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2015
CONVENTION
NOTEBOOK
THURSDAY, JULY 30 – SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
NORTHWOODS COMMUNITY CHURCH | PEORIA, ILLINOIS
THURSDAY
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
FEC Ministers’ Dinner
Siaka Traoré
FRIDAY
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 1
Scot McKnight
Session 2
Geoff Surratt
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
(purchased ticket)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 1
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Session 3
Skye Jethani
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Dinner
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (purchased ticket)
Celebration Service
Dwight Robertson
SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 4
Jay Kesler
Business Session
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.Lunch
(purchased ticket)
2015 | EMBARK SCHEDULE
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THURSDAY
OPENING
Registration Open
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Children’s Ministry*
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
FEC Ministers’ Dinner
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Building Tour
7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Registration Open 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 1 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Session 2
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch
(purchased ticket)
Children’s Ministry* 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Breakout Session 1
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Session 3
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Dinner
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(purchased ticket)
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Celebration Service
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Registration Open
8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Children’s Ministry
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Session 4
8:30 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Break
10:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Business Session
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch
(purchased ticket)
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
*CHILDREN’S MINISTRY SERVES AGES 0 TO 12.
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FEC — VALUES, MISSION, VISION
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ANCHORED TO VALUES
CORE VALUES
We believe the Church is to be God’s
primary transforming instrument in the
world (Matthew 16:18).
We hold to Evangelical theology as
expressed in our Manual of Faith, Practice,
and Organization.
We adhere to Anabaptist distinctives as
reflected in our Manual of Faith, Practice,
and Organization. We demonstrate biblical stewardship
by the efficient use of resources.
We welcome cooperative efforts with likeminded organizations for the advancement
of the Kingdom of God.
We participate in Evangelical endeavors
to respond to global social needs.
We encourage all churches of the
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches to unite
as a community demonstrating love and
respect for one another.
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PROPELLED BY MISSION
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
exists to help the local church accomplish
the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:3739) and the Great Commission (Matthew
28:16-20).
DRIVEN BY VISION
VISION STATEMENT
The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches
will help the local church accomplish its
mission by:
Preserving adherence to our shared
statement of faith.
Providing and facilitating opportunities
to birth new churches globally.
Investing in and caring for present and
future Church leaders.
Providing resources to enhance local
church ministries.
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WELCOME TO EMBARK!
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FEC and Northwoods Community Church
welcome you to Peoria, Illinois! Thank you
for joining us as we celebrate 150 years of
the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches.
Throughout the history of FEC, our denomination has
remained committed to obeying the Great Commandment
and fulfilling the Great Commission through the
establishment of reproducing churches worldwide. To reflect
on this heritage while celebrating our journey into a future
of continued obedience, we chose the theme EMBARK for
our 2015 annual convention. As we chart our course and set
sail toward the ministry opportunities ahead of us, our desire
is that the speakers, worship, and celebration of EMBARK
will send us off on a positive note. Some of the highlights
for our time together will include:
Friday and Saturday sessions featuring knowledgeable
and inspiring speakers:
SCOT MCKNIGHT will be speaking about the heritage
of FEC and the Anabaptist focus on the local church.
He will also explain the local church’s significance as
God’s hands and feet to the world.
GEOFF SURRATT will be talking about the importance
of church multiplication through the lens of the book
of Acts.
SKYE JETHANI will be discussing how the millennial
generation’s negative view of large institutions combined
with their entrepreneurial mindset to affect
their opinion of the church.
JAY KESLER will be wrapping up EMBARK 2015 by
charging us as ministry leaders to hold tightly to the
promise in 2 Timothy 2:2 that says “Jesus is the same
yesterday, today, and forever.” Although the future
may be uncertain, we can rest in the knowledge that
God is unchanging.
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Breakout sessions providing insight for local
church leadership:
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1:
Anabaptist History Review
Scot McKnight
Church Planting Review
Geoff Surratt
Reaching Millennials Review
Skye Jethani
BREAKOUT SESSION 2:
What Does the Young
Mom Think About You
and Your Church?
Sherry Surratt
Beyond the Bulletin:
Building Community
Through Effective
Church Communications
John Paff &
Alexandra Burton
Improving Your Ministry’s
Safety and Security
Steve Smith
Community
Outreach Seminar
Craig Smith, Ed Wright,
Dave Zapf
Small Groups Seminar
Tom Bennardo, Jeff Bower,
Jonathan Farrell
Taking Attendees
to the Next Level
Colleen Senestraro
A CELEBRATION SERVICE
TO USHER IN THE NEXT 150 YEARS OF FEC:
Open to the entire FEC family, this Friday night event
will focus on celebrating what God has done through the
churches and ministries of FEC over the past 150 years,
and seeking His will for the future of our denomination.
Dwight Robertson will be joining us during the
Celebration Service to share the premise of his book,
You are God's Plan A, which lays out Jesus’ call on His
followers' lives to use their gifts and passions wherever
they have been placed by God.
Thank you for being a part of this exciting celebration of what God
is doing in and through the ministries of FEC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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General Information
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River City
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Recommended Reading
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Adrian, MI
75
The Remedy
76
Wave Community
77
SESSIONS
Session 1
Evangelical &
Anabaptist History
Scot McKnight
REPORTS
Chairman's Report
78
Session 2
18
Breakout Session 1
22
Session 3
26
Breakout Session 2
30
2014 Financial Report
94
Celebration Service
34
2015 Financial Report
100
401K CERFP
106
Reproducing Churches
Geoff Surratt
Reaching Millenials
Skye Jethani
Dwight Robertson
Session 4
The Next 150 Years at FEC
Jay Kesler
Business Session
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
Christian Service
Foundation
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Church Multiplication
— International
80
Church Multiplication
— National
84
Delegate Virtue of Office
90
Elder Board Report
38
42
91
401K RFP
107
Global Footprint
109
Historical Directory
111
2014 Convention Minutes
117
Newly Affiliated Church
125
Nominating Report
126
Nomination Profiles
127
President's Report
130
Quizzing Report
133
Salem4Youth59
Roster of Credentialed Personnel
135
Prodigal Church
65
Staff & Boards
139
LifeGate Church
66
Synergy Initiative
67
Life Community Gardiner
68
The Hill Community
69
Christ The King
70
King's Cross
72
LiFE Church of
Lorain County
73
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LifeChange Camp
& Retreat Center
52
Miracle Camp
& Retreat Center
56
OTHER INFORMATION
Church Directory
143
Church Plant Directory
146
Sunday Worship
147
EXHIBITORS
List of Exhibitors
149
Exhibitor Ads
166
GENERAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION HOURS
Thursday
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
BOOKSTORE HOURS
Friday
12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
CONNECTIONS
CAFÉ HOURS
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Carafes of coffee will be
available during the day
by the Hospitality Center
HOSPITALITY
CENTER HOURS
Thursday
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
TOUR OF NORTHWOODS
COMMUNITY CHURCH
If you wish to participate,
please meet in the atrium
on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
MEAL DETAILS
Meals are all prepaid with
registration. No meal tickets
will be sold at convention.
Meals will all be served in
the atrium. For assistance in
planning for meals at area
restaurants, please inquire
at the Hospitality Center.
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LANYARDS
Please turn in your lanyard
at the registration desk
before you leave.
EMERGENCY NUMBER
Where you may be reached
while at Northwoods is
(309) 243-1550.
FIRST AID
Those at registration
and the Hospitality Center
can provide you with
information regarding
first-aid assistance.
Proctor First Care
9118 N. Lindberg Dr.
(309) 689-0333
OSF St. Francis
Center for Health
8800 N. Route 91
(309) 683-5000
LOST AND FOUND
Located at the registration
desk. Neither FEC nor
Northwoods Community
Church is responsible for
lost or stolen articles.
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RECOMMENDED READING
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BATON PASSING RELATIONSHIPS
AUTHOR: DWIGHT ROBERTSON
Guest Speaker
This book explains how you can be a great "Kingdom
relay team member" today...right now by encouraging,
empowering, and equipping you to pass on what God has
already poured into your life.
Published: 2010 - Book Price: $2.00 ISBN: 978-0-9819403-4-2
CHANGED BY THE KING’S PRESENCE
AUTHOR: KURT LITWILLER
Senior Pastor, Boynton Mennonite Church, Hopedale, IL
All too often, Christians come into God’s presence with no
awe or wonder of who He is. We act as if God is lucky that
we take time to spend with Him. But in reality, it is always
our privilege to come before Him. We wouldn’t even have
the honor of coming before Him if it wasn’t for what Jesus
had done for us on the cross. Jesus’ death on the cross is
our invitation to come into His presence. The cross of Christ
changes our lives, and it changes the way we enter His
presence. The reader will learn from various Bible characters
the way that we should and shouldn’t approach a king.
Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords—we should
never leave His presence the same way we came. Are you
ready to meet this King?
(contact Kurt at 309-449-5503)
CONSUMING CHRIST
AUTHOR: MATT BOYERS
Senior Pastor, Crossroads Evangelical Church, Wauseon, OH
Scripture teaches that spiritual feeding is essential for
salvation and life. Jesus said, “Unless you eat the flesh
of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life
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in you…so the one who feeds on me will live because of
me” – John 6:53, 57. Spiritual transformation, health and
vitality come from feeding on Jesus. If we confess Jesus
with our mouth but don’t feed on him with our heart
we’ll live spiritually malnourished lives. Jesus doesn’t just
provide nourishment but was himself broken and poured
out to be our nourishment. Through feeding on the broken
and poured out Jesus, the life of Christ forms and shapes
within the believer, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my
blood remains in me, and I in Him” – John 6:56. Consistent
devotional feeding on Jesus nourishes the internal formation
of the life of Christ. David’s psalms provide a pattern of
feeding on Jesus that leads to spiritual transformation – a
recipe for spiritual growth and internal formation of the
life of Christ. David’s instructive example includes spiritual
“feeding activities” that are presented in this book – ponder
God, pour out the soul, petition the fullness of the Holy
Spirit and praise. The internal formation of the life of Christ
in the believer grows and overflows to others in the body
and through mission to the world. The purpose of this
book is to equip believers to feed on Jesus until Christ is
fully formed in and overflows from them in ministry to one
another and in mission to the world.
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Published: 2014 - Book Price: $10.00 ISBN: 978-0692223970
HUMBLE KING TO CONQUERING KING;
THE WEEK THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
There are some things that happen that can change the
entire course of our lives. A decision we make one week can
have implications twenty years later. Well, Jesus had a week
that had eternal implications. Not for Him, but for us. He
had an eternal life waiting for Him, whether He went to the
cross or not, but His decisions were made because He was
thinking about us. Jesus started out this particularly glorious
week as a humble King riding into Jerusalem on a donkey,
but by the end of the week, He was standing over the grave
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RECOMMENDED READING
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as the King who conquered death. He confirms that He
is the King above all Kings! During that week, Jesus had
many ways He could have escaped the cross. He could have
bypassed the cross and went straight to the throne, but He
chose the harder path so He could take us to be with Him.
Embracing “this week” will change your life!
IS GOD WAITING FOR A DATE WITH YOU?
Guest Speaker
This book will inspire you and inform you on how to include
the practice of dating God in your spiritual disciplines. It will
also give you some fresh ideas that will make your dates
with God even more meaningful!
Book Price: $1.00
LIVING AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF FAITH
AUTHOR: CALVIN RYCHENER
Senior Pastor, Northwoods Community Church, Peoria, IL
Keys to higher living and growing in your faith.
Published: 2003 - Book Price: $12.00 ISBN: 0-9740491-0-7
LIVING OUT THE CALLED LIFE;
RUNNING GOD’S RACE
Many people say they believe in God, but does that truly
change the way they live their lives? Some people today say
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they are Christians, but they do not act like they are. Once
we receive Jesus Christ as our Lord, we are called to live a
certain way. In Ephesians 4:1, Paul says, “…live a life worthy
of the calling you have received.” We cannot continue to
live for ourselves and gratify our sinful natures—instead,
we need to live sold out lives for God! The Bible often talks
about how our life is a race. If we want to win the prize, we
need to persevere in tough times and compete by the rules.
God’s Word tells us how we should run our race here on this
earth. We need to run God’s race if we want to receive the
reward that God has for us.
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Published: 2010 – Book Price: $5.00 ISBN: 978-0-9826574-1-6
NEW COVENANT LIVING;
RELEASED TO LIVE BY THE SPIRIT
God created us to have a relationship with Him, but
unfortunately man sinned which separated us from God.
Then God told Abraham that he was going to have a
child, and in that way, He was going to call Abraham’s
descendants back into a relationship with Him. God gave
His people, the Israelites, the law for them to enter into a
covenant relationship with Him. Again and again, Israel could
not hold up their end of the covenant and live according to
God’s Holy standards. Because of God’s great for us, He sent
us His Son. Jesus came down to die upon the cross which
ushered in a new covenant relationship between God and
man. We now come to God through the new covenant of
His blood. Read what the Apostle Paul meant when he said,
“But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.”
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OPEN THE FLOOD GATES: WELCOMING
GRIEF INTO OUR SEASON OF LOSS
AUTHOR: CHERYL CECIL
FEC Credentialed Retired Personnel
Who wouldn’t agree that after the death of a loved one it’s
tough – really tough – to see the empty crib, the unmoved
slippers by the back door, the coffee mug without fresh
lipstick on it, or the computer no longer booted up? Perhaps
we’re tempted to deny the jagged edges of emotion and
just get back to what we were doing before death sorely
interrupted us. And in a crazy crowded schedule it’s easy
to give grief a swift kick, or more politely, a cold shoulder.
In other words, “Quit bugging us!” But, wait! Not so fast!
Open The Flood Gates introduces you anew to grief, to
see it as a friend to help you process your loss when death
breaks into your family circle, community of faith,
or connection of friends.
Published: 2014 – Book Price: $8.00 ISBN: 9781499512097
TWO WINGS THAT SOAR CDs
Guest Speaker
A two-CD message series about both the Power of Praising
God and the Purposes of Prayer.
Published: 2008 - Book Price: $10.00
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WHEN ALL OF LIFE SEEMS TO SHOUT
“YOU CAN’T," GOD CAN!
AUTHOR: CALVIN RYCHENER
Senior Pastor, Northwoods Community Church, Peoria, IL
Amazing stories of transformed hearts from
America's Heartland.
YOU ARE GOD’S PLAN A
Guest Speaker
God has a plan for reaching the world. It’s you.
You are God’s Plan A!
Published: 2010 – Book Price: $10.00 ISBN: 978-1-43476463-8
YOU ARE GOD’S PLAN A – STUDY GUIDE
Guest Speaker
The Plan A Study Guide is specifically designed to bring the
Kingdom laborering truths Jesus modeled in Scripture to life
in your heart, your mind, and in your daily interactions with
the world around you.
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SESSION 1
During the first session,
Scot McKnight will help us
explore our Evangelical and
Anabaptist heritage and
examine how FEC’s unique
ministry is both relevant and
important today.
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SCOT MCKNIGHT
Years Married
41
Number of Children
Two
Education
BA, MA, PhD (Nottingham)
Favorite Bible Verse
Mark 12:29-31
Occupation
Professor
Book Recommendation
Discipleship by
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Years in Ministry
30
Ministry Experiences
Assistant pastor, Deacon
Ministry Passion
Teaching the Bible
to lay people
Life’s Passion
Following Jesus
Spouse
Kristen
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How do you maintain
margin in ministry?
I work hard at keeping
margin and don't let
myself get busy.
Interesting Fact
I'm a birdwatcher
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SESSION 1
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2.01
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SESSION 2
During the second session,
Geoff Suratt will explain the
necessity of establishing
reproducing churches. An
expert on church planting
and outreach, Goeff is
the author of four books,
including “Ten Stupid Things
that Keep Churches from
Growing.”
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GEOFF SURATT
Spouse
Sherry
Years Married
32
Education
BA General Ministry,
Southwestern Assemblies
of God University
Occupation
Pastor, Author, Coach
Years in Ministry
33
Ministry Passion
I am passionate about
Kingdom multiplication
Life’s Passion
God, my wife, my kids, my
granddaughters, the Church
and oatmeal raisin cookies.
Not always in that order.
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Number of Children
Two
Favorite Bible Verse
Ephesians 2:10
Book Recommendation
The Spontaneous
Expansion of the Church
by Roland Alle
How do you maintain
margin in ministry?
I focus on the rhythm
of ministry, building
in seasons of rest
and craziness
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SESSION 2
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1
Breakout Session 1 provides EMBARK session
speakers with the opportunity to share more in-depth
information about their topic and host a Q & A time.
If your interest was piqued by one of the EMBARK
session speakers, don't miss out on this chance to
learn more!
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SESSIONS
ANABAPTIST HISTORY REVIEW
Scot McKnight
CHURCH PLANTING REVIEW
Geoff Surratt
REACHING MILLENNIALS REVIEW
Skye Jethani
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BREAKOUT SESSION 1
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SESSION 3
During the third session,
Skye Jethani will help us
understand how to reach
millennials with the Gospel.
An author, editor, speaker,
consultant, and ordained
pastor, Skye is the Director
of Mission Advancement for
Christianity Today.
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SKYE JETHANI
a Christianity Today
publication for pastors
and church leaders
Education
Undergraduate studies in
History and Comparative
Religion at Miami University
in Oxford, OH and Masters
from Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School in
Deerfield, IL
Occupation
Co-host of the weekly
comical and theological
Phil Vischer podcast,
Director of Mission
Advancement for
Christianity Today, and
Managing Editor for the
Leadership Journal,
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Student chaplain at
Lake Forest Hospital
and Pastoral Intern at
Libertyville Evangelical
Free Church
Spouse
Amanda
Years Married
16
Number of Children
Three
Interesting Fact
My real name is not
Skye. Instead, it is
Akash, which is a Hindi
word meaning “sky”
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SESSION 3
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2
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SESSIONS
WHAT DOES THE YOUNG
MOM THINK ABOUT YOU
AND YOUR CHURCH?
Sherry Surratt
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH SEMINAR
Craig Smith, Ed Wright,
Dave Zapf
Every church needs a strategy
when it comes to capturing
the attention of young families
in your community. Join us as
Sherry Surratt, CEO of Mothers
of Preschoolers (MOPS) shares
current research about young
families and specifically, the young
millennial mom. She’ll share MOPS
strategy in meeting the needs
of these young moms, whether
they already attend or have never
walked through your front door
and how MOPS encourages every
mom to become the wife, mom
and leader that God created her
to be.
In fulfilling the Great Commission,
it is important not to overlook the
people right outside your door.
By developing strong community
outreach ministries, we can impact
our communities for Christ and
share His love with our neighbors.
This seminar will be led by three
FEC ministry leaders that have
developed strong community
outreach programs and will
provide an overview of the
principles, thought processes,
and rationale behind the ways
their ministries were developed.
BEYOND THE BULLETIN: Building
Community Through Effective
Church Communications
John Paff & Alexandra Burton
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SMALL GROUPS SEMINAR
Tom Bennardo, Jeff Bower,
Jonathan Farrell
In the fast-evolving world of
communication, it can be difficult
to know the best way to transmit
information to your church body
— let alone your community.
Creating a marketing strategy
that includes social media, print
materials, and imagery can help
you keep your church informed
and, in turn, make your ministries
more effective.
It is widely acknowledged that
small groups are the building
blocks of churches; however,
there are a variety of ways to
organize, run, and integrate small
groups into a local church. This
seminar will feature three FEC
ministry leaders that each have a
unique take on small groups, and
will provide an overview of the
principles, thought processes, and
rationale behind the way small
groups fit into the local church as
a whole.
IMPROVING YOUR MINISTRY’S
SAFETY & SECURITY
Steve Smith
TAKING ATTENDEES
TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Colleen Senestraro
Although we hope that nothing
bad will happen in life, we all know
that in reality, bad things happen
every day—even in a church
environment. Because of this, it’s
a good idea for churches to have
a safety and security plan in place.
Learn more about how
to provide a safe and secure
church environment.
We’ve all seen it happen — an
individual attends your church, but
only casually and doesn’t seem to
connect on a deeper level. Learn
the action steps your church can
take to plug people into ministries
and engage with individuals on
the next level.
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BREAKOUT SESSION 2
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CELEBRATION SERVICE
Dwight Robertson is the
founder and president of
Forge (formerly Kingdom
Building Ministries). His
life-calling is to challenge
Christians to the role
of laborership—seeing
individuals moving toward
spiritual intimacy and
world-changing vision,
while assuming their role as
laborers for God’s Kingdom.
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SESSIONS
DWIGHT ROBERTSON
Education
1975-1979: Indiana Wesleyan
2010: Honorary Doctorate
Bethel College
Occupation
Founder and President of
Forge (formerly Kingdom
Building Ministries Founder)
Years in Ministry
33
Ministry Experience
Youth group leader, helped
out with the college group
at my church in Marion,
IN, and created “Kingdom
Building Ministries”
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Ministry Passion
I am passionate about
challenging Christians
to be laborers for the
Kingdom in order to
leave a spiritual legacy
Spouse
Dawn
Years Married
32
Number of Children
Two – Dara & Dreyson
Interesting Fact
I love to exercise, play
piano and spend spare
time with family. I also
like to travel and hike in
the Colorado mountains
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CELEBRATION SERVICE
2.06
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SESSION 4
During the fourth and
final session, Jay Kesler
will wrap-up our convention
with one final charge for
the next 150 years—to
stay true to Biblical truths,
and establish reproducing
churches worldwide.
2.07
SESSIONS
JAY KESLER
Spouse
Jane
Education
BA from Taylor University.
10 doctorate degrees from
various Christian institutions
Occupation
President Emeritus,
Taylor University
Years in Ministry
More than 60
Director with Youth for
Christ and eventually
became President and
Chancellor of Taylor
University. Author
and speaker.
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Number of Children
Three
Number of Grand- and
Great-Grandchildren.
Nine and five,
respectively
Interesting Fact
Had a daily five-minute
radio show, Family
Forum, that was
broadcast to more than
400 stations across
the country.
