Annual Report 2024

Table of Contents

Josh Moody, Senior Pastor

John Seward, Executive Pastor

Nancy Singer, Director of Administration & Finance

Cheryce Berg, Director of Children’s Ministries

Julie Clemens, Director of Disability Ministries

Erik Dewar, Pastor of Worship and Music

Baxter Helm, High School Pastor

Dan Hiben, Middle School Pastor

Tim Hollinger, Technology Director

Jim Johanik, Pastor of Evangelism

Josh Maurer, Pastor of Discipleship

Curt Miller, Missions Pastor

Ben Panner, College Pastor

Mindy Rynbrandt, Director of Women’s Ministries

Wil Triggs, Director of Communications

COUNCIL, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

Howard Costley, Chair, Council of Elders

Bruce Bonga, Chair, Board of Deacons

Amy Kruis, Chair, Board of Deaconesses

Jim Tebbe, Chair, Board of Missions

Kara Beth Vance, Discipleship Committee

David Kelley, Chair, Evangelism & Culture Impact Committee

Anna Walsh, Chair, Hospitality Committee

Katie Nussbaum, Chair, Service and Engagement Committee

Jeremy & Nancy Taylor, Co-Chairs, Gospel Now Project

Mary Quiggle, Manager, Twice is Nice Resale Shop

Stephanie Robbins, Manager, STARS Resale Shop

Dr. Sharon Coutryer, Executive Director, Stars Family Services

Tony DiLeonardi, Executive Director, God Centered Life

MINISTRY STAFF

Josh Moody SENIOR PASTOR

As we look back, we have many reasons to thank God. First, we thank God for the vast number of volunteers who work ceaselessly to make the church’s ministries thrive seven days a week. One data point: Sometime look at all the amazing gardening that goes into ensuring the campus looks beautiful. All our ministries are run on volunteer donated time for the glory of God. Second, we thank God for the elected officers in the church. Many of these will have their own reports in this document, so I won’t list them all by name. But I do want particularly to thank Howard Costley, who has chaired the Council of Elders excellently for three years now. He’s rolling off the Council this year, and we thank God for his humble, wise and clear leadership. We are also grateful for the way that we are served so carefully and considerately by our deacons, deaconesses, board of missions and all the committees. I expect we also have a word of thanks for the kind and gracious care of our ushers, Life Safety Team and the welcome team. We are also all grateful for our amazing staff: the pastors who lead us so well, and the support staff without whom so little would happen.

Highlights of the last year have been (as of writing) a continued healthy generosity towards budget and healthy and growing attendance at our ministries. By God’s grace, the Lord kindly led us through the dark days of COVID, brought us back together, and has gradually been leading us towards increasing health as a community. Together, as we gather around God’s Word, we have been fed from Mark’s Gospel (“The Gospel of Jesus”), Ephesians (“The Heavenly Places”), Judges (“If You Want to Get God, You’ve Got to Get Over Your Self”), Luke 10 (“Your Mission: Should You Choose to Accept It”), as well as some other seasonal series and one-off sermons.

The theme for this Annual Report is: “Gospel Now.” This is the title not only for a sermon series, but also for a call for us to pray, give and act to accelerate our “Proclaiming the Gospel” vision. That vision, as you know, is put into strategic action through five initiatives which each year are tweaked by leadership with new goals. They are listed on the back of every worship folder, are posted in the church’s boardroom with weekly updated percentages to keep us on track and are the practical ways we get after our “Proclaiming the Gospel” vision. The Gospel Now project will, we pray, be a way for us to see that gospel accelerated into impact in our communities.

May the Lord bless you and keep you. May he make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you and give you peace. That the whole earth might see his glory And all nations be saved.

(See Numbers 6:24-26 and Psalm 67.)

Pastor Josh

John Seward EXECUTIVE PASTOR

For you yourselves know, brothers [and sisters], that our coming to you was not in vain. But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi, as you know, we had boldness in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in the midst of much conflict.

For our appeal does not spring from error or impurity or any attempt to deceive, but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.

For we never came with words of flattery, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ.

But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. So, being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us.

—1 Thessalonians 2:1–8

Declaring the gospel amid conflict—never has this been more important for us as a church, or for us individually, than it is today. Gospel Now. May we embrace the urgency and the opportunity we have in this time and place.

In this past year we have endeavored to determine the best and highest use for our facilities and grounds, especially as it relates to the Crossings building and our parking needs. There are numerous opportunities we have which will strengthen our position for serving and reaching

our community with biblical love and truth, and solidifying our gospel presence for decades to come. As we focus on Gospel Now, may we prayerfully consider what that means for each of us individually, and collectively as College Church.

Over the preceding 12 months we’ve seen God move in a number of ways to further equip us for reaching the community around us. Jim Johanik is the most recent addition to our pastoral staff. In his role as pastor of evangelism, Jim has been leading and encouraging us to be mindful every day for gospel opportunities. We are extremely thankful that Jim is part of our pastoral team. You can read more of what changes are coming in this area in his report later.

I want to give special recognition and to express deep gratitude for the members of the Care Team which was put in place to oversee congregational care until a pastor has been called to that position (which we are actively pursuing). The Care Team members are Ben Panner (college pastor), Cheryce Berg (director of children’s ministries), Josh Maurer (pastor of discipleship), Mindy Rynbrandt (director of women’s ministries) and me. We meet as a team several times each month to review and collaborate on various care issues among our congregants. Having pastoral staff with a willingness to serve in this critical role (in addition to their own assigned ministries) during this interim phase has been a great blessing to many. Please be sure to read each of their respective reports detailing their primary roles and accomplishments throughout the year. And, very significantly, our Care Team is augmented by the caring ministry of visitation carried out by Bruce Main, Roger Burgess and Joan Engeseth who are remarkable in their care and support for our senior congregants.

In addition to serving on the Care Team, Cheryce Berg has been instrumental in gaining our ECAP safeguarding certification—a significant and important verification of our priority of safety and care for our children and congregation. She has included more detail on this in her report this year.

As I write this report, I am reflecting on the recent worship services we’ve had and I marvel at how God has gifted us with a congregation that loves to sing and praise our Savior, and how important it is to have a humble pastor giving oversight and creativity to such an important ministry. Erik Dewar (pastor of worship and music) and his team help establish an atmosphere where worship can foster and grow.

In Curt Miller’s (pastor of missions) report you will read of church plants we’ve been a part of in England and in Austria. His team has also made major strides in putting our Global Impact Training for missionary candidates online which streamlines this process significantly. Curt and his team are also working on other significant new initiatives which you will also read about.

Our high school pastor, Baxter Helm continues to serve and minister to our HYACKs family. This year he has added two new programs called “Women of Courage” and “Men of Courage” which focus on early morning before school prayer, guided singing and Bible memorization and discussion. Baxter has detailed this among many other ministry aspects of our high school ministry in his annual report.

Dan Hiben (middle school pastor) brings loving, caring and fun oversight to our middle school ministry. Balancing fun, energetic loud time with quieter learning and pondering time is the challenge Dan faces, and he and his team bring balance to this spectrum. We are grateful for his steadfast devotion to this group of students and their families. You’ll find encouragement in his report this year detailing more specifics of our KMs ministry.

Our STARS ministry is a continuing endeavor of “Seeking to Always Reflect the Savior” from which we get the acronym for this remarkable ministry. Director of Disability Ministries Julie Clemens continues to lead this ministry and in so doing is reaching some of the dearest families in our church and surrounding neighborhoods. Julie’s leadership is integral to the ongoing work of the STARS disability ministry. Please read her report—and do note the new date this year for our annual Run for the STARS race, on September 21 instead of June.

I also want to spotlight our director of communications, Wil Triggs. Wil has been on our staff, serving faithfully for 21 years. He is a tireless, devoted key team member who diligently dons numerous different hats as he directs all our print and other communications. He is a quiet warrior who week in and week out keeps the church informed and updated. And he does it without fanfare or notoriety. A humble, diligent, devoted servant bringing us quality communications such as this Annual Report.

As I complete my seventh year in this role, I have become increasingly aware of our need for prayer, and the deep gratitude I have for the godly pastoral leadership God has brought here. Our pastoral team works well together, endeavors to support each other and collaborates in ways to be effective in living, encouraging and communicating gospel truth. I count it a great privilege to serve alongside them.

Nancy Singer

DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE

Certainly, the highlight of the year for facilities and technology has to be the 13-week project of replacement of all the lighting in the Sanctuary, the installation of new LED fixtures and lights, and a new console to control the new lights. After studying all aspects of the project over a three-year period and working with expert consultants, Director of Technology Tim Hollinger and electricians and College Church members JJ Jones and Robb Lemp began the arduous task of removing old fixtures, re-wiring and installing new fixtures, and then wiring them into the new control console. But, and what an enormous “but” this is, it was the extraordinary work of Facilities Director Howard Kern and his staff who choreographed the removal of pews every Sunday afternoon so the electricians could position the lifts to allow them to reach the lights in that 20-foot Sanctuary ceiling. Plywood was placed on the floor to protect it, and every pew remaining as well as the floor were covered with plastic tarping to protect everything. They took extra measures to protect the structural integrity of the floor. On Saturday, the process was reversed with everything being cleaned, the pews reinstalled, and ready for Sunday morning worship. Except for the heavy duty scaffolding in the choir area which was too complicated to break down and rebuild every week, it was amazingly difficult to tell that construction was in progress. Howard and his team deserve a round of applause for all the thinking and planning that went into the project. While the lifts were here, Howard hired a Christian painting company. B Swift Painting, to repair and paint the ceiling, walls and pillars for a fresh look after 32 years of use since the 1991 renovation. Be sure to thank Tim and Howard for their hard work which finished by our goal of mid-March, although few thought we would be able to make that deadline when the project began.

Ably assisting Tim and Howard are professionals in the technology area including Tony Visconti, Shelton Thompson and Joseph Abdelmelek, and in the facilities area including Paul Ross, Trace Nelson, Andrew Valentine and Charles Kern plus a host of part-time folks including high school and college students.

But these are but two of the groups who work behind the scenes day in and day out to support all our ministries. We have a great group of administrative assistants who assist pastors and directors in their ministries throughout the week and on Sundays. While they work primarily for individual ministries, they are invariably quick to pitch in to help another admin in times of crisis or just a particularly heavy workload. They are a great group of both full- and part-time individuals.

