year of ministry we shared in 2014, I give thanks to God for all the ways he has worked through us. One report cannot sum up all the faithful deeds and heartfelt prayers of a whole year as a fellowship of believers. Our recently adopted mission statement at least sums up what is most important to us: Inviting all to grow in Christ and serve together in God s love. In the year that has past, we lived out our mission by welcoming new babies, new members, and new friends. We partnered together to continue ministry programs and start new ones. We marked important milestones of faith and family. We relied on God s steadfast love as we also said goodbye to old friends, supported loved ones through tough illnesses, faced major losses in our community after a tornado hit, and tried to manage financial challenges. Every Sunday morning our aim is to live into our mission as we gather for worship. In 2014, we began the year reflecting on ten healthy missional markers, biblically inspired principles and practices articulated by a group of Covenant leaders. Our theme for Lent was Roll Away Your Stone, and God used that message to help many takes steps towards freedom and healing. For part of Summer we learned how to dive deep into Scripture using inductive Bible study. In the Fall we considered some basic questions: Why Jesus? Why Church? Why Me? We also learned about our unique SHAPE (spiritual gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences) and explored a bit of what God has to say about Money Matters. We finished the year with Advent, focused on Jesus as the message and Messiah SENT to us. Some other Sunday morning highlights include hearing three young people share their testimonies on Confirmation Sunday, having youth share their musical gifts by leading worship on more than one occasion, celebrating growth in Christ for kids and leaders alike on Pioneer Club Sunday, sharing our advice with this year s graduates, three infant baptisms and one adult immersion baptism (in our sanctuary!), confronting tough issues on Domestic Violence Awareness Sunday, and having 40 children perform wonderfully in the Sunday School Christmas program. We were blessed by several guest preachers and speakers who spurred us on this year, including: Debbie Blue (ECC Executive Minister of Compassion, Mercy & Justice), Dan Buhr (Executive Director of Covenant Cedars Bible Camp), Kyle Kelly (Regional Coordinator for Advocates for Victims of Abuse), Randy Rodenborg, Dave Rusk, and Brent Thompson (ECC Midwest Conference Director of Congregational Vitality). This year we were not afraid to try new things. We sang new songs. We shared communion in a new way. We were gifted with a new (to us) drum set - and it has actually been played a few times! In the Fall we began offering nursery care for children 4 years old and younger thanks to the help of many volunteers. Some leaders from our church, in partnership with leaders from Salem Lutheran Church, have helped start a new community youth group. We also accepted the challenge to take our church s PULSE. In February, 65 individuals completed surveys that helped us better assess where we are as a church. Our Vitality Team transitioned to become our Strategic Ministry Planning Team, continuing the conversation about becoming a healthy missional church. They have taken the information gathered from PULSE and other conversations to help bring clarity to our church s identity and priorities. Their work has resulted in the mission statement I ve already mentioned and continues with a statement of vision - God s preferred picture of our future ministry. I am very grateful to each person who shows up Sunday after Sunday and Wednesday after Wednesday (and plenty of days in between, too!) with the desire to grow in Christ and serve together. Thank you to Jim Stout who has served faithfully as church chair along with the other members of our Executive Board, Sam Tyler, 11

12 Sue VanderVeen, Rex Hansen, Joey Borg and Mike Mogus. Thank you to each member who serves on the Deacon, Christian Education, and Trustee Boards, as well as those who have served on our Vitality Team and Strategic Ministry Planning Team. Thank you to Tammie Mogus and Tiffany Lamprecht and the many others who make Pioneer Club happen week after week. Thank you to our Sunday School teachers, Bible Study leaders, and Confirmation helpers and mentors. Thank you to each heart, hand, and voice that helps make our worship services happen - ushers, greeters, our Tech Team, and our Praise Team. Thank you to Dawn Reimers for all the great work she does as our office manager, and to Annette Chase and Delores Felt for filling in over the summer while Dawn was on maternity leave. And thank you to my husband Greg who supports me in so many ways and to our awesome little boys Parker and Silas who always keep life interesting. The mission we share starts with an invitation, extended to our whole community, regardless of age, color, or walk of life, and it ends with God s love, which ties everything we do together. In the year ahead, may we press deeper into our mission with God s love always guiding us. In God s Love, Pastor Kelly Johnston Baptisms Ryker Jensen Kristin Beaty Arielle Hernandez Ella Reimers Weddings Lori Brudigam & Nick Dorcey Megan Barge & Al Wilson Funerals Marian Keagle Scott Storm Wilma Gustafson Harold Tell Betty Miner Jeanne Gardner New Members Tracey Anderson Kelly Hernandez Jason & Javanah Jensen 12

