Post Road Chrisitan Church 2020 Annual Report

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2020 Annual Report

2020

A Year Like No Other first Sunday of our COVID-19 shutdown. So it was announced online, instead of in person, as everyone involved would have preferred. In May, we held our first-ever drive-in worship service as Dennis preached his final sermon for us and we said our good-byes and wished him and JoDee well in their new ministry in St. Louis.

Without question, 2020 has been the most unusual year I (Gary) have seen in my 31 years of ministry here at PRCC. Never have we seen so many changes, been presented with so many challenges, and faced circumstances that we had no experience to draw from to know how to navigate. Yet, we have leaned upon God, learned much and continued to trust in Him.

The Elders of PRCC determined the best way forward after Dennis’ resignation was to not hire a Senior Minister, but to have that leadership role carried by two existing staff members: Gary Whorlow adding the function as Lead Teaching Minister on to his role as Discipleship Minister and Bill Bowley adding the function of Executive Minister on to his role as Student Minister.

In January we moved to a preaching team approach for our Sunday morning messages. Using Dennis McConnaughhay, Bill Bowley, Phil Christian and Gary Whorlow in a rotation allowed us to capitalize on the gifting and various preaching styles of our staff; as well as set the example from leadership and the stage of our commitment to a team approach to ministry throughout our church family.

When COVID-19 hit, everything in our world changed . . . except our vision of Connecting People to Jesus. Something we realized early on was that if the church was going to do the work of connecting people to Jesus, then two things had to happen: We had to make sure our people stayed connected, and we had to engage everyone to do the work of carrying out our mission. Hundreds of phone calls were made by small group leaders, staff, elders and others. Many of our people put signs and flamingos in yards to let people know they were not alone and not forgotten.

In February we launched a new vision for the church: Connecting People to Jesus; influencing others to find and follow Jesus.

This vision will drive and shape our church for years to come. Where does one start the story of this new vision? Do we trace it back to the clear command by Jesus “to go and make disciples” some 2,000 years ago?

Do we trace it back to a decision in 2019 to begin to fast and pray as a church with over 250 people committing to do so once a month for a day? My (Bill) answer is yes to both! We understood and still understand that no great movement of God happens without much prayer. We felt “Connecting people to Jesus” honored the command to go and make disciples and the heart of our leadership to do a better job of loving and connecting our own people. By March we had grown in our Sunday morning worship attendance by almost a 100 people. We were all excited about what God was doing!

But that is only half of our vision of Connecting People to Jesus. We needed to reach our community. We realized Phil Christian’s gifting and passion made him a natural as an Outreach Minister. So we transitioned his job description to capitalize on this. We launched weekly food drives, sent gift cards to single moms and grandparents raising grandchildren. We handed out food to hundreds, invited over 1,000 neighborhood homes to join us for VBS (and later for our own fireworks display) and delivered flowers to 300 homes. We helped two families get cars and have loved on many others through our Benevolence Ministry.

In March . . . well, you know what happened in March. The COVID-19 pandemic caused our world to come to a grinding halt. But with Justin Vance leading the way with his technical expertise, we were able to immediately start providing quality online worship and preaching experiences that very first Sunday of the shutdown. Dennis McConnaughhay had planned in March to announce his call to become part of the team at St. Louis Christian College and resign as our Senior Minister, a position held for 15 years. But sadly -- for Dennis and our church family -- his announcement came on the

The work is not over, in fact it has just begun and if you have found yourself missing out on being in on the “doing” part of this, then great news -- we are just getting started! Join us and help us Connect People to Jesus. LET’S GO CHURCH!!

Executive Minister/ Student Minister

Lead Teaching Minister 1

Post Road Christian Church ...

Why are we here?

(This was shared by David Giles at a Vision Night to the leaders of the church at the beginning of 2020)

and we are taking that to heart. They also said that we have two choices. The most reasonable, in their minds, was that we should sell the building and move. The east side of Indianapolis is changing and since we do not have debt, we can sell and move to a “nicer” area where we can “grow” a church. Or, we can stay and seek to engage our community – which would involve clarity in strategy and vision along with the necessary adjustments that will allow us to make the most of this opportunity.