Mentioning our support staff would not be complete without acknowledging Lisa Kern who manages to make certain every ministry is able to utilize our church’s three buildings when they wish even if she needs to juggle ministry requests. Lorraine Triggs continues to be the face and voice to those who call or walk into our Commons building. And Charis Ellis works behind the scenes to enable weddings and other joyous celebrations as well as other likeminded Christian organizations who use our spaces when not in use by our own ministries.

Our accounting department is headed by Dan Bauer, accounting manager, expertly assisted by Cindy Schuerman, full-time accountant and Beate Carlson, part-time accountant. They expertly manage our donations and those who so graciously and faithfully give to the work of the church, pay our bills, and keep our books balanced. I have the utmost respect for their professionalism and willingness to work with all the ministries.

Our human resources director, Ann Karow plays an instrumental role in making sure we hire and retain the best possible talent for positions as they come open from time to time. This includes not only the church staff, but also the two resale shops. Ann stays up to date on laws related to pay and benefits, and this year has been particularly busy as Illinois laws benefiting employees continue to be enacted.

Speaking of our resale shops, Mary Quiggle, Twice is Nice manager, and Kristina Rominski, assistant manager as well as Stephanie Robbins, STARS Resale Shop manager and Kelly Hubbard and Diane DiLeonardi assistant managers, continue to grow their respective sales to record numbers, especially during high traffic holiday months. STARS Resale Shop has donated more than $1 million to STARS Family Services since it was opened in 2009, much of which was donated since they moved into the Crossings building a few years ago. STARS Family Services provides living arrangements and everyday living skills in three homes for those with intellectual disabilities. Twice is Nice, formed in 1992, has donated more than $2.5 million to Outreach Community Ministries, and that organization is instrumental in serving residents in South Carol

Stream. Both stores minister to the souls of those who donate and shop there, and we are grateful for all of you who help support them with your volunteering, donations and purchases.

One group of individuals is dedicated to serving the church to prevent those who might wish to do us harm. Under the tutelage of Life Safety Team (LST) manager, James Cook, this group of men and women keep watchful eyes on our children, STARS and others in our congregation. We are aware of other churches who have suffered the consequences of a major accident, an armed intruder or a kidnapper and pray that God will protect us. But we know that tragedy can happen anywhere, and this group studies and trains to be ready to respond if necessary.

I am indeed privileged to work with such a talented and dedicated team of Christians who fully believe that we are serving the Lord and his body of believers in this church with every carpet we vacuum, every staff person we hire, every email we send or every gently used sweater we offer for sale in the resale shops.

To God be the glory.

Cheryce Berg

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES

Kids’ Harbor seeks to shine the light of Jesus in the lives of families, equipping them to walk as children of light. Our hope is that:

• Kids Connect

• Volunteers Thrive

• Kids Learn

• Parents Are Equipped

• Kids Worship

…with the end goal of Christ being glorified in all that we do.

We served 787 kids this past year in our ten programs! These children were ministered to by an excellent team of 288 volunteers, nine elected superintendents, five interns and seven paid staff.

While individual ministries will share a glimpse of what they do, allow me to offer a few highlights. We became the first church to be fully accredited by the Evangelical Council of Abuse Prevention (ECAP) to safeguard the vulnerable in our church. Our Dive for Treasure Scripture memory program involved 40 children memorizing passages in Ephesians, Philippians and 2 Corinthians. Our local children’s ministry collaboration group continues to meet quarterly to share ideas across churches. We held our inaugural first-time mom’s tea to encourage new mothers. We did a Kids’ Harbor service project at Feed My Starving Children. Our God’s Good Design class on biblical sexuality for fourth and fifth graders and their parents was another helpful tool to train and equip. Family Open Gym days in the winter have been a great way to connect on a deeper level. We welcomed more children into the corporate worship services at 11 a.m. and in the summer by intentionally restructuring some of our programs. And our

Lighthouse Sundays that combine multiple ages for worship and teaching are a favorite with students and teachers alike.

We have a large space: 25 classrooms, many in the oldest wing of our campus. Most recently we updated our nursery counters from the bright yellow of the last century to a more calming gray and white. Some of our hopes for this next year in our facilities include adding a window to the infant nursery, ongoing painting, updating signage and check-in kiosks, and creating a Kids Cove room for fourth and fifth graders.

Please pray for Kids’ Harbor to be a place where Christ is glorified!

SUZY YODER, NURSERY SUPERINTENDENT

We are so thankful for each volunteer who gives an hour each Sunday morning or evening to care for the littlest of our church family. As volunteers hold babies, chase crawlers and entertain toddlers, they are encouraged to pray for the spiritual needs of the child and the family. Volunteers care well for these little ones, allowing parents to participate fully in the corporate worship services and to hear the Word preached.

LAURA SWOBODA, PRESCHOOL BIBLE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

The hope and desire of Bible school preschool is to create a loving, caring environment in which children hear the gospel and begin to understand its truths. Bible school preschool has spent this school year teaching our children about Jesus’ arrest, death and resurrection, as well as the beginning of the church from the Book of Acts. It has been a privilege to watch joyful, dedicated and loving teachers explain Jesus’ obedience to his Father and the obedience of those, like Peter, who then spread the Good News.

On average, 136 preschoolers, ages two-five, are excited to listen to God’s Word, pray for missionaries, learn Bible verses, make a craft and connect with each other on any given Sunday morning. Once a month, each class is invited to participate in Lighthouse. This is a unique time to gather in Welsh Hall to sing and learn from God’s Word in a larger group setting. The opportunity to touch the young hearts and minds in our care is tremendous. Please pray for the families represented as they raise children amidst so many competing voices. Also pray for protection of the hearts and minds of these little ones, that they would grow in their knowledge and understanding of God’s Word.

CHRISTINA ACHZIGER, ELEMENTARY BIBLE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

On any given Sunday, Kids’ Harbor reaches roughly 150 children in kindergarten through grade 5. This year we will complete the final year of the three-year Gospel Project curriculum cycle. Since the beginning of the school year, we have learned about the life and ministry of Jesus, the beginning of the church, and will finish the summer with Revelation. In addition to learning about the biblical narratives and how they all point to Jesus and the need for redemption, the students learn “Big Questions” such as:

• How is Jesus the perfect priest?

• How does the Holy Spirit help Christians?

• Why did Jesus become human?

• Who can be saved?

Each Sunday morning, children are welcomed into their small group settings where they form closer relationships with each other and their small group leader. Groups then come together to sing, discuss the Big Question and the memory verse, and hear the lesson at age-appropriate levels. The small groups meet again to discuss the lesson, how they might live out what they have learned and pray together as class time ends.

One of my joys of walking through the halls and popping into each class is hearing the children singing.

On any given Sunday you might hear great hymns like “Blessed Assurance” or “Be Thou My Vision” and more contemporary songs like “My Lighthouse.”

Lighthouse Sundays continue to be a highlight. Every four weeks or so, all students meet in one main room for singing and the lesson. This is a wonderful time for all ages to worship and learn together.

We are thankful for the 45 dedicated volunteers that teach our children and lead small groups each week. This is an opportunity for these godly men and women to serve together while they support and encourage each other. Prayerfully consider if this might be an area in which you might serve next year.

KRISTIE SMALLEY, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S CHURCH SUPERINTENDENT

Our desire is to guide children in learning through their time in preschool classes to, as the children’s hymn puts it so well: “Jesus bids me shine with a clear, pure light, like a little candle burning in the night.” This continued on next page

past year, our new curriculum emphasized worship with focus on God’s Word, praise and prayer, giving and serving together with missions. The 11 a.m. preschool program typically provides ministry to 25 children between the two classrooms. After being with their parents in the worship service, during the transition to the teaching/sermon, our four- and five-year-old children come to their classes with us. We are so grateful for the opportunity to minister to these dear children each week, and we are thankful for the volunteers who help us teach tender hearts about Jesus and what it means to live lives marked by worship of God and service to others—shining in their own small corners.

NANCY CHASE, ELEMENTARY CHILDREN’S CHURCH (WOW) SUPERINTENDENT

The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever. —1 Peter 1:24-25

Wonders of Worship (WOW) is a program for young elementary age children designed to teach the meaning and joys of worship. This year, we are also helping the children to learn the Lord’s Prayer and its meaning line-by-line. Seven faithful and creative volunteers lead participants to prepare a worship service. We have Scripture, prayer and singing. Our teachers take turns bringing a message about our topics using visuals and questions that encourage engagement and participation. There are large and small group activities. At the end of the morning, there is a time of reflection using journals or crafts.

The children are lively, smart, funny and eager to learn. What a privilege it is to open God’s Word to them each week!

SUZANNE SHIRLEY, MIDWEEK MORNING (KIDS KORNER) SUPERINTENDENT

“Head and shoulders, knees and toes, clap your hands

and praise him!” Children not only heard God’s Word but also enjoyed praising the Lord with their whole bodies—singing, marching, running, jumping, playacting, painting, coloring, tasting and much more. Many of the children learned some of the same stories their moms studied in the Book of Acts this year, gospel truths about our unstoppable God!

This year Kids Korner experienced a smaller number of children registered and attending, 100 total with an average attendance of 48, but they were no less enthusiastic. Each week, 25 teachers, including 11 Wheaton College students, and three student helpers greeted children, directed activities and taught from the Bible. Weekly volunteers from the Women’s Bible Study small groups also joined us to support gaps. Entering our hallways and classrooms, one could observe singing on the way to gym, “biblical characters” teaching the Bible, toddlers learning to listen and engaging in play together, beautiful artwork reflecting the truths learned, comforting and consoling, bubbles blown to capture wandering attention, gospel seeds being planted, and growth over our eight months together. What a wonderful way to spend a Wednesday morning!

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! —Psalm 150:6

DANIKA KELLY, MIDWEEK EVENING GIRLS (PIONEER GIRLS) SUPERINTENDENT

It was another year of growing, playing and learning more about God for our Pioneer Girls. Every week I was delighted to see the wide variety of creative activities on display in each of our three classrooms. The fifth graders spent several weeks under the stars (projected on their classroom ceiling!), learning more about prayer and becoming familiar with various camping techniques. They also cooked several tasty treats over the course of the year—the delicious smells

of grilled cheese sandwiches or Funfetti waffles could often be detected on the second floor. The third and fourth graders heard from a variety of guest speakers, including a dog trainer (and her border collie). This class also learned about the meaning and significance of the various names of God, participated in a service project for a prison ministry, hand-lettered their names, and much more. The first and second graders enjoyed various crafts and activities, creating crosses that looked like stained glass, ironing shapes out of Perler beads, and attended a movie night in their pajamas. I loved seeing the girls engage with the Bible lessons, whether that meant enthusiastically answering questions in circle time or acting out the story of Daniel and the lions’ den. As you can see, our Pioneer Girls leaders put in countless hours to prepare fun, meaningful, gospel-centered experiences for the girls— some of whom don’t attend College Church at any other time. I’m so thankful for our dedicated team of leaders and for all the girls who participated this year.