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SESSIONS
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SESSION 4
2.07
SESSIONS
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SESSIONS
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BUSINESS SESSION
Agenda
2015 Update
•Initiatives
•Leadership Development
2.08
SESSIONS
•Financial Reports
2016 Forecast
•New Projects/Initiatives
•Anticipated Challenges
•Budget Approval
Feedback
Q&A
Prayer
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SESSIONS
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BUSINESS SESSION
2.08
SESSIONS
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2.08
SESSIONS
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE
FOUNDATION REPORT
The CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOUNDATION had another
successful year. We praise God for His provision. Total
assets grew by more than a half million dollars to $24.9
million and the CSF Fund Balance remained at $2.8
million, after making some significant gifts to FEC
organizations. Both the total assets and Fund Balance are
high-water marks for CSF.
3.01
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
FEC SUPPORT
CSF is privileged to support the ministries and people of
FEC. This year more than $79,500 was distributed from
the CSF Tithe Account to FEC organizations and almost
$46,000 was given out in college scholarships to FEC
students. In addition, $31,800 was provided to the FEC
denominational budget. Furthermore, the CSF Board
set aside $50,000 to cover potential church-plant loan
defaults which allowed CSF to leverage up to $500,000
of its funds to church plants, with a loan limit of $50,000
per church plant. In total, as a result of God’s blessing, CSF
provided FEC and its people with more than $207,000.
Throughout the past year, CSF worked with FEC to develop
a new program that will help FEC finance church plants.
We are excited about being able to help FEC churches at
a much earlier stage of development. The Wave, in Deshler,
OH, was CSF’s first loan to a church plant. CSF’s funds
were added to funds from FEC, and other supporters of
The Wave, to launch the church – including the purchase
of equipment and materials.
INVESTMENTS
CSF offers a fantastic way for churches and parents to
teach their children purposeful and responsible investing
by utilizing their money to build the physical Kingdom of
God with their savings, while earning an exceptional return.
CSF offers Youth Stewardship investments that currently
pay 2% annual interest. Investments can be opened with
a minimum of $10. Parents can invest right alongside their
children and currently earn between 1.25% and 2.25%
for 1-3 year investments. Contact the CSF office for an
Investment Circular.
LOANS
The year of 2014-2015 was a quiet one when it came to
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issuing new loans. Loans were made to Miracle Camp and
Retreat Center (MI), Wave Church (OH) and Life Church of
Lorain County (OH). Thank you, investors, for making this
work possible.
CSF maintained the 28 states that CSF is registered in to
accept investments. Al Rupp, the previous president of
CSF, achieved the 28 state registration level, in which CSF
is registered. Previously, CSF had registered 17 states in
2011, seven in 2010, four in 2009 and two in 2008.
ANNUAL DINNER
Last fall, CSF hosted its celebratory annual dinner at
Archbold Evangelical Church in Archbold, OH. Guests
enjoyed a meal, fellowship, a brief informational session
and a tour of the recently renovated building. This year, the
2015 celebratory dinner will be hosted at Pine Hills Church
in Fort Wayne, IN, on Friday, October 9, at 6:30 p.m. We
hope that you can join us for an enjoyable night, complete
with a complimentary meal and brief program. This event
will be a great opportunity to see PHC’s facility and learn
more about great opportunities with CSF. Be sure to invite
your FEC friends and family to hear about the work that
CSF is doing.
3.01
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
COMMUNICATION
We were very excited to introduce a new website in the
summer of 2014. The site includes a historical review
of CSF leadership since its inception in 1949, investor
information, church loan information, CSF church
representatives, FEC church loan projects, volunteer
projects and recommended building resources. The
Volunteer Projects area is a new centralized place for
churches to list projects for which they need assistance.
The Resources page may be helpful if a new church
building or addition is being planned. The resources listed
have been utilized by FEC churches. Please be sure to visit
our new website, www.christianservicefoundation.org,
and consider volunteering for a church project or listing
yourself or your team to assist churches.
CSF is now on Facebook! This is a great way to receive
regular updates, announcements, and information from
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE
FOUNDATION REPORT
CSF. Please “like” CSF by visiting www.facebook.com/
CSFMinistries to be up-to-date whenever we post to our
page. Invite your friends, family and other FEC attendees
to “like” us too.
3.01
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
WILLS, BEQUESTS & PLANNED GIVING
Did you know that 70% of the people in the U.S. do not
have a will? One of CSF’s focuses during 2015 is the
area of wills, bequests and planned giving. There is an
abundance of information on the CSF website to assist
people in estate planning, including instructional videos
and calculators, regular updates from Washington DC,
and Savvy Living tips. This area should be a regular go-to
site for helpful financial and smart living information. We
have also begun offering seminars on wills, bequests, and
planned giving at FEC churches. We held a seminar at
Upland Community Church (Upland, IN) last spring and
plan to present a seminar at Harrisonville Community
Church (Harrisonville, MO) this coming September.
Please contact CSF if you’d like to schedule a seminar at
your church. Lastly, CSF sends an extremely helpful and
informational weekly e-Newsletter, full of helpful tips and
articles. Contact the CSF office if you would like to receive
the eNewsletter; and be sure to recommend it to your
friends and family too!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
CSF has been blessed with a very talented and committed
Board of Directors and appreciates the excellent service
of all of its board members. This past spring, CSF board
member, Ron Sutherland (Upland, IN), completed his
service. A list of all the current Board members and their
biographies can be found on the CSF website,
www.christianservicefoundation.org.
CSF’s accountant, Linda Burton, has done an outstanding
job serving the investors, president, and Board of
Directors while managing the financial side of Christian
Service Foundation.
ENDOWMENT FUND
June, 1, 2015 was the launch date of CSF’s first
Endowment Fund. This fund is designed to provide
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consistent and perpetual funding for student scholarships
and other FEC projects.
It is a joy to see CSF investors catch the vision and support
the mission of CSF, knowing that they are participating
in expanding the ministries of God’s Kingdom through
FEC while receiving excellent rates of return on their
investments. If you are not a current CSF Investor, will you
join us this year?
Included with this written report are the unaudited Balance
Sheet and the Income Statement for fiscal year 2015.
To God be the glory for these accomplishments.
Respectfully submitted,
3.01
David J. Teat
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
President
CSF BOARD MEMBERS:
CLASS OF 2015
Doug Nafziger
Crossroads–Wauseon
CLASS OF 2017
Mike Drury
Pine Hills
Brad Rupp
Archbold
Rod Liechty
Berne
Kent Schwerin
Salem
Rich Streitmatter
Grace-Morton
Steve Shaffer
Pine Hills
Sherry Yoder
Brookside
CLASS OF 2016
Doug Bernath
Vice Chair, Archbold
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
Wendell Bontrager
Pine Hills
David J. Teat
CSF President
Jon Steiner
Chair, Brookside
Keith Yoder
Northwoods
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE
FOUNDATION REPORT
UNAUDITED
BALANCE SHEET | May 31, 2015
ASSETS
Cash
Checking
$378,550
SJS Investments
$6,767,602
Old National Private Advisors
Lake City Wealth Management
$3,969
$4,529,413
$11,679,534
Notes Receivable
Church Loans
$12,564,049
FEC Loans
3.01
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
$94,537
Affiliate Loans
$592,020
Accrued Interst
$20,499
Total Assets
$13,271,105
$24,950,639
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
Accounts Payable
$14,758
Notes Payable
Personal
Church
FEC
Affiliate
Youth Stewardship
Accrued Interest
Deferred Gift Account (Nofziger)
Tithe Account
Deferred Gift Agreements
Annuity Reserve
Total Liabilities
Fund Balance
$640,619
$178,016
$808,240
$21,767,212
$143,749
$348
$41,000
$9,000
$21,961,309
$2,733,825
Temporarily Restricted Fund
$203,505
Permanently Restricted Fund
$52,000
Total Fund Balances
TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCE
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$18,116,218
$2,009,361
$2,989,330
$24,950,639
2015 UNAUDITED, 2014 AUDITED
INCOME STATEMENT | May 31, 2015
RECEIPTS
2015
2014
$556,663
$566,413
Interest Income
Church Loans
FEC Loans
Affiliate Loans
$4,900
$4,675
$23,992
$20,019
CSF Investments
Realized Gain/Goss
$329,852
$224,556
$(75,608)
$204,119
$4,366
$8,862
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$844,165
$1,028,644
DISBURSEMENTS
2015
2014
$493,880
$499,120
Unrealized Gain/Loss
Accrued Interest
Real Property Interest
Gifts and Memberships
Assets Released from Restrictions
3.01
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
Interest Expenses
Personal Investments
Annuities
Youth Stewardship
Deferred Gift Agreements
$16,316
$17,740
-
$846
Church Investments
$19,170
$17,930
FEC Investments
$23,197
$26,147
Affiliate Investments
$134
$3
Loan Interest Rebate
-
-
$9,527
$2,029
Marketing Expense
Fiduciary Fees
$43,679
-
Board Expense
$369
$1,051
Tithe Account
$79,517
$33,333
Auditing Expense
$9,655
$9,320
$45,954
$29,076
Scholarships
Camp Scholarships
$4,175
$4,825
Office Expense
$8,613
$12,847
Administrative Expense
$129,149
$99,280
Registration/Legal Expense
$30,303
$52,972
Tithe Expense FEC
$31,800
$29,150
Real Property Expense
-
$(800)
Miscellaneous Expense
$1,561
$2,444
$946,999
$837,313
$(102,834)
$191,331
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
Net Gain/(Loss)
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LIFECHANGE CAMP &
RETREAT CENTER REPORT
The past year has once again been filled with challenge,
progress, and excitement as we’ve seen the Lord work to
further His Kingdom. After a successful summer of camps,
resulting in numerous salvation decisions and baptisms in
our new swimming pool, we took two van loads of senior
high students to Washington, IL to assist in tornado clean
up. This effort made it possible to serve others faithfully
and connect our group more deeply with students from
several of our FEC churches in the Washington area. Both
experiences were very positive and rewarding.
3.02
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
The retreat season brought on some busy months of
hosting retreat groups from around Missouri. Nearly every
weekend from September 1 through Thanksgiving was
booked full. In the midst of all this we also finished LakeView
Hall, our newest retreat facility. We had made a commitment
to a group from Kansas City that we would have the facility
ready for their use by October 1; by the grace of God, we
were able to reach that goal. With LakeView in place, we
can now host two groups at a time – which is exactly what
happened several times during the fall season.
LakeView by its very name demands a “lake view” and the
very dry season had dropped our lake level dangerously
low. However, as God would have it, two generous donors
stepped up and provided a new well, just for the purpose
of refilling our lake and keeping it full. Then, God, ever
surprising in His ways, also provided a wet fall season and
a super wet spring season – filling the lake to overflowing,
rendering the well unnecessary for the moment.
We rounded out the year with two special events in
December. One was an open house of our camp facilities
as a part of a tour of homes sponsored by a local literary
society. The following day, we had a grand opening and
dedication for LakeView Hall. The weather was beautiful
for both events and more than 150 people attended.
The new year brought more retreat groups and we learned
that the Methodist Churches of Missouri were closing down
many of their camp facilities. This ended up bringing in
Methodist tour groups to see what LifeChange Camp had to
offer, resulting in two weeks of rental camps for this summer.
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We also had work teams from Ohio and Illinois that came
to assist with the continued building process. They added
their willing hands to building our new cook’s cabin and
improving our swimming pool. A waterslide, waterfall, rock
gardens, and enlarged deck for sitting and sunning were
added – making our pool truly something extraordinary.
As we moved toward summer camp this year, we were
again wondering how the Lord would meet our staffing
needs. He has always been faithful in the past, and we
believed He would be faithful again. AND HE WAS. Our
staff came together; a group of some of the most unlikely
to ever meet, yet they have grown into a family that truly
loves each other, their campers, and most of all, the Lord.
This year, under our theme of “Deployed – Called, Equipped,
Sent” (Matt. 10:1-5), our camps have filled up to “waiting list”
status quicker than ever before, demanding that we expand
our weeks next year.
3.02
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
Wonderful volunteers also continue to come to LifeChange
Camp. This year, volunteers from Missouri, Kansas,
Minnesota, and Iowa came to be a part of the ministry.
R.O.A.M. (RVers On A Mission) is a Nazarene ministry that,
for years, has only gone to Nazarene ministries to work. This
year, LifeChange Camp has been named as the first NonNazarene ministry to be included in the R.O.A.M listing of
approved work sites. Even as I was writing this report, one of
those ROAMers came in to find out what the next task was.
Lives continue to be impacted and changed here as we
prayerfully and faithfully work hard at trusting and obeying.
We are still seeking to add a kitchen manager and a facilities
manager to our staff, but God is at work on both of these
fronts. His people are primed, ready, and waiting for just the
right time.
Thank you to FEC for the wonderful partnership we enjoy.
In HIS service,
Bill and Carol Anderson
Founders/Directors
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LIFECHANGE CAMP &
LifeChange BUDGET
REVENUE
General donations
User’s Fees
2014 ACTUAL
2015
$86,213.46
$125,000.00
$97,349.13
$110,000.00
Anderson Support
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Salsbury Support
$26,240.00
$28,000.00
$214,302.59
$267,500.00
Total
LOAN PAYMENTS
Principle
$6,120.00
$7,800.00
Interest
$2,395.63
$3,000.00
Total
$8,515.63
$10,800.00
$13,302.97
$14,000.00
UTILITIES
Electric
3.02
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
Telephone/Internet
$3,621.44
$3,800.00
Water
$2,531.04
$2,600.00
$4,760.09
$5,000.00
Gas
Trash
$469.00
$500
Total
$24,684.54
$25,900.00
$2,558.41
$3,000.00
MEMBERSHIPS/CONFERENCES
INSURANCE
Auto
Liability
Life
Total
$1,482.07
$1,500.00
$9,865.80
$10,000.00
$1,007.29
$1,100.00
$12,355.16
$12,600.00
$4,710.36
$5,000.00
OFFICE
Payroll taxes
Postage
$438.58
$750.00
Fund raising/PR
$777.07
$1,000.00
Supplies/Equip.
$519.93
$750.00
Admin. Costs
$4,816.53
$5,000.00
Printing
Total
$739.35
$1,000.00
$12,001.82
$13,500.00
$3,811.06
$5,000.00
TRAVEL
Gas/oil, etc.
Motels/meals
Total
$733.48
$1,000.00
$4,544.54
$6,000.00
$4,873.75
$5,000.00
MAINT. BUILDINGS/GROUNDS
Services
Equipment
Supplies
Total
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—
$1,000
$5,737.16
$6,000.00
$10,610.91
$12,000.00
LifeChange BUDGET (CONT’D)
OPERATIONS
Supplies
Food
Equipment
Speakers, special events
Total
2014 ACTUAL
2015
$5,930.38
$6,000.00
$21,305.09
$23,000.00
$261.00
$1,500.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$29,496.47
$32,500.00
$77,167.88
$50,000.00
—
—
$1,200.00
$1,200.00
DEVELOPMENT
VEHICLE
EMERGENCY FUND
PASS-THROUGH (Staff support)
Anderson
$4,500.00
$4,500.00
Salsbury
$26,240.00
$28,000.00
Total
$30,740.00
$32,500.00
$18,998.00
$23,500.00
$45,936.50
$60,500.00
3.02
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
TITHE
STAFF EXPENSE, SALARY, HOUSING
Staff Salaries
Salsbury, Housing
$3,000.00
$4,200.00
$1,780.00
$5,000.00
$8,769.74
$9,360.00
$5,832.00
$5,760.00
$65,318.24
$84,820.00
OP. TOTAL (INCLUDES TITHE)
$221,023.72
$258,320.00
TOTAL MINUS PASS-THOUGH
190,283.72
$225,820.00
$267,451.60
$275,820.00
Other Labor
HEALTH INS. STAFF
STAFF RETIREMENT (2)
TOTAL STAFF EXPENSE
TOTAL ADJ. BUDG. (-PT, + DEV.)
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MIRACLE CAMP &
50 YEARS OF MIRACLE CAMP MINISTRY
If I’m honest, the past year has been a hard, difficult,
challenging year. It is never easy to transition staff or to
make changes in an organization. This year there have
been many transitions and changes in staff, structure,
finances and operations, and I, myself, have been part of
the transitions as my family has followed God’s call to the
Basque country. Many of these transitions and changes have
been good, but that certainly doesn’t make them easy.
3.03
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
As I look back at this year, the thing that sticks out to me
the most is how faithful God has been. He has provided
staff when we thought we were short. He provided both a
marketing intern and guest group interns for the summer-two areas where we were, in fact, short-staffed. He also
provided a videographer, two counselors, and secretary
for summer staff in less than a week. Lastly, He provided
financially and organizationally-- unifying the staff to
implement a contingency fund, restructure the organization,
and build a healthy, conservative budget to bring camp to
a healthier place. Guests showed up and filled camps and
retreats. Man Camp, Marriage Retreat and Summer Camp
had their highest years to date. Throughout the whole year,
we served a total of 13,407 people. Of those people served,
6,891 were in Miracle Camp’s programs. Attendance has
grown by an average of 5% per year for the past 10 years.
We praise God for His continued faithfulness; not just in
growing numbers, but in continuing to change the lives of
each person who attends Miracle Camp.
This year (2014 and 2015) we served the following numbers
of people in our main programs:
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2444 Ice Camps (2015)
1536 Summer Camps
429 Women’s Retreat (2015)
405 Family Camps
771 Man Camp (2015)
124 Service Camps
171 Marriage Retreats
164 Parent/Child Retreats
This year, we are excited to have Jonathan Hyde (Fort
Wayne, IN) as our new Executive Director and Larry Wyse
(Archbold, OH) as our new Operations Director. Both of
these men have incredible experience and leadership skills
to continue to build the future of this amazing place. Miracle
Camp will be looking for a Ministries Director to lead our
program team and develop relationships with churches. God
has provided excellent leadership for the future and we are
confident that God will again provide the staff needed at the
time in which they will be needed.
The highlight of this year is our 50th Anniversary.
Throughout the past 50 years, there have been so many
staff, donors, and volunteers that have made Miracle Camp
what it is today. We recently finished a tunnel project to
provide safety for campers crossing 80th Avenue during
their camp weeks. This project was designed, built, and
managed entirely by volunteers! Again, God has provided.
3.03
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
As we continue this anniversary year through our Keeping
Faith campaign, we are excited to begin building a new
meeting space on Maple Ridge, installing a generator on
Bankson Lodge, and hopefully modernizing some of our
existing facilities. If you haven’t already seen the stories
of Keeping Faith, be sure to visit our website at
www.miraclecamp.com/keepingfaith. It is incredible to
hear the stories of how God has used Miracle Camp through
the years.
We invite you to join us on October 3, 2015 for our 50th
Anniversary Celebration. Rooms have been reserved at
camp for this event and we are excited to praise God for
what He has done through Miracle Camp and Retreat
Center. We hope to see you there!
Jason Coon
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MIRACLE CAMP &
MCRC FINANCIALS | 2014-2015
CASH RECEIPTS
$241,786.00 Ice Camps
Spring Adult Programs
$126,233.00 Man Camp and
Women’s Retreats
Summer Programs
Fall Programs
$552,762.00
$105,489.00
$151,812.00
$1,809,752.00 Receipts in General Fund
CASH DISBURSEMENTS
Program Expense
$136,491.00 Speakers, bands,
supplies, equipment
Food Expense
$298,115.00
Marketing
Administrative Expense
$27,247.00
$130,278.00
Technology
$49,843.00
Utilities
$123,339.00
Maintenance
$129,567.00
Housekeeping
Staff Expense
Retail
CSF Payments
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$49,370.00 Parent/child, marriage,
misc retreats
Retail Sales
Total Cash Receipts
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
$582,300.00 Summer Camp, Shake Up,
Family Camps
Guest Group Retreats
Contributions
3.03
NOTES
Winter Programs
$20,815.00
$847,917.00 Full-time, Housekeeping,
Kitchen, Summer, etc.
$69,816.00
$41,229.00
Total Cash Disbursements
$1,874,657.00
INCREASE / (DECREASE)
IN NET CASH
($64,905.00)
SALEM4YOUTH REPORT
Where did the year go?! It seems like it was just a few
weeks ago that I had the privilege of standing before
the FEC convention attendees last year at Northwoods
Community Church to give a report about how the Lord
is working here on the ranch. Already it is time to share
another report with you!
Let me tell you, this has been an amazing year. My wife
Stacey and I cannot imagine not living on Salem’s campus.
We have settled in and now call central Illinois home. The
Lord has allowed us here in rural Flanagan, IL to oversee
anywhere from 16 to 18 young men on our campus at any
one time from across the Midwest. This past year we have
served young men and their families from Nebraska, Indiana,
Kansas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
Not only have we seen life change in many of our young
men but we have also seen the Lord change the hearts of
their parents! A key part in the healing and restoration of
our guys and their families is our family counseling. This
counseling is mandatory for each student and his parents.
We believe that restoration and reconciliation needs to take
place in the hearts of the entire family. We have seen the
Lord work in some incredible ways in families. Let me share
one example.
3.04
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
One of our students is from a neighboring Midwestern
state and his parents actually learned about Salem at last
year’s FEC convention. The challenges that they faced as a
family were difficult and they worked to try to address them
privately all while suffering privately. There were questions,
sadness, stresses, shame, and loss. Yet this family loved their
son deeply and wanted restoration and reconciliation. They
enrolled him in our program and he is about to graduate! I
have seen a marked difference in their son and I have seen
a marked difference in his parents too. You see, it was a
family effort. Not only did their son grow through his time
at Salem, but so did Mom and Dad. It took courage to
enroll their son at Salem. It took courage to admit that they
needed and wanted help. But the Lord has honored their
courage and their stepping out in faith on behalf of their
son and their family. There has been a total recommitment
to Christ.
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SALEM4YOUTH REPORT
In this notebook, our advertisement has a photo of an
extension ladder. I view Salem as an extension of the
church’s ministry. It is difficult, if not impossible, for the
church to be all things to all people. Salem meets a growing
need in the Body of Christ. Families are in crisis, and when
a son is struggling at home, we understand. We understand
that families may need some help and encouragement for
a season to “reset” and rebuild. As James points out in
chapter 1:22-25, we all need to look intently into the “mirror”
of the Word of God, and what is the result? We will be
blessed. Here at Salem, we encourage and direct both our
students and their parents to look to the scriptures for their
hope and strength.
