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
CAMPUS GROWTH Alabaster Average Weekly Attendance 2,150 Salvations 965 Baptisms 107 Dream Team 864 Visitors 490 Fall Small Groups 256 Auburn Average Weekly Attendance 5,221 Salvations 2,232 Baptisms 398 Dream Team 2,000 Visitors 1,366 Fall Small Groups 426 Chapel Average Weekly Attendance 366 Salvations 307 Visitors 136 Fultondale Average Weekly Attendance 2,404 Salvations 1,028 Baptisms 110 Dream Team 899 Visitors 611 Fall Small Groups 222 Gadsden Average Weekly Attendance 2,029 Salvations 859 Baptisms 81 Dream Team 714 Visitors 734 Fall Small Groups 205 Grandview Average Weekly Attendance 2,771 Salvations 1,007 Baptisms 184 Dream Team 1,164 Visitors 573 Fall Small Groups 298 Grants Mill Average Weekly Attendance 10,941 Salvations 5,318 Baptisms 777 Dream Team 3,505 Visitors 2,536 Fall Small Groups 865 Greystone Average Weekly Attendance 3,390 Salvations 1,105 Baptisms 159 Dream Team 1,225 Visitors 562 Fall Small Groups 334 Huntsville Average Weekly Attendance 3,656 Salvations 1,318 Baptisms 214 Dream Team 1,326 Visitors 1,089 Fall Small Groups 330 McCalla Average Weekly Attendance 1,376 Salvations 747 Baptisms 111 Dream Team 615 Visitors 568 Fall Small Groups 181
CAMPUS GROWTH Mobile Bay Average Weekly Attendance 851 Salvations 221 Baptisms 38 Dream Team 281 Visitors 595 Fall Small Groups 89 Montgomery Average Weekly Attendance 5,314 Salvations 4,277 Baptisms 507 Dream Team 2,041 Visitors 3,215 Fall Small Groups 434 Online Campus Average Weekly Attendance 12,155 Facebook Live 3,963 Salvations 320 Dream Team 26 Visitors 185 Fall Small Groups 12 Opelika Average Weekly Attendance 1,027 Salvations 374 Baptisms 59 Dream Team 518 Visitors 175 Fall Small Groups 181 Oxford Average Weekly Attendance 1,348 Salvations 797 Baptisms 127 Dream Team 456 Visitors 1,158 Fall Small Groups 166 Riverchase Average Weekly Attendance 5,113 Salvations 2,498 Baptisms 364 Dream Team 2,047 Visitors 1,112 Fall Small Groups 419 Shoals Average Weekly Attendance 1,125 Salvations 571 Baptisms 66 Dream Team 452 Visitors 483 Fall Small Groups 137 Tuscaloosa Average Weekly Attendance 4,770 Salvations 2,737 Baptisms 399 Dream Team 1,607 Visitors 1,557 Fall Small Groups 398 West Birmingham Average Weekly Attendance 576 Salvations 139 Dream Team 282 Visitors 225 Fall Small Groups 24 Woodlawn Average Weekly Attendance 1,050 Salvations 821 Baptisms 93 Dream Team 468 Visitors 475 Fall Small Groups 179
SMALL GROUPS 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 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
GROWTH & EXPANSION 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
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