TERRY VANSOMEREN, MIDWEEK EVENING BOYS (BOYS BRIGADE) SUPERINTENDENT

Boys Brigade continues to provide a fun and highenergy mid-week evening at College Church. This year, attendance is somewhere between 50 and 60 on any given Wednesday.

The first through fifth grade boys in Boys Brigade have small group time, Scripture memorization, game time (with the ever-popular dodgeball) and an all-group story that ends the night on a reflective spiritual note. This fall we worked on the seven points of valor: honor, courage, chivalry, purity, loyalty, obedience and dedication. Some of the Brigade leaders are fathers of kids in the program. But we also had some dads who have stayed with the program after their sons have moved on.

The “Shape and Race” event is an annual multi-week project that begins after Christmas and continues up to spring break. Boys learn basic skills when they design, sand, prime and paint their cars. We recognize boys in each grade with trophies for speed and style.

Not all boys in Boys Brigade attend other College Church programs. The casual mid-week setting is a great way for boys to invite school or neighborhood friends who would not likely come to Sunday morning Bible school. We want to be sure that each boy in the program builds relationships with Christian boys and men and learns Scripture and stories that show God’s love for him and the need for all of us to trust Jesus.

SARAH HERR, GOD’S CHILDREN SING SUPERINTENDENT

God’s Children Sing (GCS) is a pre-children’s choir worship time for four to six-year-olds on Sunday nights during the school year. We use a Bible-based Musikgarten curriculum with musical activities that include singing, moving to music, playing instruments, playing singing games and dramatizing musical stories. One way we worship with both our voices and bodies is through learning sign language, such as to this simple Call to Worship song:

Come into God’s presence singing, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

Come into God’s presence singing, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord, Jesus is Lord.

Come into God’s presence singing, Glory to God, glory to God, glory to God.

Our prayer is that our kids will grow into lifelong worshipers of our great God.

SUMMER CREW 2023

Our Summer Crew team of college interns included Hope Aviles, Nathan Achziger, Cat Ausherman, Josh Kannard and JD Jones. They spent the summer being trained in how to teach God’s Word and serve children. They also provided great teaching and entertainment for more than 130 kids during four weeks of VBS and five one-day events. Their focus was on Psalm 25:4 and what it means to follow the Lord’s path, using stories from the life of Peter. We love our Summer Crew teams!

SUMMARY

Kids’ Harbor delights in the many opportunities God has given us to teach children the gospel. He continues to lead and provide, and all praise goes to him alone.

Julie Clemens DIRECTOR OF DISABILITY MINISTRIES

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18

It’s been a flourishing year with STARS disability ministries. Our ministry associates Cassie Crowell— adult respite, Christine Williams—young STARS and their families, Kristin Visconti—music, and Morgan Dailey—inclusion and young STARS respite, are gifted by God to care for each individual and to remind each one that he or she is created in God’s image. Together, these ministry associates care for more than 120 individuals from ages three to 67 years old. Sunday morning superintendents Dorothy Nicholson (9:30) and Nathanael Strauch (11:00) do an amazing job coordinating our volunteers’ schedules so that we have sufficient coverage, and the STARS are in a loving environment where they can learn about the only One in whom they can place their hope: Jesus. We have about 50 STARS here on Sunday morning both in self-contained classrooms and inclusion.

We now have 12 STARS who are regular members of College Church, and two are associate members. It has been so beautiful to see the confidence building that church membership has brought. As they have attended membership class, they’ve

also met new people in the congregation. We are working hard to find serving opportunities within the church so everyone can be blessed by the gifts God has given them. We continue to learn from the STARS. Most will not be impressed by your accomplishments, but they will care deeply about you. It’s the closest thing to unconditional love that I’ve experienced. As I write this, we are in the final preparations for STARS Ministry Sunday, where you will see joy in worship.

You may have noticed a Bylaw change proposal. That is due to our thriving music programs. We have around 50 participants in Praise in Action on Wednesday evenings. By our standards, we require one volunteer for every four STARS. But there are some who require a 1:1 volunteer and when you do the math, that adds up to a lot of volunteers, and it can be difficult to manage. Our hope is for a superintendent to assist us with volunteer management for that evening.

Respite continues to be a need for families affected by disability. Our parents continue to parent, hands-on, throughout their lives. We hope to be the hands and feet of Jesus, and a welcoming place to STARS, where they have fun, and parents get a break from parenting. For any of the STARS programming, families do not need to attend College

Church. That has been an existing principle since its founding 59 years ago. One challenge we’ve had in the last year is for volunteers from College Church. Wheaton College students have stepped in to serve, but we also have the need for the people of the church.

Run for the STARS has been pushed back to September 21 this year due to new City of Wheaton ordinances. We are so thankful that the run is still happening. When you register to run, your entry fee helps send families to camps such as Joni and Friends Family Camp. There, families are spiritually refreshed and encouraged. This year, we have a record number of families who have been accepted—eleven! The run also provides for the STARS fall retreat and helps with a grant to STARS Family Services that pays for job coaching. Please register at www.runforthestars.org.

Erik Dewar

PASTOR OF WORSHIP AND MUSIC

“To God all praise and glory!”

God is worthy of all our praise. The final book of the Bible gives some reasons why. Here are two: “for you created all things” (Rev. 4:11) and “for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God.” (Rev. 5:9) Not only did God create us to glorify him and enjoy him forever (Westminster Catechism), but he also bought us back when we ran from his open arms. We now belong to him twice over, and Jesus has shown us just how worthy he is of our praise—he is the ally of his enemies, the defender of the guilty, the justifier of the inexcusable, the friend of sinners.

“To God all praise and glory!”

Because this is true, we gather in the presence of God each week to remember that gospel together and praise the author of our great salvation. To that end, the music team has a statement of vision and description of some of our values that helps us prepare for Sunday mornings.

OUR VISION

The congregation participating in the soulsatisfying exaltation of Jesus.

OUR VALUES

• singing TIMELESS & MODERN HYMNS with SCRIPTURALLY RICH LYRICS

• in a VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTATION & STYLES

• led by CHURCH MUSICIANS OF ALL AGES within SPIRITUALLY FORMATIVE GATHERINGS

• shaped around THE STORY OF THE GOSPEL

I’m thankful for the spirit-empowered work of our music staff and many volunteers. It’s an honor to work alongside them all. Lauren Fortosis does a great job helping the music team with communications and other administrative needs. Ruth Gregornik, our fantastic pianist, is also

involved in many weekly details behind the scenes. Debbie Hollinger and her staff of directors and accompanists continue to do a wonderful job with children’s choirs. Delena Ollila does great work leading our Glorify! student ensembles; H.E. Singley, our talented organist, also helps behind the scenes with instrumental arranging; Robin Wiper drives larger projects and helps with service planning, and Sarah Herr and her staff masterfully run the God’s Children Sing ministry for our youngest musicians!

A FEW MEMORIES FROM THE PAST YEAR

I’m thankful for the many musicians who volunteer their time and talents to lead the weekly congregational singing. It was a joy to experience so many different instruments, styles and musical contexts, ranging from baroque to jazz to full orchestra to a cappella and beyond.

The choir enjoyed a workshop with the amazing Donté Ford, who taught them his arrangement of “Standing in the Need of Prayer.”

The fantastic jazz ensemble “Stephen Lynerd Group” led in the morning services on the community outreach Sunday of the Fall Missions Festival.

We launched into Advent together with a special collaboration with composer Dan Forrest who worked with the choir, played piano in the morning services, and helped lead our evening program “Light Beyond Shadow.”

Our College Church choir was featured in the documentary, “Choral Singing in America” (soon to be available for streaming).

The children’s choirs had some wonderful projects this past year. They led us in the beautiful Christmas program “At the Name of Jesus,” sang in the morning services, and presented their spring musical “Forward by Faith.”

The Glorify! student ensembles led in multiple morning services and collaborated with the adults on some of the larger projects throughout the year.

Passion Week was a profound season for us as a church community, walking through the story of Christ’s life, death and resurrection.

We enjoyed some Sunday afternoon projects as well an interview with Dan Forrest and the recent recital by CSO trumpeter John Hagstrom.

One of the most beloved services of the year is when our STARS lead us in praise. What a joy to sit under their leadership as they point us to Christ.

We have so much to be grateful for. May God give us all, as worshipers at College Church, an unrivaled pursuit of the glory of Christ as the deepest joy of our souls as we join together in praise.

Baxter Helm

HIGH SCHOOL PASTOR

And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. —1 John 5:11–12

As relational beings we are constantly communicating and receiving messages. But how do we prioritize the messages we engage with?

The Bible tells us that our God, the all-powerful Creator, is a relational being. And he has spoken to us through creation and his Word. And he has given us the greatest message of all time: the gospel.

As the verses above in 1 John say, the center of this God-given message is the assurance of life offered to mankind in Jesus Christ. And so, I’d like to share updates from the last year of the high school ministry at College Church (HYACKs) guided by these two categories: The Message Proclaimed and The Message Practiced.

THE MESSAGE PROCLAIMED

We are a Word-driven ministry. What does that mean? Our conviction is that Word ministry makes and matures disciples. Here are some highlights of our Word ministry in HYACKs.

Through Sunday morning teaching and Wednesday night small groups we listened and engaged with the message of the Bible. We do this through expository teaching—allowing the agenda of the biblical text to control the agenda of the teacher/reader. We praise God that more than 140 different high school students participated in small groups this year.

In the fall semester we studied 1 John. We treasured the call to know and abide in the

assurance of life found in Jesus. In the spring semester we’re studying Ecclesiastes, which has been teaching us how to live in the tension of the vanity of this world while still experiencing the realities of Christ. God has granted us rich discussions this year around his Word!

The gospel message was also powerfully at work this year through three outreach events called “Encounter Nights.” Our students led these nights and invited friends, while our speakers boldly shared their testimonies and the gospel message. We praise God that some accepted Christ for the first time and others recommitted their lives to him.