3.04
AFFILIATES
& CHURCHES
We see our ministry as “sowing the seeds” of the Hope
of Christ in the hearts of our students and their families.
Seeing young men trust Christ afresh, or for the first time,
is a wonderful part of the ministry here. Seeing the families
of our young men find renewed hope or new hope in Christ
is deeply encouraging. It is as Luke says in chapter 8, verse
8, “Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded
a crop a hundred times more than was sown.” Please pray
with and for us that the seed that is sown at Salem will
yield changed lives.
Christ is the ONLY hope for our young men, for their
families and for the ministry here at Salem.
Residential
• We are currently serving about 18 young men. We are
looking to bring that number closer to more than 20 in
the next couple of months.
• Both Clinton and Smith cottages are being used to
house our young men.
• We have been remodeling and preparing Wesley
cottage here on campus to house staff who live on
campus. We have a new couple who just joined us. The
wife will help in the kitchen, and the husband will work
in the cottage and around campus. We also have intern
staff living in a portion of Wesley cottage.
• We have initiated an intern staff program and positions
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for individuals who want the experience of working with
young men in ministry. We are always open to inquiries
about intern opportunities. If you have any questions,
feel free to contact Gabe Jackson at
[email protected].
• We have split the school day and have also split our
students into two groupings. Half of our students are
in the classroom in the morning with the other half
working with the horses or in vocational. Then after
lunch the two groups trade places. We instituted this
program in May 2015.
• Our students continue to excel in sports
and consistently do well in our conference
sports opportunities.
• We have hosted multiple work teams on campus this
past year.
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Development
• We continue to be humbled and blessed by the
generosity of the Body of Christ as well as by
corporations that understand our mission and want
to support the work.
• We have recently received a scholarship grant from
the GROWMARK Foundation to help assist families.
• Our Facebook page has proven to be a wonderful tool
to provide families, friends, and investors with daily
updates about what is happening on our campus.
When we started the page in 2012 we had about 200
connections, whereas today we are close to having
1,500. We typically have at least 300 views per post
and have occasionally surpassed 3,000 views on posts.
Parents and families of our young men particularly
follow the Facebook page. Find us at facebook.com/
salem4youth.
• Our Spring/Summer 2015 newsletter has been sent out.
• We have had donors this year who have used the
“matching gift” approach to encourage giving.
• This year we split our Charity and Horse Auctions.
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SALEM4YOUTH REPORT
We did our Charity Auction on April 18th (approx. 300
in attendance) and our Horse Auction on May 16th (300+
in attendance).
• Our Annual Golf outing is August 22, 2015 at the Pontiac
Elk’s Golf course in Pontiac, IL. For more information,
please check out our website or Facebook page.
• Our Annual Banquet will be October 1, 2015 at the
Double Tree Conference Center in Bloomington, IL.
• We had a variety of opportunities to share about the
ministry in the community through other events.
Financial
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• We continue to enhance and build up a scholarship
program to help assist families who need the
ministry while also needing some financial assistance
in getting their son to Salem. We have had some
success in this effort thus far and we trust the
Lord for His continued provision.
• We had a donor provide $10,000 for a “matching gift”
effort and that effort is still in progress at the time of
writing this report.
Counseling:
• We continue to focus our counseling efforts on Biblical
counseling. We believe that the Scriptures have the
answers to any issue our young men or their families
may be facing.
• Our counseling staff continues to enhance their skill sets
through continuing educational opportunities.
• We provide weekly Biblical counseling for our young
men as well.
• We also provide mandatory family counseling for the
student and their family on a regular basis.
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This has been a very brief synopsis of some of the many
things going on here at Salem. I want you to know that you
are always welcome to “come and see” what the Lord is
doing here on our campus. If you have a work team that
would like to come and serve, you are welcome to contact
me. If you have a family in your church that may benefit
from what the Salem ministry can offer, please contact me.
I would be happy to come and share about the ministry at
your church, just give me a call. We want to serve the local
church however we can. More than anything, please pray.
I believe in the AMAZING power of prayer. I can testify to
that amazing power. Thank you for your prayers on behalf
of the ministry here. Please also remember our students,
their families, and our staff as we work together toward
familial restoration and reconciliation.
May the Lord Bless and Keep You,
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Terry Benge
Executive Director of Salem4youth
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SALEM4YOUTH REPORT
SALEM4YOUTH
PROFIT & LOSS FOR THE MONTH
JANUARY 1 THROUGH JUNE 17, 2015
Jan. 1 – June 17. 2015
INCOME
41000 · Residential Revenue
42000 · Educational Revenue
43000 · Operations Revenue
44000 · Contribution Revenue
46000 · Other Income
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$52,118.97
$94,243.00
$374,069.56
$57,889.58
Total Income
$770.257.77
Gross Profit
$770,257.77
EXPENSE
60000 · Salary Expenses
$474,454.87
61000 · Other Expenses
$88,588.18
62000 · Utility Expenses
$38,832.72
63000 · Insurance Expenses
$75,831.78
64000 · Development Expenses
$9,318.13
65000 · Food Service Expenses
$22,911.48
66000 · Residential Expenses
$18,234.00
67000 · Educational Expenses
$10,090.15
68000 · Livestock
69000 · Maintenance Expenses
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$191,936.66
$16,807.31
$20,494.33
Total Expense
$775,563.05
Net Income
($5,305.28)
PRODIGAL CHURCH REPORT
RECKLESSLY SHARING JESUS IN PHOENIX
Prodigal is a budding FEC church that exists to bring Jesus
to one of the most unreached demographics in one of the
top 10 most lost cities in America.
In January of this year, our launch team began meeting with
the simple goal of finding new ways to relate the timeless
truth of Jesus’ love to a city where less than 2 in 10 people
attend church. To accomplish that, we believe God is calling
us to risk relationships and reputations, even to the point of
being reckless, to share the Gospel with people ages 18-35 in
our city. And we’ve already begun.
A couple months ago we kicked off our outreach initiative
with an event called Yell At My Pastor, where a group of
agnostics and atheists came to give their two cents on faith
and religion, and give us some insight on how we can be
effective in our community. As we’ve continued to share the
Gospel within our personal networks, we’ve discovered a
culture filled with people who are heartbroken after lives
filled with drugs, divorce, abortion, and a litany of different
kinds of abuse. And the most desperate need in their lives is
the loving, healing message of Jesus Christ.
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We believe God loves the people in Phoenix and is calling
them to him. And we hope you’ll partner with us as we do
the exciting work of sharing Jesus with the people of
Phoenix, Arizona.
For info on how to partner with us, visit ProdigalAZ.com/about.
Bradley Reith
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LIFEGATE CHURCH REPORT
There is almost nothing more energizing than seeing a
God-given vision come to life. After packing everything we
own and moving halfway across the country with several
families, we are amazed at the work God is doing in and
through LIFEGATE Church in Denver, Colorado. In just 21
weeks, we have seen several people place their faith in Jesus
Christ. Families are being restored, people are discovering
their divine purpose, others are growing in their faith. We
are on mission to reach the city of Denver, which every
church planting expert calls, “The City Where Churches
Go To Die.”
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Yet, God has been on the move. Through the faith and
generosity of others, LIFEGATE is now the fastest growing
church in the Denver metro area. While we are excited to see
the Weekend Experience grow, our vision “To See People
Made Alive In Christ” has remained the same. And we are
focused on our mission to, “ENGAGE the world by building
a dynamic Christ-centered, Gospel-driven church where
people EXPERIENCE the presence of God, ENCOUNTER His
life-changing power, and become EQUIPPED to advance the
Kingdom of God by EXPONENTIALLY reaching all people.”
In a city that is ranked as one of the fastest growing cities
in the U.S., all the while being known as a city where people
are far from God, this aesthetically beautiful, yet dark city
is a field ready to be harvested by the Gospel. Our hearts
are grateful to God for allowing us to be here, and we look
forward to seeing God continue His movement in Denver.
Nirup Alphonse
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SYNERGY INITIATIVE REPORT
Between the years of 2012 and 2014, the Kansas
Initiative has planted three churches. All three (Hillsboro,
Moundridge, and Park City) are thriving. Each of these new
churches have seen many people come to Christ in faith,
dozens of baptisms, and clear evidence of changed lives.
God is visibly at work in rural areas. Each of these three
churches averages at least 150 attendees per week and is
steadily growing. This could not have happened apart from
the power of the Holy Spirit. We are privileged to see the
Spirit at work in these new churches and are trusting Him
to lead us into launching a new FEC church in 2016.
Throughout the past year, the pastors of the three
new churches and the original sending church (Grace
Community Church in Newton) have been meeting monthly
to develop plans for finding a planter, a place, and a
strategy for the next church plant. Our financial support
has grown - primarily through two FEC churches - and we
are confident that we will be able to finance this new gospel
work when the Lord leads us to launch out.
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If you would like to know more about the Kansas Initiative,
now called “Synergy,” please contact Adam Utecht at
[email protected]. We would love to add you to
our list of supporters and prayer warriors. We cannot do
this apart from God’s Spirit, God’s Word and God’s people.
Join us!
Adam Utecht
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LIFE COMMUNITY
GARDINER REPORT
Life Community is slowly building its reputation as a friend of
the town of Gardiner. The school in which we meet will call us
when a child/family has a need. What a privilege! The principal
once said that there is a different “atmosphere” in the building
on Monday after we have met to worship there on Sunday.
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Life Community Church has participated in several downtown
events by hosting an outdoor ice rink, handing out Halloween
treat bags, and playing Christmas/holiday music. These
opportunities have opened doors for His kingdom to flow into
our community. New people are starting to show up in our
gathering on Sunday. However, we may have to move out of
“our” school because our children’s ministry is growing bigger
than the part of the school we are permitted to use. A young
man from Virginia may soon be joining us in the ministry
through a partnership with Rural Home Missions Association.
Thank you to Grace Evangelical Church (Morton, IL) and all our
friends in FEC who have been praying and giving in support of
this new beginning in Gardiner.
Steve Knowles
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THE HILL COMMUNITY REPORT
After one year of studying and learning about the culture and
people of Maine, we have started our first location of gathering
together for the name of Jesus Christ. Prayerfully, many more will
come in the future. This first location is in a part of Portland called
Munjoy Hill or “The Hill” to the locals. This is where the Root Cellar
is located (therootcellar.org). We have been able to partner with
this local non-profit Christian organization in reaching the
local neighborhoods.
There are more than 100 languages spoken from several tribes
and multiple countries in and around the area where the Root
Cellar calls home. In any given week, we are able to spend time
with a diverse demographic of locals ranging from immigrants and
lawyers, artists and doctors, musicians and all types in between. To
walk the streets of Portland and build relationship with this broad
range of residents is fast becoming a key component in our longterm success and a true gift from the Lord.
The goal is that we would become brothers, sisters and friends to
those who are moved by God’s glorious grace. Our mission here is
simply that through faith in God the Son and by the power of God
the Spirit we will assist others in treasuring the supreme worth of
Christ. Our desire is to display the character of God by loving one
another and being exemplary men and women of honor, holiness
and humility.
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Some tangible ways in which this is working may be seen as
we meet for men’s and women's discipleship every other week,
serving our neighbors through practical expressions of God’s love
expressed through Neighborlink Greater Portland. We have begun
a weekly church service where we spend time each Sunday looking
through the Scriptures, worshiping the Lord through music and
prayer, and enjoying a meal together.
Portland is a fascinating place and is not only ethnically diverse,
but one of the least evangelized cities in America. The multigenerational people who call Maine home have been at the
forefront of our post-Christian shift. Only a handful of churches that
teach the true gospel of Jesus Christ and believe in the authority of
the Scriptures can be found in this city of 300,000. We have found
that tangible acts of service coupled with genuine relationship
building have been the only method for sustainable church growth.
Please pray for our team up here in the isolated Northeast as we
labor for the name of Jesus Christ and love the people of Portland.
Eric Wood
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CHRIST THE KING
MT. WASHINGTON REPORT
People
In the past year we have seen Jesus build His church.
In many ways, our young church is becoming not just a
place people attend, but a family who loves and cares for
one another. Relationships are strengthening, people are
confessing and repenting of sin, and growing in their love
and knowledge of Jesus Christ. It is amazing what God
can do in a few short years through His people faithfully
gathering week after week, and we're excited to see how
God grows us in the years to come.
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Community
At the end of the fall season this past year, our community
had a growing homeless population as we were entering
the winter season. Christ the King Church spearheaded
the efforts, along with others in our community, to care
for and find homes for many of the homeless population
in our community.
Place
One of the biggest frustrations for our congregation has
been the space limitations of our current meeting place. We
exhausted all the options of a new place to meet and simply
resigned to be in prayer. If something was going to happen,
it was going to take God doing something big...well if you
know our God, you know how He works. At the end of April
2015, we were approached by another local church who
wanted to give us their building for free! The Lord provided,
and on June 14, 2015, they voted to give us their church
building and join our church family. We are excited to have
a more permanent footprint on the east side of Cincinnati
and will begin gathering in the new space at the end of
the summer.
Needs
We have seen our giving grow during the past year and
continue to work toward being internally self-funded. With
the support of other churches, we have saved a good bit of
money that we'll be able to put toward some much-needed
deferred maintenance to our new building. A free building
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with no mortgage is great, but is also a bigger financial
liability. We still need the support of FEC churches like you
as we enter into the next chapter of Christ the King Church.
Dustin Nimmo
CTK | GIVING & EXPENSES
External
Internal
Budget
$8,476
$7,736
$8,757
2014/2015
July
August
$1,817
$7,826
$8,757
September
$2,800
$9,065
$8,757
October
$5,365
$7,322
$8,757
November
$8,233
$9,463
$8,757
December
$6,030
$12,180
$8,757
January
$1,917
$8,186
$8,757
February
$3,214
$8,270
$8,757
March
$2,957
$9,778
$8,757
April
$4,192
$7,867
$8,757
May
$4,492
$12,118
$8,757
Expenses
2014/2015
Projected
2015/2016
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EXPENSES
Personal
$64,781
$85,101
Facilities
$20.800
$48,000
$12,263
$14,500
$8,655
$13,030
Kingdom (Outside Giving)
Ministry
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KING’S CROSS REPORT
The evidences of God’s grace are all over King's
Cross Church. As the pastor, here are a few
things I celebrate:
1. I see a love for God. That shows up in a hunger to hear,
study, and discuss God’s Word — a sincere desire to
obey Him, and a joy in our worship gatherings.
2. I see a love for one another. We like to be together. We
like to eat together. We have rich community, and good
friendships. A healthy discipleship culture has formed.
It’s normal and expected to be a part of a Gospel Life
Group (12-20 people) and a Discipleship Group (three
to four people).
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3. Our people are personally reaching out with the gospel,
and inviting others to experience Christian community.
People are slowly and steadily coming to believe the
gospel and experiencing new birth. In particular, God
has sent us to Defiance College, and a local homeless
shelter. We are seeing the fruit of being a consistent
presence in those places.
4. I see a love for Defiance. We are starting The Neighbor’s
Circle, which is focused on coming alongside and
developing people who are stuck in cycles of poverty.
Sam Andres
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LiFE CHURCH OF
LORAIN COUNTY REPORT
The major focus of LiFE Church for the year 2014 was
finding a new home for our ministry. In November 2013,
we learned that we would need to vacate the space we
were using and started our search right away. Long story
short, it took five months to find a new place and 10 months
to purchase it, due to property line issues.
Since the church property was no longer being used, the
owners allowed us to lease space in the hall for $1 a month
and utilities for the months it took for the purchase to go
through. Today, LiFE Church is a small church body of 40
people who own a worship space that will hold 250 people
and a hall that will seat even more than that!
One of our greatest challenges related to this purchase
is finding people to help us give 10,000 square feet of
walls the new coat of paint they need. We have been
chipping away at this, but it is slow-going with just a
few local volunteers.
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Our greatest ministry challenge is finding ways to be known
and accepted in the close-knit, highly Catholic village of
Grafton, OH. People tell us that they like the fact that we
bought this property in their town since it had been sitting
vacant for six years. But, since most of these people are
either committed to an existing church in town or deeply
committed to keeping their distance from anything that
resembles a church, we have much work to do in finding
and meeting needs in this community. Pray that we would
be creative in and committed to reaching out. All prayers
and any hands-on help would be greatly appreciated!
Jeff Ahlgrim
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RIVER CITY REPORT
A year ago, Eric and Leah Baldwin had just begun the
difficult work of inviting new friends to join them in the
start of River City Church in Pittsburgh. This small core of
committed individuals was meeting weekly in prayer and
preparation for a new church in the community of Swissvale.
In the fall of 2014, God provided a church building that was
available for Sunday evenings, and preview services began.
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In March, River City Church began to meet weekly. The
core group continues to grow as people are attending these
weekly services. River City has remained committed to its
mission of making, maturing, and multiplying disciples. The
people of the church have reached out to the community
through involvement in community events, as well as
starting River City Preschool Co-op in order to meet more
families. A men’s discipleship group has started, spiritual
friendships have deepened, and the River City Kids program
has begun teaching the Gospel Project curriculum. Through
this time, the church has seen spiritual growth in the lives of
the people God has brought together. Individuals have been
stretched and grown, marriages have been strengthened,
and lives have been rededicated to the Lord.
God is building His church in Swissvale. Please pray for
River City Church — that we would remain committed to
preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, God would add to our
number, and we would be able to find a more permanent
location as we anticipate a Sunday morning launch in the
near future.
Eric Baldwin
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ADRIAN, MICHIGAN REPORT
Led by Nate Hamblin, former Campus Pastor of Crossroads
Wauseon, and Caleb Barrows, Leadership Resident serving
at King’s Cross, a new church planting initiative in Adrian,
Michigan has just begun. The past six months have been
spent learning about the community and building a network
through more than 60 meetings with groups and individuals.
In the next month, both Caleb and the Hamblin family will
be settling into Adrian as residents, establishing relational
routines and finding ways to immerse themselves into the
community. Their desire this fall season is to begin forming
small communities of Christ followers throughout the city
focused on growing personally, connecting relationally, and
engaging the city missionally.
As an initiative of the Tri-State Co-op, this new work
hopes to serve as a springboard to other church planting
initiatives deeper into southeast Michigan. Adrian is a small
city with many churches and service organizations, and yet
the need is still great. As one pastor of a prominent church
in town said, “Every church in Lenawee County could be
filled to capacity, and we would still only be scratching
the surface of the gospel need here.” Pray for the Hamblin
family, Caleb, and the continued faithfulness of The Church
of the Good Shepherd. As another community leader said,
“Be ready for discouragement. There’s huge need, but it’s a
tough place. Many people say, ‘I’ve been to church, tried it,
it’s not for me.’”
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Nate Hamblin
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THE REMEDY REPORT
The Remedy is gaining momentum in Hillsdale County,
Michigan. With a mission to meet people where they are in
order to make, mature, and multiply disciples, The Remedy
launch team has been meeting weekly for training and
preparation and has grown to around 125 people. Church
planters Jared Bignell and David Hoeflinger, along with
church planting coach Roger Andrews, are designing
effective ministry models to impact this rural community
for Christ.
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The Remedy has obtained the use of a downtown
restaurant building in Reading, Michigan, which they
hope can be redeemed for use by the Kingdom and the
community. In addition, The Remedy will be occupying
a vacant kindergarten building, and a school gym for
Sunday services.
This summer, The Remedy has launched several House
Churches, missional small groups with the goal of making
disciples and reaching neighborhoods for Christ. The
Remedy's public launch is set for Sunday, September 13th.
For more information visit www.theremedy.church.
Jared Bignell
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WAVE COMMUNITY REPORT
Wave Community Church held its first public service on
April, 5th, 2015, with 93 people in attendance. Located in
Deshler, Ohio, a small town of around 1,900 people, God
has moved in amazing ways, bringing to Wave Community
people from a largely unchurched background. We have
discovered that many people in small rural areas were raised
attending church, at least sporadically, during childhood, but
never had an authentic life-changing relationship with Jesus.
Because of this, we have seen incredible opportunities for
discipleship to begin. A few weeks into our church, we began
our first discipleship group, taking people through their “First
Steps” as new believers. We designed a four-week class that
uncovers what it means to follow Jesus. Instilled in the DNA
of these groups are tools new believers can use to easily
understand and share the Gospel. Seeing our newly discipled
Christians already bringing people to church and sharing
what little they know with others has been one of the biggest
encouragements to our team.
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Even as a new church, Wave has already been able to make
a positive impact on the community of Deshler. We hosted
a “movie on the lawn” as a celebration for the end of school
and had more than 100 people in attendance. Plans for more
movie nights, as well as community events, are already in the
works! Another incredible opportunity that God brought to
our young church was the chance to take our regular offering
and go door-to-door in Deshler asking people for ways that
we could bless them. Our church responded emphatically by
giving six times more than we normally receive on a weekend.
This was a monumental step for many people as they gave
money to God for the first time in their lives. Even though it
seems we have little to no resources to work with as a church
plant, God has still been orchestrating ways for us to be
generous, and in the meantime, has never failed to provide for
our needs.
Thanks to the many congregations that have given sacrificially
throughout the last few months. Because of you, we have
been able to spread the love of Jesus in our small community
and will not stop until every person we come in contact with
hears about the life that only Jesus offers through His death
and resurrection.
Alex Ruhter
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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
An unbelievable tide of lostness hovers over our world
today. People are drowning in their sin, hopeless without
a Savior. That’s why Christians must go; why churches
must send out workers and plant churches; why we as
a fellowship of churches must start a Spirit-empowered
movement that flows through our local churches
nationwide to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ across the
street and around the world. I love that this movement has
already started in our churches. This has been an amazing
year of ministry. We are making headway in establishing
reproducing churches worldwide!
Here in the United States, 13 FEC churches have recently
been launched or are in the process of being planted.
They stretch all the way from Portland, ME to Phoenix, AZ.
They have names such as Wave Community, The Remedy,
LifeGate, The Hill, King’s Crossing, Prodigal, and River City.
This year, we are welcoming New Anthem into FEC, officially
recognizing them as a “fully participating” church. Many
non-believers have come to Christ and are being discipled
through these church plants! 4.01
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We have also been reaching out overseas. In the world
today, there are still 7,289 people groups where less than
2% claim to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior,
and there is no Gospel preaching church in their language.