13 Chairman's Annual Report for 2014 As another year comes to a close I want to say thank you to Pastor Kelly for her leadership and to each person who served on the church board. Each one of you has a special gift to give as you serve God in this way. In April Barb and I attended the Midwest Conference Annual Meeting in Colorado. While there I attended a session on, The Importance of Prayer in a Healthy Church. A Healthy Church needs to be a Place of Grace, A Center of Blessing, A House of Prayer. We need to be in prayer for our Strategic Ministry Planning Team as they continue to meet and dream of ways we can serve and worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Pastor Kelly led a series of worship services exploring the different Spiritual Gifts given us. Many of us were able to use these gifts in June as we helped in many ways after the tornado that hit rural Wakefield and other communities. As we begin another year of serving God let us follow Ephesians 6:18. Pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying. In His Service Jim Stout, Chairman 13

14 2014 Wakefield Evangelical Church Trustee Report The Trustee committee, consisting of Mike Mogus (Chairman), Sam Tyler (Secretary), Lyle Borg, Mark Muller and Becky Gothier (Stout) meet monthly when it is possible. Along with general maintenance of the Church, Church property, and the parsonage, the following projects were completed: First Quarter Sam Tyler and Jim Stout moved the short pews in the sanctuary to make the accessible from the center aisle. An air purifier was purchased for the parsonage Second Quarter The parsonage floor was replaced with laminate. A huge thanks to Sam, Joel Johnson, and Rex Hansen for their help with that project! Third Quarter Computers were upgraded in the Church. There was a work day at the Church. Thank you to all that were able to pitch in and help! A letter was sent out and the congregation was addressed by the Trustees on the poor financial situation that was occurring. Fourth Quarter The water lines in the utility closet were repaired for the fourth time this year. A different style of fitting was used this time. Harvest Fest goals were set, met, and surpassed! Thank you all! The budget for 2015 was set by the Trustee Board for approval at the annual meeting. Respectfully submitted in Christ by Mike Mogus, Trustee Chairman. 14

15 Diaconate report 2014 If anyone serves me; he must follow me and where I am, there will my servant be also. (John 12:26) One of the responsibilities of the diaconate is hospitality in the church which is partially done by the works of the greeters and the people who are willing to serve at the fellowship after the service. We would like to thank all the people who were willing to help us out in these two areas, which makes the church a friendlier place for all. I would also like to thank Debbie Borg and Dawn Reimers for the welcome bags they put together to give to new attendees of our church, and also for the care packages they sent to college kids to tell them we are thinking and praying for them. Another area where we work is with the worship service, assisting the pastor in any way we can. This past year we worked with Pastor Kelly in getting Jeff Rohlwing to come in July and lead a worship service in the park. Thanks to all who lined this up. Thanks to the people who take care of the decorating the church and hanging different banners to signify different times and events of worship. We also had 2 movie nights showing the movies Camp and It s Our Time The diaconate with some help from others also went to Sioux City to the Gospel Mission to help serve a meal and lead a worship service there. Thanks to Connie Krueger and Merna Jones for helping lead the music, and Sue Vander Veen s dad for also playing special music at this service. Missions is another area where the diaconate work. This year we had 4 Lenten breakfasts which focused on other parts of the world. Speakers included Lori Allen, Pam Norlen, Carleen Bodlak, and Pastor Raab from the Martinsburg church. These 4 people had been to different countries or came from a different country (Pastor Raab) and showed us what life is like in places other than Wakefield and what needs there are abroad. We also discussed a mission to sponsor clinics in the Congo and decided to recommend support for it to the congregation which they later agreed to. We also interviewed people for new membership to our church. We have welcomed Jason and Javannah Jensen, Kelly Hernandez, and Tracey Anderson. We have also interviewed Hannah Borg, Megan Muller, and Mark and Dawn Reimers and will recommend the congregation welcomes them as members at the Annual Meeting. I would like to thank God for his help and patience, Pastor Kelly for all her leadership and helpful ideas, and the rest of the members of the diaconate for all their hard work. Also thanks to all the people who helped in any way including praying for us. Keep praying and read the Bible daily. Rex Hansen, Diaconate Chairman 15