The leadership of the church is aware of the need to review the past and envision the future on a regular basis. We believe that it is healthy to continually evaluate how we are doing as a church – as we gather for worship and as we go out into the world. Are we glorifying God by equipping every member to use their gifts to connect people to Jesus and to bless the eastside of Indianapolis?

In this process we look back to see what we can learn and we look forward to ensure that we are moving in the right direction.

This church is much like a rowing team – which involves looking back and moving forward. A rowboat moves forward when everyone has their oars in the water. The rowers look back while there is a person on the bow to make sure they are headed in the right direction.

Or, we can stay and seek to engage our community – which would involve clarity in strategy and vision along with the necessary adjustments that will allow us to make the most of this opportunity.

. . . using the row boat analogy: as we look back, we can see a lot of good things in our wake.

We have our own rich history and we have good people – you. Our church has a reputation for being actively involved in the community and making a difference. As we look back, we see good things that we can celebrate. As we look back, we also see some things that are concerning. We have had decline in membership, with some long-term members leaving. We have also had some staff issues – with some staff leaving under difficult circumstances. We cannot just ignore what has happened, but want to learn from these experiences and try to determine the best way forward.

The leadership spent a lot of time in prayer, fasting and discernment; these are some key values that guide how we want to move forward: •

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We believe that God has called us to engage where we are on the eastside of Indianapolis. It is much easier for a church to just move and find a place where we can “grow”; but we are committed to make a difference here on the eastside. We will stay.

We believe that God has called each person we have on staff and they have the gifting that is needed to help us engage where we are and equip the members of the church to connect others to Jesus and transform the east side. We believe that a team approach will be the most effective way forward. There will be some re-organization within the staff.

We believe that God has gifted every believer and the true measure of our effectiveness is how well we are equipping every member of our church to use their gifts to glorify God and expand His kingdom by connecting people to Jesus. We are committed to developing the potential of every member.

We can’t keep doing what we have always done and expect different results. We do not want to look back and just dwell in the good old days – we want to reflect on the past in order to move positively into the future that God has for us.

The leadership hired a consulting group called Slingshot.

They suggested that we do some staff reorganization,

Slingshot recommended: Sell and move; or take the risk and stay and engage. They mentioned a “tired building” and changing neighborhoods. But I want to say that when I look at PRCC, I don’t see a tired building; because our church is not brick and mortar, but people – living stones, active in living out their faith for the good of our community and for the Glory of God. And, we the church have the potential to make a difference. I am excited to see how God will use us to connect people to Jesus and transform the eastside of Indianapolis.

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Vision 2020

Connecting People to Jesus Influencing people to find and follow Jesus

When you are connected to Jesus, you are -empowered to worship embracing a deeper discipleship experiencing community equipped to serve engaged in connecting others to Jesus 3

From Dennis & JoDee McConnaughhay…

2005

for those moments. Some 10 months before, while on my annual preaching planning retreat, I was burdened to preach about worry and anxiety in 2020. We would call the teaching series Anxious For Nothing based on Philippians 4:4-8. In July 2019, before I had ever heard of the coronavirus, God knew what we needed. We didn’t know. But God knew. God always knows what we need.

Not only was May 17th our last official Sunday with PRCC, JoDee and I “celebrated” our 40th Wedding Anniversary. Not exactly how we planned it all. At least, our first “Drive-In” Church gathering gave

We will never forget how the week of March 8, 2020 changed our lives in so many ways and on so many levels. That week, as we watched our country and community respond to the threat of the COVID-19 virus, we had no idea we would decide to suspend our in-person gatherings, go to video and online worship, shelter in place, close the offices, and “social distance.” Social distancing? I had never heard the term (and many terms associated with the pandemic) before this crisis.

us the opportunity to wave and share words of “Goodbye” to many of you as you drove by. Crazy!