Lastly, we give thanks for the ways God was at work through his Word on our fall and spring retreats. In the fall, Ben Panner taught us to heed God’s “roar” addressing our sin in the Book of Amos. In the spring, Josh Maurer encouraged us to “see spiritual reality” by expounding the theological truths of justification, sanctification and glorification.

THE

MESSAGE PRACTICED

There are many ways we look to “practice the truth” of the gospel message in HYACKs (1 Jn. 1:6). One new way we emphasized this was by starting our Men and Women of Courage formation groups. These were born out of conversations with students who were hungry to grow in holiness and live out their faith. These groups gather every other Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. before school to sing, pray, confess sin and memorize Scripture together. We remind ourselves that we are free to be formed into the likeness of Christ. This time has been a highlight!

We also praise God that over the last year, 15 students were either baptized or are in the process of pursing baptism! There is an earnest desire to be obedient to Christ.

Lastly, we continued to respond to the gospel by serving our church and our community. We had dozens of high school students lead and serve at the Teen Takeover service in the fall. We also continued to serve weekly and quarterly at Outreach Community Center. Our students have developed loving relationships with these elementary school students, sharing life and the gospel message with them.

GIVING THANKS

This year has been full and a lot of fun. I’m thankful to our 32 adult leaders who are quick to point our students to Christ and quick to jump into a lip sync

battle or a game of musical chairs or dress up in costumes, enjoying life in the HYACKs family. Thank you, College Church, for the value you place on discipling the next generation. I’ve repeatedly said, our ministry at its best, is an on-ramp seeking to tether students to a lifetime of fellowship with God and his body, the local church.

In closing a special thank you to Katie Simpson, Brian Wildman, Dave Tweeten, Katie Nussbaum, Bethany Atchison, Jediah Giller, Josué Alvarado, Cassidy Graham, Jack McHenney, Kelsie Helm, our students, parents and Adult Ministry Team!

Dan Hiben

MIDDLE SCHOOL PASTOR

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! —Psalm 34:8

Fellowship Sundays are a KMs highlight. About once a month, we pause our regular rhythm to hear testimonies from students, adult volunteers and missionaries… and donuts! The goal is for all of us in KMs to taste and see the Lord’s goodness, and to hear of the blessing it is to take refuge in him.

On one of these Sundays, one student shared about her relationship with Jesus, how she came to know and trust him and place her faith in him as Savior and Lord. She then shared about her passion for sharing about Jesus with her classmates at school and how she desperately wanted her peers to see that the answer to their questions and doubts and pain was Jesus. For a class poetry assignment, many of her peers wrote poems that were dark and full of despair. So, she thought she’d write a poem about light. And she read that poem for our group, just as she did for her classmates at school, sharing that there is true light, and the light has a name—Jesus. What a wonderful testimony!

This is, of course, just one glimpse into the ministry that has taken place over the past year in KMs. Through Sunday morning and Wednesday evening gatherings, retreats, fun events, small groups, and one-on-one meetings, the gospel has been proclaimed. We’ve dug into God’s Word, going through a teaching series on Philippians, John 3-5, Haggai, and the image of God. We’ve played laser tag, games in the gym, intense rounds of musical chairs, and lots of 9 Square in the Air. We’ve sung in worship together, prayed with and for one another, and enjoyed one another’s company. We’ve eaten

lots of Oreos, enjoyed many donuts, and have been lifted up by being together. Be encouraged! The gospel is at work—now, today—in the lives of middle school students.

This ministry is a team effort. Our ministry team consists of staff and volunteers who are deeply committed to helping middle school students know and serve Jesus. Addie Fritz continues to excel as a ministry associate, focusing on girls discipleship and connection with the women on our team. Josh Bell also continues to do an amazing job as a ministry associate, leading our worship team and helping bring students into leading worship for KMs. Trish Main has been a wonderful addition to our team, coordinating so many moving parts as our administrative assistant. Matt Anthony has also continued to serve with KMs as a pastoral resident. Our volunteer team of 18 volunteers have worked hard every week to connect with students, lead Bible studies, pray with and for students, lead areas of the ministry, and help students grow closer to Jesus. I thank God for this team and the partnership in the gospel we share.

It’s a joy to serve here at College Church. Thank you for your support and prayers for Amy and me. We are so grateful to call this church home. College Church truly is our church family, and we are so thankful for each one of you. Let’s continue to pray together for the gospel to be at work in our own hearts, and for the gospel to be proclaimed through us to our community.

Tim Hollinger

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

Gospel Now calls us to look forward at how we can share the life-changing message of Christ in accelerated ways. In my technology world, that involves discussions of audio-visual-lighting in the new Crossings spaces, upgrades of systems in our existing spaces and keeping up-to-date with how technology may be best used by us for proclaiming the gospel. Upgrades on the horizon include improvements to our livestream capability and better audio clarity in the Sanctuary.

Most of this report, however, will be a look back at the past year and what has been achieved recently.

LIGHTING

The lighting renovation project is complete! After several years of planning and three months of disruption in the Sanctuary, this project has resulted in an elevation of the overall appearance of our primary worship space. Most of the work was completed right before Palm Sunday and we immediately used some of the new capabilities for each of the Passion Week services. About sixeight different times we were able to use our new remotely movable fixtures to light areas or individuals in ways we could not have before. Special mentions go to:

• Howard Kern and his crew for coordinating the lifts and weekly pew moves and painting and cleanup and, and, and….

• JJ Jones Electric for an exceptional job as the electrical contractor with a huge thank you to Robb Lemp as general foreman.

• Intelligent Lighting Creations for the design and implementation.

• B Swift Painting for painting the entire room and working around the schedules of the electricians and lighting designers. All the trades worked very well with each other.

• Erik Dewar and the music team for modifying their structure without complaint for the three months that we kept them out of the Sanctuary.

• Church leadership and the Deacon Board for their support of me throughout this process.

OTHER AV

AV director, Shelton Thompson was by my side for the entire lighting project while also keeping the rest of our audio-visual supported and moving along with the assistance of AV manager Joseph Abdelmelek. Both men are instrumental in supporting our various services and ministry events while staying hidden in the shadows.

DATABASE

We are utilizing Rock, our church database, more and more to streamline various functions into one system, reduce costs by eliminating outside services and help the staff serve the congregation more efficiently. Here are some of the advancements made this year under the direction of digital ministry manager, Tony Visconti.

• Support of tracking and training related to the ECAP standard we adopted for safeguarding our children and vulnerable adults.

• Partially digitized the volunteer screening process.

• Implemented digital signatures for forms and permission slips.

• Added texting features for various ministries and the connect card.

• Launched the Communion Serving Tool for communion server scheduling.

• Added Apple Pay for donations.

• Implemented electronic check-in for STARS.

It’s a pleasure to serve in God’s house, especially when surrounded by gifted and faithful servants. To God be the glory.

Jim Johanik

PASTOR OF EVANGELISM

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this is likely one of the most significant moments in the history of the church in our willingness and ability to share the gospel with the broader Wheaton and Chicagoland communities. That’s a bold statement to make for a church that has more than 160 years of history. Why do I have such confidence in making this claim? Let me explain what’s happened in the past year, and then what’s in store for the foreseeable future.

If we share our faith, we grow in our knowledge and intimacy with God. *

First, the past year. It was through prayer, leadership and agreement on the part of this church to have a pastoral position specifically focused on evangelism. I couldn’t be more blessed to have been called into this role, a role that aims to look at every outward facing element of College Church from the perspective of a visitor and an unbeliever. The role of the evangelism pastor has a twofold purpose:

1. To encourage a church culture that is more willing and more effective in sharing our personal faith story and the gospel with others, and

2. To make College Church a more inviting and welcoming church community.

Engaging with people is as simple as observing others and asking questions about those you interact with. Take interest in others!*

Over the past nine months in this role, we’ve been rethinking our website and our social media presence from the perspective of what visitors or those interested in learning more about the church would want to see. Then, we looked at how our Sunday morning experience could be a more welcoming experience, from more accessible parking for visitors and those with mobility challenges, to greeters on a mission to make the first impression of College Church a positive one to a revision of the Visitor’s Lunch to a broader, more informative “About Us” lunch. We also are in the process of adding an information center in the narthex that will provide anyone from newcomers to members with the information they need to plug into the church more seamlessly. Our sports ministry joined with Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and will expand to sports beyond basketball to those offered to kids with special needs to give College Church a larger footprint into our community.

There are only two things we get to do in this life that last forever: have children and lead someone to Christ. *

As a congregation, we committed to the start of our evangelism journey by praying for one person in our life to come to a saving faith in Christ and were challenged to invite this person to Easter services. My family experienced significant joy this year when the one person we’ve been praying for agreed to come to an Easter service. I know of many others who shared this same experience.

In addition to having a task force dedicated to the preservation and sanctity of human life, the

Get better at sharing your faith simply by doing it more and more. Just as learning how to walk is done by toddlers through trial and error, so is evangelism *

Evangelism and Culture Impact Committee agreed to form a prison outreach task force. As of March, College Church is now responsible for conducting worship services each week at Statesville Prison in Joliet. This is a significant moment for the church in the advancement of the gospel beyond the walls of our Wheaton campus.

Now, onto the future. The church is on the precipice of one of the most significant outward, communityfacing projects ever imagined, with the soon to begin build-out of the Crossings. This singular effort will become one of the most natural means to invite the community onto our campus. The Crossings, when

fully designed and constructed, will be the space where the community comes in to meet with us, enjoy coffee and conversation in our café, hang out in our dedicated middle and high school spaces, gather in small groups in living room and kitchen spaces in a non-churchy environment. At the end of the day, the Crossings is just a building, but designed intentionally and combined with a church that is more willing and effective in sharing the gospel, it will become our greatest asset to reaching the Wheaton community.

To say that I’m excited about the future impact this church will make for the kingdom is an understatement. I hope you are as excited as I am about what we can accomplish together. We must have a sense of urgency in this mission, for real lives are at stake.

I look forward to seeing how the Lord stirs in your heart toward sharing your faith with others.

*Key Takeaways from Dr. Jerry Root’s College Church Evangelism Training

Josh Maurer

PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP

Our chief Shepherd and risen Lord has commissioned us to: “Make disciples . . . [by] baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [and by] teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” (Matt. 28:19–20) To labor in teaching one another to obey all that Jesus commanded is at the same time to proclaim him—the glorious beauty of his person and work. Indeed, the end of such obedience, according to Paul, is a kind of maturity or fullness that corresponds to that of Jesus (Eph. 4:13; Col. 1:28).