16 Christian Education (C.E.) Board Report for 2014 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. (Colossians 3:23-24) We had a great bunch of people on the C.E. Board this year so please express gratitude to them by thanking them. Members were Tammie Mogus, Elizabeth Carlson, Barb Preston, Kim Barge, Greg Johnston and Joey Borg. We started off the year by electing officers and sub-committees. Joey Borg was elected Chairman and Elizabeth was elected Secretary. Sub-committees are Teacher Appreciation (Elizabeth and Kim), Teacher Recruitment (Joey, Barb, and Greg), Vacation Bible School (Tammie and Elizabeth) and Christmas Program (Kim and Tammie) Pioneer Club had their Award Ceremony and Closing Program on April 16. Pioneer Club leaders Tammie Mogus and Tiffany Lamprecht celebrated Pioneer Club program on April 27. Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Sunday was also on April 27 before the Sunday School hour with good attendance. In May we helped celebrate three Confirmands: Emma Pommer, Joyce Sherer, and Noah Lamprecht. We recognized two High School Graduates on May 18: Kristyna Muller and Joshua Dolph. Our church hosted the community VBS program this year. It was held June 2-6 from 6:30-8:30. The name of the program this year was Kingdom Rock. A lot of kids went to summer camp at Covenant Cedars. Summer flew by and we had our Sunday School Kick-Off on Sept. 7. The C.E. Board served omelets with all the fixings. Our new curriculum for the grade school age kids was Spark. Greg Johnston is teaching an elective class and the adult class is using David C. Cook materials. Confirmation started on September 10 with six first year students and five second year students. Sunday School Teacher Appreciation was held on Oct. 12 with Elizabeth and Kim serving oven French toast, bacon, sausage, O.J., coffee and milk. The C.E. Board finished the year with a bang and had Tiffany Lamprecht, Kim Barge, Tammie Mogus and Sherri Lundahl try to corral 43 kids for the Christmas program which was held on Sunday morning during worship on December 14. Submitted by Joey Borg, C.E. Chair 16

17 CHIC Report for 2014 CHIC (Covenant High In Christ) is the triennial youth conference of The Evangelical Covenant Church. CHIC exists to: Be a catalyst that inspires Christ-like change. Challenge students to see themselves as part of something bigger. Inspire students towards the journey of following Christ. Students participating in fundraising and have paid deposit: 3 rd Year Participants (participating since 2012) Hannah Borg (2 nd time participant) Heidi Borg Megan Borg Noah Lamprecht Megan Muller Savanah Nelson Levi Nelson (2 nd time participant) Emily Puls 2 nd Year Participants (participating since 2013) Payton Rusk 3 rd Year Participants (participating since 2014) Zach Pommer Julio Sanchez Joyce Sherer Sponsors Mark & Dawn Reimers Hilda Pearson Where and when will CHIC 2015 be? University of Tennessee, Knoxville July 12-17, 2015 Fundraising Activities in 2014 CHIC Super Bowl Sub Fall Pampered Chef Show Nearly New Grant $1000 Spring community wide Clean up Fall Community Wide Clean up Other Activities: Assisted in Nearly New purge (emptied store) Fundraising Goal: $700 per student or $8,400 total Submitted by Debbie Borg, CHIC 2015 Coordinator 17

18 Wakefield Evangelical Covenant Church Strategic Ministry Planning Team 2014 Report In February of 2014, the Vitality Team led an effort to take the pulse of our church, using the Pulse assessment, provided by the Evangelical Covenant denomination. 65 surveys were completed by church members and attenders ages 12 and up, representing a good cross-section of our congregation. Results from the survey were reported to the congregation at With the completion of the Pulse survey, the Vitality Team shifted its role and therefore its name to become the Strategic Ministry Planning Team (SMPT). Current Members are Debbie Borg (Co-Chair), Rex Hansen, Pastor Kelly Johnston (Co-Chair), Kami Murphy, Barb Preston, Dawn Reimers and Dave Rusk. The SMPT s goals are to take the information that has been collected that helps us understand where our church is (internal assessment) and what the needs are in our community (external assessment) and help clarify our church s identity and priorities. That is, how has God uniquely shaped our church, and what is he uniquely calling us to do? So far, the answers to these questions have come from a process of articulating the mission and vision and vision of our church. A summary of our process thus far is below. MISSION - a brief statement that answers the question of why we exist and what we do Our Strategic Ministry Planning Team looked at a variety of Scriptures that connect with God s intentions for the mission of the church (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 10:45, 12:29-31; Luke 4:18-21, 19:10, 24:46-49; John 20:21; Acts 1:8). We wrote down words and phrases that connected with what we saw in the Bible. After reflecting on Scripture and our church context, we drafted a statement that was then affirmed by the congregational meeting on October 19, 2014: Inviting all to grow in Christ and serve together in God s love. VISION - a longer statement that describes what we hope to become, where we are headed, and the result of what we do With our mission statement established, we reached out to our congregation to get input that would help us in our process of discerning vision statement. We asked them to respond to the following questions: o What are the gifts of our congregation? o What are the strengths of our leadership? o What are the needs of our community? We prayed and discussed what we heard from those who responded, adding our own reflections as well. We discovered some common themes: o We are a welcoming and friendly church. Our congregation and our pastor are committed to welcoming people of all ages. We need to dream big about how God wants us to go deeper in inviting our community to experience God s love here and create an environment where that is possible 18