As we think of PRCC and our ministry, there’s so much we are grateful for. Our prayer team.

Relationships. Those who influenced our daughter, Anna. Preaching. Sharing the Hope of Christ. Lives changed. In Philippians 1:3-7, the Apostle Paul writes what we feel --

AND on Sunday, March 15th … I would share, via our first online worship experience, that JoDee and I, after 15 years of ministry with PRCC, would transition to serve with St. Louis Christian College as Vice President of Advancement.

2020

What a crazy, crazy, crazy time! No meetings together. No worship gathering - together. No LIFE Group - together. No prayer times - together.

No Easter Sunday - together. No “goodbyes” together.

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart…

We had just spent the weeks in February and March unpacking the PRCC vision of “connecting people to Jesus” and the people of Jesus were not able to connect with one another because of the pandemic.

I remember the fear, the worry, the anxiety, the uncertainty, and the confusion. As I reflect, I was amazed at how God knew exactly what we needed

By His Grace and for His Glory!

Dennis and JoDee 4

November 2019 through October 2020 Teaching Series

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Friends & Family Day -- 11/17/19 Believe Conference -- 2/21/20

The Gift Dinner December 7, 2019

Jingle Jam December 15, 2019

Global Partner Sunday November 3, 2019

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

20th: Leadership Begins Prayer & Fasting

10th-12th: TCTC High School Convention 11th: Winter Sports Leagues Begin

7th & 8th: Leadership Vision Nights

5th: Preaching Team Rotation Takes Effect

24th: Christmas Eve Services (2)

15th: Jingle Jam

13th & 14th: Cheerleading Camp

7th: The Gift Dinner

17th: Friends & Family Day

8th & 9th: SuperStart (5th & 6th Grades) 9th: Mourning Breakfast

3rd: Global Partner Sunday

Timeline of the past 12 months

JANUARY

Crossover Sports Ministry

Vision: To engage our community and connect people to Jesus through sports.

Winter Basketball & Cheerleading Season saw 168 boys and girls who learned the importance of positive teamwork, athletic growth, and connecting with Jesus. During the 2020 season they learned the importance of BREAKING FREE! from the lies of this world, taking responsibility for their actions, and moving forward in their relationship with God.

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Food Distribution & Delivery

FEBRUARY

In November 2019, the staff and elders began praying and fasting on the 3rd Monday of the month. In January, other leaders in the church committed to join them. During the Connected teaching series in February, the congregation was given the opportunity to take part. At that point, 230+ people had commited to pray and fast on the 3rd Monday of each month for our church and community.

25th: Begin hosting weekly food distribution for Warren Twsp.

This continued weekly through the end of June.

15th: COVID--First Online Only Worship Service 15th: Dennis McConnaughhay announces his resignation

7th: Winter Sports Leagues Conclude

1st: “See A Victory” Worship Night

21st & 22nd: Believe Conference (Middle School)

Saturdays: Winter Sports Leagues 17th: First 3rd Monday--Day of Prayer & Fasting

2nd: “Connecting” All-Church Study Begins 2nd: Commitment to Pray & Fast on 3rd Monday

The church responds to immediate needs within the community.

MARCH

11th: Easter Jam (virtual) 12th: Easter Sunday (online)

When the COVID quarantine hit, it was apparent that there would be families and individuals who would be without food.

PRCC was blessed to be asked to partner with a couple of community organizations to help distribute meals. The church hosted the Warren Township/ Chartwells meal distribution on Wednesdays and assisted global partner, Outreach, with delivering food to homeless young adults on the eastside of Indianapolis twice a week.

APRIL

Yard Signs The church leadership quickly realized that not being able to gather together was going to create a strong sense of disconnectedness amongst our church family. One way to help people know that they were being thought of and cared for was to deliver encouraging yard signs to members’ homes, letting them know that they were loved and missed. Over 25 people delivered just shy of 300 yard signs. We received many positive responses, along with some great Facebook posts! To the right are Paige and Betsy Rogers proudly displaying the sign that was delivered to their family.

