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We Will Live with purpose every day Serve with compassion Focus on eternity Pray first See a need and meet it Invest strategically Love with our actions Build a home for the lost, hurting and broken We Will Do this with intention One city at a time One campus at a time One prison at a time One person at a time We will see people come home This is our Legacy 2 3
DECISIONS MADE FOR CHRIST 15,674 9,618 15,674 PEOPLE BAPTIZED 3,096 3,096 2,601 DOLLARS INVESTED IN OUTREACH $4.4 Million $3,500,000 $4,400,000 PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 7,574 including small group leaders 6,023 7,574 VISITOR ATTENDANCE TO DATE 13,872 13,872 11,072 CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 20,851 15,618 20,851 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 25,349 19,301 25,349 SMALL GROUPS - CURRENT SEMESTER 1,984 1,526 1,984 4 5
ONE CHURCH. MANY CAMPUSES. Church of the Highlands reaches across the state of Alabama providing a church family for thousands of people and is a place to call the lost and hurting home. Our 11 locations include seven traditional campuses as well as the Woodlawn Dream Center, the Online Campus, the Hispanic Campus and the Prison Ministry Campuses. With a heart to love our neighbors, we launch and support our campuses with eternity in mind. Through each unique location we are intentionally investing our resources to reach people and see lives changed. Every campus is making significant impact within our state with a vision to move forward capitalizing on every opportunity to continue growing God s Kingdom. GM GRANTS MILL 8,755 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 2% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN 1,519 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 770 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 2,369 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 3,724 - VISITORS IN 1,560 BAPTISMS JUNE 2007 AU AUBURN 2,569 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 404 - BAPTISMS 423 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 226 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 856 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 1,181 - VISITORS IN TU TUSCALOOSA 123 - BAPTISMS 60% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN FEBRUARY 2007 60% ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN SEPTEMBER 2007 1,290 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 140 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE RC RIVERCHASE 3,326 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 34% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN APRIL 2006 1,005 PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 132 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 371 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 914 - VISITORS IN 718 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 261 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 494 - BAPTISMS 1,786 - VISITORS IN ES ESPAÑOL 390 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 7% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN 289 VISITORS IN FEBRUARY 2008 102 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 47 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 156 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 48 - BAPTISMS CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS LAUNCHES - 2001 RIVERCHASE CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2006 AUBURN CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2007 GRANTS MILL CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2007 TUSCALOOSA CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2007 ESPAÑOL CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2008 01 06 07 07 07 08 6 7
GR GREYSTONE SEPTEMBER 2009 110% 1,883 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN 194 - BAPTISMS PR PRISON MINISTRY 2,618 535 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 373 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 95% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN 196 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 50 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 640 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 233 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 633 - VISITORS IN 2,618 - VISITORS IN JANUARY VISITORS ON ONLINE AUGUST 2010 4,194 4,159 - AVERAGE WEEKLY VIEWERS AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 41% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN WD WOODLAWN 60 365 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 12 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 56% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN 37 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 88 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 294 - VISITORS IN 73 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS MARCH BAPTISMS 173 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 386 - VISITORS IN MG MONTGOMERY AUGUST 2010 424 1,047 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM 56% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH IN FD FULTONDALE 200 1,122 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 180 - AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 100% - ATTENDANCE GROWTH SINCE LAUNCH DATE 130 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 83 - BAPTISMS 130 - BAPTISMS 87 - ACTIVE FALL SMALL GROUPS 1,027 - VISITORS IN 317 - PEOPLE SERVING ON THE DREAM TEAM FEBRUARY AVERAGE WEEKLY KIDS ATTENDANCE 1,020 - VISITORS IN GREYSTONE CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2009 09 8 ONLINE CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2010 10 MONTGOMERY CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 2010 10 PRISON MINISTRY CAMPUSES LAUNCHES - 12 WOODLAWN CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 12 FULTONDALE CAMPUS LAUNCHES - 13 9