Therefore, our various discipleship ministries exist to facilitate such Christlike maturity by proclaiming the truth of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit. From Adult Communities on Sunday mornings to mid-week small groups, men’s and women’s Bible studies, mentoring relationships and more, the main goal in all of them is to mutually encourage and exhort one another to grow up into Christ. We desire to be disciples of Christ who make disciples of Christ. And the best part: Jesus is always with us to accomplish his purpose for us (Matt. 28:20)!

I want to highlight some of the ways God was at work this past year:

• All our Adult Communities continue to provide excellent teaching and opportunities for greater fellowship and connection on Sunday mornings. Thank you to all our leaders and teachers who invest so much into them. I personally had the opportunity of teaching in Logos in the fall, and I marveled particularly at the way in which community members cared for one another, in prayer for sure, but also in tangible ways outside of Sunday mornings.

• Our Summer Forum (“This I Believe: Meditations on the Apostles’ Creed”) took an up close look at

the Apostles’ Creed. We sought to remind each other of the foundational truths of the faith, so that we might persevere in our faith. A variety of speakers—including pastors, pastoral residents and professors from Wheaton College—opened the biblical reality of each phrase from the Creed and applied it to our lives in powerful ways. Thank you to all our speakers, and to everyone whose attendance made each morning more profitable through active engagement and good questions.

• Our small groups ministry saw a new structural development that we are very excited about going forward—small group coordinators. This role is currently filled by elders, whether sitting or non-sitting, who exist to support our small group leaders throughout the year in prayer and fellowship. Josué Alvarado, one of our pastoral residents, has been instrumental in creating, sustaining and administering this development. Thank you, Josué, and thanks to all our elders engaged in this strategic shepherding work.

• Participation in Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights exploded (doubling in attendance from last year), and we thank God for the work he is doing among us as we seek to grow both in our hunger for the truth of God’s Word and in our ability to rightly handle it (2 Tim. 2:15). Our focus for the entire year was the Book of Acts—seeing Jesus at work by his Holy Spirit through the church.

Felipe Chamy, one of our pastoral residents, not only gave excellent oversight to the ministry, but also led a superb team of table leaders, provided excellent teaching week to week (including raising up a few new teachers from within the group), and created the booklet of study questions guiding each week’s study. Thank you, Felipe. And thank you to all our leaders throughout the ministry for your faithful service.

• Our 20s ministry continues to thrive. Kaitie Girgis, our former ministry associate for 20s, transitioned out of this role in the summer. She faithfully “labored side by side with me” (Phil. 4:3) in this ministry, excelling in many ways—providing leadership, facilitating connection, and fostering community. Thank you, Kaitie. Derek Wang now fills this role as a ministry associate, and he has continued right where Kaitie left off. Thank you, Derek.

• We launched our marriage enrichment ministry in partnership with Grace Marriage, meeting four times throughout the year to hear excellent teaching, take intentional unhurried time to connect with our spouses, and to meet other couples with whom we can offer and receive encouragement to press on in this glorious calling. Ryan June, one of our Adult Community leaders, skillfully facilitated our Saturday mornings together. Without his involvement, this ministry would not have seen the light of day. Thank you, Ryan.

As you would have picked up from the previous paragraphs, I am very grateful to the Lord for the team of volunteer and staff leaders he has orchestrated around me. I also want to thank Mary DeMoss, my administrative assistant, who provides enormous help in all the intangible (and therefore, integral) ways. All are wonderful partners in the gospel, and working with them brings me great joy.

The Discipleship Committee also continues to be an important part of our ministry year to year. With discipleship one of the key initiatives in our vision, this committee helps provide insight and strategic planning to aid in the progress of this initiative throughout the year. Thank you, committee, for your time and partnership in this task.

Finally, our ministries flourish because of the many volunteers who love the Lord, love the church, and who, therefore, give themselves joyfully to the work of ministry. May the Lord richly bless you as you continue serving him by so faithfully serving us.

The task of teaching one another to observe all that Jesus commanded (Matt. 28:20), to grow up into the fullness of Christ (Eph. 4:13), is, of course, not yet done. God was faithfully at work in us this past year; he will be faithfully at work in us again this year. For “he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Phil. 1:6) Looking ahead, I’m excited to see what God will do this coming year,

as we together seek him and ask how each of us can make the most of these days for the advancement of the gospel in Wheaton and around the world!

Working with you for your progress and joy in the faith (Phil. 1:25).

Curt Miller

PASTOR OF MISSIONS

As members of God’s global church, we share in the responsibility and joy of participating in God’s global mission. Local churches all around the world, including College Church, desire to see the gospel reach all nations so that increasingly, people all around the world find their joy in Christ. Now. And forevermore.

But how do we do that? How can we, here in Wheaton, Illinois, at College Church, make a significant global impact for the kingdom? I believe this comes by humbling ourselves before our gracious God, by recognizing God’s great plan for the whole world and by wholeheartedly participating in this global gospel plan of redemption, now.

I am writing my annual report from a spot just outside the city of Bogotá, Colombia. I have just spent hours talking with a College Church missionary couple, whose desire is to see the Colombian church mobilized to reach the unreached. A few days earlier I was with another College Church missionary couple, who live and work at a Colombian seminary. Their hope is to see students come to rightly handle God’s Word. All of this is connected. Strong, healthy churches, with strong, healthy leaders, send strong, healthy missionaries.

On two other continents, young church-based seminaries have been started. In Kenya and in three locations in a country in Asia, ministry leaders and church planters are being trained. Church planting work is taking place in London and in Austria. Evangelistic outreach among the unreached in Asia is happening over apps and social networks.

What do these and dozens of other ministries in places around the world have in common? You.

Every prayer you pray for our global ministry partners, every dollar you give to support their work, every message of encouragement you send matters for the gospel, now. And what we do now will make a difference for all eternity. When people’s lives are impacted with the gospel, the trajectory of their eternal existence changes.

They become believers, senders, supporters, pray-ers and goers.

As members of God’s global church, we must not let the opportunity to make a significant global impact pass us by. There are gospel-centered community development projects that must be started. There are churches that must be planted through gospel outreach. There are pastors and other ministry leaders who must be trained.

There are churches all around the world that must be equipped to become missionary sending churches.

Yes, this past year was one filled with delight as we witnessed (primarily through our missionary and organizational partners) people coming to faith, churches planted, individuals discipled, pastors and ministry leaders trained, and College Church participants who served on short-term teams. On the other hand, there were challenges and heartaches. There were missionaries who left the field, who suffered health crises, who passed into eternity (a joy and a sorrow) and MKs who struggled in their faith journey. Both the joys and the sorrows remind us of our need for the gospel, now. Please keep our missionary family in your prayers.

At College Church, it is our responsibility and joy to participate in God’s global mission, and I hope that

you will join us in this work by staying up-to-date with what’s happening in missions via our monthly newsletter. To do so, please email the missions team at missions@college-church.org.

Ben Panner

COLLEGE PASTOR

Pastor Moody casts a compelling vision for our church.

“…the time has come for College Church to commit to sharing the life-changing message of Christ in accelerated ways. The time has come for the Gospel Now.”

College students are starting to catch this vision! Our church is not only called to engage and welcome in college students, but also to equip and send them out for a lifetime of serving Christ. This includes local and global outreach. In the last year, God has brought together various streams within our ministry to converge on these themes of local and global outreach.

In the fall, we started a series in 1 Peter that has been equipping students to stand firm in the grace of God amidst a hostile culture. Students are learning how to live out their faith in the public and political spheres. Students are learning to expect hostility to Christianity but to respond with Christlike love and good deeds for the glory of God. Students are learning how their Spirit-empowered pursuit of holiness and righteousness is a key aspect to their witness to a watching world.

In January, a group of 11 students joined our missions pastor Curt Miller at the Cross Conference in Louisville (KY). Students were urged to embrace the true gospel and devote their lives to supporting gospel advancement in the world as a “sender” or a “goer.” These students caught a vision for God’s work around the globe. Some are even discerning God’s call to become a missionary. Pastor Miller is engaging a handful of students and recent grads who are either already working through the Missions Preparation Program or considering signing up.

On the heels of the Cross Conference and our 1 Peter series, we also launched a semester long evangelism training on Sunday nights for students. Using a phrase from Kevin Harney, we are seeking to increase our “evangelistic temperature” this semester. Through Bible study, discussions, testimonies and mentor groups, we are praying that we all make progress in sharing Christ. We are praying that God helps students cultivate an evangelistic heart for the lost. We are praying that students embrace the true, evangelistic message of the gospel, never adding to this message or taking away from this message. We are praying that students pursue an evangelistic lifestyle that helps open doors for witness. We are praying that students boldly engage in evangelistic conversations with friends and family who do not know the Lord.

The time certainly has come for college students at College Church to share the life-changing message of Christ. Praise God that the college group community is making efforts to share Christ with their barbers, with their cousins, with their coworkers, and even embracing a vision to share Christ with the nations.

May God continue to raise up the next generation who is ready to carry on the mission of God by sharing the Gospel Now.

Mindy Rynbrandt

DIRECTOR OF WOMEN’S MINISTRIES

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:34-35

This year we’ve sought to consider and put into practice this familiar passage in John’s gospel. We want to love each other within the family of God so well that the world will see a love that reflects the love of Jesus. Through all our gatherings and special events, we have sought to consider together how to put into practice at ground level Jesus’ commandment to love one other as he loves us.

As we’ve studied Acts in Women’s Bible Study, we’ve seen Jesus’ disciples come together to take the good news of Jesus to the ends of the earth. We’ve learned from their beautiful examples of fellowship and community; their inspiring examples of perseverance amidst persecution; and their honest examples of working through disagreements in a manner that balances truth and love. In addition to studying this book, we’ve been given opportunities to put our learnings into practice within the context of our small groups each week as we seek to encourage, bless, challenge and support one another through prayer and fellowship. There is no doubt that women are growing in their understanding of God’s revealed Word, and it is a joy to see the many ways in which women reflect Jesus’ love as they care for one another in these small groups.

This year we’ve been delighted to have more than 450 women involved in our weekly WBS program and were equally as excited last summer to have over 150 women studying the Bible with friends and neighbors in homes throughout Wheaton using the book Christianity Explored. The summer provides a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with neighbors and we want to support our women with helpful Bible study resources that encourage gospel conversations.