We are presently sending missionaries from our churches
to two of these unreached people groups. Our missionaries
working with the Yalunka people of West Africa have finally
been able to read and talk about the Bible with them. They
seem very open to hearing the Gospel of Jesus Christ
preached to them. Also, a sister church in Burkina Faso will
be sending additional workers to help with this ministry! The other unreached people group we are working with is
the Basque People of Northern Spain. During the next few
months, additional FEC Global Footprint Personnel will be
moving to Northern Spain to help share the Gospel with
these people. It’s been amazing to watch God work through
His followers to raise the funds and pray for support needed
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We also just approved a third Mission Initiative to
unreached people groups in India. We will be coming
alongside present national evangelists and pastors by
sending FEC pastors and leaders to provide leadership and
theological training for these workers! It has been a joy
to serve as your Conference chairman and to watch God
work in such a mighty way both here at home and abroad
this year. Special thanks to the members of our general
board, the directors and workers at the FEC office and
our conference president, Rocky Rocholl. These men and
women are devoted to Jesus Christ and passionate about
fulfilling the Great Commission!
Roger Andrews
General Board Chairman
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CHURCH MULTIPLICATION —
INTERNATIONAL REPORT
Newsfeeds from around the world this past year have
been filled with accounts of the Ebola epidemic in West
Africa, international tensions, terrorist activity, European
countries on the verge of bankruptcy, earthquakes, floods,
and so much more. In the midst of the world news, have you
caught a glimpse of Kingdom news and how God is using
local churches and individuals from FEC churches to build
His Kingdom around the world? God continues to call forth
an army of His mighty men and women from throughout
FEC to be spread out on the front lines around the globe.
From engaging unreached people groups and meeting
areas of great human need, to translating scripture, planting
cross-cultural churches, and training indigenous pastors and
evangelists, these men and women are making great inroads
into the darkness. Check out fecministries.org/global, and
be encouraged in catching a glimpse of how God is using
FEC churches and sending workers into the harvest field.
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FEC’s vision is to establish reproducing communities of
Christ followers around the world. Following in obedience
to the Lord in regards to this vision, we are currently
working together on two international church multiplication
initiatives among two unreached people groups.
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BASQUE CHURCH MULTIPLICATION INITIATIVE
During these past few months, God has propelled this
initiative forward with giant steps. With a sharpened focus
and a refined initiative strategy, God is answering more than
two decades of prayer and perseverance from FEC churches
and individuals. He has called gifted servants, who together
with the Shadowens, now form a rock-solid initiative team.
Throughout this past year, the team has been developing
unity and preparing for the work ahead. FEC churches and
individuals who have linked hearts around the vision to
reach the Basque people have been brought together and
now stand shoulder to shoulder in prayer, encouragement,
and financial support. This amazing display of God’s
provision is allowing the entire team to arrive in Basque
country – fully funded by late summer 2015.
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Highlights of this past year include:
• Jeff and Mary Shadowen (Brookside Church, IN) moved
to the Basque town of Zumaia, which has opened the
door for greater relational opportunity and impact in the
lives of Basque People.
• Jason, Emily, Brittney, Braden, Taye and Cooper Coon
(Lawton EMC, MI) moved to the Basque town of Orio
in late June and experienced God’s sovereign hand in
preparing relational contacts even before arrival.
• Ramon, Cindy, William, Jackson and Carter Garcia
(Berne Evangelical Church, IN) prepared and anticipated
their visa approval and will be moving to the Basque
town of Zarautz this August.
• Courtney Mosier’s (Crossroads Evangelical Church, OH)
recently had her visa approved and will be moving to the
Basque town of Oñati this August.
• Truett Smith (Upland Community Church, IN) and
Matt Rossi (Grace Evangelical Church, IL) have
been approved as international interns for the FEC
International program and will move to the Basque
country at the end of this summer.
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• A partnership with American Dream, an English
immersion organization, has been established. Twelve
Basque students and two American Dream founders are
currently being hosted this month of July in Illinois by
attendees of Grace Evangelical Church and Jacob’s Well
Community Church.
The days ahead are bright as the full team becomes
established on the ground, settles in, and begins to enact
the initial stages of the church planting movement. This
strategy includes prayer, encounters with people of peace,
and the establishment of discovery Bible studies that will
hopefully develop into multiplying groups. Incorporating
these steps with cultural-immersion and language
learning should provide great forward movement for
the Basque team.
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WEST AFRICA CHURCH MULTIPLICATION INITIATIVE
The Lord truly blessed FEC this past year through the
numerous FEC churches and individual donors who
united together around the vision to launch a reproducing
movement among the Yalunka people. Having a solid team
of prayer warriors, encouragers, and supporters was crucial
in the team’s ability to leap forward on the strategy timeline.
This support thrust the West Africa team onward, enabling
the entire team to arrive on the ground in Kedougou,
Senegal, FEC’s current base of initiative operations. Now
that they have begun to live and work together from the
same city, the WAI team has become more cohesive and
unified, giving them a powerful forward-momentum.
Highlights of this past year include:
• Village visits have deepened relationships, allowed for
oral translation of scripture passages, and have led to
some new Christ followers and a few baptisms.
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• Samba and Pastor Barry are two gifted local translators
who God has uniquely called and gifted for working
with the FEC team in sharing the message of the
Great Creator.
• Steve and Pat Nelson, Initiative Director, (Pine Hills
Church, IN) moved to Senegal in early October 2014 once
the initiative was fully funded, and are now on location to
direct the vision, and guide and encourage the team.
• Troy, Gerri, Chloe and Cora Masters (Solid Rock
Community Church, OH) have progressed in both French
and Yalunka and continue to develop in their ability to
communicate on deeper levels during the village visits.
They have completed their first term and are on North
American Assignment from July 2015 to June 2016.
• Ashley Freytag (Crossroads Evangelical Church, OH)
spent most of the year living in the Yalunka village of
Madina Bafe. She has progressed well in her language
and is anticipating the village trips during next year’s
dry season.
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• Michael, Jenn and Eden Sprunger (Berne Evangelical
Church, IN) solidified their formal French study with
a trimester of study in Albertville France. In April 2015
they moved to Kedougou Senegal with the rest of the
initiative team and began Yalunka language and culture
study. God has richly blessed them with a second
pregnancy and due date of late November 2015. They
will finish their first term and be on North American
Assignment October 2015 to May 2016.
• A partnership between the Evangelical Mennonite
Church of Burkina Faso (EMC-BF) and FEC continues
to develop for reaching the Yalunka people. Siaka Traore,
president of EMC-BF, along with his wife, Claire, and two
others will share with FEC pastors and leaders Thursday
evening during the FEC Annual Convention.
• Although devastating, deadly and quite close, God has
kept the Ebola virus away from the area where FEC’s
workers are living and they have experience very little
effect from the epidemic.
• Several short-term teams enriched and assisted the
West Africa team by providing a team building retreat,
encouragement, remodel of a home for the Sprunger
family, footage for making promo videos, and more!
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We look ahead with eager anticipation of what God will
do during the next dry season as we move ever-closer to
beginning oral storying in the villages. In each village the
chief and elders continue to offer an open door for the team
to return, and we await the opportunities for continued
teaching. We long to see how God will use the team as
greater progress is made in the Yalunka language and look
forward to how God’s Spirit will develop the new Yalunka
believers as they continue to share the portions of the
Great Creator’s message they’ve already heard.
Hal Lehman
International Church Multiplication
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Divine Opportunities Cleverly Disguised as
Gut-Wrenching Challenges
Maybe that headline is a bit overstated. Or maybe it is
exactly what some of the men who are starting new FEC
churches really feel … gut wrenching, stressful pressure to
work like mad and trust God like mad. As enemy ground
begins to be plowed in new ways, the fight is declared and
the devil enlists darts of discouragement and arrows of
exhaustion to slow the church planter.
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REPORTS
The gospel spells “great news” to those who hear for the
first time, to those who dare to come and see what the new
guy in town has to say. And as the old story of God’s love
is made new again, the buds of divine opportunity begin to
sprout and the planter and his team witness the miracle of
new birth. New birth, new hope, blind eyes opened to the
wonder of God’s forgiveness and love, restoration of broken
lives and relationships … these are the very outcomes prayed
for and planned for by those who extend the message of
hope in FEC. This is what makes sacrifice and pain and
discouragement worth enduring in the trenches of new
church ministry. This past year, I’ve witnessed those whom
God has called to start new churches deal with loneliness,
discouragement, questions about God’s direction, financial
pressure, and outright criticism of those who simple don’t
“get” the point of a new church. By witnessing the power of
Christ to reach and redeem those who are lost and without
hope, these same ones are “lifted up” to see the wonder of
God working in and through them.
UPDATE ON URBAN CHURCH PLANTING
Cincinnati, OH: Christ the King (CTK) – Mt. Washington
Dustin Nimmo, Planter
As a campus church of CTK – Cincinnati, this new church
has grown steadily, ministering to a section of Cincinnati
that is both spiritually and economically needy. About 90
people are attending on any given Sunday. As I mentioned
in last year’s report, a pressing challenge was for CTK –
Mt. Washington to find a suitable (longer term) solution
for a location to house its growing congregation.
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On June 14, the congregation of Eastern Hills Baptist Church
- in the central/east side of Cincinnati voted to give their
building and assets to CTK – Mt. Washington. In addition,
the 20-25 existing members want to join CTK –
Mt. Washington. The relocation will be taking place effective
August 2nd. This is a tremendous answer to prayer and will
provide the venue for growth into the future. We praise God
for this wonderful provision!
For more information about CTK – Mt. Washington, visit:
http://christthekingcincinnati.com.
Denver, CO: LifeGate Church Nirup Alphonse, Planter
Pine Hills Church launched this new church initiative last
year as they sent Nirup and Hannah Alphonse to Denver.
Since that time, a number of families and individuals have
moved from Fort Wayne to be a part of this new church on
the east side of Denver. They are currently meeting in Cherry
Creek High School with 180-200 people in attendance this
spring. By nearly all measures, this plant is moving forward
in a strong position to help FEC multiply in the Denver area!
For more information, you may check them out at
www.lifegatedenver.com
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REPORTS
Phoenix, AZ: Prodigal Church
Bradley Reith and Tim Swanson, Planters
Throughtout the past couple of years, I’ve maintained
contact with Bradley Reith. Bradley served as a church
planter through Life Community Church in Hilliard, OH.
For a couple of years, Bradley served faithfully in Dublin at
a new FEC church start. Since winding up his ministry there
and moving his family back to Phoenix, Bradley has waited
as God opened doors, brought along Tim Swanson to join
him in leading the plant and established a vision to move
ahead in reaching many people in the 22–35 age range in
northwest Phoenix. Tim recently left his ministry position as
worship pastor of Moon Valley Bible Church to join Bradley.
Currently, both Bradley and Tim are laboring full time to
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establish Prodigal Church. They are meeting regularly with
a launch team, watching it grow in number and raising the
kind of support needed to both support their families and
get the new church off the ground.
They have excellent online resources about the vision of
Prodigal Church. I encourage each one who reads this report
to check them out. For a brief video on Prodigal Church,
visit www.prodigalAZ.com. For a glimpse into the life and
thinking of Tim Swanson, check out www.timhswanson.com.
Pittsburg, PA: River City Church Eric Baldwin, Planter
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REPORTS
The first two years of planting for Eric and Leah have been
ones of challenge and blessing. This year they welcomed
their new son Simon into the world in January. They have
labored to build the launch team to about 20 people.
Currently they are meeting on Sunday evenings at Swissvale
Presbyterian Church. They are seeing new people come to
check out River City Church nearly every week! In addition
to regular meetings, Eric has begun meeting weekly with
a group of men for breakfast. They formed River City
Preschool Co-operative this past year and it was a great
success, regularly ministering to eleven children from eight
different families.
Perhaps the greatest challenge has been finding a suitable
longer-term location. Please join Eric and the launch team
in praying for a place to meet. The lack of rentable space
continues to confront and confound Eric as he leads River
City Church.
You can check out much more information about River City
at www.rivercitypgh.com.
Portland, ME: The Hill
Eric Wood, Planter
Last year I reported that Eric and Mandy Wood had just
moved from Fort Wayne to take on the challenge of planting
an FEC church in Portland, Maine. Since that time, Eric has
continued to work to support his family while doing all the
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things necessary to build the foundation for a church plant.
Currently there are about twenty people connected to the
core team of this FEC initiative. Eric has recently moved to
part-time status for his job and is devoting even more time
to the plant. The group is now meeting weekly as they grow
together into a community of Christ-followers who minister
to and reach others.
Please pray that more in FEC will step up to support this
important initiative. As FEC continues to think about ways
to reach many more people in the state of Maine, we
desperately need a healthy work to grow in Portland, the
most populous city in the state of Maine.
Pray for the community of believers who have gathered
under Eric’s leadership. Pray they may be the salt and light
in this very challenging sub-culture – one which has virtually
no Christian memory or connection.
Eric has brought the work of Neighborlink into the greater
Portland. The objective of Neighborlink is to encourage
practical neighbor-to-neighbor expressions of God’s love
through service. Visit their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/NLgreaterportland.
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REPORTS
OTHER FEC CHURCH PLANTS
Deshler, OH: Wave Community Church
Alex Ruhter, Planter
This past Easter marked the public launch of Wave
Community Church in Deshler, Ohio. This is a plant
sponsored by Crossroads Church in Wauseon. Alex, along
with his wife Darla, moved from Kansas to join the staff at
Crossroads – Wauseon to prepare to plant in Deshler. Over
the past year, they have moved into the community, raised
up a launch team and watched the Lord bring 75-80 people
to the church.
Pray for Alex as he continues to follow up with people who
visit and/or express interest in spiritual things. Pray for the
leadership and launch team as they serve on a weekly basis.
The initial stretch of ministry for a launch team can be tiring.
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Pray that more leaders will be raised up at Wave Community
to ease the burden of those who have been tirelessly
serving. Check out more information on this newest plant to
launch by visiting www.thewavecc.com.
ESTABLISHED FEC PLANTS – SELF SUPPORTIVE
Defiance, OH: King’s Cross Church Sam Andres, Planter
Check out King’s Cross at www.kingscrossdefiance.com.
Grafton, OH: LiFE Church of Lorain County
Jeff Ahlgrim, Planter
Check out LiFE Church information at www.lifechurchlc.org.
Gardiner, ME: Life Community Church
Steve Knowles, Planter
Check out more information on LCC at
www.facebook.com/LifeCommunityChurchGardiner.
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REPORTS
These three churches are nearing the end of their time as
church plants. Pray for the leaders who have been through
the challenges inherent in starting and now must transition
to leading for the long haul. In the upcoming annual
conventions we will be welcoming these (and others) into
the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches!
THE NEWEST FEC CHURCH PLANT INITIATIVES ARE…
Adrian, MI
Nate Hamblin, Planter
Bement, IL
Randy Hinshaw, Planter
Kendallville, IN
Marc Buwalda, Planter
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Reading, MI
Jared Bignell, Planter
Waldron, MI
(Solid Rock Church – West Unity)
These plants are in the preparing or inception stage. The
churches or groups of churches behind each of these plants
(along with planters already identified) are in the planning
stages of church planting. Pray for these individuals and
target communities. Pray that the Holy Spirit will prepare
these communities to be spiritually receptive to the Gospel.
THIS ANNUAL CONVENTION WE WELCOME…
Park City, KS: New Anthem Community Church
Landon Jordan, Planter
This year we are welcoming in New Anthem into FEC,
officially recognizing them as a “fully participating” church.
Landon and his leadership have done a tremendous job
over the past two years planting and leading the church in
this north suburb of Wichita. We praise God for Landon’s
dedication to leading this new church. We pray that New
Anthem will continue to reach many with the Gospel in the
future even as they have done since their inception. For
more information about this new FEC church, please go to
www.newanthemchurch.com
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REPORTS
Scott Wagoner
National Church Multiplication
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DELEGATES BY VIRTUE
OF OFFICE REPORT
The FEC Manual states under Convention Delegate
Body composition:
The following shall be voting delegates by virtue of office:
1. Members of the General Board
2.Those holding FEC credentials who are active in FEC
3.Missionaries on North American assignment
4.Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Salem4Youth
5.Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Miracle Camp
& Retreat Center
6.Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Christian
Service Foundation
7.Chair and Chief Executive Officer of LifeChange Camp
and Retreat Center
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REPORTS
GENERAL
BOARD
Roger Andrews
Mark Biehl
Mike Booker
Neal Hauser
Emily Coon
Harry Hyde
Mike Heiniger
Rocky Rocholl
Jesse Kahler
Bruce Rocke
Gene Pankratz
Keith Swartz
Rocky Rocholl
Bruce Rocke
Calvin Rychener
Chrissy Stuckey
Adam Utecht
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BOARD OF
ELDERS
MIRACLE CAMP
& RETREAT
CENTER
Jonathan Hyde
Steve Shaffer
SALEM4YOUTH
Terry Benge
Stan Risinger
CHRISTIAN
SERVICE
FOUNDATION
Jonathan Steiner
Dave Teat
LIFECHANGE
CAMP & RETREAT
CENTER
Bill Anderson
ELDER BOARD REPORT
It has been a joy to serve together with fellow Elder Board
members Keith Swartz, Harry Hyde, Neal Hauser, Mark Biehl
and Rocky Rocholl. One of the responsibilities and privileges
of this board is to pray for the churches of FEC and the
leaders within FEC, as well as assisting those churches and
leaders when assistance is requested. Please be aware that
this board exists to serve you and is available to help and
encourage when needed.
Throughout the past year, the entire Elder Board met
together on several occasions and at many other times
have met together regionally to conduct interviews with
candidates for ministry credentials within FEC. As a result
of these interviews, we have had the joy of credentialing the
following individuals:
ORDINATION
Mark Goeglein
Harrisonville Community
Church, Harrisonville, MO
(Senior Pastor)
PASTOR’S LICENSE
Caleb Barrows
Brandon Risch
Jeff Bower
Doug Shell
Ryan Mead
Kyle Schanbacher
Adrian Initiative, Adrian, MI
(Church Planter)
Highland Gospel Community,
Fort Wayne, IN
(Senior Pastor)
LifeGate Church, Denver, CO
(Worship Pastor)
Rich Ratts
Crossview Church of Monticello,
Monticello, IL (Senior Pastor)
Bradley Reith
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REPORTS
Crossview Church, Grabill, IN
(Senior Pastor)
Christ the King Church,
Cincinnati, OH
(Executive Pastor)
Grace Community Church,
Newton, KS (Pastor of Worship
and Community Life)
Matthew Yoder
SonLight Community Church,
Angola, IN (Worship Pastor)
Prodigal Church, Phoenix, AZ
(Church Planter)
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ELDER BOARD REPORT
MINISTRY LICENSE
Landon Bailey
Alex Ruhter
Nathan Dammeyer
Eric Rupp
Pine Hills Church, Fort Wayne,
IN (Worship Pastor)
Brookside Church, Fort Wayne,
IN (Junior High Pastor)
Ron Dubach
Zachary Shaffer
Brad Habegger
Sid Siebert
Randy Hinshaw
Jake Sutton
David Hoeflinger
Chad St. John
Crossroads Church of
Monticello, Monticello, IL
(Church Planter)
REPORTS
The Remedy, Reading, MI
(Worship Pastor)
Josh Kiefer
Pine Hills Church, Fort Wayne,
IN (Children’s Ministry Lead)
Crossroads Evangelical
Church, Wauseon, OH (Biblical
Counselor/Coordinator)
Church/Chillicothe, Chillicothe,
IL (Associate Pastor)
Monticello, Monticello, IL
(Worship/Assimilation Pastor)
Church, Peoria, IL
(Adult Ministries)
Timothy Swanson
Jeremie Kilgore
Kris VanBogelen
Church, Peoria, IL
(Associate Pastor)
Brian Raynard
Harrisonville Community
Church, Harrisonville, MO
(Ministry Team Leader:
Student Ministries)
Paula Reich
Heartland Community Church,
Normal, IL (Women’s Director
of Re:Generation)
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Miracle Camp and Retreat
Center, Lawton, MI
(Retreat Director)
Brookside Church, Fort Wayne,
IN (Teaching and Pastoral
Care Pastor)
Grace Evangelical Church,
Morton, IL (Associate Pastor
of Children’s Ministry)
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Wave Community Church,
Deshler, OH (Church Planter)
Prodigal Church, Phoenix, AZ
(Executive Pastor)
Lawton EMC, Lawton, MI
(Youth and Family Pastor)
Tony Willsher
Monticello, Monticello, IL (Youth
Pastor/Pastor of Discipleship)
Andrew Wingo
Church/Galesburg, Galesburg, IL
(Youth Pastor)
E. Nathan Zimmerman
FEC Office, Fort Wayne, IN
(Administrative Director)
SERVICE LICENSE
Cindy Garcia
FEC Worker
(Basque Initiative in Spain)
Ramon Garcia
FEC Worker
(Basque Initiative in Spain)
This year we have the great joy of celebrating our 150th
anniversary as FEC. I am grateful that after these many
years we do not find ourselves involved in arguments about
the authority of God’s Word and the essentials of the faith
as is the case in many church denominations. We have been
blessed by not being divided but rather united by these
things that we all consider to be essentials in the faith. For
this blessing we are grateful to the faithful leaders who have
gone before us and to the Lord for His grace shown to us.
In each of the past 150 years of our existence there have
been two constants: challenges that confront us and a
faithful God who goes with us. And in every one of those
150 years our faithful God has led us through whatever
challenge that was encountered. As we continue into the
coming years there will no doubt be new challenges to face
as we serve within God’s kingdom. Thankfully, every one of
these challenges can be confidently faced as we confront
them with a complete dependence upon our great God who
was, is, and forever will be faithful.
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REPORTS
As we EMBARK into the coming years, may we continue
to be known as a fellowship of churches who is committed
to the Word of God, devoted in their love of God and
dedicated to sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in all
the world.