Communion At Home

Our online services included a time of communion.

This family used some small wood communion cups they brought back from a trip to Israel.

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MAY

Global Partners Adam & Allison Giles who serve in Ethiopia with CMF Int’l.

JUNE

29th: Conclude assisting Outreach with Food Deliveries

21st-24th: FOCUS Vacation Bible School; onsite & virtual

12th: Re-launch Sunday onsite service // Begin live streaming

4th: Neighbhorhood Fireworks 5th: Third Drive-in Service

24th: Conclude assisting with Warren Township Food Distribution

7th: Second Drive-in Service in church parking lot

18th: Start delivering “Still Connected” Yard Signs

15th: First Drive-in Service in church parking lot 15th: Dennis & JoDee’s last Sunday at PRCC

5th: Assist Outreach, Inc. with Food Distribution (2x/week) 7th: Gift cards sent to single moms for Mother’s Day

Drive-In Church Services A first for PRCC -- Church in the parking lot! We held three drive-in services that were broadcast via an FM transmitter and Facebook Live. The first one on May 17 was a farewell service for Dennis & JoDee McConnaughhay. The other two were on June 15 and July 5 (the week before we began meeting again).

JULY

We were overjoyed to be able to have an onsite and virtual VBS in late July. An average of 67 kids and 53 volunteers participated. The theme for the week was “FOCUS” -- helping kids dive deeper into their faith by putting the FOCUS on God and His amazing plan for us. The mission project was helping to provide clean drinking water for people in Ethiopia. The children were challenged to raise enough money to provide 200 5-gallon jugs of water (1,000 gallons). Adam & Allison Giles were here each evening sharing with the kids what they do in their mission work which, among other responsibilities, includes overseeing the construction and maintenance of clean water wells in rural area throughout the country of Ethiopia. After all donations were in, a total of $1,595.69 was received.

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AUGUST

Fight Club is a men’s discipleship resource developed by men, for men, to reach men - to turn the tide on mediocrity and cause men to stand and say “not on my watch!” It’s a 10-week commitment that challenges men to grow intellectually, spiritually, physically and relationally. In September, 26 PRCC men committed to this challenge. Another session will be offered in 2021.

SEPTEMBER A priority of the Wednesday evening Mission Possible Kids is to teach kids to learn how to live a life outside of themselves. This year, they sponsored several mission projects with some local global partners, including collecting items to fill Apartment Kits for Outreach, Inc. These kits include necessary household items and are given to the young people who have been homeless but are getting set-up in their own apartment. The response was amazing! We delivered nine Apartment Kits and a lot of other much-needed items to Outreach.

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OCTOBER

25th: Treat Street Fall Family Event

4th: Begin two services: 9 a.m. & 11 a.m.

4th: Sunday AM Student Ministry resumes

26th & 27th: Marriage Retreat at Clifty Falls State Park

18th: Outdoor Drive-in Movie Night

13th: ReRoute & Student Ministry Sunday evenings resume 13th: Congregational Mtg. to vote on Leadership Structure 13th: Begin delivering flowers to our neighbors

7th: Men’s 10-week Fight Club begins

All Month: Mission Possible Kids collect items for Outreach, Inc.

16th: Q & A Meeting -- Leadership Format & Direction

12th: Wednesday Children’s & Student Ministry resumes

2nd: Children’s Ministry resumes Sunday AM programming

Just to bless some of our neighbors, 300 small flower arrangements were delivered by 30+ volunteers to homes around the church. The response from some of our neighbors was incredible! One woman left this voicemail: “I opened my door this morning and there was the plant. My husband is having surgery today.

It was just what I needed to get through this day.

Thank you so much. Your church is just unbelievable!” Several thank-you notes were received as well. A BIG thanks goes to Post Road English Garden for providing the plants and packaging at a greatly reduced price and helping with assembly thanks also to the volunteers who stayed after church to help). And, thank you to the person who came forward to cover all the costs, Overall -a great team outreach effort to connect with our neighbors!

