2018 ANNUAL REPORT
1 Legacy Lane CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS Through our church, we want to see more people come to know Christ and make a difference for Him with their lives. This lane accelerates the vision to reach as many people as possible by starting new campuses and moving our portable campuses into permanent facilities. HERE IS THE IMPACT WE VE SEEN THIS YEAR Decisions Made for Christ 32,416 Baptisms 3,953 Visiting Families 19,390 Average Weekly Attendance 44,872 Fall Small Groups 5,292 Fall Small Group Attendance 43,565 Conference Attendees 62,153 People completed the Growth Track 6,041 People serving on the Dream Team 22,872 People serving on Serve Day more than 27,300
SMALL GROUPS GROWTH & EXPANSION Involvement this Semester Fall Semester Small Groups 5,292 Fall Small Group Attendance 34,565 Number of Small Groups by Hub Freedom 494 Marriage 466 Men 838 Outreach 236 Prayer 120 Students 903 Women 1036 CONFERENCES Auburn Dream Center Construction Started October 2017 Construction Completed Spring 2018 7,280 Square Feet 3 Acres Huntsville West Campus Construction Started February 2018 Planned to Complete Summer 2019 58,760 Square Feet 30 Acres 1,500 Seats Fultondale Campus Construction Started September 2018 Planned to Complete Winter 2019 44,930 Square Feet 30 Acres 1,500 Seats Attendance Recreate Women 13,351 Men s Night 8,874 MOTION Students 14,624 Marriage 9,944 Summer Blast Kids 8,030 Freedom 7,330
2 Legacy Lane HIGHLANDS COLLEGE HIGHLANDS COLLEGE One of the greatest investments we can make is to train and equip young leaders to change the world for Christ. This lane provides scholarships for students and allows us to grow this institution to its fullest potential. GRADUATES EMPLOYED IN MINISTRY 68% of Traditional 2015 2016 Graduates employed in ministry HC placed 107 graduates in ministry in 2018 HC placed 433 graduates in ministry since 2011 ENROLLMENT TREND HC continues to grow at an average annual rate of 27% (based on annualized enrollment for 2017-2018 academic year) STUDENTS IN TRAINING IN FALL 2018 354 Traditional Students 627 Evening Students 104 Interns 1,085 In Training Highlands College holds applicant status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation, located at 5850 T. G. Lee Blvd., Ste. 130, Orlando, Florida, 32822, (407) 207-0808. Applicant status is a pre-membership status granted to those institutions that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving candidate status within five years.
3 Legacy Lane LOCAL MISSIONS LOCAL MISSIONS Our first responsibility is right here in Alabama, especially in the cities where we have campuses. Through this lane we support and grow the Highlands Dream Centers and partner with local ministries to reach the people of our state. SERVE DAY 2018 More than 27,300 Participants 762 Projects 204 Campus Anchor Projects 175+ Ministries served in Alabama FIRST SATURDAY OUTREACH 3,559 Outreach Participants 1,200+ Community Projects
THE DREAM CENTERS THE DREAM CENTERS (Auburn, Birmingham, Montgomery) Decisions made for Christ 714 People reached through various community outreach 17,320 Children who have heard the message of Jesus 4,879 Students ages 12+ active in outreach programs 3,660 Meals served 6,524 Holiday Outreach Thanksgiving Outreach meals served 4,500 Families served during the Giving Hope Christmas Mall 2,400 Children served through Giving Hope 7,000 Christ Health Center Medical visits 38,466 Dental visits 5,810 Prescriptions dispensed 25,169 Dollars patients saved in Patient Assistant Prescriptions $1,218,801 Case Management Services 2,183
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING MINISTRY TRAFFICKING HOPE 94 Statewide outreaches 1,423 Outreach participants 4,467 People impacted through public awareness and education 41 Victims rescued in 2018 CORRECTIONAL MINISTRY Correctional Ministry Decisions made for Christ 4,527 Baptisms 159 Average weekly attendance 1,314 Average weekly Dream Team 127 Letters of hope written to prison inmates 12,600 Fall Small Groups 104 Facilities statewide with Highlands Ministry 19 Jail and juvenile facilities with Highlands Ministry 5 New facilities planned in 2019 4
4 Legacy Lane NATIONAL MISSIONS NATIONAL MISSIONS Another area of focus is our country. This lane allows us to launch more churches nationwide and help already established churches to grow and reach more people with the life-giving message of Jesus. GROW 9,678 Members in Grow 2,995 New Members in 2018 31% Membership Growth in 2018 50 States and 104 Countries Represented GROW LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE 4,332 Attendance 753 Churches Represented $117,175 in Scholarships 492 Dream Team ASSOCIATION OF RELATED CHURCHES (ARC) 76 Church Plants in 2018 809 Total Church Plants 784 Launch Day Decisions for Christ 19,204 Launch Day Attendance
5 Legacy Lane INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS We believe every person deserves the opportunity to hear the Gospel of Jesus and to have a Bible in their native language. Through this lane, we help plant more new churches worldwide and partner with organizations that are translating the Bible into new languages. HERE IS THE IMPACT WE VE SEEN THIS YEAR 50 Highlands Mission Trips 787 Highlands Mission Trip Members 13 Countries Visited 8 US Cities Visited $1,694,347 Invested in International Missions
INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Personal Gospel presentations to Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists in the 10/40 Window: 3,989,621 (this does not include Sat7 Television & Radio broadcasts) 10,930 Gospel presentations per day Salvations/Conversions from Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism: 1,023,646 2,804 Salvations per day from Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism Churches planted in the Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist worlds: 3,826 10.5 Churches per day in 10/40 Window New Church-Planting Missionaries trained and sent to 10/40 Window from The West: 381 Pastors in the 10/40 Window trained to send their own indigenous churchplanting missionaries: 4,616 12.7 Trained per day New indigenous church-planting missionaries sent by pastors in the 10/40 Window: 341 New Unreached/Untouched People Groups in the 10/40 Window engaged by church-planting missionaries: 78