Bruce Rocke
Elder Board Chair
Harry Hyde
Mark Biehl
Neal Hauser
Rocky Rocholl
Keith Swartz
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2014 FINANCIAL REPORT
Dec 31, 2014
Dec 31, 2013
$ Change
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
100010 · BANK ACCOUNTS
101000 · FEC General Checking Accounts
101100 · Star Financial Checking
314,727.75
125,924.56
1,045.00
0.00
1,045.00
10,726.00
0.00
10,726.00
326,498.75
125,924.56
200,574.19
59,923.35
52,754.52
7,168.83
2,678.46
(19,348.64)
22,027.10
104000 · Estate Funds
229,570.12
305,424.28
(75,854.16)
105000 · Restricted Funds
271,232.77
265,140.27
6,092.50
106000 · FEC-IM Medical Reserve
76,586.57
74,407.85
2,178.72
107000 · Accumulation Acc - Cash Res
157,327.83
152,638.85
4,688.98
101200 · PNC Checking
101300 · Wells Fargo Checking
Total 101000 · FEC General Checking Accounts
102000 · FEC-IM Medical Checking
103000 · FEC-SHIP Medical Checking
108000 · Accumulation Acc - Capital Res
Total 100010 · BANK ACCOUNTS
Total Checking/Savings
188,803.19
8,932.88
0.00
8,932.88
1,132,750.73
956,941.69
175,809.04
1,132,750.73
956,941.69
175,809.04
36,000.00
43,200.00
(7,200.00)
36,000.00
43,200.00
(7,200.00)
4,218.00
0.00
4,218.00
104,519.58
146,737.74
(42,218.16)
144,737.58
189,937.74
(45,200.16)
92,640.00
59,164.96
33,475.04
92,640.00
59,164.96
33,475.04
1,370,128.31
1,206,044.39
164,083.92
Accounts Receivable
1200 · Accounts Receivable
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REPORTS
1250 · Macaracuay Caracas VZ Appt Sale
Total 1200 · Accounts Receivable
120500 · A/R - RSP Contribution
180000 · Due from Members for SHIP
Total Accounts Receivable
Other Current Assets
13100 · Prepaid MASP Reserve
Total Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets
190000 · Building and Equipment
190100 · Admin RC - Land
80,030.00
80,030.00
0.00
190200 · Admin RC - Building
174,330.00
174,330.00
0.00
190300 · Admin RC - Improvements
170,698.18
170,698.18
0.00
190400 · Admin RC - Furnishings & Equip
177,595.36
177,595.36
0.00
(363,612.14)
(352,049.65)
(11,562.49)
Total 190000 · Building and Equipment
239,041.40
250,603.89
(11,562.49)
Total Fixed Assets
239,041.40
250,603.89
(11,562.49)
1,609,169.71
1,456,648.28
152,521.43
190900 · Depreciation
TOTAL ASSETS
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Dec 31, 2013
$ Change
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
2000 · Accounts Payable
Total Accounts Payable
6,266.18
0.00
6,266.18
6,266.18
0.00
6,266.18
(21,699.67)
Other Current Liabilities
21,699.67
43,399.34
240100 · Deferred Retirement
200040 · Accured MASP Fund Res Liability
0.00
243.00
(243.00)
Total Other Current Liabilities
21,699.67
43,642.34
(21,942.67)
27,965.85
43,642.34
(15,676.49)
200300 · Life Community Church
36,321.89
55,738.76
(19,416.87)
Total 200000 · Long Term Liabilities
36,321.89
55,738.76
(19,416.87)
36,321.89
55,738.76
(19,416.87)
64,287.74
99,381.10
(35,093.36)
Total Current Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
200000 · Long Term Liabilities
Total Long Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity
300000 · Opening Bal Equity
310100 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (Acc Res)
157,327.83
152,638.85
4,688.98
169,704.62
135,113.13
34,591.49
76,586.57
227,046.70
(150,460.13)
239,041.40
251,141.19
(12,099.79)
320100 · Temp Restr - IM
88,473.75
86,233.22
2,240.53
320200 · Temp Restr - Church Planting
55,660.75
53,677.15
1,983.60
13,597.25
16,571.37
(2,974.12)
320900 · Temp Restr-Net Assets - Nonbudg
371,159.27
178,644.06
192,515.21
330100 · Perm Restr-Scholarship Fund
4,500.00
4,500.00
0.00
Total 300000 · Opening Bal Equity
1,176,051.44
1,105,565.67
70,485.77
32000 · Unrestricted Net Assets
374,980.96
462,220.50
(87,239.54)
(6,150.43)
(210,518.99)
204,368.56
310200 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (IM)
310300 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (Health)
310400 · Unrest-Bd Designated (Prop Inv)
320300 · Temp Restr - Staffing
Net Income
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
1,544,881.97
1,357,267.18
187,614.79
1,609,169.71
1,456,648.28
152,521.43
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REPORTS
95
Jan - Dec 14
Budget
% of
Budget
Annual
Budget
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
400000 · FEC Office Revenue
410000 · FEC Ministries
450000 · Shared Faith & Close
the Gap
Total 400000 · FEC Office Revenue
871,310.72
1,000,000.00
87.13%
1,000,000.00
50,478.00
64,000.00
78.87%
64,000.00
936,249.84
1,064,000.00
87.99%
1,064,000.00
962,198.02
1,064,000.00
90.43%
1,064,000.00
962,198.02
1,064,000.00
90.43%
1,064,000.00
14,461.12
700000 · Initiative & Other Revenue
720000 · FEC Sponsored Events
720100 · Convention
25,948.18
Total 720000 ·
FEC Sponsored Events
25,948.18
Total 700000 ·
Initiative & Other Revenue
Total Income
Gross Profit
25,948.18
Expense
830000 · FEC Office Budget
830100 · Operations
830110 · Audit Review
4.06
REPORTS
830115 · Communications &
Publications
830120 · Inter-group Relations
830125 · Office Expenses
3,965.00
4,500.00
88.11%
4,500.00
87,000.01
104,000.00
83.65%
104,000.00
4,523.75
4,000.00
113.09%
4,000.00
69,983.79
65,000.00
107.67%
65,000.00
53,097.03
45,000.00
117.99%
45,000.00
218,569.58
222,500.00
98.23%
222,500.00
379.99
500.00
76.0%
500.00
56,185.72
25,000.00
224.74%
25,000.00
6,600.15
10,000.00
66.0%
10,000.00
830225 · Church Multiplication
13,750.00
40,000.00
34.38%
40,000.00
830230 · Ministry Residency
& Internship
10,496.00
20,000.00
52.48%
20,000.00
830235 · Leadership Develop
& Coaching
19,519.98
41,000.00
47.61%
41,000.00
830240 · LifeChange Camp &
Retreat Center
6,000.00
6,000.00
100.0%
6,000.00
30,000.00
30,000.00
100.0%
30,000.00
830130 · Travel & Meetings
Total 830100 · Operations
830200 · Ministry
830210 · Benevolence
830220 · Continuing Education
830245 · Miracle Camp
& Retreat Center
830250 · Quizzing
830255 · Retirement Savings Plan
830260 · Salem4Youth
Total 830200 · Ministry
96
16,628.75
13,000.00
127.91%
13,000.00
73,602.89
75,000.00
98.14%
75,000.00
20,000.04
20,000.00
100.0%
20,000.00
253,163.52
280,500.00
90.25%
280,500.00
Jan - Dec 14
Budget
% of
Budget
Annual
Budget
830300 · Personnel
462,097.30
460,400.00
100.37%
460,400.00
462,097.30
460,400.00
100.37%
460,400.00
2,000.00
15,000.00
13.33%
15,000.00
2,000.00
15,000.00
13.33%
15,000.00
15,189.48
15,600.00
97.37%
15,600.00
15,189.48
15,600.00
97.37%
15,600.00
1,750.00
10,000.00
17.5%
10,000.00
1,750.00
10,000.00
17.5%
10,000.00
15,549.89
60,000.00
25.92%
60,000.00
15,549.89
60,000.00
25.92%
60,000.00
Total 830000 · FEC Office Budget
968,319.77
1,064,000.00
91.01%
1,064,000.00
Total Expenses
968,319.77
1,064,000.00
91.01%
1,064,000.00
(6,121.75)
0.00
100.00%
0.00
(6,121.75)
0.00
100.00%
0.00
830310 · Personnel
Total 830300 · Personnel
830400 · Capital
830410 · Capital Expenses
Total 830400 · Capital
14,461.12
830500 · Debt/Mortgage
Repayment
Total 830500 · Debt/Mortgage
830600 · Winds of the Spirit
830610 · New Initiative
Development
Total 830600 · Winds of the Spirit
830900 · Contingency
830910 · Transition Expenses
Total 830900 · Contingency
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
4.06
REPORTS
97
FEC Estate and Restricted Funds Balance Report
6/30/2013
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
ESTATE FUNDS
Dudley Fund - Pathway Ch
(OH) land
CH
$1,517.07
$1,531.35
$1,569.89
Ehresman Fund **
IM
$10,136.13
$10,300.84
$10,638.35
Ruth C. Hofstetter Trust
FEC
$21,438.25
$21,786.61
$22,500.43
Klassen Fund **
IM
$22,765.41
$23,049.99
$23,629.83
Mary Klopfenstein Fund
FEC
$93,426.70
$86,711.30
$3,698.57
Moser Fund **
IM
$25,471.53
$25,786.76
$26,435.42
Ethel M. Staker Fund
FEC
$51,576.20
$52,285.40
$53,733.14
Kenneth E. Stamm
IM
$16,121.57
—
—
Stucky Estate Fund
FEC
$82,325.51
$83,972.03
$87,364.49
$324,778.37
$305,424.28
$229,570.12
TOTAL ESTATE FUNDS
RESTRICTED FUNDS
4.06
REPORTS
Africa Development Fund
IM
$23,532.70
$23,797.43
$24,275.75
Central Illinois
CP
$15,357.43
$15,606.97
$16,118.34
Church Planting
CP
$20,832.03
$15,222.63
$15,830.02
Church Planting Equipment Fund
CP
$22,427.06
$22,847.55
$23,712.39
IM Retreat Fund
IM
$1,759.56
$1,770.72
$1,815.29
Missionary Kids
Scholarship Fund***
IM
$7,701.90
$7,798.20
$7,994.40
Stewardship Director Fund
FEC
$16,306.41
$16,571.37
$13,597.25
Turkey House Sale
IM
$57,701.85
$58,855.89
$61,233.69
VZ Apartment Sale Caracas **
VZ Apartment Sale La Urbina**
IM
$21,025.98
$35,877.23
$37,235.26
IM
$54,625.74
$66,792.28
$69,420.38
$241,270.66
$265,140.27
$271,232.77
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS
IM MEDICAL ACCOUNT – RESERVE
IM Medical Account - #1
$33,834.59
$34,070.04
$34,927.14
$69,234.41
$40,337.81
$41,659.43
$103,069.00
$74,407.85
$76,586.57
TOTAL IM MEDICAL
ACCOUNT RESERVE
ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT – CASH RESERVE
Accumulation Account
$61,000.00
$34,506.44
$35,609.45
Accumulation Account #2****
$85,950.72
$87,132.54
$89,545.14
Accumulation Account #3
$30,429.33
$30,999.87
$32,173.24
TOTAL ACCUMULATION
ACCOUNT - CASH RESERVE
$177,380.05
$152,638.85
$157,327.83
ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT - CAPITAL RESERVE
TOTAL ACCUMULATION
ACCOUNT - CAPITAL RESERVE
98
$—
$—
$8,932.88
$—
$—
$8,932.88
Other Notes:
** FEC-IM funds being held as collateral for FEC-IM Board loans through CSF
Ehresman Fund ** Klassen Fund **
Moser Fund **
VZ Apartment Sale - Caracas ** VZ Apartment Sale - La Urbina**
Funds held for Luz y Vida & Las Matas
*** Base of $4,500 may never be used…Only overage can be used
Missionary Kids Scholarship Fund***
****Account used as security for General Board loan to Salem
Funds held for Salem4Youth Gift
4.06
REPORTS
99
JANUARY - JUNE 2015
June 30, 2015
Dec 31, 2014
$ Change
433,389.17
314,727.75
5,270.22
1,045.00
4,225.22
44,828.98
10,726.00
34,102.98
438,488.37
326,498.75
156,989.62
36,581.93
59,923.35
(23,341.42)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
100010 · BANK ACCOUNTS
101000 · FEC General Checking Accounts
101100 · Star Financial Checking
101200 · PNC Checking
101300 · Wells Fargo Checking
Total 101000 · FEC General Checking Accounts
102000 · FEC-IM Medical Checking
118,661.42
103000 · FEC-SHIP Medical Checking
38,785.99
3,288.07
35,447.92
104000 · Estate Funds
213,242.14
229,570.12
(16,327.98)
263,338.20
271,232.77
(7,894.57)
77,700.11
76,586.57
1,113.54
139,489.81
157,327.83
(17,838.02)
105000 · Restricted Funds
106000 · FEC-IM Medical Reserve
107000 · Accumulation Acc - Cash Res
108000 · Accumulation Acc - Capital Res
Total 100010 · BANK ACCOUNTS
Total Checking/Savings
8,932.88
8,932.88
0.00
1,261,509.43
1,133,360.34
128,149.09
1,261,509.43
1,133,360.34
128,149.09
36,000.00
36,000.00
0.00
36,000.00
36,000.00
0.00
(4,218.00)
Accounts Receivable
1200 · Accounts Receivable
4.07
REPORTS
1250 · Macaracuay Caracas VZ Appt Sale
Total 1200 · Accounts Receivable
120500 · A/R - RSP Contribution
180000 · Due from Members for SHIP
Total Accounts Receivable
0.00
4,218.00
104,519.58
104,519.58
0.00
140,519.58
144,737.58
(4,218.00)
92,640.00
92,640.00
0.00
92,640.00
92,640.00
0.00
1,494,669.01
1,307,737.92
123,931.09
Other Current Assets
13100 · Prepaid MASP Reserve
Total Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Fixed Assets
190000 · Building and Equipment
190100 · Admin RC - Land
80,030.00
80,030.00
0.00
190200 · Admin RC - Building
174,330.00
174,330.00
0.00
0.00
190300 · Admin RC - Improvements
170,698.18
170,698.18
190400 · Admin RC - Furnishings & Equip
177,595.36
177,595.36
0.00
(363,612.14)
(352,049.65)
0.00
0.00
190900 · Depreciation
Total 190000 · Building and Equipment
239,041.40
239,041.40
Total Fixed Assets
239,041.40
239,041.40
0.00
1,733,710.41
1,609,779.32
123,931.09
TOTAL ASSETS
100
June 30, 2015
Dec 31, 2014
$ Change
0.00
6,266.18
(6,266.18)
0.00
6,266.18
(6,266.18)
21,699.67
21,699.67
0.00
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable
2000 · Accounts Payable
Total Accounts Payable
Other Current Liabilities
200040 · Accured MASP Fund Res Liability
230000 · Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
230100 · Church Portion
(243.00)
0.00
(243.00)
230200 · Employee Portion
(100.00)
0.00
(100.00)
202.00
0.00
202.00
Total 230000 · Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)
240000 · Health Savings Account
21,588.67
21,699.67
(141.00)
21,588.67
27,965.85
(6,407.18)
200300 · Life Community Church
29,523.14
36,321.89
(6,798.75)
Total 200000 · Long Term Liabilities
29,523.14
36,321.89
(6,798.75)
29,523.14
36,321.89
(6,798.75)
51,081.81
64,287
(13.205.93)
Total Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
200000 · Long Term Liabilities
Total Long Term Liabilities
Total Liabilities
4.07
REPORTS
Equity
300000 · Opening Bal Equity
310100 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (Acc Res)
157,327.83
157,327.83
0.00
169,704.62
169,704.62
0.00
76,586.57
76,586.57
0.00
239,041.40
239,041.40
0.00
320100 · Temp Restr - IM
88,473.75
88,473.75
0.00
320200 · Temp Restr - Church Planting
55,660.75
55,660.75
0.00
13,597.25
13,597.25
0.00
320900 · Temp Restr-Net Assets - Nonbudg
371,159.27
371,159.27
0.00
330100 · Perm Restr-Scholarship Fund
4,500.00
4,500.00
0.00
Total 300000 · Opening Bal Equity
1,176,051.44
1,176,051.44
0.00
32000 · Unrestricted Net Assets
369,440.14
374,980.96
(5,540.82)
142,677.84
310200 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (IM)
310300 · Unrestr-Bd Designated (Health)
310400 · Unrest-Bd Designated (Prop Inv)
320300 · Temp Restr - Staffing
Net Income
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
137,137.02
(5,540.82)
1,682,628.60
1,545,491.68
137,137.02
1,733,710.41
1,609,169.71
123,931.09
101
Jan - Jun 15
Budget
% of
Budget
Annual
Budget
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
400000 · FEC Office Revenue
410000 · FEC Ministries
450000 · Shared Faith & Close
the Gap
Total 400000 · FEC Office Revenue
454,329.84
480,000.00
94.65%
960,000.00
0.00
32,000.00
0.0%
64,000.00
459,698.94
512,000.02
89.79%
1,024,000.00
20,206.00
20,000
101.03%
30,000
30,000.00
5,369.10
700000 · Initiative & Other Revenue
720000 · FEC Sponsored Events
720100 · Special Event
1,085.00
Total 720000 ·
FEC Sponsored Events
21,291.00
20,000.00
106.46%
Total 700000 ·
Initiative & Other Revenue
21,291.00
20,000.00
106.46%
30,000.00
480,989.94
532,000.02
90.41%
1,054,000.00
480,989.94
532,000.02
90.41%
1,054,000.00
Total Income
Gross Profit
Expense
830000 · FEC Office Budget
830100 · Operations
4.07
REPORTS
830110 · Audit Review
830115 · Communications &
Publications
830120 · Inter-group Relations
830125 · Office Expenses
830130 · Travel & Meetings
Total 830100 · Operations
3,650.00
2,250.00
162.22%
4,500.00
46,333.87
45,999.98
100.73%
92,000.00
1,600.00
2,000.02
80.0%
4,000.00
36,503.63
32,499.98
112.32%
65,000.00
26,818.42
22,500.00
119.19%
45,000.00
114,905.92
105,249.98
109.17%
210,500.00
550.35
249.98
220.16%
500.00
7,328.40
15,000.00
48.86%
30,000.00
830200 · Ministry
830210 · Benevolence
830220 · Continuing Education
7,351.00
5,000.02
147.02%
10,000.00
830225 · Church Multiplication
13,500.00
24,999.98.
54.0%
50,000.00
830230 · Ministry Residency
& Internship
10,250.00
12,500.00
82.0%
25,000.00
830235 · Leadership Develop
& Coaching
18,846.64
27,900.00
67.55%
55,800.00
830240 · LifeChange Camp &
Retreat Center
3,000.00
3,000.00
100.0%
6,000.00
15,000.00
15,000.00
100.0%
30,000.00
7,769.86
6,500.02
119.54%
13,000.00
38,215.62
37,500.00
101.91%
75,000.00
10,000.02
9,999.98
100.0%
20,000.00
131,811.89
157,650.00
83.61%
315,300.00
830245 · Miracle Camp
& Retreat Center
830250 · Quizzing
830255 · Retirement Savings Plan
830260 · Salem4Youth
Total 830200 · Ministry
102
Jan - Jun 15
Budget
% of
Budget
Annual
Budget
830300 · Personnel
830310 · Personnel
Total 830300 · Personnel
238,177.78
234,999.98
101.35%
470,000.00
238,177.78
234,999.98
101.35%
470,000.00
0.00
5,300.02
0.0%
10,600.00
0.00
15,000.00
0.0%
10,600.00
795.99
7,800.00
10.21%
15,600.00
795.99
7,800.00
10.21%
15,600.00
2,000.00
830400 · Capital
830410 · Capital Expenses
Total 830400 · Capital
Repayment
Total 830500 · Debt/Mortgage
830600 · Winds of the Spirit
830610 · New Initiative
Development
0.00
999.98
0.0%
Total 830600 · Winds of the Spirit
0.00
999.98
0.0%
2,000.00
Total 830000 · FEC Office Budget
485,691.58
511,999.96
94.86%
1,024,000.00
Total Expenses
485,691.58
511,999.96
94.86%
1,024,000.00
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
(4,701.64)
(4,701.64)
4.07
REPORTS
103
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
6/30/2015
ESTATE FUNDS
Dudley Fund
FEC
$1,531.35
$1,569.89
$1,569.89
Ehresman Fund **
IM
$10,300.84
$10,638.35
$10,638.35
Ruth C. Hofstetter Trust
FEC
$21,786.61
$22,500.43
$22,500.43
Klassen Fund **
IM
$23,049.99
$23,629.83
$23,629.83
Mary Klopfenstein Fund
FEC
$86,711.30
$3,698.57
$3,698.57
Moser Fund **
IM
$25,786.76
$26,435.42
$26,435.42
Ethel M. Staker Fund
FEC
$52,285.40
$53,733.14
$53,733.14
Stucky Estate Fund
FEC
$83,972.03
$87,364.49
$87,364.49
$305,424.28
$229,570.12
$229,570.12
TOTAL ESTATE FUNDS
RESTRICTED FUNDS
4.07
REPORTS
Africa Development Fund
IM
$23,797.43
$24,275.75
$24,518.51
Central Illinois
CP
$15,606.97
$16,118.34
$16,380.24
Church Planting
CP
$15,222.63
$15,830.02
$16,126.84
Church Planting –
Equipment Fund
CP
$22,847.55
$23,712.39
$4,156.99
IM Retreat Fund
IM
$1,770.72
$1,815.29
$1,837.98
Missionary Kids
Scholarship Fund***
IM
$7,798.20
$7,994.40
$8,094.36
Stewardship Director Fund
FEC
$16,571.37
$13,597.25
$13,818.23
Turkey House Sale
IM
$58,855.89
$61,233.69
$62,458.35
VZ Apartment Sale –
Caracas **
VZ Apartment Sale –
La Urbina**
IM
$35,877.23
$37,235.26
$45,137.92
IM
$66,792.28
$69,420.38
$70,808.78
$265,140.27
$271,232.77
$263,338.20
TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS
IM MEDICAL ACCOUNT – RESERVE
$34,070.04
$34,927.14
$35,363.17
$40,337.81
$41,659.43
$42,336.40
$74,407.85
$76,586.57
$77,700.117
TOTAL IM MEDICAL
ACCOUNT RESERVE
ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT – CASH RESERVE
$34,506.44
$35,609.45
$35,609.45
$87,132.54
$89,545.14
$89,545.14
Accumulation Account #3
$30,999.87
$32,173.24
$32,173.24
TOTAL ACCUMULATION
ACCOUNT - CASH RESERVE
$152,638.85
$157,327.83
$157,327.83
ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT - CAPITAL RESERVE
TOTAL ACCUMULATION
ACCOUNT - CAPITAL RESERVE
104
$—
$8,932.88
$8,932.88
$—
$8,932.88
$8,932.88
Other Notes:
** FEC-IM funds being held as collateral for FEC-IM Board loans through CSF
Ehresman Fund ** Klassen Fund **
Moser Fund **
VZ Apartment Sale - Caracas ** VZ Apartment Sale - La Urbina**
*** Base of $4,500 may never be used…Only overage can be used
Missionary Kids Scholarship Fund***
****Account used as security for General Board loan to Salem
Funds held for Salem4Youth Gift
4.07
REPORTS
105
401K CERFP REPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL CHURCHES (FEC)
CONGREGATION EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
SAVINGS PLAN
The FEC Congregational Employees Retirement Savings
Plan was established December 1, 2000 to provide a
retirement savings program for the employees of FEC
churches. The plan is under the direction of the General
Board. The FEC President, General Board Treasurer and
Administrative Director are designated as positions
authorized to transact business on behalf of the plan.