19 o o o We have connected well with families in our community - we need to dream big about how God wants us to go deeper and be a resource for families with the many challenges they face We value the centrality of the Word of God - we need to dream big about how to go deeper in our discipleship and support each other as we build a foundation of faith that can withstand life s many challenges. There are many gifts and abilities in our congregation, though some are not identified or used to their fullest potential - we need to dream big about how we can mobilize and inspire people to serve God with the resources he s given them, creating a culture of continual growth. We began to dream up some of the things we feel may reflect God s desired future for our congregation as we live out our mission. At this time our vision statement is still in draft form. We continue to pray over it and seek response from the congregation. Once we collectively affirm our vision statement, it is our desire that this statement help guide all church boards and committees in determining ministry priorities for the next few years. Submitted by Pastor Kelly Johnston (co-chair) Scholarship Committee Report Our Congregation approved a revision of the Centennial Scholarship Fund at the April Quarterly Meeting This revision allowed more college students an opportunity to apply for a church sponsored scholarship. Students no longer have to attend North Park to receive Scholarships. Only the interest from the Scholarship fund will be awarded as Scholarships. In 2014 there were four $500 scholarships were awarded. Kristyna Muller, Josh Dolph, Kami Murphy and Jenna Henderson received scholarships. Scholarship Chairman Jim Stout 19

20 Proposed Pastor s Compensation for Rev. Kelly Johnston Wakefield Covenant Church Considered Compensation Base Salary & Housing Allowance $36, ½ of Social Security 7.65% $2, Total Considered Compensation $39, Benefits Health Insurance/Life Insurance/Disability $19, Pension 12.5% of Compensation $7, Parsonage Value $7, Parsonage Utilities $4, Total Benefits $38, Total Financial Compensation $77, Reimbursement for Ministry Expense Auto.555 per mile Entertainment/Hospitality $1, Annual Meeting, Conference Meeting & Pastor Retreat, Midwinter $2, Continuing Ed/Library $1,

21 Time Off Weeks of Vacation Maternity Leave Discretionary Sundays Bereavement and Family Leave Weeks for Sabbatical Study 28 days including 4 Sundays 6 weeks Executive Board Approval Executive Board Approval Executive Board Approval January 2015 Compensation for 1/1/2015 to 12/31/

22 2015 Proposed Budget 2015 proposed 2014 budget WORSHIP, EDUCATION, & MINISTRY Devotional Material $ $ *Pulpit Supply ($100 + mileage) $1, $ Flowers $ $ Music & Worship supplies $ $ Office Supplies (postage, paper, copier, etc.) $6, $6, Christian Education & Discipleship $2, $2, Pioneer Club $2, $2, Pastor's Professional Expenses (Auto, hospitality, etc.) $2, $2, Pastor's Meeting Expenses $2, $2, Delegate Meeting Expenses $1, $1, Deacon Expenses $ $ Funeral Expenses $ $ Worship in the Park $ Miscellaneous $ $ BUILDING & GROUNDS Insurance (Property, Workman s Comp) $5, $5, Church Repair & Maintenance $2, $5, Audio/Video/Sound $1, $1, Parking Lot Loan Payment $4, $5, Parsonage Upkeep & Repair $2, $2, UTILITIES Church - Electricity, Water, Sewer $5, $5, Church - Gas $3, $3, Church - Telephone and Internet $2, $2, Parsonage - Electricity, Water, Sewer $2, $2, Parsonage - Gas $1, $1, Parsonage - Telephone $ $ SALARIES PASTOR Pastor - Base Salary $36, $36, Pastor - Social Security Allowance $2, $2, Pastor - Pension $7, $6, Pastor - Insurances (Health, Accident, Life) $19, $19, Pastor - Continuing Education /Library $1, $1, STAFF Organist $5, $5, Custodian $5, $5, Office Manager & Treasurer $9, $9, Lawn Mowing & Snow Removal $4, $4, Staff Social Security $3, $3,