Our Monthly Gatherings on Saturdays have been rooted in this passage from John 13 and our yearlong discussion has centered on how we reflect Jesus’ love in caring for one another within the family of God. Each month we’ve approached this conversation from a different angle, seeking to apply Jesus’ teaching in our relationships. It has been an encouragement to hear women during these roundtable discussions honestly sharing their experiences and learnings as they seek to apply this passage to real life.

I’m grateful for the women God has called to lead and serve in Mom2Mom and Apples of Gold as they, too, put into practice this commandment of Jesus to love as he has loved. Having experienced the demanding early years of motherhood and caring for a household, the mentors in each of these programs seek to remind these young women that they are not alone in the family of God and that the work of caring for a family is good work given by a good God. We find both programs to be great on-ramps for young families into the life of the church.

As well, our Beloved Conference in February with psychologist and author Juli Slattery considered the love of Jesus as we unpacked the topic of biblical intimacy. The intimacy we can experience with Christ because of his selfless love for us is the foundation upon which we extend our love to one another. So often our concept of intimacy is formed more by culture than by Jesus, and we were challenged to consider the beautiful vision of intimacy with Jesus and with others given to us through God’s Word.

My prayer for the women of College Church for this next year is that we would know, experience and love the Lord God more and more. And, as we see the person of God more clearly, that he would equip us with his Spirit to love one another with a love that reflects him more fully.

Wil Triggs

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

The COVID year that we celebrated Easter, the JESUS banners made their appearance between the columns of our Sanctuary building. They hung all the way down to the steps. The next year we had to trim them, so people could actually enter the Sanctuary on Easter. Lorraine and I showed an acquaintance pictures of the banners on our phones, and she said, “You go to that church? A friend of mine texted me a picture of those. Your church is the most creative I’ve ever seen!” We took the opportunity to invite her to come.

This year I struck up a conversation with a potter while admiring her work at a fair. I ended up telling her about ArtSpace and inviting her to join us. “God gifted you. Look at all this beautiful pottery. You should come. You are welcome here,” and handed her a card about College Church and ArtSpace.

While hosting one of the gallery shows, some people came in to look at the art. Before they left, they asked me who was behind the gallery, I explained this was part of College Church. They were amazed and told me how great that a church would do this.

I receive similar comments from readers of Connections. I’m so grateful for every writer and artist who make these ministries possible. With these exchanges and others like them, I have come to see that creativity is a form of witness. The creativity of our church is simply the creativity of our people. We have such a bounty of creativity that shines the truth and beauty of Jesus out to the world around us. Our gifts come from the Giver of all gifts, our creating in the context of the Creator.

This year I want to celebrate the creativity of our team of people using their gifts in the context of College Church. Thanks to all of you who shared your creativity with us this year.

Here are lists of some of the gallery shows, workshops and people who helped fill the pages of Connections this year. At College Church, we seek ways to explore and grow in different forms of creative expression and ways for us to come together around beauty, truth and life. Gospel Now includes our communications and ArtSpace ministries.

Galleries: Art & Story, Awe + Wonder: Easter and Beyond, A Marge Gieser Retrospective, Robert Doares: Immanuel God With Us; Isaiah 55: Called to the Nations; Storybooks and Adventures: a STARS Family Services Art Show and WinterTales.

Gallery Artists: Odette Acuna, Dick and Roslyn Albright, Randy Atkison, Maggie Bailey, Kathy Bailey, Celeste Barnett, Katherine Baylis, Brian and Warrie Blackburn, Keith Bodger, Julia Caldwell, Pat Cirrincione, Nusret Colpan, Scott Davis, Anita Deyneka, Robert Doares, Barbara Elsenheimer, Linda Fallon, Liita Forsyth, Thomas Gaenzle, Linda Gaenzle, Marge Gieser, Nadia Gordeuk, Kent Graham, Adeline Gregornik, Phoebe Gregornik, Ruth Gregornik, Austin and Margaret Hale, Philip Hossu, Lynette Hoy, Greg and Faith Hurst, Amy and Anya Johncola, Lenny Johncola, Ken Kroger, Alexander Lee, John and Elsa Maust, Kathryn McBride, J Marr Miller, Richard Moomjian, Sarah Nelson, Jose Pablo, Don Ryan, Jane Sanchez, Judy Sattler, Michelle Smidesang, Alyssa Smidesang, Bill and Laurie Stough, Eleanor Thomsen, Shauna Thorson, Vic and Leslie Trautwein, Wil Triggs, Julie Turner, Adriaan van Wijk, Ian van Wijk, Eloise Voelker, Esther Waldrop, Wendy Waldrop, Carolyn Walter, Nancy Weckler, Katrina Wiebe and Susan Zimmerman.

Workshops: Drawing and Illustration, From First Draft to Final, Improv/Game Workshop, Ornament Art, Paint Your Heart Out, Poetry Writing and Writing Your Faith Journey.

Connections grew in many ways with a redesign and a growing number of writers and featured artists making every issue a distinctive expression of loving Jesus and being engaged with life and death together here at College Church. We had 56 different writers and contributing artists from College Church contributing to our Connections magazine. Writers: Wallace Alcorn, Ashley Anthony, Luke Barber, Keith Bodger, Susan Callaway, Adrienne Cassel, Pat Cirrincione, James Cook, Paige Comstock Cunningham, Jim Crispin, Anita Deyneka, Marilyn Enstrom, Danielle Everett, Thomas Gaenzle, Joel Goodnough, Victor Gordeuk, Mike Hernberg, Tim Hollinger, Virginia Hughes, Adam Kallal, Josh Kannard, Allison Kelley, Michelle Kelley, Lois Krogh, Vijai John Kuruppacherry Sherry Kwan, Alexander Lee, Sarah Lindquist, Daniel Losey, Josh Maurer, John Maust, Curt Miller, Katy Miller, Richard Moomjian, Eric Ollila, Heather Owens, Steve Pardue, Susan Perlman, Vanessa Roth, Judy Sattler, Dave Seckington, Jon Smalley, Stephen Rigby, Yousaf Sadiq, Ray Smith, Dave Sohmer, Nancy Taylor, Allison Taylor, Mark Taylor, Lorraine Triggs, Kara Beth Vance, Janet Vanne, Tony Visconti, Esther Waldrop, John Waldrop, Cheryl Warner, Susan Zimmerman. Featured artists: Randy Atkison, Marge Gieser, Nadia Gordeuk, William North, Meagan Schuptar, David Sobatka, Adriaan Van Wijk, Wendy Waldrop and Carolyn Walters.

ArtSpace volunteers: Mary DeMoss, Barbara Elsenheimer, Nadya Gordeuk, Marr Miller, Shauna Thorsen and Esther Waldrop.

Photography: Meagan Shuptar, Marr Miller and Carolyn Walter.

Website & Social Media: Christy Chiodras, Jacob Goble, Jim Johanik, Tony Visconti, our friends at Missional Marketing.

Printshop: Herb Carlburg, Elaine Meyer and Todd Zimmerman.

Bookstall Volunteers: Lenny Johncola, Pat Fallon, Janet Vanne and Nancy Weckler.

Everything: Kathryn McBride and Lorraine Triggs (including Saturday Musings).

I can’t wait to see what you have for us in the year ahead. My prayer is that there will be some who trust Christ and give themselves and their creativity to Jesus, and that others will pour themselves into express the light and life that comes from knowing Jesus.

COUNCIL, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES

Howard Costley

COUNCIL OF ELDERS CHAIR

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.

Psalm 9:1-2

As we close another fiscal year it is good to recount all the Lord’s wonderful deeds he has done in our midst this past year and to give thanks to him with our whole heart. While this short report cannot recount all the Lord’s deeds, we can highlight a few of them and ask you to join in recounting others and in giving thanks.

How thankful we are for all those in our midst who have come to faith in Christ this year, for those who have grown in their faith, and for those who were baptized. We are thankful for the parents who publicly dedicated their children to the Lord, and we’re thankful for those children. We are thankful for each new member who joined the church this year. All these are evidence of the Lord working in our hearts and directing our steps.

We are thankful for Josh Moody’s strong pulpit ministry with its faithful focus on the centrality of the Word of God. We have also been blessed by the excellent preaching of other members of the pastoral staff and the exceptional teaching in our various Adult Communities and women’s and men’s Bible studies. All the preaching and teaching this past year has only been done by the Lord’s enabling. Let us praise the Lord together.

The Lord has richly blessed our many ministries and those leading and supporting them—our missions program, our outreach ministry, Kids’ Harbor, our middle school and high school student

ministries as well as our college ministry, our men’s and women’s ministries, STARS and many more. The elders are privileged to hear on a regular basis the reports of what the Lord is doing at College Church. In this annual report you can read all the ministry reports recounting in more detail what the Lord has done. We join the psalmist in recounting and praising the Lord for his wonderful deeds.

On behalf of the elder council, I want to thank each person who wrote a report for this annual report. This includes those on the pastoral staff and those chairing boards and committees, and other leaders in the church. I also want to thank the hundreds of you who volunteer to serve in so many ways. We thank the Lord for you and for how he enables you in ministering to the church body.

As we look back over the last year and thank the Lord for all he has done, it strengthens our faith to trust him as we press into the new year of ministry ahead of us. The pastoral staff and the Council of Elders remain united and steadfast in our commitment to the Lord and his Word. Our vision remains the same: “Proclaiming the Gospel.” Our five initiatives outline how we seek to fulfill our vision. The pastoral staff and the elder council work together to update and refine the initiatives and to establish measurable goals for each of the initiatives.

The pastoral staff and the elders have worked together over this past year to develop the Gospel Now effort to both accelerate and sustain our proclamation of the gospel both locally and globally. We ask that each of us prayerfully seek how the Lord would have us be fully involved in the proclamation of the gospel. May each of us be burdened for the lost whether next door or across the oceans. We know we can do nothing going

forward unless the Lord enables us even as he has over the past year and the past decades.

I also want to thank those serving on the elder council this year and their willingness to meet late into the evening and to attend special, additional meetings this past year. It has been a privilege to serve alongside them. I especially want to thank David Bea and Jeremy Taylor who will complete their four-year elder terms at the end of the annual meeting. Both David and Jeremy have served the church well with their God-given wisdom, insight and experience. Each of them willingly

accepted difficult assignments over the past four years and their service is much appreciated.

I also want to acknowledge the excellent work of John Seward and Nancy Singer whose work greatly benefits the elder council and the church as a whole.

So, as we enter a new year of ministry, let us exult with the psalmist and praise the Lord for his wonderful deeds done among us, and with confidence and gladness, trust him to guide and enable us as a church as we seek to faithfully proclaim the gospel.