The Administrative Director serves as Administrator for
the plan. These individuals are bonded in accordance with
government regulations for such pension plans.
FEC member churches that have adopted the plan
may participate.
Eligibility requirements for participation in the plan are:
• Be employed by an FEC Church as a commonlaw employee (regardless of the individual’s actual
employment status);
4.08
• Be at least 21 years of age;
REPORTS
• Have at least three months of service prior to the next
open enrollment; January, April, July or October 1st.
Seventy-six (76) individuals participated in the plan during
the 2014 plan year.
Annually each member church determines the defined
contribution amount for their employees.
The cumulative contributions plus investment earnings
(or losses) provide a participant’s benefit at retirement.
As of December 31, 2014 the ending account balance value
of the plan was $2,552,294.
106
401K RFP REPORT
FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL CHURCH (FEC)
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
The FEC Retirement Savings Plan was established
September 1, 1987 to provide a retirement savings program
for FEC credentialed individuals, FEC affiliate organizations
and the FEC Office staff. The plan is under the direction
of the General Board. The FEC President, General Board
Treasurer and Administrative Director are designated as
positions authorized to transact business on behalf of the
plan. The Administrative Director serves as Administrator
for the plan. These individuals are bonded in accordance
with government regulations for such pension plans.
Eligibility requirements for participation in the plan are:
• Be employed by the FEC Office, an FEC church or
an FEC affiliate organization as a common-law
employee (regardless of the individual’s actual
employment status);
• Be credentialed through FEC, except the term does
not apply to non-licensed clerical, custodial and other
support staff who are employed at the FEC Office,
Miracle Camp and Retreat Center, LifeChange Camp
and Retreat Center or the Christian Service Foundation;
4.09
REPORTS
• Complete 90 days of employment;
• Be at least 21 years of age;
• Have at least three months of service prior to the next
open enrollment; January, April, July or October 1st.
One hundred and sixty-five (165) individuals participated in
the plan during the 2014 plan year.
Annually, the General Board determines the defined
contribution amount for plan purposes. The amount for
the 2014 plan year was set at $2,916 ($243 monthly) plus
an additional $600 from the FEC elective deferral matching
contributions program. The FEC elective deferral matching
contributions program has 50% matching on elective
deferrals up to $1,200 per year.
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401K RFP REPORT
The amount for the 2015 plan year will be $2,976 ($248
monthly) plus an additional $612 from the FEC elective
deferral matching contributions program. The FEC elective
deferral matching contributions program has 50% matching
on elective deferrals up to $1,224 per year.
The amount for the 2016 plan year is $3,036 ($253 monthly)
plus an additional $624 from the FEC elective deferral
matching contributions program. The FEC elective deferral
matching contributions program has 50% matching on
elective deferrals up to $1,248 per year.
The cumulative contributions plus investment earnings
(or losses) provide a participant’s benefit at retirement.
The plan provides a pre-retirement death benefit of
$90,000 for each participant. FEC paid $22,416.67 in
premiums for life insurance coverage and $51,186.22 for
deferred matching contributions during the 2014 plan year.
As of December 31, 2014, the ending account balance value
of the plan was $7,999,626.09.
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GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
Abigail P., North Asia
Agency: TEAM (team.org)
Church: Grace Community Church (gcc-online.org)
Amy, East Africa
Agency: Wycliffe Bible Translators (wycliffe.org)
Church: Eureka Bible Church (eurekabible.org)
Andrew Loewen, Chicago, IL
Agency: Navigators
(navigators.org/Home)
Blog: navigators.org/FindStaff
StaffPages?username=23151590
Ashley Freytag, West Africa
Agency: FEC (fecministries.org/
west-africa-initiative)
Church: Crossroads Evangelical Church (crossroadswauseon.org)
Blog: belovedcomeawaywithme.
wordpress.com
Attila & Tamara Szogedi, Hungary
Agency: Pioneers (pioneers.org)
Church: Lawton EMC (lawtonemc.com)
Bethany Jeffers, Tanzania
Agency: Africa Inland Missio (aimint.org/usa)
Church: Oak Grove Bible Church
(oakgrovebiblechurch.com)
Blog: bethanyjeffers.wix.com/tanzania
Bob & Andrea Parker, Kenya
Agency: World Gospel Mission (wgm.org)
Church: Mission Church
(missionchurchfw.org)
Blog: tenwekparkers.blogspot.com
Brent & Nicole Preston, Middle East
Church: Sterling EBC, Crossroads Evangelical Church
(sterlingbiblechurch.com,
crossroadswauseon.org)
Blog: team.org/about/profile/83
David & Tonya McCloud, Wichita, KS
Agency: World Impact (worldimpac.org)
Blog: worldimpactwichita.org/index.
php?option=com_content&view=arti
cle&id=100&Itemid=23
Doug & Jennifer W.,
North Asia and Southeast Asia
Church: Grace Church (gracemorton.org)
Blog: team.org/about/profile/65
E & L, Uttar Pradesh
Church: Christ the King Mt. Washington
(christthekingcincinnati.com)
Elizabeth, Southeast Asia
Agency: First Love International
Church: Upland Community Church (uplandcc.org)
Gary and Cindy Blunier, Little Rock, AR
Agency: FamilyLife (familylife.com)
Church: Eureka Bible Church
(eurekabible.org)
Hallie M., Worldwide
Agency: Story Runners (storyrunners.org)
Church: Life Community Church (lifecommunity.com)
Hettie Stauffer, Fort Wayne, IN
Church: Brookside Church (brookside.org)
James & Susan Allen, Malaysia
Agency: Youth With A Mission (ywam.org)
Blog: lifejourneycentre.com
4.10
REPORTS
James and Paula Hanes, Senegal
Agency: Mennonite Mission Network
(mennonitemission.net/Pages/
Home.aspx)
Church: Calvary EMC (calvaryemc.org)
Bryan & Felicia Friesen,
Waxhaw, NC/Worldwide
Agency: Wycliffe Bible Translators
(wycliffe.org)
Jason & Emily C., Spain
basque-initiative)
Church: Lawton EMC (lawtonemc.com)
Blog: fecministries.org/moving-to-
basque-country
Courtney, Spain
basque-initiative)
Church: Crossroads Evangelical Church (crossroadswauseon.org)
blog: handsontheirankles.wordpress.com
Jason & Kari, Thailand and Laos
Blog: wycliffe.org/partner/qbxfyq
Darrel & Gail Voth,
Oklahoma City, OK
Agency: Beautiful Feet (beautifulfeet.us)
Blog: thevoths.wordpress.com
Jeff & Mary S., Spain
?page_id=738)
Blog: brookside.org/shadowen
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GLOBAL FOOTPRINT
Job & Marie Mohlomi, Pretoria,
South Africa
Agency: Radio Bible Class/
Operation Mobilization
(rbc.org, omusa.org)
(eurekabible.org)
Josh & Emily Elliott, Peoria, IL
Agency: Camp of Campions, USA (cocusa.org)
Church: Oak Grove Bible Church
(oakgrovebiblechurch.com)
K & L, South East Asia
Agency: World Venture
(worldventure.com)
Kent & Angela Morton, Albania
Agency: ECMI USA (ecmi-usa.org)
Blog: ecmi-usa.org/workers/worker/2145
Mark & Mary Fischer, Ft. Hood, TX
Agency: Cadence International
(cadence.org)
Mark & Traci Thrash, Dallas, TX
Agency: Wycliffe Associates
(wycliffeassociates.org)
Church: Grace Community
Church (gcc-online.org)
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REPORTS
Marshal & Rachel Giles,
Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia
Agency: CMF (cmfi.org)
Blog: cmfi.org/wherewework/missionary/
mrgiles
Michael & Jenn Sprunger, West Africa
Agency: FEC (fecministries.org/?page_
id=757)
Church: Berne Evangelical Church
(bernechurch.org/tp70/Default.as
p?ID=32905)
Blog: sprungerscoop.blogspot.com
Mike & Kris Reed, Kentucky/Tennessee
Agency: AWANA (awana.org)
Ramon & Cindy, Spain
basque-initiative)
Church: Berne Evangelical Church
(bernechurch.org/tp70/Default.as
p?ID=32905)
Rolly & Robyn Walter, Malaga, Spain
Agency: Avant (avantministries.org)
Blog: aprayerforspain.org
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Scott & Caitlin Andrews, Czech Republic
Church: Oak Bend Church
(oakbend.org)
Blog: oakbend.org/?i=2918&mid
=1000&id=379068
Stan & Lorri N., Multi-Country
Agency: GMI Research Services (gmi.org)
Blog: gmi.org/index.php?cID=707
Steve & Pat Nelson, West Africa
Church: Pine Hills Church
(pinehillschurch.com)
T & M, East Asia
(eurekabible.org)
Teresa Zehr, Langley, BC, Canada
Agency: Youth for Christ Canada
(yfccanada.com)
Church: Calvary EMC (calvaryemc.org)
Tim & Patricia Young, Worldwide
Agency: LightSys Technology Services (lightsys.org)
Church: Upland Community Church
(uplandcc.org)
Blog: tyounglightsys.ddns.info/wordpress
Tim & Sue Ehrhart, Orlando, Florida
Agency: Cru High School
(cruhighschool.com)
Church: Life Community Church
(lifecommunity.com)
Blog: timandsuecru.com
Tim and Melissa Parker, Haiti
Agency: God’s Littlest Angels (glahaiti.org)
Church: Crossroads Church of Monticello
(ccwired.org)
Troy & Gerri Masters, West Africa
Church: Solid Rock Community Church
(solidrockcc.com/tp40/Default.asp
?ID=35527)
Wes & Cindy Williamson, Honduras
Agency: United World Mission (uwm.org)
Church: Upland Community Church
(uplandcc.org)
HISTORICAL DIRECTORY
FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL CHURCHES
NAMES
Egly Amish – 1866-1898
Defenseless Mennonite Church – 1898-1948
Evangelical Mennonite Church – 1948-2003
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches – 2003CHAIRMEN
Joseph K. Gerig
1921-1923
Milo D. Nussbaum
1962-1969
Emanuel M. Slagle
1923-1924
Charles L. Zimmerman
1969-1975
Eli Lantz
1924-1925
Donald W. Roth
1975-1981
Joseph K. Gerig
1925-1928
Gordon G. Zimmerman
1981-1987
Emanuel M. Slagle
1928-1931
Douglas R. Habegger
1987-1993
Christian E. Rediger
1931-1933
Roger L. Andrews
1993-1996
Emmanuel M. Rocke
1933-1935
Gary L. Gates
1996-1999
Noah J. Schmucker
1935-1938
Douglas R. Habegger
1999-2002
Harry E. Bertsche
1938-1946
Roger L. Andrews
2002-2008
Reuben D. Short
1946-1960
Matthew E. Boyers
2008-2014
Eli G. Steiner
1960-1962
Roger L. Andrews
2014-
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PRESIDENTS
Reuben D. Short
1946-1961
Gary L. Gates
1982-1990
Eli G. Steiner
1961-1964
Donald W. Roth
1990-2000
Harvey A. Driver
1964-1970
Ronald J. Habegger
2000-2010
Andrew M. Rupp
1970-1982
Rocky A. Rocholl
2010-
INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES DIRECTORS
(Previously Commission on Missions)
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REPORTS
Reuben D. Short
1946-1961
Harry L. Hyde
1985-2001
Eli G. Steiner
1961-1964
Earl I. Cecil
2001-2011
Harvey A. Driver
1964-1970
Hal D. Lehman
2011-
Andrew M. Rupp
1970-1985
CHURCH PLANT DIRECTORS
(Previously Commission on Church Extension & Home Missions)
Virgil Oyer
1967
Don Roth
1990-1995
Jerry Boyers
1967-1974
John Rayls
1995-1997
Reuben Short
1974-1977
Scott Wagoner
1997-
Gary Gates
1977-1990
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BUSINESS MANAGERS
James Dinius
1991-2007
E. Nathan Zimmerman
2015-
Jonathan Hyde
2007-2015
FEC RESOURCE CENTER (LOCATIONS)
3100 Addison Avenue
Fort Wayne, IN
1959-1968
1420 Kerrway Court
Fort Wayne, IN 1977-
7237 Leo Road
Fort Wayne, IN 1968-1977
PUBLICATIONS
Heilsbote
(Salvation’s Messenger) 1898-1917
Zion’s Call 1913-1920
Zion’s Tidings 1921-1953
Evangelical Mennonite
1953-1968
Build
1968-1984
EMC Today
1984-2003
FEConnections
2005-2014
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Fellowship News
2014-
MANUALS
Church of Faith Rules and Discipline of the Defenseless
Mennonite Church – 1917
Church Manual of the Defenseless Mennonite Church – 1937
Church Manual of the Evangelical Mennonite Church – 1949
Evangelical Mennonite Church Manual – 1960
Evangelical Mennonite Church Manual of Faith
and Practice – 1970
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Evangelical Mennonite Church Manual of Faith, Practice,
and Organization – 1981
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches Manual of Faith,
Practice, and Organization – 2003
CONVENTIONS
FEC has held Convention since 1883. However, due to lack of
information, only those years for which records are available
are reported.
1883
Berne
1906
Grabill
1917-1946
Churches
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1947
Taylor University
1948-1950
Fort Wayne Bible Institute
1951
Sterling College
1952
Eureka College
1953-1956
Fort Wayne Bible College
1957
Bresee Park, Hutchinson,
Kansas
1958-1960
Fort Wayne Bible College
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1961-1980
Oakwood Park,
Lake Wawasee
1981-2003
Taylor University
2004
Grace Evangelical Church
(Delegates Only)
2005-2008
Northwoods
Community Church
2009
Brookside Church
2010
Northwoods
Community Church
2011
Brookside Church
2012
Northwoods
Community Church
2013
Pine Hills Church
2014-2015
Northwoods
Community Church
MIRACLE CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Richard Steiner
Gary & Ann Litwiller
1965-1966
1991-1993
Lloyd & Lorena
Lichtenberger
1967-1970
Lauri & Wilma Laine
1970-1971
Jim & Dorine Smith
1971-1978
Russel & Dorothy VanVleet
1978-1979
Gene & Linda Schupbach
1979-1981
Doug and Kathy Selfe
1981-1986
Ken & Beth Smith
1987-1991
SALEM4YOUTH DIRECTORS
Benjamin Rupp
1890-1917
1928-1929
David Claudon (acting)
Louis Zimmerman (acting)
Chester Moser
1930-1953
E. Dean Short
1953-1958
Arthur & Donna Pearce
1993-1997
Gary & Rebecca Gates
1997-2003
Andy & Angie Isbell
2003-2005
Larry Brovont
2005-2010
Dale Boone
2010-2014
Jason Coon (Interim)
2014-2015
Jonathan Hyde
2015-
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REPORTS
Vernon Zimmerman
1958-1981
Stephen Yahnig
1982-2003
James Smith
2003-2004
Dr. David Anderson
2004-2006
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Steve Marshall
2006-2008
Kent Robson
2010-2013
Brent Ketring
2008-2010
Terry Benge
2013-
CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOUNDATION PRESIDENTS
Reuben Short
Ronald Habegger
1974-1985
1988-2008
Ronald Habegger
1985-1987
Alan Rupp
2008-2013
Ronald Keller
1987-1988
David Teat
2013-
LIFECHANGE CAMP AND RETREAT CENTER DIRECTORS
Bill & Carol Anderson
2003-
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REPORTS
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2014 CONVENTION MINUTES
FEC CONVENTION-IGNITE 2014
Friday, August 1
9:00 a.m.
Worship Session #1
The 120th annual convention of FEC commenced with a
worship set with the team and band from Northwoods
Community Church. Cal Rychener then welcomed everyone
to Northwoods and to the Convention. Cal encouraged us to
be faithful to use the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given us,
in the place He has put us, doing the task He has assigned
to us. He then opened in prayer.
Chad Causey (One Hope) shared with us concerning
fruitfulness in ministry. The world is changing rapidly.
How does that affect our ministry? Often, we are better
at measuring ministry activity, than we are at measuring
ministry results. We all measure what we care about. Chad
read Romans 12:1-8. Are we willing to change? Sacrifice? Be
generous? Are we passionate enough about the Truth, that
we are willing to change whatever is necessary in order to
see real fruit in the lives of those God has called us to? It
is critical that we become dedicated listeners and careful
observers of those around us, so that we might present the
Truth in a relevant manner. All of the changes in our society
and culture present to us incredible opportunities for
ministry if we are willing to watch, change and leverage our
abilities for the sake of the Gospel.
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REPORTS
Matt Boyers, Chairman of the General Board, officially
opened the convention. Despite all of the changes in our
culture, God’s faithfulness never changes.
Matt led us to approve by consensus the minutes of the 2013
Convention, included in the convention notebook.
The motion was carried by verbal assent.
Video: LifeGate Church, Denver, Colorado - Nirup Alphonse
Steve Moore (Missio Nexus) directed us to Matthew 24:14.
Here we see missiology and eschatology. These two ideas
must be merged. When they are separated, we focus on
the chaos which will mark the end of the age. The world
as we know it will not last indefinitely. At some point, the
Gospel will penetrate the darkest corners of the world.
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No one knows for sure who will run this anchor leg of the
age. Perhaps, God wishes that we would all live and serve
with the passion and urgency which that thought inspires.
There is a possibility that the 21st century may be more like
the 1st century than any other. Ministry will be given back
to individual Christ followers. Ministry will be marked by
the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. Ministry will be
marked by increased persecution.
11:15 a.m.
Breakout Session #1
1) Church Planter’s Workshop - Jim Griffith
2) Israel Workshop - Greg German
3) Innovative Ministry Funding - Dave Teat
4) Ministry Wives - Sue Rocholl
5) Rediscover Your Church - Chad Causey
6) Igniting An International Church Planting Movement Hal Lehman & Steve Nelson
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1:30 p.m.
Worship Session #2
Worship with the Northwoods team. Matt Boyers gave
some direction concerning some of the consensus votes
and affirmations coming up this afternoon. He also drew our
attention to some of the things contained in the convention
notebook.
Video: LiFE Church of Lorain County (Ohio) - Jeff Ahlgrim
Dustin Nimmo, church planter in Cincinnati, gave an update
on the Christ the King (CTK) plant in Mt. Washington.
The church is growing and will soon be in need of a
larger space in which to meet. Dustin shared some of
the process they have gone through and some stories of
how God is changing lives. He also spoke of the residency
program which Christ the King has been developing and
implementing. CTK has seven residents who will be going
through the program this year.
Jim Griffith (Griffith Coaching) spoke to us regarding the
mindset of multiplication. Between the years 1990 and
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2000, 100,000 churches closed their doors. In the ensuing
10 years, another 25,000 churches closed. Church planting
needs to be about reaching people outside the four walls of
the church. Statistically, new churches are the most effective
way to evangelize a lost culture. Often, the church has an
empire mindset - which grows only by hoarding what it has,
and adding people. We need to have a kingdom mindset.
Kingdoms grow by multiplying. All churches need to grow
by going out and giving away what they have (Acts 13). We
need to multiply the leadership gift within the church. We
also need to expand our footprint, by sending leaders and
people out to the fringes of a church’s reach. We need to
leave a legacy.
Video: River City Church, Pittsburgh, PA - Eric Baldwin
Eric shared a bit of the journey that they have been
on throughout the past year. They have been building
relationships in their community and laying the groundwork
for their future launch.
Video: Yalunka Initiative, West Africa - Steve Nelson
Steve gave us an update on the work among the Yalunka
people of Mali. Some of the team is currently making its way
through the process of language learning. The doors to the
Gospel are wide open, both among these people, as well as
other nearby people groups.
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Video: Cal Rychener spoke to the importance of multiplying
and advancing in our pursuit of the mission of sharing Truth.
Northwoods has started two new campuses over the last
4 years. He also spoke of their participation in ministries
in Israel, India and Brazil. The church of Christ needs an
“advance” mentality.
Steve Moore (Missio Nexus) spoke on the concept of “vuja
de”, which is the opposite of déjà vu. Vuja de is the ability
to look at a situation you have already seen as if you have
never seen it before. It is important for us as churches and
leaders to see where we are with fresh eyes that we might
more effectively share Truth with the world around us. We
must be willing to develop new strategies as we minister in
this rapidly changing culture.
Video: Portland, ME - Church Planting Initiative – Eric Wood
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Video: Basque Initiative - Hal Lehman
Hal Lehman gave an update regarding the progress of
the Basque initiative.
Matt Boyers led us to approve by consensus the reports
and recommendations from the general and elder boards
to welcome eight new churches into the Fellowship of
Evangelical Churches. Approval was granted by verbal
assent.
4:30 p.m.
