MISSION: We exist to glorify God by making disciples of Jesus across the street and around the world. PRIORITIES: Increase the impact of the Gospel locally and globally. Make outrageous efforts to reach and disciple those 0 to 18. Maintain commitment to biblical teaching and spiritual depth. STRATEGIES: Children at Risk Marriage Small Groups Generosity Multisite Locations 2 GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT
Ministry Priority #1 Increase the impact of the Gospel locally 1and globally. Highlights from 2015-2016 56th Street packed approximately 140 shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child ministry. Each month 20-25 students went downtown to hand out food, clothing, and care packages; engage in conversations; and share the Gospel with the homeless and those struggling to meet basic needs. Continued to deepen our partnerships and outreach with the following community organizations: - City of Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie High School, Central Middle School, and all of our elementary schools, in partnership with Compass - The PROP Shop & PROP - New Beginnings High School in Chaska (teen moms), in partnership with One Less Child at Risk Sent 155 short-term, 6 mid-term missionaries. Supported 109 full time missionaries. Planted 3,233 churches. Partnered with 23 sister-churches. Trained more than 1,800 church planters. Accumulated over 4,000 followers on the Grace Church Facebook page. Averaged 500+ people who watch Sunday morning services via livestream. Reached over 1,000 households during the last 12 months with Fare for All food distribution coop. Served over 9600 meals for those coming for ministry at Care Nights. YOU ARE HERE GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 3
Ministry Priority #2 Make outrageous efforts to reach and disciple those 0 to 18. 2Highlights from 2015-2016 150+ junior and senior high students from Grace Church attended the Dare2Share event. Hosted Dare2Share conference equipping over 2,000 teens to share their faith. Launched The CAUSE for Children at Grace, a monthly missions education and prayer focus. Partnered with the Huduma School in Nairobi, Kenya with 750 kids, KEDC Egypt Awana for 25,000 kids in poverty, VBS missions trip programs in Haiti and Mongolia, and 600 orphans to homes and churches through The Timothy Initiative. Mentored and tutored 25 students through Arriba on Thursday nights. Senior Adults in The Gathering did outreaches through: Feed my Starving Children, Hope Academy, and New Beginnings. 4 GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT
Ministry Priority #3 Maintain commitment to biblical teaching and spiritual depth. Highlights from 2015-2016 3 Over 20,000 verses memorized by children on Wednesday evenings. Through the Run for Your Life and the Road to Truth sermon series, over 4,700 adults went through the study guide workbooks together in small groups. 650 women attended The Gather event to study God s Word and worship. 452 women participated in women s Bible studies. Trained over 300 people in relational evangelism. Pastoral and church planter training as well as relational evangelism training in Vietnam and Kenya. 125 men completed the Man-Up teaching series. Hosted nearly 400 people for Biblical Counseling training this spring. 130 individuals received free Biblical Counseling care. 350+ individuals attended various marriage conferences hosted at Grace Church. GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 5
