NORTHRIDGE ANNUAL REPORT 2016
God moved mightily among us this year! He grabbed hold of our people with His God sized goal and we followed. Lives are being changed! People are growing in their faith! Children have found a place to learn about Jesus! Your decision to follow Christ faithfully has led to a record year of generosity on so many levels! We present to our community a place to find light against the darkness. God is at work among us. There is much work left to be done and 2017 will be another year of God's leading. There will be challenges and we welcome them. There will be times of struggle and change and we will meet them. He is preparing a harvest for us every day. "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. Luke 10:2. May God find us laboring for His harvest! Pastor Ben Payne Lead Pastor
As overseers of Northridge we are humbly called to oversee the spiritual direction of the church. Overseers are caretakers and held accountable to teach God s word, pray for His sheep, chase down the stray lamb and model maturity. During our planning retreat we spent extended time in prayer which let us to the Spirit s call for Northridge to become a church more intentional towards prayer. The sudden passing of our fellow overseer, Mark Reynen, reminds us all of the brevity of life and the urgency of Christ s great commission. Due to the enormity of this calling we have scheduled an additional meeting each month to discuss and pray for God s guidance. We have also scheduled a corporate time of prayer each Wednesday morning at 6:50-7:30am. We covet the prayers of Northridge regarding this responsibility. Alan Miller, Chair of the Board of Overseers Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us [a] that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Heb. 13:20-21
At Northridge we firmly believe that interaction with scripture is where transformation takes place. The additional space allowed by the new building give us opportunities for growth physically and spiritually. Almost half our adults are engaging in Sunday school, Bible studies and Life Groups. Discipleship cohorts designed to help participants grow in spiritual maturity and pass it on to others started this year. Common Grounds opened up for fellowship on Sundays because of the additional classroom space. People responded to a place to get to know each other which spurred the launch of the First Impressions Teams led by Maria Payne and Sandy Marler. Through adult ministries and every other ministry at Northridge, God is making disciples that extend grace to more and more people, increasing thanksgiving to the glory of God! Pastor Paul Manson Associate Pastor Adult Ministries
Adult Ministries "Our Life Group continues to grow. I think our Life Group has provided a place where our members feel comfortable. And a place where we can be ourselves. Dan Piehl Bible Studies Our parenting and marriage class is giving us an opportunity to look at ways we can use to communicate with our kids, which are all ideas and thought which are still applicable to our marriages. Anytime we can go through and discuss topics that we all deal with no matter the stage of our life, we are all having the ability to grow couples, families and parents! Blake Waddell Sunday School The time we have spent together has, I believe, helped us all to grow in our faith and walk with the Lord. Prayer time is very valuable and important time at the beginning of class. It is a time for both praises and petitions. Jim Haskamp Our family has loved having the opportunity to study the word and do life together with the other families in our small group. Our kids love it and get just as much out of it as the adults. Our group has had a lot of life happen in the few years we have been together and hard to imagine going through it without each other. Anonymous LIFE GROUPS
Our new youth wing is a blessing. There was a disconnect being in the old youth space across the parking lot, but I didn t realize how much. The youth definitely appreciate just walking down the hall. They feel part of the church now. It has been great to see the new space immediately filling up. There is energy and the excitement every week. The students want to be here and they are excited about bringing friends. There is so much we can do with this new space so that the group continues to grow closer to each other and closer to God. It is our goal to develop students who are authentic and want to live out their faith a that faith is contagious. I pray that many in this community will seek Jesus as a result of our students and the youth ministry here at Northridge. Pastor Nate Holdeman Youth Pastor Youth Ministries CHARGE: 11 Small Groups 23 Leaders 80+ Students Sunday School; 45 Students Summer Camps; 52 Campers
23% From the community outside Northridge. Youth Ministries You get to know your friends and teacher better. -Olivia Relates to things I m going through in my life. - Eric Hear different opinions from people and our students. - Levi You can be yourself and connect with other believers. -Regan Sense of fellowship that you don t get anywhere else. -Noah
Our Children s Ministries continue to grow in all areas 20 new families have joined us at Orange 252 this year and we had record VBS attendance! Our kids are excited to come together, sing worship songs (at the top of their lungs), learn all about Jesus and complete their weekly devotions! Our kids are inviting kids and leaders are going to door-to-door to make sure no child is lost! Mandy DeBoer Children s Director Children s Ministries
Children s Ministries Orange252 10 Connect Groups 33 Leaders 20 new families! 106-130 Attendance Sunday School 8 Classes 16 Leaders 73 Attendance "I love helping to make the stories from the Bible come alive by sharing them in new ways. It is also a huge blessing to have kids come to the middle school and already know me from Orange so they already understand my faith. There are so many great volunteer organizations-but sharing God's word Brings eternal results. -Traci, Leader "I like class time at orange because we talk about our devotions and do fun activities. Josie, Student Vacation Bible School 45 Leaders 140 kids!
Corporate worship at Northridge has a purpose of preparing hearts to respond to whatever God is up to. This happens when we come together and are able to focus our energies on praising God for who He is, what He has done, and what He is doing. In light of this purpose, we strive to be an authentic worship team, conduits of Christ ; deeply dedicated to Jesus, and living lives of worship. We look to bring forward scripture embedded in song, spoken word, and the arts to help the congregation to engage with the presences of God, and to enter into deeper communion with Him. As we commit to presenting the gospel of Jesus in this way, we trust that God will use our team to encourage people to take steps to a meaningful relationship with Christ and to lead others to do the same. Casey Eitemiller Worship Director Worship Ministries
Weekly Attendance 2014 2015 2016
Other Average Weekly Attendance 238 Sunday School 120 Life Groups 120 Bible Studies 106 Orange 252 80 Youth Group
L i v e s C h a n g i n g
2 0 1 6 F i n a n c i a l s To t a l B u dgeted I n come: $613,600 19% by end of year $115,350 as of 11/15/16 $498,250 81% 2016 Expenditure Allocation: Facilities 15% Personnel 61% Ministry 6% Mission/Outreach 8% Other 10%
G i v i n g C o m p a r i s o n 1/1/2016-11/15/2016 - $498,250 $613,600 $545,132 $553,540 D i g i t a l G i v i n g In 2016 the digital giving averaged $2,470 per week. 22% of our offering is online.
E L E VAT E TOTAL BUILDING: $1,961,000 16% Previously Dedicated Funds 25% Paid Pledges 21% Outstanding Pledges/ Short Term Loan 38% Long Term Loan
Total Missions/Outreach $59,910 International Outreach $27,000 National Outreach $19,200 Local Outreach $24,450
Voting Proposed Budget See Handout Overseer Nominations Dan Bloodgood (1 year to complete Mark Reynen s term) Blake Waddell serving a 2 nd term Glen Nydam serving a 2 nd term