Breakout Session #2
1) Q & A - Steve Moore
2) Becoming a Multiplying Church - Jim Griffith
3) Creating a Gospel Centered Worship Experience Nirup Alphonse
4) Ministry Design - Chad Causey
7:00 p.m.
Celebration Service
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REPORTS
Worship with the Northwoods team. Communion was
served and Tim Bertsche and Matt Boyers led us in a
celebration of communion.
Cal Rychener spoke about the importance of the priority
of intimacy with God. There are many things in our lives
which at any time could overtake us and sweep us away.
It is at those times when we need God the most. Every
Christ follower’s number one job is to keep their own heart
encouraged and close to God. Romans 12:11 tells us to keep
our hearts “aflame.” No one else can do that for us. Tend the
fire (Leviticus 6:12-13). Live in the confidence that comes as
a result of intimacy with God.
Matt & Tim led us in a time of prayer. Rocky introduced via
video and in person, the eight new churches that are coming
into FEC. Tim Bertsche, Matt Boyers & Rocky Rocholl led us
in a prayer of dedication for our new churches.
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Saturday, August 2
9:00 a.m.
Worship Session #3
Worship with the Northwoods team.
Glyn Knight (Grace Church, Morton) shared that while
pastors are asked to do many and varied things in the line
of duty, that the most important thing we are tasked to do
is preach the Truth of the Word (II Timothy 3:16-4:3). We
preach the Word because it is sufficient to reach the lost,
to comfort the broken hearted, and to plant and grow a
church. The Truth of the Word is more than sufficient for the
task at hand - to become reproducing churches. Scripture is
capable of equipping us for everything that God would ask
us to do. Stand on the confidence that God has called you to
preach the Word. It is His Word that transforms lives, not our
ability. Scripture reveals the character of God. It is timeless.
Landon Jordan (New Anthem Community Church, Park
City, Kansas) shared the journey that he and his wife have
been on over the past five years that has resulted in the
establishing of the church in the past year. He challenged
us to look for those in our churches who have abilities they
may not realize they have.
Video: Salem4Youth - Terry Benge (Director) gave an
update on the ministry at the ranch. Terry shared some of
the ways in which God has been working in the hearts and
lives of the boys who are in the program.
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REPORTS
Video: LifeChange Camp & Retreat Center - Bill Anderson
(Director) shared an update with us of the year of ministry
at the camp. They had the privilege of having a baptism
this year. Hundreds of campers were taught, counseled and
discipled throughout the weeks of camp. With new staff
members and new facilities, it is anticipated that the number
of campers, weeks and retreats will increase in the coming
years. Bill painted a great vision for what God may desire to
do in the future on the campus of LifeChange.
Video: Miracle Camp & Retreat Center - Kris VanBoglen
(Financial Director) spoke of the power of temporary
community. It is great while it lasts, but it must be followed
up, so that God might continue the work that He begins
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in hearts while kids are at camp. Miracle Camp does not
replace the local church, but exists as an extension of the
local church. Dale Boone (Executive Director) also spoke
of the ministry. Over 14,000 men, women and children
will be served at the camp in 2014. Next year, they will
be celebrating 50 years of ministry. They are planning a
celebration and reunion for October 3, 2015.
Dave Teat (Christian Service Foundation) spoke of the
mission and services offered by the foundation. While
offering returns to investors, CSF is actively involved in
supporting FEC churches and projects around the country.
Dave shared many figures to evidence those services.
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REPORTS
Dave Reimer (Grace Community Church, Newton, KS)
shared with us the process that they have been undergoing
the past three years to become a church multiplication
center in their region. Jay Nickless established a training
and mentoring program that has resulted in several planters
having been trained, and three church plants have been
established to this point. Dave stressed that they do not
want to limit their reach to Kansas, but are willing and open
to helping wherever God leads them. Adam Utecht, Landon
Jordan and Jason Rains each shared updates of God’s
working in each of their respective plants.
Rocky Rocholl opened the business meeting portion of the
morning. Rocky thanked all of those who have participated
in making this weekend possible, from FEC staff, to
Northwoods personnel, to our speakers.
Rocky gave a recap of 2014. This was a year of transition
for FEC in terms of multiplication and the funding of our
ministries. Much progress has been made in the building of
teams for the Yalunka and Basque initiatives. The gap has
begun to close in the funding of the initiatives. Hardest hit
were existing initiatives and missionaries who were already
in progress. Most of these initiatives and candidates, while
having to dig in and spend some extra time, have found an
increased “buy in” from many individual FEC churches.
Rocky directed our attention to the budget sheets which
were handed out. We have been able to balance our
expenses and income so that we are not behind. However,
we are in this position because money has not been spent
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in other areas, such as coaching and leadership
development. We must fund these areas, or our resident,
church planter and intern streams will eventually dry up.
Our goal must be to balance this budget.
As we look ahead to January 2015, the budget projection
is flat. There is no increase in the total amount, but some
resources have been reallocated from transition expenses
into the residency and leadership development programs.
CSF has agreed to provide some matching funds for church
planters to get their ministries off the ground sooner. CSF
is also expanding their scholarship program. Personnel
expenses and healthcare expenses are rising, due to factors
common around our country. Care must be taken to keep
expenditures down.
Matt Boyers came to explain some of the things that
have been happening this year and to take care of some
business items.
Matt asked us to affirm by verbal consent the nominating
committee report.
The report was affirmed.
Matt presented the opportunity to affirm the budget the
same way.
The budget was affirmed.
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Matt challenged us to sense the urgency in the work
that God has given us. We may in fact be the anchor leg.
Therefore, we must tend the fire and preach the Word with
all that we are and have. God extends His invitation to us to
come to Him that He might give us the passion and strength
that we need. We must be faithful to the task God has given
us. We need Him, because only the power of Jesus Christ
can compel us to keep going and keep doing what He has
asked us to do. Matt led us in prayer, thanking God for all
He has been doing and will do in the coming days.
Rocky shared what he sees on the horizon for FEC.
Currently, we have three residency programs. We would
love to see one or two more of those begin this year. We
must be willing to contribute to these programs and to
be a part of what is happening around the association.
“Momentum” (Dave Ramsey) is coming up at Northwoods
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in October. FEC has made it possible for the pastor and
one other leader to attend this conference on giving and
church finances. Communications will continue to improve
with the help of the Nichols Company. OneHope, with Chad
Causey, is willing to give away their ministry and tools to
help churches retool their ministries to help people more
effectively. The next step in our reorganization may include
changes to the functions of our General Board and Elder
Board. These members must be people of influence in our
churches, so that we can do the things we have committed
to do. The Elder Board may need to grow larger due to all of
the credentialing interviews, which is an exciting “problem.”
We have the opportunity to accomplish far more as an
association than we could ever do as individual churches.
We share a common vision and common beliefs. We are at
the beginning of some great things that God has in store.
Next year, we will be celebrating 150 years of FEC, with the
theme “EMBARK,” July 30 - August 1. We have only just
begun. We have an exciting future ahead of us.
We gathered in groups of two and three for prayer.
Matt Boyers closed the convention in prayer.
4.11
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Minutes taken by,
Mike Booker
General Board Secretary
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NEWLY AFFILIATED CHURCH
NEW ANTHEM COMMUNITY CHURCH
In 2011, Grace Community Church in Newton, Kansas felt God’s
call on them as a corporate body to be a church that planted
churches. This led to the hiring of a seasoned church planter by
the name of Jay Nickless whose responsibility was to make this
vision a reality.
Within months, Pastor Jay had identified a community and
began building a team of individuals who could help launch a
life-giving church—and on Easter of 2012 Grace Hillsboro (Now
Grace Community Fellowship) held their first service. Within six
months, Grace Moundridge (Now Grace Crossing) opened their
doors, and Grace Community was off and multiplying.
A result of this rapid multiplication was the realization that
Grace was going to need leaders who could pastor these new
churches, and so a formal church planting residency program
was established. It was here that New Anthem Community
Church was born. In fact, five of the six residency participants
are involved in some capacity with church planting, including
Landon Jordan, the founding pastor of New Anthem.
Two church planting organizations assisted New Anthem with
the funding needed to launch a healthy, life-giving church. The
Association of Related Churches (ARC) in Birmingham, AL and
the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FEC) in Fort Wayne, IN.
New Anthem was started not because Park City needed
another church, but rather a different kind of church. A church
that is a safe environment for regular people to explore faith
within community. Everyone is welcome at New Anthem,
whatever their story, questions, doubts, or struggles. Our motto
is, “Come as you are, because that’s where God will meet you.”
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From that place of acceptance, we’ll help each other grow to be
all God intended us to be. For us, it’s all about, all because of,
and all for… Jesus. It’s not about buildings with baristas, bowling
alleys, or bookstores. We want to embody the Church Jesus
had in mind— and he never saw church as a place to go, but as
a people…not a religious institution, but a movement of love
and hope. We think this whole faith thing is at its best when it
motivates selfless service, sacrifice, and love…caring about the
things God cares about.
As a family of faith, we are committed to BRING people into
a saving relationship with Jesus, BUILD them up in the faith,
EQUIP them for ministry, and SEND them out on a mission to
dispense hope to our local communities and beyond. We were
all created to live for something larger than ourselves and God
invites everyone, everywhere into this way of living.
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT
General Board, Treasurer
Gene Pankratz*, Grace Community Church
General Board, Member-at-Large
Nate Hamblin, Adrian Church Plant
Doug Shell, Christ the King Church
Colleen Senestraro, Pine Hills Church
(1-year term to fulfill Jason Rain’s unexpired term)
Jaime Farrell, Grace Evangelical Church
(2-year term to fulfill Jesse Kahler’s unexpired term)
International Ministries Board
Stuart Rex*, Salem Church
Nominating Committee
Greg German*, Northwoods Community Church
Wes Hoffmire*, Crossroads Evangelical Church/Napoleon
No nominations from the floor.
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Board of Elders
Harry Hyde, Brookside Church
No nominations from the floor.
*Incumbent
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NOMINATING PROFILES
General Board, Treasurer
Gene Pankratz, Grace Community Church
• Gene is currently serving as Treasurer on the FEC General Board.
• He serves as the Treasurer and is a member of the Stewardship Council at Grace.
• Gene retired in 2009 after working at The Boeing Company for 33 years as Finance Manager &
Budget Analyst.
Jaime Farrell, Grace Evangelical Church
• This is Jaime’s first time on the FEC General Board.
• She serves at Grace Church as a Women’s Bible
Study Teacher, Grace Kids Choir Director and sings
on the Worship Team.
• She attended Miracle Camp and was involved in the
Bible Quiz program as a youth.
• Jaime and her husband, Jonathan (Pastor at Grace Church) have four children: Jorja (8), Jolie (6), Jemma (4), and Job (1 1/2).
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Nate Hamblin, Adrian Church Plant
• Nate served at Crossroads/Wauseon for 11 years in various roles: Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor and Campus Pastor.
• Just purchased a home in Adrian, MI and is preparing
to give leadership to the Tri-State.
• Co-ops church planting initiative in Michigan.
• He has been involved in the Basque Initiative and Miracle camp as a speaker and participant.
• Nate and his wife, Amanda have been married
for 13 years and have two boys: Eli (4), and Oliver (18 months).
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NOMINATING PROFILES
Colleen Senestraro, Pine Hills Church
• This is Colleen’s first time on the FEC General Board.
• She serves as the Connect Lead at Pine Hills Church
and has previously been the Leadership Development,
Adult Ministries and Intern Lead.
• Colleen has 30+ years of ministry experience in the local church, denominational level and
church consultant.
Doug Shell, Christ the King Church
• This is Doug’s first time on the FEC General Board.
• Doug is the Executive Pastor for both the Uptown and Mount Washington Campuses of Christ the King Church in Cincinnati.
• Doug formed and served on various governing and advisory boards within Christ the King.
• He has been a board member of a previous church plant in Cincinnati.
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International Ministries Board Member
Stuart Rex, Salem Church
• Stuart is the Senior Pastor of Salem Church and also is on the Mission Board at Salem.
• He and his wife, Kristi, served in Venezuela for one
term with FEC.
• Stuart previously was the Associate Pastor at
Archbold Evangelical Church, his home church.
• He and Kristi have been married 17 years and have
four children: Hannah (15), Cade (13), Isaac (11), and
Sarah (10).
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Greg German,
Northwoods Community Church
• Greg currently serves on the FEC
Nominating Committee.
• He is currently serving as the Elder Board Chairman and as the Mission Leadership Team Chairman at Northwoods Community Church.
• Greg’s main area of International mission focus is in the country of Israel, including the West Bank.
• The owner of German-Bliss Equipment, Greg sells farm and construction equipment.
• He and his wife, Toni, have four sons: Alex (23),
Chase (20), Gabriel (15), and Boaz (11).
Wes Hoffmire,
Crossroads Evangelical Church/Napoleon
• Wes currently serves on the Nominating Committee and has been a member of the General Board.
• He is the Lead Pastor at Crossroads Evangelical Church/Napoleon.
• One of the greatest privileges of his life has been serving the people of Crossroads Evangelical Church.
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• Wes and his wife, Lynne, met at Miracle Camp. They’ve been married for 24 years and have two daughters: Carley (20) and Natalie (17).
Board of Elders
Harry Hyde, Brookside Church
• Harry has served one year on the FEC Elder Board.
• He is the Executive Pastor at Brookside Church.
• He was the FEC Director of International Ministry and Senior Pastor at Church of the Good Shepherd, Adrian, MI. Harry has also served as a missionary to the Dominican Republic and Venezuela and as an Outreach Pastor in Mason, OH.
• Harry and his wife, Lynnette, have four married sons and 15 grandchildren.
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PRESIDENT'S REPORT
Discipleship is not for the faint of heart. Or as some of my
millennial friends would put it, “The Gospel isn’t for wimps!”
This may seem like a strange way to open my report on the
past year, but I believe it is exactly the mindset necessary for
the church today and it characterizes the resolve that has been
demonstrated throughout FEC’s history. For 150 years we have
sought to demonstrate the balance of strength under control.
I know at times we have erred on one side or the other, but
by God’s grace He is continuing to use the individuals and
ministries of FEC to further the work of His kingdom.
The theme EMBARK seeks to describe the action required
to truly function as Christ’s ambassadors to our increasingly
hostile world. We cannot stay in the safe confines of our home
or church. To be salt and light, we have to be in the world.
That can be scary and dangerous.
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We would not even have the opportunity to know the Good
News had the original disciples been wimps. I have recently
been following the TV mini-series A.D. The Bible Continues. The
courage and commitment of the early Christians seems to jump
right out of the drama. How could a small band of peaceful,
loving believers make such a huge impact on the entire world?
Because they were also fearless and willing to go to radical
lengths to share the Good News. They stood up to a sinful
society in a weak and compromising religious environment.
This is not unlike the situation where we find ourselves in 2015.
Almost daily we hear reports of Christians being martyred
around the world. Our lawmakers and courts restrict our
evangelical voice and grant privilege to anti-Christian causes.
Our response? To stand boldly and declare the truth of God’s
word. I believe that is the report of what is going on in, and
through, FEC.
I feel we have actively embraced the challenge of Establishing
Reproducing Churches Worldwide. It has taken some bold
and creative moves. An 80-year-old church merging with a
new FEC church (Highland Bethel and Gospel Community);
Trips into villages to share the first Bible stories ever to the
Yalunka peoples of West Africa; A launch team selling homes
and leaving jobs to travel halfway across the country to start
a new work in a new state (Denver, Colorado); Six churches
committing together to train planters and establish works in
multiple communities in their region (Tri-State Co-op reaching
NE Ohio, NW Indiana, and southern Michigan); Two families
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and three young adults joining our initiative to the unreached
of northern Europe (Jason and Emily Coon, Ramon and Cindy
Garcia, Courtney Mosier, Truett Smith, and Matt Rossi); A new
church multiplication center (Pine Hills) joining Kansas Synergy
group, Christ the King, and the Tri-State Co-op.
We are also seeing great progress as planters are crossing
cultural barriers to reach into urban centers. We are actively
working in Pittsburg, PA (River City), Phoenix, AZ (Prodigal
Church), and Portland, ME (The Hill). I have been very
encouraged to see our established churches working
together for both support and to share resources. The groups
of churches in central Illinois meet regularly, as do the Indiana
churches and the Tri-State area. We are working to expand
these opportunities to let more churches interact on a more
regular basis. I am so thankful that our established churches
are still willing to adapt and stretch to stay relevant to
their communities
At the FEC Office, the biggest change in 2015 is that Jonathan
Hyde has accepted the Executive Director position at Miracle
Camp. While this is a great fit for him, it left a huge hole here
at the office. I am excited to share that Nathan Zimmerman has
stepped into our Administrative Director’s role. Nate brings a
strong financial background to this position along with multiple
generations of FEC involvement.
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We appreciate the increased involvement of CSF, as they invest
back into FEC projects. Their financial partnership through
grants and scholarships is greatly accelerating our ability to
build into our next generation of FEC leaders. They have also
modified their lending program to better meet the needs of our
new church multiplication process. In addition to loans for brick
and mortar, we now have some flexibility in how to fund the
new church start-ups.
Beyond the spiritual impact they are having in campers' lives,
Miracle Camp and LifeChange Camp continue to serve our
fellowship. They provide discipleship training to young leaders
and are places for churches and individuals to connect. Both
camps are in the midst of facility growth plans that mirror the
growth of the churches they serve. The ministry of Salem4Youth
is also growing stronger under the direction of Terry Benge. The
increased outreach to the families and church families of these
young men is greatly increasing the positive long-term impact
in their lives.
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Our greatest challenge as we move forward is to keep up
with the financial support of all these ministry opportunities.
Currently there are 13 churches in some stage of startup.
That’s equal to almost one-fourth of our current fellowship!
We are now in the second full year of our new funding model.
As we track YTD giving to initiatives, we have seen some
very encouraging trends. For example, the Basque team is
nearly completely funded. However, as church multiplication
spreads into areas where we do not currently have churches,
the support base is weak. I appeal to each of our FEC
congregations to explore the possibility of coming alongside
and adopting one or more of these new works to help them
get established. Pray for them, encourage them, and financially
support them as they represent you in a new community. Most
of these works are proving to be financially independent in less
than 3 years. Support for a year or even a one-time gift can
make a world of difference in the health and viability of a
new church.
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The second challenge we have grappled with this year is that
of our shared healthcare plan. The changes in the Affordable
Care Act and high claims within our network have left us no
alternative but to drop our plan. We are working with advocates
to assist our churches in finding the most cost effective way of
providing for their employees.
This year FEC celebrates 150 years of ministry. That is an
amazing milestone for any organization. But my prayer is that
this is only the launching pad for us as we EMBARK on the next
leg of our journey. I am so very grateful for a wonderful team
here in the office and all the amazing church members, pastors,
and missionaries that share in the vision and ministry of FEC. I
also could not serve in this role without the love and support of
my wife and family. Thank you all for this privilege.
Rocky Rocholl
President
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QUIZZING REPORT
The 2014-2015 FEC Quiz Year had our quizzers learning and
quizzing over the New Testament book of Matthew. Throughout
the quiz year there were 41 different Junior and Senior High
teams representing 14 different FEC churches that participated
in the year’s three quiz-offs. These teams represent more than
212 individual quizzers.
The 2014 fall quiz-off was held at Miracle Camp on Saturday,
November 22. The day of quizzing began at 9:00 a.m.
and continued until the finals were completed in the early
evening. The material covered was Matthew 1-10. Many of the
teams spent both Friday and Saturday nights at camp and
participated in the planned activities surrounding the quizzing
which concluded with a worship service on Sunday morning. I
am very grateful for the entire camp staff that made our stay
so enjoyable. We enjoy our annual quiz-off at Miracle Camp
and look forward to quizzing there again in the coming fall. The
following teams ended the day in the top three positions:
Top 2 Teams, Junior High Division
1.Highland Gospel Community 2 – Zebediah Demorest, Jackie
Mellinger, Katelyn Mervar, Solan Bower, Harrison Odle
2.Cornerstone – Jenna Mincy, Sera Galbraith, Maddie Galbraith,
Olivia Hauter
Top 2 Teams, Senior High Division
1.Eureka – Jenna Metcalfe, Jodi Steffen, Eli Langley
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2.Highland Gospel Community 1 – Isaiah Norris, Nathaniel Mervar, Kelsey Hunsberger, Emily Hunsberger
FEC’s 2015 Spring quiz-off had our teams coming together in
Archbold, OH on Saturday, March 7. Those at Archbold were
wonderful hosts and enabled everyone to have a great day of
quizzing. Quizzing began at 8:30 a.m. and continued until the
finals were completed in the early evening. The material covered
was from Matthew 13-21. The top teams from our Spring quiz-off
are as follows:
1.Pine Hills - Lily Too, Rachel Moser, Micah Wheeler, Nate Neuenschwander
2.Dewey - Aden Litwiller, Brad Grieser, Caleb Dodge
1. Eureka – Jenna Metcalfe, Jodi Steffen, Eli Langley, Seth Metcalfe, Sam Metcalfe, Nolan Maurer
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2. Pine Hills – Jeremy Too, Gabe Secheverell, Julie Blomeke, Mallory Zurcher, Natalie Lahmeyer
This year’s final quiz-off was held on Saturday, May 2 in Dewey,
IL. Many from our Dewey Community Church worked together
to host this event and they all did a wonderful job! On this day
we quizzed over Matthew 24-28. We began quizzing at 8:30
a.m. and after 78 individual quizzes the day ended in the early
evening. The top teams from this final quiz-off were:
1.Highland Gospel Community 1 - Jackie Mellinger,
Luke Mellinger, Zebediah Demorest, Abbey Barker
2.Upland - Garrett Holder, Jenna King, Elizabeth Shepherd
1.Highland Gospel Community 1- Isaiah Norris, Katie Jacoby,
Kelsey Hunsberger, Jackson Odle, Nathaniel Mervar
2.Upland 1 – Seth Shepherd, Kitty Trudeau, Joel Shepherd
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It is exciting to consider all that God is doing and will do in
and through so many of our young people who are involved in
the study and memorizing of the Word of God through FEC’s
quizzing program. This program continues to be possible only
because of the commitment of many different people. Without
the hospitality of the host churches, the talented quizmasters,
the timers, the incredibly dedicated coaches, supportive parents
and the wonderful quizzers it would not be possible. Over
the next year we will continue to work to adjust to our new,
shortened schedule as we quiz over Hebrews 1 and 2 Peter.