Bruce Bonga

BOARD OF DEACONS CHAIR

It is a blessing to serve the church, and there are many opportunities to serve. For the past couple of years on the Deacon Board, the deacons and I have had the opportunity to serve the body in practical ways by coming alongside the pastors, elders, deaconesses, staff and other boards, to assist in overseeing financial matters, mercy ministries, communion services and our facilities.

In addition to the regular deacon tasks, this past year the deacons have partnered with church members and staff to focus on accessibility and parking considerations, debt reduction, the Sanctuary project and opportunities to use our campus more effectively.

It is a joy to see the many ways in which so many of you have united in serving the church faithfully and enabling us as a church to share God’s love and proclaim the gospel.

Even still there are many challenges and great need, but with that comes a great opportunity and provision from Jesus. As Pastor Moody has preached recently in his series on How Jesus is the Answer to Your Suffering from John 10:7-10,

So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” There are many thieves that would rob us of life abundantly in Christ. What is holding you back from an abundant life? Have you allowed God to transform your life?

Will you join us in the Gospel Now project and pray, give and act?

PRAY

Spend time in prayer. Pray the Scriptures and ask God to transform your life.

GIVE

Give faithfully and joyfully. God’s Word is clear on this. All the world is his; he does not need our money, but we need to surrender our finances to him. If you are not currently giving (about 1 in 4 member families at College Church) take a leap of faith and start by giving something small weekly. If you find that daunting or not possible, please reach out to me, a pastor or Nancy Singer, and we’d be happy to see if there’s a way the church can come alongside you and care for you during your time of need.

ACT

What act of obedience is God placing on your heart? Whatever he calls of us, let’s be prepared to hear it and take even a small step of obedience.

While there are many challenges and competing voices, there is a tremendous opportunity before us. Will you join us in taking a step to unite as a church under the leadership of God’s Word? Answer God’s call on your life: Pray, Give and Act.

Amy Kruis

BOARD OF DEACONESSES CHAIR

The Board of Deaconesses is given this goal: “follow Christ’s example in serving others with love.”

Throughout the year, deaconesses help facilitate and provide practical help and care to the College Church congregation in various ways. I have had the privilege of serving on this year’s board with a group of women who love the Lord and have energetic hearts for service. The 2023–2024 board members included Julie Busteed, Adrienne Cassel, Diana Clem, Becky Cook, Courtney Graham, Ann Lawrenz, Whitney McKevitt, Sarah Nelson, Libby Newton, Jennie Nicodem, Barb Nussbaum, Liz Oster, Carol Taylor and Jill Tweeten, with special thanks to Mary Nellessen for stepping in to help in the fall.

The deaconesses meet monthly to pray together and share committee updates. At each meeting, we’ve focused our prayer time on different areas of ministry at the church as well as requests from congregants. (If you would like the deaconesses to pray for you, please let us know! We’d be honored to do so.)

During our time together, we also hear reports from each of our seven committees and updates from our pastoral and elder liaisons. What a joy to hear about all the activity happening around the church!

Here are updates from this year’s committees:

Baptism: We helped facilitate 22 believer baptisms (providing robes and towels and praying with those being baptized).

Care and Share: Through the Care and Share fund, more than $200,000 was disbursed to help with costs related to counseling, mortgage payments and rent, medical bills and more.

Communion: The deaconesses returned to preparing communion elements monthly in May

2023, working in collaboration with the Board of Deacons.

Correspondence: The correspondence committee mailed out 221 cards, including congregants celebrating a wedding or a new baby, grieving a loss, and recuperating from surgery.

Funerals: The deaconesses served lunch or a reception for 10 funerals.

Helping Hands: Volunteers provided 112 meals and 14 rides for individuals and families as requests were made.

Visitation: Each deaconess had the pleasure of visiting a homebound congregant on a bimonthly basis. At Christmas, we delivered poinsettias to all our homebound congregants, missionaries on home assignment, and those who recently lost a loved one. Additionally, at Easter, flowers were handdelivered to homebound individuals.

In the time I’ve served on the board, I’ve been amazed at the many ways the College Church body serves those in need. The Deaconess Board counts on the help of church members like you to assist with requests like making meals and giving rides, so if you are looking for a place to serve in the church, visit college-church.org/impact/current-needs and click on “Offer Care” to learn more.

Conversely, if you need short-term help or know of another church member who could use some assistance, visit college-church.org/care/help-andhope and click on “Short-Term Help” to fill out a short form.

Please pray with us that the Lord would continue to equip and guide the Board of Deaconesses as we seek to serve, be encouragers, and ultimately point our brothers and sisters to Christ.

Jim Tebbe

BOARD OF MISSIONS CHAIR

As College Church this year unites around the Gospel Now project, the missions board has its special role to play. At College Church, missions describes the church’s activity to advance Christ’s kingdom across languages and ethnic boundaries. This is a distinct part of the broader mission of College Church, which covers all aspects of its ministry. The Board of Missions (BOM) leads the process of defining and refining College Church’s role in world missions. It oversees the relationship with missions partners. It oversees the financial resources provided by the church for world missions. It stimulates prayer for missions. And it encourages and facilitates congregational participation in missions.

Planting healthy, long-lasting churches has continued to be one focus of the Board of Missions this year. In addition to Hope Church Wipptal in Austria, College Church is partnering with a new church start-up in Shepherd’s Bush, London, which is a daughter church of Trinity Church with whom we have a long-standing relationship.

The BOM and missions office are busy throughout the year. Each BOM member is on one of four committees or is the liaison for one of six programs the BOM is involved in. These include finance, personnel, care & furlough, mission prayer, STAMP, World Impact, immigrants, theological training and Missionary Preparation. This is all to the end of doing the following:

1. Supporting 88 career missionary units (154 individuals) in Central America, South America, Europe/ Eurasia, North America, Asia/Middle East, Africa and worldwide (about one-third are presently U.S. based). Of these, two (four individuals) were new missionary units to Africa; 13 (23 individuals) were consortium missionaries to Africa, Central, South and East Asia, Europe and South America.

2. Caring for five units (nine individuals) of tentmakers, who receive encouragement and prayer support but no financial support.

3. Continuing to support nine units (16 individuals) of retired missionaries.

4. Supporting one mid-term missionary.

5. Supporting eight short-term missionaries serving in various countries.

6. Facilitating three short-term mission trips for 23 adults.

7. Managing three short-term student trips for 40 students and adult leaders.

8. Hosting 21 missionary units (35 adults) at the Fall Missions Festival.

In the Missions Preparation Program (MPP), there is now a standardized pathway for missionary preparation and engagement that focuses on character, calling, competency and community. Twenty-five Global Impact Training video units will be completed and posted by this summer. There are currently seven active participants in MPP and four more who are applying.

The BOM also monitors and approves support to 11 national schools and seminaries. One seminary has been temporarily suspended because of the Russia-Ukraine war. Such support extends the mission outreach of College Church by helping to train nationals to minister in places where missionaries often cannot. These schools are in the Middle East, Africa, East, South and Southeast Asia, South America and Europe. We also support six local ministries and two partnerships (Lausanne and One Another Ministries), all of which have some type of international focus.

Finally, from May 1, 2023, to March 20, 2024, there were 623 missions prayer/newsletters recorded and shared with the BOM and congregation, including community groups and prayer fellowships. These provided information for prayer at weekly and monthly events and prayer meetings.

We thank College Church for this opportunity to serve and praise God for what he is doing.

Kara Beth Vance

DISCIPLESHIP COMMITTEE

The Discipleship Committee helps provide insight and strategic planning in the development and implementation of this initiative from the Council of Elders:

We will elevate biblically rigorous and practical discipleship by increasing personal disciple making, exploring more Adult Communities at other hours, and having two church-wide educational seminars on matters of current discipleship importance.

Jeff Peltz, Mike Walsh, Kara Beth Vance (chair), Dave Setran (elder liaison) and Josh Maurer (pastor of discipleship) make up the current discipleship committee. A few notes on progress on the different aspects of the initiative:

INCREASING PERSONAL DISCIPLE MAKING

The Discipleship Committee began to develop core groups a few years ago that:

• Invite individuals to share what they’re learning from Scripture throughout the week with others.

• Encourage more personal sharing and confession about the true condition of our hearts.

• Provide for accountability and concrete action steps for pursuing Christ.

There are spaces in the church where this type of organic, small group discipleship takes place informally. In addition to what is taking place informally, members of the Discipleship Committee (as well as others in the church) continue to intentionally encourage, create and lead core groups, that all involved might be mature in Christ and growing into disciple-making disciples.

EXPLORING MORE ADULT COMMUNITIES AT OTHER HOURS

This possibility was thoroughly explored by pursuing a lot of feedback from worship attenders from all three services at College Church as well as feedback from ministry leaders. At this point, it seems wise to us to continue with Adult Communities at the 9:30 hour.

HAVING TWO CHURCH-WIDE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS ON MATTERS OF CURRENT DISCIPLESHIP IMPORTANCE

Some examples of these types of potential topics include thinking biblically about transgender and other matters of gender identity, political engagement, patterns of sin or addictions as a Christian, abortion, discipleship within the family.

We are thinking through this together. Keep an eye out for upcoming discipleship related events!

Please read Pastor Josh Maurer’s report for more discipleship highlights from the year.

David Kelley

EVANGELISM AND CULTURE IMPACT COMMITTEE CHAIR

The past year has been an exciting one for the Evangelism and Culture Impact Committee, particularly with the arrival of Jim Johanik as pastor of evangelism. Jim has energized the committee in many ways, but principally he has sought to move us from a group that oversees and enables others to a group that acts. He has constantly asked us how we can “raise the evangelistic temperature” at College Church. How can we be more intentionally engaged with people? How can we be more welcoming? How can we share our stories? How can we be clearer on the gospel and filled with joy for what Jesus has done for us?

Along with this have come the initial, tangible actions that are both the outworking and grounding of this idea. Last fall, Jerry Root led a seminar, “Evangelism 101.” He encouraged us to use what a person makes public—what they wear, the environment or activities we share with them, what they say—to show how they are missing something that only Jesus can provide. On the community outreach Sunday of the October missions festival, Jim challenged each of us how we can pray for one person to come to faith.

The other notable development from the committee this year has been the formation of the Prison Ministry task force. This group now includes about a dozen men and one woman who are seeking to minister to those who are in prison now or recently out of prison, as well as their families. A group has been conducting a worship service at the Stateville Minimum Security Unit in Joliet every other Saturday since late 2023 and will soon be doing so every Saturday for the foreseeable future. For the men on this unit, this is one of the only ways that they are currently exposed to the gospel. If you are interested in joining this group on a Saturday morning or

through prayer, I encourage you to reach out to Dave Sohmer or Dennis Brown.