23 MINISTRY OF EVANGELICAL COVENANT CHURCH Midwest Conference $6, $6, Covenant Coordinated Budget $6, $6, Missionary Support - Cheryll Clark $2, $2, Missionary Support Barbara Swanson $2, $2, Congo Mission $2, Covenant Cedars Bible Camp $2, $2, Local Ministry Support (Christian County Fairs) $ $ YEARLY TOTAL $165, $162, Highlighted rows are new budget lines added this year. *Pulpit supply increased from $75 plus mileage to $100 plus mileage 23

24 Annual Financial Reports for 2014 General Account Cash Flow Report Submitted by Dawn Reimers (Office Manager) 1/1/2014 through 12/31/2014 Category INFLOWS Uncategorized Benevolent Offering 185 C.E. Income 605 C.E. Income:Pioneer Club Income 1, C.E. Income:Sunday School Off TOTAL C.E. Income 2, Cash 11, CHIC Income 2, Credit Card Reimbursement 0 Envelope 120, flowers Income 435 Food Booth Income 0 Gift -250 Harvest Fest Income 21, Memorial Income 237 Other Inc 6, Rent From Chefs 0 Scholarship Income 2, Special Offering Income 0 Springfest Income 3, World Relief Income 0 TOTAL INFLOWS 169, OUTFLOWS Uncategorized Audio-Video 1, Benevolent Expense C.E. Expense 613 C.E. Expense:Confirmation C.E. Expense:Other C.E. Expense:Pioneer Club Expense 1, C.E. Expense:Sunday School Material C.E. Expense:VBS 0 C.E. Expense:Youth Group

25 TOTAL C.E. Expense 3, CHIC 2, Church Upkeep & Repair 2, Cov. Budget 6, Covenant Cedars 2, Deacon Budget Devotional Material Flowers 650 Food Booth Expense Guest Speaker Insurance 4, Lawn Mowing & Snow 4, Loan Payment 6, Meetings Memorial Expense Midwest Conference 6, Misc 304 Missions 4, Music Office Expense 7, Other 2, Parsonage Upkeep & Repair 1, Parsonage Utilities Parsonage Utilities:P - Electricity 2, Parsonage Utilities:P - Gas 1, Parsonage Utilities:P - Phone TOTAL Parsonage Utilities 4, Pastor Salary 38, Pastor Salary:Health Insurance 20, Pastor Salary:Mileage Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense:hospitality Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense:Library 1, Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense:Meetings 1, Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense:Other 2.84 TOTAL Pastor Salary:Pastor Expense 3, Pastor Salary:Pension 6, TOTAL Pastor Salary 69, Salary Custodian 5, Salary Organist 4, Salary Secretary 6, Scholarship Expense 1, Special Offering Expense 500 Springfest Expense

26 Staff Social Secuity 2, Tornado Relief Fund 1, Utilities Utilities:C - Electricity 4, Utilities:C- Gas 3, Utilities:C-Telephone 1, TOTAL Utilities 9, World Relief Expense 0 Worship Expense TOTAL OUTFLOWS 163, OVERALL TOTAL 6, General Account Balance 12/31/2014 $11,

27 Total Balance 12/31/ $9, Iowa-Nebraska Bank Savings Account 2013 Submitted by Dawn Reimers (Office Manager) Mission Fund beginning and ending balance -- $1, Maintenance Fund balance 1/1/ $3, /07/14 Deposit, payback loan to church for paychecks /19/14 Deposit, payback loan to church for paychecks /18/14 Deposit, payback loan to church for paychecks Maintenance Fund balance 12/31/ $4, Benevolence Fund balance 1/1/ $3, /20/14 Withdrawal /07/14 Deposit Ben. Offering /04/14 Deposit Ben. Offering /06/14 Withdrawal /31/14 End of year account interest +$2.22 Benevolence Fund Balance 12/31/13 $3, Pastor Kelly Grant Money (cont. ed.) 1/1/14 $ /07/14 Withdrawal Grant Money Balance $ 0.00 Fellowship Hall T.V. Donation 04/07/14 Deposit +1, /11/14 Withdrawal -1, (T.V. $983.03, Installation $200.00, General Fund $16.97) Fellowship Hall T.V. Donation Balance 12/31/2014 $ 0.00 Tornado Relief Fund 07/29/14 Deposit (donations from other churches) +1, /06/14 Deposit (donations from other churches) +2, /18/14 Withdrawal (Transfer to Ministerium Fund) -3, Tornado Relief Fund Balance 12/31/14 $ 0.00 Nursery Donation Beginning and Ending Balance $ (donation deposited 10/06/14) Total Balance 12/31/ $9,