I grew up in Natchitoches, Louisiana, attending church with two godly parents. In high school, I took up football, and a couple of years down the line I chose to play for Auburn University. On my way into college, I was attending church, leading Bible study, helping our team, and participating in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. I was aware that I had a special ability from God to do something huge. Then my life took a drastic turn for the worse. I chose to turn away from the awesome teammates, coaches, and the great chaplain that God put at Auburn for me. I was out in the world by myself, doing my own thing, and going places I had no business going. I suppressed the young man my parents raised, and my ability on the field and in the classroom was transforming before everyone s eyes. That snowball effect of rebellion was beginning to catch up with me. I had a good chance to play at the pro level, so I tried out for the NFL, but I didn t make the team. The money I began to make in the working world could not afford the type of lifestyle I wanted, so I packed up and moved away to invest my strength in the drug trade. I consumed myself with darkness, music, movies, TV, drugs and friends. This came with a huge price, including a lot of sleepless nights and many attempts on my life. I couldn t see my way out except through jail or death, and my deliverance began when I was sentenced to five years in federal prison. I came to Alabama to do my time, and with less than two years left, I witnessed the light and love of God that would change the course of history for me! He showed me His honor, charity, integrity, patience, excitement and beautiful grace. I remember I woke up one morning in prison and was so happy; that s where I understood true freedom. I began spending countless hours in the Word and had a passion to pray. The other inmates thought I was going crazy because I was so in love with Jesus. I remember I woke up one morning in prison and was so happy; that s where I understood true freedom. My circumstance and position in the natural was not my freedom, but my God was, which made my circumstances invisible. I kept living a life of love, passion and integrity, but it was getting closer to time to go home. I asked my mom and dad if they would open their home to their prodigal son. I came back to Birmingham with no job, clothes, money, car, friends, mentor, church or pastor. All I had was the promise that God said He would provide. I was still on supervised release, meaning I had to wear an ankle monitor. I couldn t go beyond 15 feet of my home except to work and church once a week, and the church had to be within five miles. My mom and dad live on Grants Mill Road, so I asked my dad about some of the churches nearby, and he told me about Church of the Highlands. I thought to myself, that is where Jesus is, so we are going! We were blown away by the excellence of the church; the love and the people were so free and welcoming. The church also took a huge risk on a former prison inmate by allowing me and my family to host a small group in our home. The church is truly the hope of the world and my story is a testament to that. Now, my mom, dad, and I are all leading a small group, and my wife and I are both pursuing the call of God at Highlands College. I praise God for the servant leadership and the gift of second chances at Church of the Highlands. -Mayo Sowell 10 11
CHILDREN SERVED 314 STUDENTS IN CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT SMALL GROUPS 370 CHILDREN TUTORED STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN 7 WOODLAWN 3,516 SCHOOLS 140 CHILDREN MENTORED 2,668 STUDENTS SERVED IN SATURDAY FIELD DAYS LOCAL AREAS OF INVESTMENT 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH CORNERSTONE SCHOOL JIMMIE HALE MISSION SERVED AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE 831 DECISIONS FOR CHRIST 2,450 PEOPLE JOINED THE PRISON MINISTRY DREAM TEAM 75 HIGHLANDS DREAM TEAM MEMBERS SERVED IN A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY 216 CHILDREN S HARBOR M-POWER MINISTRIES SAV-A-LIFE THE FOUNDRY UAB INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 8,096 PATIENTS SEEN AT THE MEDICAL CENTER DISPENSED 10,598 PRESCRIPTIONS A TOTAL VALUE OF $432,031 THE DENTAL CENTER PERFORMED 4,926 DENTAL PATIENT VISITS 1,372 FILLINGS WOODLAWN STUDENT RETREAT 721 CLEANINGS 83 ROOT CANALS 12 13 2014 GOAL - 400 VOLUNTEERS
ARC Asssociation of Related Churches ARC is an association of relational churches working with church planters and church leaders to provide support, guidance and resources to launch and grow lifegiving churches. ARC CHURCH PLANTS 71 DECISIONS MADE FOR CHRIST ON LAUNCH DAYS 626 TOTAL ATTENDANCE ON CHURCH LAUNCH DAYS 15,117 TOTAL ARC CHURCH PLANTS 365 HIGHLANDS OFFERING TO ARC CHURCH PLANTING $880,000 ARC CHURCH PLANTS AND PARTNERS GIVING TO MISSIONS IN $17 Million $8 million given by ARC church plants alone GROW GROW NETWORK In 2010, Highlands launched the Grow Network with one purpose in mind: to help churches. Grow is the mechanism that enables Highlands to reach out to other churches by teaching them the systems, structures and principles that have worked over the past 11+ years. GROW NETWORK CHURCHES 467 43% growth since NEW GROW CHURCHES 140 STATES REPRESENTED 45 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED 9 LEADERSHIP INTENSIVE ATTENDANCE 2,200 46% growth since 70% first time attendees CHURCHES REPRESENTED 