Social Media As with just about anything else, social media has its upside and it’s downside.

When the pandemic hit and we could not longer gather together, we were thankful for the upside -the ability to communicate with a large number of our church family at one time.

We couldn’t reach everyone by that means, but it still proved valuable in sharing information on a day-to-day basis. It also allowed people to have some kind of connection with one another while quarantined. It’s not the ideal way to build or maintain relationships, but it has helped people feel less isolated.

Renovating

In one week in January, a group of volunteers tore up the old stage, ripped up the carpet, then installed dark wood planking, painted the front walls black, painted two new widescreens on the walls, trimmed and added some decorative features to not only enhance the look of the stage, but also to provide a better surface for lighting and projection. Several of the volunteers were at the church all day, every day, often into the late evening so the stage would be complete and ready to go by Sunday morning.

Pre-COVID, the plan was to re-do the downstairs women’s restroom, but after having to cancel services in March, and the offer from a professional who was off due to the pandemic to tile both restrooms at a greatly reduced cost, it was decided to go ahead and update both the men’s and women’s restrooms.

Later in the year, another church member came forward who was willing to renovate the Upstreet children’s area, so it is getting quite the facelift -- new bright colors in the restrooms along with new tile, sinks and countertops, and a totally new look in the lobby -- making it an attractive, cheerful and welcoming children’s area.

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Returning

Meeting Together Again After three months of pre-recording worship, the teaching message, announcements and any other service elements, the leadership felt it was safe to begin meeting again in person, as long as everyone wore a mask and stayed socially distanced.

Those who felt comfortable gathered together for worship at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 12. For those who chose to continue worshiping from home, we had our very first live-streamed service via Facebook and YouTube! It was a wonderful morning knowing that those who gathered in person were still connected and worshiping with those who were at home.

Our God is not limited by space or time!

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Being the Church

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Attendance

(See YouTube explanation on the right)

Numbers

Giving

(2020 Average Budget Amount Needed: $22,109; represented by dotted line)

From March 15 through June 28, our service was prerecorded and shown online via YouTube and Facebook. We have no way of knowing exactly how many people viewed those services. July 5th was a drivein service and was streamed via Facebook Live. Again, no accurate number. When we resumed meeting on July 12, we also began live-streaming the service. We have numbers from that point on, but they do not provide an accurate count of exactly how many people are “attending” and cannot be used as a comparison with the previous in-person numbers.

Since July 12, when we started live streaming the service, we are counting the number of people who attend in person, offsite, and the number of devices (computers, phones, tablets, TVs, etc.) that connect via YouTube (through the following Monday at midnight).

PRCC Leadership 2020/2021 2020 Elders Dave (Bonnie) Banton

Marvin (Donna) Hitchcock

Member of PRCC since 1977 Works at DFAS; Communications Systems Manager Married to Bonnie for 31 years; 2 children Other ministry involvement: Finance, Benevolence, LIFE Group leader (1st 3-year term; ends 2022)

Member of PRCC since 1973 Recently retired from DLZ Indiana/ Electrical Engineer Married to Donna for 42 years; 2 children; 7 grandchildren Other ministry involvement: LIFE Group leader, Shut-in Communion (1-year term; ends 2020)

James (Pam) Higginson

Russ (Melodie) Hornickel

Member of PRCC since 1978 Retired Married to Mel for 43 years; 1 child; 2 grandsons Other ministry involvement: Men’s Ministry, Student Ministry, Shut-in Communion (1st 3-year term; ends 2022)

Member of PRCC since 2013 Retired Married to Pam for 33 years; 4 children; 6 grandchildren Other ministry involvement: Men's Ministry, Stephen Ministry, Benevolence (1st 3-year term; ends 2022) 13