Financial Information Note: FY 2016 figures are unaudited BALANCE SHEET May 31 2014 May 31 2015 FISCAL YEAR 2016 INCOME/EXPENSE REPORT FUND BALANCES May 31 2016 Unaudited Assets Cash $3,764,413 $3,248,121 $2,929,826 Retail Inventory 64,116 49,601 28,930 Property/Equipment 46,200,553 45,322,161 43,830,049 Total Assets $50,029,082 $48,619,883 $46,788,805 Liabilities Mortgage 8,603,096 7,666,540 6,958,521 Total Liabilities 8,603,096 7,666,540 6,958,521 Net Worth $41,425,986 $40,953,343 $39,830,284 FISCAL YEAR 2016 CHURCH OFFERINGS Note: FY 2016 figures are unaudited FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 Church Ministries $8,154,441 $8,425,335 $8,261,315 Missions and Outreach 2,392,553 2,917,389 3,179,553 Building 587,605 454,690 410,784 Total Tithes and Offerings $11,134,599 $11,797,414 $11,851,652 Church Ministries Fund Fund Balance 5/31/15 $802,854 Income: Tithes and Offerings 8,261,316 Other Income 17,092 Total Income 8,278,408 Expenditures 8,280,199 Difference Income/Expenses (1,791) Fund Balance 5/31/16 $801,063 Church Ministry Restricted Funds Fund Balance 5/31/15 $1,941,166 Income 876,503 Expenditures 2,104,139 Difference Income/Expenses (1,227,636) Fund Balance 5/31/16 $713,530 Missions/Outreach Fund Fund Balance 5/31/15 $547,718 Offerings 3,179,108 Designated Income 290,877 Expenditures 3,081,533 Difference Income/Expenses 388,452 Fund Balance 5/31/16 $936,170 Building Fund Fund Balance 5/31/15 $205,841 Offerings 410,784 Expenditures 399,816 Difference Income/Expenses 10,968 Fund Balance 5/31/16 $216,809 Retail Ministries Fund Balance 5/31/15 $166,900 Income 1,140,600 Expenditures 1,124,617 Difference Income/Expenses 15,983 Fund Balance 5/31/16 $182,883 Thank you for your generosity! 6 GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT
FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROPOSED EXPENSE BUDGETS MISSIONS AND OUTREACH New Members Added During Fiscal Year 2016 World Strategic Local Missions Total Evangelism Vision Missions Services Funds Fund Balance 5/31/15 $44,034 $481,871 $15,860 $5,953 $547,718 Income 1,780,300 1,242,859 224,288 222,538 3,469,985 Expenditures 1,355,053 1,357,869 211,960 156,651 3,081,533 Fund Balance 5/31/16 $469,281 $366,861 $28,188 $71,840 $936,170 FY 2017 Missions Budget $1,400,000 $750,000 $175,000 $175,000 $2,500,000 CHURCH MINISTRIES FY2016 FY2016 FY2017 Budget Summary Budget Actual Budget Personnel $4,467,214 $4,390,888 $4,607,678 Sr. Pastor Initiatives 64,270 42,813 60,000 Music and Worship 185,480 182,186 181,330 Children Ministries 127,120 121,113 120,870 56th Street Ministries 5,800 4,638 5,500 Student Ministries 127,930 122,715 123,845 Involvement 37,400 38,428 30,450 Men s Ministry 15,770 13,460 22,000 Women s Ministry 27,970 26,909 26,600 Children at Risk 120,000 116,624 74,000 Multi-Site 297,820 91,744 320,320 Spiritual Depth 77,270 99,130 94,470 Care/Biblical Counseling 67,908 65,000 64,480 Executive Leadership 91,839 45,042 48,000 Communications 126,950 124,490 106,950 Tech Media 77,250 72,015 73,400 Administration 273,571 337,856 260,000 Grace Retreat Center 170,422 100,748 114,000 Information Technology 166,019 145,362 157,718 Facilities 489,491 566,308 465,000 Custodial 104,200 99,585 98,990 Utilities 625,000 572,546 593,800 Debt Service 850,599 850,599 850,599 Capital Improvements 50,000 50,000 50,000 Total Expenses $8,647,293 $8,280,199 $8,550,000 Akuvi Akoumany James Anderson Christopher Barrella Anna Behnen Tim Behnen Alex Bloomquist Jordan Bloomquist Drew Boe Ryan Christenson Brian Deem Jason Derkevics Pascha Derkevics Barbara Drew Raymond Drew Laurie Evans Angie Faber Dan Faber MaryAnn Ford Robert Ford JoLonna Frieling Catherine Gennrich Kevin Gennrich Larry Green Diane Gullman Diane Gullman Emily Hagen James Henderson Shirley Hiller GraceAnn Kangas Sharon Lindholm Vern Lindholm A.J. Literski Jamie Literski Butch Maciewski Carol Maciewski Katherine Maydahl James McEliece Julie McEliece Bailey Meyer Brad Narveson Patty Narveson Karl Nath Milo Raaum Marilyn Rhodes Don Riley Jennifer Riley Annalisa Sawtell Brian Sawtell Wynn Schendel Erice Schumann Andy Seidensticker Sherrie Seidensticker Oliver Skurdahl Barb Skurdahl Chad Smith Ellen Smith Quay Smith Walter Smith Jake Stanczyk Lindsay Stroia Harlan Swanson Alexandra Tabakov Dmitriy Tabakov Donald Tetamore Gary Thompson Joan Thompson Ronald Wilkinson Barb Wilkinson Julie Wilson Todd Wilson GRACE CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 7