Continue to pray for wisdom in these adjustments and that God
would be glorified through the ministry of quizzing and through
each quizzer!
Bruce Rocke
Quizzing Director
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ROSTER OF
CREDENTIALED PERSONNEL
First Name
Last Name
Jeffrey
Nirup
Ahlgrim
Alphonse
William
Sam
Tyler
Scott
Caitlin
Roger
Landon
Daniel
Eric
Caleb
Karl (Mike)
Michael
Bradley
Michael
Tom
David
Erik
Tim
Jenny
Mark
Jared
Daniel
Michael
Jefferey
Matt
Tommy
Michael
David
Dan
Marc
Philip
Earl
John
Kevin
Michael
Brian
Emily
Jason
George
Scott
Glenn
Nathan
Anderson
Andres
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Bailey
Baker
Baldwin
Barrows
Bates
Beasley
Belcher
Bell
Bennardo
Berry
Bertsche
Bertsche
Bertsche
Biehl
Bignell
Blosser
Booker
Bower
Boyers
Briggs
Brown
Bucknam
Burmeister
Buwalda
Carroll
Cecil
Chaney
Clark
Clary
Clay
Coon
Coon
Craig
Cramer
Cronin
Dammeyer
Marla
Michael
Eric
Ronald
Brandon
Clifford
Larry
Randy
Clyde
Robert (Kent)
Jonathan
Dellinger
Drury
Dubach
Dubach
Ediger
Elliott
Ely
Evers
Ewbank
Fahl
Farrell
Church/Ministry
LiFE Church of Lorain County
LifeGate Church
LifeChange Camp and Retreat Center
King's Cross Church
Ministering in Florida
Serving in the Czech Republic
Serving in the Czech Republic
Retired
Pine Hills Church
Great Oaks Community Church
River City Church
King's Cross Church
Freedom Point
Marines Chaplain
SonLight Community Church
Life Community/Hilliard
Jacob's Well Community Church
Salem Church
Retired
Upland Community Church
The Remedy
Moss Brook Community Church
Highland Gospel Community
Crossroads Evangelical Church/Wauseon
Mission Church
Life Community Church/Hilliard
Pine Hills Church
Sterling Evangelical Bible Church
Retired
Christ the King Church
Brookside Church
Serving in the Basque Region of Spain
Retired
Northwoods/Galesburg
Retired
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Brookside Church
Brookside Church
Pine Hills Church
Brookside Church
Brookside Church
Lakeview Bible Church
Oak Grove Evanglical Bible Church
Solid Rock Community Church
Berne Evangelical Church
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David
Ashley
Stephen
Cindy
Ramon
Christopher
Lowell
Michael
Mark
Carey
Ray
Brad
Doug
Nathaniel
Neal
Gene
Bob
Mike
Rusty
Randy
David
Dan
Wes
Matthew
Nicholas
Roger
Harry
Jonathan
James
Luke
Roger
Landon
Jesse
Kent
Stephen
Jonathan (J.R.)
Josh
Jeremie
Donley
Glyn
Stephen
Tim
Kip
Loren
Sarah
Forbes
Freytag
Friesen
Garcia
Garcia
Genders
Gisel
Goble
Goeglein
Gossen
Graham
Habegger
Habegger
Hamblin
Hauser
Headings
Heilshorn
Heiniger
Hernandez
Hinshaw
Hoeflinger
Hoehn
Hoffmire
Holderby
Hudson
Huff
Hyde
Hyde
Isbell
Johnson
Johnson
Jordan
Kahler
Keener
Kellerstrass
Kennedy
Kiefer
Kilgore
King
Knight
Knowles
Knowles
Kratche
Kurtz
Lango
Jason
Hal
Kurt
Bryan
Jerry
Sandy
Daniel
David
Troy
Gerri
Caleb
Lee
Lehman
Litwiller
Lloyd
Lugbill
Lugbill
Marlin
Martin
Masters
Masters
McClarren
Retired
Serving in Africa
Grace Community Church
Retired
Church of the Good Sheperd
Harrisonville Community Church
Rural Home Missionary Association
Heartland Community Church
Adrian, MI Church Plant
Dewey Community Church
Retired
Retired
Approved FEC Worker
Lawton EMC
Approved FEC Worker
The Remedy
Chaplain/Counselor, Peoria, IL
Crossroads Evangelical Church/Napoleon
Archbold Evangelical Church
PeaRidge Community Church
Brookside Church
Miracle Camp and Retreat Center
Christian Counselor, Resuce Mission
Brookside Church
New Anthem Community Church
Brookside Church
New Beginnings Church
Life Community/Gardiner
Moss Brook Association
Pathway Church
Biblical Counselor
FEC Office
Boynton Mennonite Church
Pine Hills Church
Serving in Africa
Serving in Africa
David
Shon
Tom
Ryan
Kent
Angela
Kirk
John
Thomas
Stephen
Jay
Dustin
Milo
Chad
Todd
Bradley
Dan
Andrew
Carolyn
Daryl
Steven
Mark
Brent
Roger
Tyler
Jason
Richard
Brian
Jim
Paula
David
Bradley
Stuart
Michael
Brandon
Michael
Rocky
Bruce
Adam
Gary
Donald
Alex
Darla
Charles
Eric
McGrew
McIntyre
McLennan
Mead
Morton
Morton
Moser
Mueller
Nash
Nelson
Nickless
Nimmo
Nussbaum
Olszewski
Parmenter
Penner
Petersen
Pflederer
Platt
Platt
Poirot
Pospisil
Preston
Pryor
Quillet
Rains
Ratts
Raynard
Reich
Reich
Reimer
Reith
Rex
Rice
Risch
Roberts
Rocholl
Rocke
Roseboom
Roseboom
Roth
Ruhter
Rupp
Rupp
Rupp
Sara
Calvin
Jonathan
Brandon
Kevin
Allen
Kyle
Allen
Nathanael
Colleen
Jeff
Rupp
Rychener
Rychener
Salsbury
Salsbury
Sancken
Schanbacher
Schlatter
Schumacher
Senestraro
Shadowen
The Real Tree Church
Director of Training Resources, Entrust
LifeGate Church
Serving in Albania
Serving in Albania
Serving in Africa
Pine Hills Church
Christ the King/Mount Washington
Retired
Westwood Fellowship
Approved FEC Worker
Serving with Wycliffe
Professor, Moody Theological Seminary
Serving with OCI
Serving with OCI
Pastor, Lincoln Bible Church
Brookside Church
Serving in the Middle East & Asia
Grace Crossing
Crossroads Church of Monticello
Prodigal Church
Salem Church
Crossview Church
FEC Office
Groveland EMC
Serving in Malaysia
Retired
Wave Community Church
Retired
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LifeChange Camp and Retreat Center
Comins Mennonite Church
Administrator, Harrisonville
Retired
Highland Gospel Community
Pine Hills Church
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Mary
Thomas (Steve)
Zachary
Doug
Sid
Brian
Kenneth
Craig
Kent
Michael
Jennifer
Chad
Tim
Richard
Marilyn
Matthew
Levi
Christopher
Jake
Timothy
Tom
Keith
Attila
Tamara
Rick
Clayton
Michele'
Kori
Adam
Richard
Kris
Dorothy
D. Scott
Daniel
Gary
Nate
Bill
Scott
Matt
Tony
Andrew
Bryce
Doug
Eric
Edward
Shadowen
Shaffer
Shaffer
Shell
Siebert
Siriwardena
Sistrunk
Smith
Smith
Sprunger
Sprunger
St. John
Stauffer
Steiner
Steiner
Strader
Stuckey
Stuffleben
Sutton
Swanson
Swanson
Swartz
Szögedi
Szögedi
Tawney
Tinervin
Triplett
Tuckerman
Utecht
Van Aalsburg
VanBogelen
VanVleet
Wagoner
Watkins
Webb
Westerfield
White
Wildenberg
Williams
Willsher
Wingo
Winteregg
Witzig
Wood
Wright
Matthew
David
Aaron
David
Charles
E. Nathan
Yoder
Zapf
Zehr
Zehr
Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Pine Hills Church
Pine Hills Church
Approved FEC Worker
Calvary EMC
Northwoods/Chillicothe
Pastor, Harvest Bible Church
Serving in Africa
Serving in Africa
Mission Church
Retired
Retired
Approved FEC Worker
Northwoods/Chillicothe
Prodigal Church
Eureka Bible Church
Serving in Hungary
Serving in Hungary
Calvary EMC
Grace Community Fellowship
Administrator, Harrisonville
Lawton EMC
Retired
FEC Office
Oak Bend Church
True North Church
Professor, Talbot School of Theology
Retired
Serving in Asia
The Hill
Bethel Mennonite Church
Eureka Bible Church
Greater Europe
Retired
FEC Office
STAFF AND BOARDS
FEC ELDERS
Rocky Rocholl
Bruce Rocke
Keith Swartz
Mark Biehl
Neal Hauser
Harry Hyde
FEC President
Chairman
Secretary
FEC GENERAL BOARD
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REPORTS
REPORTS
FPO
Roger Andrews
Mike Heiniger
Mike Booker
Gene Prankratz
Rocky Rocholl
Emily Coon
Jesse Kahler
Cal Rychener
Chrissy Stuckey
Adam Utecht
Bruce Rocke
Harry Hyde
Scott Wagner
Hal Lehman
Jonathan Hyde
Church MultiplicationNational
Church MultiplicationInternational
Chairman
Board of Elders,
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Board of Elders,
Appointee
Secretary
Treasurer
FEC President
Administrative
Director
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OF CREDENTIALED
PERSONNEL
STAFF AND
BOARDS
FEC INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY
FPO
FPO
Jim Reich
Wayne Baker
Lynnette Hyde
Bob Heilshorn
Nancy Keller
Stuart Rex
Nancy Roth
Hal Lehman
Chairman
Vice-Chairman
Secretary/Treasurer
Church MultiplicationInternational
LIFECHANGE CAMP & RETREAT CENTER
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FPO
Chairman & Vice Chair
Joe Hinz
Ron Habegger
Secretary
Richard Schrock
Reita Yoder
Treasurer
Elwin Yoder
Not Pictured: Devin Yoder
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Phil Hilty
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
STAFF AND BOARDS
MIRACLE CAMP & RETREAT CENTER
FPO
Jonathan Hyde
Executive Director
Gary Miller
Steve Shaffer
Chairman
Patrick Murphy
Doug Bernath
Vice-Chairman
Sarah Wagoner
Bob Hoffer
Secretary
Candace Wyne
Chad Zobrist
Brad Rupp
Treasurer
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
SALEM4YOUTH
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4.00
REPORTS
REPORTS
FPO
Terry Benge
Executive Director
Stan Risinger
Chairman
Stuart Rex
Wayne Gerst
Secretary/Treasurer
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
Not Pictured: Chris Campbell
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OF CREDENTIALED
PERSONNEL
STAFF AND
BOARDS
FEC OFFICE
FPO
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
Grace Anguiano
Executive Assistant
Hal Lehman
Scott Wagoner
Jonathan Hyde
Church Multiplication–
National
Administrative
Director
Nate Zimmerman
Church Multiplication–
International
Lynette
Augsburger
Hannah Steiner
Dave Teat
Linda Burton
Executive Assistant
Brotherhood Intern
CSF President
Administrative
Director
CSF Accountant
CHRISTIAN SERVICE FOUNDATION
4.18
REPORTS
FPO
Dave Teat
President
Jon Steiner
Chairman
Wendell Bontrager Mike Drury
Rick Streitmatter
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Doug Bernath
Rodney Liechty
Doug Nafziger
Brad Rupp
Kent Schwerin
Steve Shaffer
Vice-Chairman
Keith Yoder
Secretary
Sherry Yoder
Treasurer
Rocky Rocholl
FEC President
STAFF AND
BOARDS
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
705 Lafayette St.
Archbold, OH 43502
Pastor: Jesse Kahler
Crossroads/Napoleon
601 Bonaparte Dr.
Napoleon, OH 43545
Pastor: Wes Hoffmire
5481 S. 450 W.
Berne, IN 46711
Pastor: Kent Fahl
Crossroads/Wauseon
845 East Leggett St.
Wauseon, OH 43567
Pastor: Matt Boyers
Bethel Mennonite Church
37830 Bethel Church Rd.
Fortuna, MO 65034
Pastor: David Zapf
Crossview Church
12532 Grabill Rd.
Grabill, IN 46741
Pastor: Brandon Risch
326 NW Jefferson St.
Hopedale, IL 61747
Pastor: Kurt Litwiller
16 Third St.
Dewey, IL 61840
Pastor: Neal Hauser
Brookside Church
6102 Evard Rd.
Fort Wayne, IN 46835
Pastor: Eric Dubach
Eureka Bible Church
1452 Church Rd.
Eureka, IL 61530
Pastor: Tom Swanson
Calvary EMC
115 E. Jefferson St.
Washington, IL 61571
Pastor: Ken Sistrunk
Freedom Point
41109 E. 291 St.
Garden City, MO 64747
Pastor: Mike Bates
333 Warner
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Pastor: Michael Clary
1600 South Anderson Ave.
Newton, KS 67114
Pastor: David Reimer
Church of the Good Shepherd
737 East Beecher St.
Adrian, MI 49221
Pastor: Michael Goble
Grace Community Fellowship
Hillsboro Elementary School
812 East A St.
Hillsboro, KS 67063
Pastor: Adam Utecht
Comins Mennonite Church
4263 N. First West St. W.
Comins, MI 48619
Pastor: Kevin Salsbury
1602 N. 1125 E. Rd.
Monticello, IL 61856
Pastor: Rich Ratts
5.01
OTHER
INFORMATION
Grace Crossing
111 W. Cole St.
Moundridge, KS 67107
Pastor: Jason Rains
1325 E. Jefferson
Morton, IL 61550
Pastor: Glyn Knight
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OFDIRECTORY
CHURCH
515 State Route 116
Germantown Hills, IL 61548
Pastor: Bill White
Groveland EMC
5324 E. Queenwood Rd.
Groveland, IL 61535
Pastor: Bruce Rocke
1606 Chapel Dr.
Harrisonville, MO 64701
Pastor: Mark Goeglein
1811 N. Linden St.
Normal, IL 61761
Pastor: Roger Pryor
Highland Gospel Community 3800 North Clinton St.
Pastors: Nate Schumacher
& Jeff Bower
Jacob’s Well Community Church
304 Jersey Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
Pastor: David Berry
1010 W. Greenhurst Rd.
Nampa, ID 83686
Pastor: Mike Rice
5.01
OTHER
INFORMATION
144
Moss Brook Community Church
Oxford Hills Comprehensive HS
256 Main St.
South Paris, ME 04281
Pastor: Mike Booker
11111 S. Roberts Rd.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
Pastor: Don King
(Peoria)
10700 N. Allen Rd.
Peoria, IL 61615
Pastor: Calvin Rychener
(Chillicothe)
Chillicothe H.S.
1300 W. Sycamore
Chillicothe, IL 64523
Pastor: Craig Smith
(Galesburg)
940 W. Fremont St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
Pastor: Scott Cramer
Oak Bend Church
11275 Eckel Junction Rd.
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Pastor: Daniel Watkins
Lawton EMC
425 S. Nursery
Lawton, MI 49065
Pastor: Rusty Hernandez
Oak Grove Evangelical
Bible Church
3221 Springfield Rd.
East Peoria, IL 61611
Pastor: Cliff Elliott
Life Community Church
4400 Cemetery Rd.
Hilliard, OH 43026
Pastor: Tom Bennardo
Pathway Church
21211 Drake Rd.
Strongsville, OH 44149
Pastor: Kip Kratche
Mission Church
1651 Cass St.
Pastors: Michael Brown &
Tim Stauffer
PeaRidge Community Church
3230 CR 230
Palmyra, MO 63461
Pastor: Roger Huff
STAFF AND BOARDS
Pine Hills Church
4704 Carroll Rd.
Pastor: Michael Drury
The Real Tree Church
915 8th St.
Farmington, MN 55024
Pastor: Shon McIntyre
Salem Church
4925 E. 1250 North Rd.
Gridley, IL 61744
Pastor: Stuart Rex
Solid Rock Community Church
102 Egly Dr.
West Unity, OH 43570
Pastor: Randy Evers
455 N. Gerald Lett Ave.
Angola, IN 46703
Pastor: Bradley Belcher
Sterling Evangelical Bible Church
3017 North Sterling Rd.
Sterling, KS 67579
Pastor: Philip Carroll
True North Church
410 Dakota St., W
Cannon Falls, MN 55009
Pastor: Scott Wildenberg
5.01
OTHER
INFORMATION
439 West Berry Ave.
Upland, IN 46989
Pastor: Mark Biehl
Westwood Fellowship
4100 Becker Rd.
Woodburn, IN 46797
Pastor: Chad Olszewski
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ROSTER
OFPLANT
CREDENTIALED
PERSONNEL
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
ARIZONA:
OHIO:
Prodigal Church
16215 N. Tatum Blvd.
Phoenix, AZ 85032
Planter: Bradley Reith
Catalyst Community Church
10105 Corona Lane
Plain City, OH 43064
Planter: Doug Schrock
COLORADO:
LifeGate Church
Cherry Creek High School
9300 E. Union Ave.
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Planter: Nirup Alphonse
MAINE:
Moss Brook Association
Church Plant Personnel:
Tim Knowles
Life Community Church
99 Terri Lane
West Gardiner, ME 04345
Planter: Stephen Knowles
5.02
LiFE Church of Lorain County
1033 Elm. St.
Grafton, OH 44044
Planter: Jeff Ahlgrim
The Hill
Portland, Maine
Planter: Eric Wood
MICHIGAN:
PENNSYLVANIA
The Remedy
137 S. Main St.
Reading, MI 49274
Planter: Jared Bignell
MISSOURI:
New Anthem Community Church
6015 Independence St.
Park City, KS 67219
Pastor: Landon Jordan
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King’s Cross Church
Schomburg Auditorium
Defiance College Campus
202 E. Session St.
Defiance, OH 43512
Planter: Sam Andres
Wave Community Church
Deshler Elementary School
221 E. Maple St.
Deshler, OH 43516
Planter: Alex Ruhter
Adrian Church Plant
Planter: Nate Hamblin
OTHER
INFORMATION
Christ the King –
Mt. Washington
1715 Beacon St.
Cincinnati, OH 45230
Planter: Dustin Nimmo
River City Church
1825 Monongahela
Swissvale, PA 15218
Pastor: Eric Baldwin
STAFF
ANDWORSHIP
BOARDS
SUNDAY
Pastor: Kurt Litwiller
326 NW Jefferson St.
Hopedale, IL 61747
(309) 229-5503
Sunday School – 9:30 a.m.
Worship – 10:30 a.m.
Calvary EMC
Pastor: Ken Sistrunk
115 E. Jefferson St.
Washington, IL 61571
(309) 444-2722
Pastor: Rich Ratts
1602 N. 1125 E. Rd.
Monticello, IL 61856
(217) 762-5700
Worship – 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Neal Hauser
16 Third St.
Dewey, IL 61840
(217) 897-6488
Eureka Bible Church
Pastor: Tom Swanson
1452 Church Rd.
Eureka, IL 61530
(309) 467-4341
Pastor: Glyn Knight
1325 E. Jefferson
Morton, IL 61550
(309) 266-9281
Early Worship – 9:00 a.m.
Evening Service – 6:00 p.m.
Pastor: Bill White
515 State Route 116
Germantown Hills, IL 61548
(309) 383-4330
Worship – 9:00 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Groveland EMC
Pastor: Bruce Rocke
5324 E. Queenwood Rd.
Groveland, IL 61536
(309) 387-6447
Afternoon Service – 12:30 p.m.
Pastor: Roger Pryor
1811 N. Linden St.
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 452-7335
Saturday Worship – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Worship – 9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
Jacob’s Well Community Church
Pastor: Dave Berry
304 Jersey Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 830-3795
Pastor: Don King
11111 S. Roberts Rd.
Palos Hills, IL 60465
(708) 974-3515
Sunday Worship – 10:15 a.m.
5.03
OTHER
INFORMATION
Northwoods Community Church (Peoria)
Pastor: Cal Rychener
10700 N. Allen Rd.
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 243-1550
Saturday Worship – 6:00 p.m.
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OFWORSHIP
SUNDAY
Northwoods Community Church (Chillicothe)
Pastor: Craig Smith
1300 W. Sycamore
Chillicothe, IL 64523
(309) 243-1550
Sunday Worship – 11:00 a.m.
Northwoods Community Church (Galesburg)
Pastor: Scott Cramer
940 W. Fremont St.
Galesburg, IL 61401
(309) 342-1550
Oak Grove Evangelical
Bible Church
Pastor: Cliff Elliott
3221 Springfield Rd.
East Peoria, IL 61611
(309) 387-6789
Evening Service – 6:00 p.m.
Salem Church
Pastor: Stuart Rex
4925 E. 1250 North Rd.
Gridley, IL 61744
(815) 796-2805
5.03
OTHER
INFORMATION
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STAFF AND
BOARDS
EXHIBITORS
Please feel free to browse and visit
the following exhibits located in the Lobby area.
Exhibits will be open until 1:00 p.m. Saturday.
Basque & West Africa Initiative
Hal Lehman & Steve Nelson
Beautiful Feet
Darrel & Gail Voth
Claren Lehman
Christian Service Foundation
Dave Teat & Linda Burton
Christ the King Church / Mount Washington Initiative
Dustin Nimmo
Everence
Brian Veeder
Helping Hands Unlimited
Rod Meyer
Hungary / Global Footprint Personnel
Attila Szögedi
LifeChange Camp & Retreat Center
Lincoln Christian University
Ryan Harty
Miracle Camp & Retreat Center
Jonathan Hyde
Q-Place
Jan Teat & Jeff Klein
The Nichols Company
John Paff & Alexandra Burton
Salem4youth
Terry Benge
Solid Rock International
Joe & Shannon Zimmerman
ZEC Ministries
Syam Babu
6.01
EXHIBITORS
Zimmerman Financial Group
Dennis Zimmerman
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