PRCC Leadership 2020/2021 Dennis (JoDee) McConnaughhay

Tim (Margot) Wade

Member of PRCC since 2005 Senior Minister at PRCC Married to JoDee for 40 years; 3 children; 4 grandchildren Other ministry involvement: Worship, LIFE Group leader (Through May 2020)

Member of PRCC since 2013 Works as a Quality Control Analyst Married to Margot for 31 years; 2 adult sons Other ministry involvement: Global Partners Ministry and Shut-in Communion (1st 3-year term; ends 2020)

Steve (Barb) Pryor

Larry (Jan) Woodard

Member of PRCC since 1994 Retired Married to Jan for 51 years; 2 children; 2 grandsons Other ministry involvement: Stephen Ministry, Shut-in Communion (2nd 3-year term; ends 2020)

Member of PRCC since 1982 Recently retired as Software Developer at Genesys Married to Barb for 41 years; 2 children; 3 granddaughters Other ministry involvement: Men’s Ministry, Worship Ministry (1st 3-year term; ends 2022)

Jim (Kim) Raftery

Recommended to Serve as Elder (2021)

Member of PRCC since 1980 Works for IAC; energy audits of industrial facilities Married to Kim for 40 years; 3 children; 4 grandchildren Other ministry involvement: Benevolence, Stephen Ministry (1st 3-year term; ends 2022)

Dan (Sarah) Haag

Member of PRCC since 2009 Works for Geico Married to Sarah for 16 years; 2 daughters Other ministry involvement: LIFE Group leader and Sunday morning Middle School leader

Ministry Coordinators Buildings & Grounds Jim Sheridan

Safety Ministry Mike Morehead

Member of PRCC since 2001 Retired Married to Rayma for 58 years; 2 children; 5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren

Member of PRCC since 2002 Works at Corteva Agriscience/ EHS&S (Environmental Health Safety and Security Specialist) Married to Charissa for 13 years Other ministry involvement: Finance Ministry

Global Partners Barb Pryor

Student Ministry Brian & Becky Berry

Member of PRCC since 1982 Works at PRCC Married to Steve for 41 years; 2 children; 3 granddaughters

Members of PRCC: Brian since 1992; Becky since 1966 Brian works at Garner’s Towing; Becky is a Speech Pathologist at Brookside Elementary Married for 27 years; 3 children

Student Ministry Barry & Karen Survant

Worship & Prayer Ministry Angie Gonzalez

Members of PRCC: Barry since 1978; Karen since 2002; Works at -- Barry: Carpenter with Lee Company Karen: High School Science Teacher Married for 18 years; 3 children

Member of PRCC since 1998 Works at the City County Council Married to Rei for 18 years; 3 children; 1 grandchild Other ministry involvement: Clown Ministry 14

PRCC Leadership 2020/2021 Financial Officers Asst. Financial Secretary Larry Stowers

Member of PRCC since 1966 Retired Married to Patsy for 60 years; 2 daughters; 2 granddaughters Other ministry involvement: Teacher, Communion Scheduling

Treasurer Lila White

Member of PRCC since 1994 Works at PRCC: Bookkeeper Single; 3 children; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren

2021 Ballot

If there is a scriptural reason why you believe any of these listed should not serve as an Elder, Ministry Coordinators or Financial Officer, please contact the Elders in writing (signature required).

Elders Currently Serving

Dave Banton (1st 3-year term; 2022) Russ Hornickel (1st 3-year term; 2022) Marvin Hitchcock (1-year term; 2020) Steve Pryor (1st 3-year term; 2022) Jim Raftery (1st 3-year term; 2022) Tim Wade (1st 3-year term; 2020; rotating off) Larry Woodard (2nd 3-year term; 2020) Recommended to Serve as Elder Dan Haag (1st 3-year term; 2023)

Assistant Treasurer Don Paul

Member of PRCC since 1996 Retired Married to Jan (deceased); 1 daughter; 1 granddaughter Other ministry involvement: Teacher, IN Creation Science Assoc.