302 TRAINING LABS OFFERED 37 SCHOLARSHIP DOLLARS INVESTED IN GROW LEADERS $47,225 HIGHLANDS DREAM TEAM MEMBERS ON THE SERVE TEAM 200 GROW TESTIMONY MILL CITY CHURCH Aaron Stern In the fall of 2010, after leading a college ministry for ten years, Aaron and Jossie Stern sensed God s leading that something new was on the horizon. After numerous confirmations, Aaron reached out to Pastor Chris Hodges and the ARC to begin the process of planting a church. Aaron and his family moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, in the fall of 2011, with a desire to lead a life-giving church that pointed people to Jesus. Equipped with tools from the ARC, they began to work on building a launch team. When they moved they only knew a few individuals, but within a month the launch team was fifty people! They scurried to find a meeting space to rent and landed in the heart of the city in a performing arts auditorium at Colorado State University. They had their first service in less than six months and in February, Mill City Church was born. We had 400 people at the first service! I really wasn t too nervous about the first Sunday...it was every week afterward that freaked me out! We slowly grew smaller and in May, the attendance was 160. Aaron said. From the start, Mill City Church embraced and implemented numerous Grow principles and structures. We put things in place at the beginning in preparation for the future. I am convinced that we are living in the middle of a miracle! Jesus is building His church. They were determined to keep things simple and stay steady throughout the summer and by August the attendance had climbed to 250. In the fall they launched small groups and started a second service. From the beginning they committed to doing Mill City Connect (Growth Track) and in September, their attendance was over 800, with 48 small groups and more than 250 people serving on the LIFT Team (Dream Team). One of the things we hear regularly from people is, Since coming to Mill City I have come alive! I am convinced that we are living in the middle of a miracle! Jesus is building His church. Stern said. We are so grateful for all we have learned and our relationship with Pastor Layne Schranz and the Grow Network. Thank you Church of the Highlands! MILL CITY CHURCH HIGHEST RECORDED SUNDAY ATTENDANCE 904 SALVATIONS IN 18 MONTHS 112 NUMBER OF PEOPLE CURRENTLY IN SMALL GROUPS 600 14 15
HIGHLANDS COLLEGE At Highlands College, students are able to find their purpose through Christ-centered education, experience their calling through hands-on ministry training, and launch their future through leadership positions around the world. Highlands College provides students with practical leadership training that will prepare them to launch a successful future in a ministry or marketplace position. With two ENROLLED IN 568 THIS IS MY STORY Samuel Robinowich 16 STUDENTS IN FULL TIME INTERNSHIPS 40 My name is Samuel Robinowich and I attended Highlands College. While at Highlands College, I learned more than I ever thought there was to know! When I first got to Highlands College, I was an insecure guy who didn t even know what the word leader meant. I had quit everything I ever started and thought I knew everything. I came to Highlands College knowing that God had called me to be a youth pastor but that was it. While at Highlands College, I realized that I was called to be a lead pastor, and I finally understood that God had made me unique and the calling He placed on my life was bigger than me. I had always program options, students are able to choose what works best for them, whether full time or evening. Then they can choose a ministry concentration where they feel called: ministry leadership, worship, creative arts or marketplace leadership. During their time at Highlands College, students will receive an all-encompassing education through outstanding academics and intentional ministry training. MOTION MOTION CONFERENCE MOTION NIGHTS The MOTION Student Conference is a catalyst weekend for students to be empowered by Jesus to put their faith into MOTION. Strategically scheduled at the end of the summer, it is the perfect opportunity for students to be inspired, encouraged and equipped to start the school year strong for Jesus. Junior high, high school and college age students from every Highlands campus, as well as youth groups from all over the state of Alabama, gather together every second Wednesday of the month at the Grants Mill and Auburn campuses for MOTION Night. MOTION Night is an impactful service designed specifically to connect students who are new to a relationship with Jesus or checking out Highlands for the first time. Our desire is for every student to leave MOTION Night equipped and empowered to walk out their next step in their journey with Christ! AVERAGE EVENING ATTENDANCE STUDENTS PLACED IN FULL TIME MINISTRY 35 thought that my calling was just that mine! It was in the environment of Highlands College that I learned God was allowing me to be His hands and feet. One of the first things I ever heard someone say to me at Highlands College was that I was a leader. This perplexed me because I always thought the leader was the guy up front and I knew I was not going to be up front. Through many questions and a lot of discipling, I found out that God had called me to lead a generation of people to come to know Him. 6,209 STUDENTS REGISTERED 4,495 40% growth since CHURCHES REPRESENTED 121 from 24 different states STUDENTS TRAINED TO LEAD A SMALL GROUP 3,800 YOUTH LEADERS TRAINED 628 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 2,285 highest recorded attendance in : 3,420 SALVATIONS 300 CHURCHES ACTIVELY BEING COACHED THROUGH THE MOTION NETWORK 77 SERVE TEAM 690 17
INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY PARTNERS The A21 Campaign Human Trafficking Book of Hope International SYRIAN REFUGEES WITH FOOD, BASIC HYGIENE SUPPLIES AND MEDICAL CARE 15,000 HIGHLANDS MEMBERS SENT ON TRIPS 515 China Legacy Equip Leadership Training Global Action International Hand of Hope India Israel: DISTRIBUTED FOOD BOXES TO 440 ARAB AND JEWISH FAMILIES IN ISRAEL WITH INTERNATIONAL GIVING $1,760,000 NUMBER OF LANGUAGES AVAILABLE IN YOUVERSION BIBLE APP 400 3,000 PEOPLE REACHED IN CHINA AND INDIA WITH GOD S WORD POUNDS OF CLOTHING DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY THROUGH ONEHOPE 241,000 203 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CONFERENCES HELD 185 COUNTRIES SERVED 18 LAUNCHED ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS TO PROMOTE THE TRAFFICKING HOTLINE INCREASING CALLS BY 350% INCREASED CONVICTIONS OF TRAFFICKERS IN GREECE 42% Carmel Assembly in Haifa J. H. Ranch Israel Project Jerusalem Institute of Justice King of Kings Community Church Moaz Ministries in Tel Aviv A21 TESTIMONY: SOFIA For more than a year Sofia was trapped in a brothel where she was aggressively abused and starved. She weighed only 88 pounds when she arrived to the A21 shelter shaking and crying unable to look people in the eyes. If anyone got too close or tried to hug her she would only cringe. In just a few months in A21 s care she has gained 11 pounds, her abused body is healing, she has found hope, she has set goals for her future, and she loves hugs. Beit Hallel Congregation Messenger International Mountain Child Youth With A Mission $30,00O GIVEN TO A21 CAMPAIGN TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING 19
HIGHLANDS CHAPEL The Highlands Chapel will be a beautiful, state-of-the-art facility located on the Grants Mill Campus. Created to serve generations of Highlands members, the Chapel will host wedding ceremonies, funeral and memorial services, and Sunday services with traditional style worship. The hope for the Chapel is to take care of the needs of Highlands members while also providing a place for an entirely new group of people who desire a church home with a more traditional Sunday experience. GROWTH AND EXPANSION Since the inception of Church of the Highlands, we have joined together to seek and embrace new opportunities to further reach the people of our cities, state and the world. We ve come together to open empty seats at optimal times in order to create space for those we have not yet reached. We ve accomplished this by expanding our facilities and launching additional campuses across the state. We have seen giving opportunities nationally and internationally and opened our arms to respond with compassion and enthusiasm. We ve done this by accepting the challenge to reach out to prisons, forgotten communities, and unreached nations. In 2 Corinthians 9:11 we are told, You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. By continuing to partner together to invest intentionally we will bring significant change to thousands of people while achieving the highest purpose of bringing glory to God. 20 21
GRANTS MILL CHILDREN S WING As Highlands grows and hundreds of new families join every year, it is a high priority to have facilities that allow our children to be cared for effectively. This addition will provide the space to welcome more children at every service while ensuring safe and quality experiences. It will also include 30 new work spaces on the second floor to accommodate the expanding Highlands staff. LEGACY IMPACT 3,743 Total children served each Sunday at every campus HUNTSVILLE CAMPUS Our church has been blessed with open doors across the state of Alabama to grow and reach new areas. With growing interest for the past few years, a new door has opened in the city of Huntsville, allowing us to further reach our state with the life-giving message of Jesus. A launch team for the Huntsville Campus is being built and a meeting location has been secured at Columbia High School. This location will begin with two Sunday morning services and provide seating for 830 people at each service. GRANTS MILL FOUR LANE PROJECT With a heart to reach the city of Birmingham, a vital part of that vision is creating efficient ingress and egress to our Grants Mill Campus. We are partnering with the city of Irondale and Jefferson County to widen Grants Mill Road and improve the service traffic flow. The road will be changed to four lanes starting near the gas station on Grants Mill Road to just past the main entrance. RIVERCHASE LAND AND PARKING The Riverchase Campus is a growing and thriving home for hundreds of Birmingham families. The additional purchase of land will allow for a parking lot with 200 new spaces. This space will allow room for the current families and continued growth in the years to come. LEGACY IMPACT Reach a city with a population more than 176,645 22 23
PRAY Pray for our local, national and international efforts to be maximized to reach as many people as possible, and that God would transform people s lives one patient, prisoner and person at a time. GIVE Follow God as He speaks to your heart to give over and above your tithe to our Legacy efforts. Our impact in God s Kingdom will multiply as each individual commits to give according to God s calling and blessing. A simple way to give wherever you are is online at churchofthehighlands.com/give GO Make a difference by putting your faith into action. Serve locally in a small group or outreach effort. Perform simple acts of kindness every day. Pray about going on a mission trip. You can learn more about international opportunities at churchofthehighlands.com/missions 24