28 Iowa Nebraska State Bank Loan Parking Lot Cement 2014 Principle Balance -- $11, /28/14 Principle paid: $5, Additional Principle paid: $ (additional Harvest Fest 2014 donations) Interest paid: $ Total paid: $ /08/14 Principle paid: $ (additional Harvest Fest 2014 donations) Remaining Principle -- $ Submitted by Dawn Reimers (Office Manager) 28

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31 Camp Committee Report and Financial Records 2014 For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially those who believe. 1 Timothy 4:10 There were 24 kids who went to Covenant Cedars Bible Camp who experienced how to STRIVE and live their life the way God wants them to live. Exlporers ( Katie V, Kayla L, Maddie M) Pathfinders (Mason L, Ross A, Jacob B, Brynn L, Mikki M Trailblazers ( Katie B, Jordan M, Michaela B, Katey A, Daveigh M, Matthew L, Drew F) Junior High ( Emmalee P, Katelyn P, Jamie D, Devaney B, Jessica B) Senior High (Megan B, Megan M, Danielle G, Joyce S) Camp Expenses Balance Balance of January March 30, 2014 Jump Start March 30, 2014 Camp Deposit for 22 campers April 14, 2014 Luncheon Fundraiser May Deposited parents deposits June 2014 Camp Auction June 30, 2014 Donation July 8, 2014 Registrations July 14, 2014 Registrations July 17, 2014 Registrations July 7, 2014 Deposit for December 2014 Balance Respectfully Submitted Camp Committee Jean Hansen, Sue VanderVeen, Anita Muller 31

32 CHIC Savings Account Report 2014 Balance 12/31/ $5, Date Num Description Memo Category Amount BALANCE 12/31/2013 5, /20/2014 Hilda Pearson Contribution CHIC Income 120 2/3/2014 Super Bowl Subs CHIC Income /9/2014 Interest Earned Other Inc /19/2014 Trash Pick -up CHIC Income 520 5/19/2014 Donations $500 donation (McAfee), $50 Trash Pick-up CHIC Income 550 7/6/2014 Interest Earned Other Inc 0.51 CHIC 7/24/2014 Bike Food Table Income /6/2014 Interest Earned Other Inc /6/2014 Registration Deposits Reg. Megan B, Emily, Zach, Megan M. CHIC Income /6/2014 Trash Pick -up Trash and $200 moving donation CHIC Income /31/2014 Youth Deposits Reg. deposits CHIC Income /31/2014 Trash Pick -up CHIC Income /31/2014 CHIC Office registration downpayment CHIC -1, /1/2014 EFT Pampered Chef 324 raffle, 50 trash, 75 Joyce deposit CHIC Income /18/2014 EFT Pampered Chef Vendor check, Nearly New grant CHIC Income 1, /18/2014 EFT Pampered Chef from Hilda CHIC Income /31/2014 Interest Earned Other Inc /1/ /31/2014 4, BALANCE 12/31/2014 9, TOTAL INFLOWS 6, TOTAL OUTFLOWS -1, Submitted by: Dawn Reimers and Debbie Borg 32

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35 BALLOT FOR 2015 Chairman (1 year term) Jim Stout Vice Chairman (1 year term) Sam Tyler Secretary (1 year term) Tracey Anderson Vice Secretary (1 year term) (Note: The Nominating Committee is comfortable with this position not being filled) Trustees (3 year term) Mike Mogus Sam Tyler Cradle Roll (1 year term) Jane Dolph Donna Lundin Memorial Committee (1 year term) Barb Stout Delores Felt Head Usher (1 year term) Denny Carlson Deacon (3 year term) Terry Borg Rex Hansen Deaconess (3 year term) Christy Roberts Christian Education (3 year term) Elizabeth Carlson Tammie Mogus Sound Committee (1 year term) Mark Borg Terry Borg Becky Stout PRC at Large (1 year term) Camp Committee (1 year term) Anita Muller Sue Vander Veen Bree Brown 35