Pastoral & Support Staff Gary Whorlow Bill Bowley

Cynthia Parkes Phil Chrisitian Justin Vance

Lead Teaching Minister Executive Minister & Student Minister Children’s Minister Outreach Minister Worship Minister

Valerie Daniels

Bonnie Banton

Sharlyn Woods Barb Pryor

Office Manager & Connections Ministry Office Assistant & Student Ministry Assistant Office Assistant (P/T) Communications (P/T)

Recommended to Serve as Ministry Coordinator To be selected to serve a 1-year term for the calendar year of 2021: Jim Sheridan

Barb Pryor

Mike Morehead

Brian & Becky Berry Barry & Karen Survant Angie Gonzalez

Buildings & Grounds Global Partners Ministry Safety Ministry Student Ministry Student Ministry Worship Ministry

Recommended to Serve as Financial Officers Open Position

Financial Secretary Larry Stowers

Asst. Financial Secretary Lila White

Treasurer Don Paul

Asst. Treasurer

The Annual Congregational Meeting is Sunday, November 22, 2020. The purpose of this meeting is to affirm the Elders’ recommendations for the Budget, Elders, Ministry Coordinators and Financial Officers for 2021. Above are the names of the candidates that will be on the ballot. The Proposed Budget is on Page 16.

Words of Encouragement

Go A Long Way

The suddenness of the COVID shutdown and the myriad of decisions and adjustments that needed to be made in a short amount of time created just a little extra stress on the church staff and leadership throughout the quarantine time and beyond.

In the weeks following, we were so incredibly blessed by the notes of encouragement that were received in the church office (even though most of us weren’t there for six weeks!).

We are very thankful and grateful for the prayers and words of affirmation that came with those notes. We want to give a BIG THANK YOU to all who took the time to let us know that you were thinking of us and praying for us and the church.

We love you all!

~ PRCC Staff 15

2021 Proposed Budget Ministry Area Adult Discipleship

2020

2021

12,405

9,428

Benevolence

1,500

1,140

Finance Ministry

9,800

7,448

First Impressions

1,000

760

Community Outreach

2,000

9,500

114,500

99,500

Children’s Ministry

32,000

22,800

Student Ministry

36,240

27,543

1,600

1,216

Prayer Ministry

475

468

Sports Ministry

20

0

Worship Ministry

9,800

9,000

Senior Ministry Administration

6,000

6,000

28,200

28,200

6,260

4,758

Building & Grounds

208,550

199,430

Staff Expenses

751,594

643,897

$1,221,944

1,071,088

(76,944)

(74,658)

Total Giving Needed

$1,145,000

$996,440

Weekly Budget Goal

$22,019.23

$19,162.31

Global Partners

Connections

Office Administration Communications

Total Budget Amount Offset

This year has been challenging in many ways including financially. Due to the ongoing pandemic and consistently being under budget in our weekly giving, we have reduced the budget by 12.47% for 2021. Below are some explanations for the 2021 budget: 1. Global Partners’ support is based on 10% of the total budget amount minus the offset. (As in previous years, the offset amount is not included since the funds were not received in 2021. Please see below for an explanation of the offset amount.)

2. Sports ministry is self funded from registrations, fees, and concession sales. Therefore, it has a zero “budget” amount from the weekly giving.

3. The staff will not receive salary increases in 2021.

Staff Expenses covers all staff — pastoral, support, bookkeeping, janitorial, and maintenance. It includes wages, insurance, taxes, fees, etc.

4. We have included an “offset” of funds in the 2021 budget as we did in the 2020 and 2019 budgets.

We have these funds on hand due to decreased spending of previous year’s budgets. This offset will help to cover the costs of doing ministry in a year with a very tight budget.

We are committed to doing ministry well on the east side of Indianapolis. We believe the Lord has a plan for Post Road Christian Church to Connect People to Jesus and He will use the generosity of His people to provide for that plan to be carried out.

If you have any questions about the proposed budget, please contact Valerie Daniels at 317-898-4945 or vdaniels@prcconline.com.

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