The Sanctity of Human Life task force continues to be active in a variety of ways such as providing tangible help through Coins for Caring Network and donations to the Baby Bank crib, completing a study of what the Bible tells us about the image of God, and attending events such as pro-life rallies and monthly prayer vigils outside Planned Parenthood Aurora. In many ways, this group has been so successful in both engaging the church and partnering with those outside the church that we used it as the template in starting the new prison ministry. I encourage you to contact Sarah Lindquist or Kara Beth Vance to join this group’s unending passion for God’s view of the world and zeal to protect the vulnerable.

Finally, on a personal note, I joined the committee three years ago with some trepidation over the idea of engaging in evangelism. At the time, I was much more interested in the idea of impacting culture. But my time on this committee has served to build a much deeper excitement over seeing others come to know and share in Christ. I encourage all of us to consider how we might love our neighbors and glorify our good God by sharing publicly what Jesus has done for us.

Anna Walsh

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE CHAIR

Then the King will say to those on his right “Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” Then the righteous will answer him, saying, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?” And the King will answer them, “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” —Matthew 25:34-40

The Hospitality Committee serves College Church by helping to enhance a warm and welcoming environment for every person within the church community, whether they are visiting the church for the first time or have been attending for many years. The current Hospitality Committee is comprised of a team of twelve women, all who have great joy in their hearts and a genuine love for being with people. We have had several opportunities in the past year to welcome people to church and show warmth and hospitality through the weekly Sunday morning coffee service. We have also enjoyed serving at the Welcome Center each week, greeting people and helping visitors find connections and feel a sense of belonging within the College Church community.

The committee enjoyed serving alongside other teams at the past summer’s Tuesdays Together and had a new opportunity to serve coffee during the summer at the Commons Café on Sunday mornings. The fall proved to be full of

activity for our team. We served at the children’s ministries training breakfast and coordinated a reception following the ordination service for now Pastor Richard Moomjian. We all served at the Thanksgiving Eve Sweet Time Reception, at which we coordinated a coat drive to support Repeat Boutique in the distribution of coats to those referred by churches, charitable organizations and DuPage County Community Services. Amidst the joy of the Christmas season, we served families attending the receptions following the children’s choirs’ Christmas concert and the STARS Christmas concert and enjoyed providing a reception for the Christmas ArtSpace opening.

The winter and spring months have brought our team together in planning and serving at a reception following the ordination service for now Pastor Josué Alvarado, and in welcoming and serving coffee and cinnamon rolls to the church community attending College Church on Easter Sunday. We look forward to serving at the upcoming Gospel Now Project events in April and May and will close the year with a reception following the children’s choir concert in May.

We hope to be a continued light for Christ by showing warmth, hospitality and love to all who come to College Church. It is a blessing to see the Lord working in amazing ways through the ministry of the Hospitality Committee, and a privilege to have been vessels through which he drew people to his kingdom.

Katie Nussbaum

SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR

This past year, the Service and Engagement Committee has continued to seek ways to promote a posture of service and engagement within our church. Outwardly, much of that happens through some different events that we help coordinate.

Throughout the year, our committee has continued to discuss and brainstorm how to better serve and engage our church body with the hope of fostering that same attitude among church ministries.

Summer of 2023 saw a scaled back version of the Tuesdays Together event from previous summers, and it took place once a month. The Service and Engagement Committee worked to help coordinate and organize some of the volunteers throughout the summer. Our team worked to ensure that the food trucks were available, welcomed and engaged event attendees, mobilized our volunteer team from setting up, to monitoring inflatables, to tearing down everything when the night was over. There was even one Tuesday we had to move everything inside due to extreme heat, we were thankful to have a team of people ready to help us adjust as needed.

Over the past few years, Fellowship Meals have taken place about once a semester, in the fall and in the spring. These Friday dinners and Saturday brunches are just one way that our committee seeks to help foster connections among our church members. This past fall, 22 households signed up to participate and in March, we had 18 households attend. Thank you to our host homes and those helping in the coordinating efforts.

An ongoing and recent project that our committee has taken on is to update the church-wide serving brochure to ensure that we have accurate information for the different ministries represented. In this process, it has been enjoyable for our committee to interact with many of our ministry leaders to learn more about the work they do. We are excited about the ways in which the many

different ministries at College Church seek to serve many different needs.

A new initiative that our committee is coordinating is related to those who become new members. On the same Sunday that our new members are welcomed into our church family, our team holds a lunch for them after the 11 a.m. service. The aim of this lunch is mainly fellowship and engagement, a chance to celebrate with the new members about being brought into the family of College Church. In January we hosted 37 new members for lunch and in April we hosted 24 new members. It is a joy to be able to fellowship with these new members and encourage them in their involvement in the life of the church.

We hope and pray that we will continue to seek ways to further the gospel of Jesus Christ through the acts of serving and engaging not only our church family, but also our neighbors and those in our community.

OTHER LEADERS

Jeremy

& Nancy Taylor

GOSPEL NOW PROJECT CO-CHAIRS

In April, we began a discipleship and stewardship project called Gospel Now. At the heart of this project is the belief that with our geographical location in downtown Wheaton, as well as our commitment to Bible teaching, we are strategically positioned to minister to people throughout Chicagoland. With many around us who do not know Jesus, and a contemporary abandonment of core tenets of the biblical Christian faith, the time has come for College Church to commit to sharing the life-changing message of Christ in accelerated ways. Gospel Now is all about accelerating our local outreach through Prayer, Giving and Action.

We begin first with prayer. Beginning in May, and continuing throughout the year, as a congregation we will work on memorizing and praying one of the prayers of Paul. Each month there will be a new bookmark with the text of the prayer and helpful prayer points as you pray for your personal walk with the Lord and gospel outreach. Kids’ Harbor will have its own version of the bookmark, and we hope that this will be a good opportunity to pray more biblically with your family and among the body of Christ at College Church.

We also want to examine our own stewardship in the areas of our labor, influence, finances and expertise. It is our prayer that each of us will take one step of obedience in following God’s call in our lives as a result of the Gospel Now project. For some of us, that might mean serving in new ways at College Church, sharing the gospel with a friend, or giving to the church for the first time. For others, that will mean making a significant financial contribution to the Gospel Now project.

As a congregation, we will accelerate our Gospel Now vision in two major ways:

ELEVATE LOCAL OUTREACH

We will transform the Crossings building into a vibrant hub for community, worship and

growth with spaces that foster gospel-centered relationships, learning and spiritual development.

Last year’s annual report presented the work of the Crossings task force. Their work has continued with input and feedback from even more representatives in the congregation to refine and hone the building’s design. Now we’re ready to work on making that vision a reality.

The Crossings is envisioned as a dynamic environment that attracts and connects our church family to community outreach opportunities, while intensifying our commitment to discipleship and spiritual development for people of all ages. It will become the new home for our middle school, high school and college ministries and be especially suited for children and their parents.

ENHANCE MINISTRY READINESS

Through the funds given to the Gospel Now project, we will significantly increase accessibility on our campus, reducing barriers that hinder our more vulnerable attenders. We also commit to reducing and hopefully eliminating our debt, ensuring future financial stability for College Church’s vision.

OUR GOSPEL NOW VISION

We want to make College Church a friendlier place for the curious, the struggling and the unchurched. Increasing accessibility as well as creating a warm and welcoming public space in the new Crossings will help us do that. And we are committed to the greater flexibility for future needs that will be made possible by reducing debt. These bold steps will equip us to thrive as we focus on God’s glory in challenging times so we can even more effectively proclaim the gospel now and in the years ahead.

For more information and ongoing updates, use this QR code or visit our webpage at college-church.org/ gospelnow.

Mary Quiggle

TWICE IS NICE RESALE SHOP

We are thankful to College Church for supporting us again this year. It is a privilege to share the work and ministry of Twice is Nice Resale store. One way to see Twice is Nice is to see as a way to proclaim the gospel by deeds and words. We seek by our deeds to demonstrate the love of God. Through those deeds, we seek to create occasions to speak with words to our community.

For the last 33 years, Twice is Nice has occupied one of the storefronts in the strip mall at the corner of Geneva Road and President. Over the years, our neighbors have changed. From the beginning, we have served the apartments and condominiums close to us in South Carol Stream. The Islamic Center of Wheaton has settled into the former Assembly of God church across from us on the opposite corner. Also, a tent community of unhoused folks has formed in the wooded area behind the store. While our mission field looks somewhat different from a few years back, our commitment to serving and loving our community remains the same.

Here are some of the biggest challenges from this past year.

THE UNHOUSED

The newly formed tent community has provided both opportunities and challenges. These folks have profound physical and, in some cases, mental needs. The Lord has used these people to teach us compassion. Initially, we were frightened or irritated when they came to the shop. However, we learned names over time and asked how we could help. All they needed were sleeping bags and warm coats, which we had in ample supply. We hope through these two items we were able to tangibly illustrate the gospel to our struggling neighbors. Please pray for our relationship with this community and its evolving challenge. Pray for wisdom, patience and compassion.

NEW IMMIGRANTS

Over half of our customer base speak little to no English. Many speak languages and come from cultures that are different from ours. American shopping is a challenge for many from this community. Our mandate is to provide affordable goods so our customers can provide for their families. We are also committed to intentionally engaging every shopper. We learn names. We learn about their lives. We love our international community and desire to engage in meaningful ways. We want Twice is Nice to be a place where people feel special and cared for. Sometimes, there is confusion because of language and cultural differences. Would you pray that we would lovingly navigate these challenges?

ISLAMIC CENTER OF WHEATON

We have seen increased numbers of the members of the center shopping in our store. We seek to honor Jesus in our work and reflect his love for our neighbors. Would you pray we would faithfully represent the gospel to these folks?

Twice is Nice is a strategic outreach to the diverse community in our area. Loving our neighbors and our community is all our responsibility. Here is how you can help. Give! Would you consider donating exclusively to the church’s resale stores, Twice is Nice Resale and STARS Resale, and not Goodwill? Your sacrificial donations make both community outreach and caring for our STARS community possible. We also urge you to act! College Church operates these two trusted resale shops, allowing you to work in ministry. Volunteers are the backbone of our ministry. Would you please consider joining one of our shops in this capacity. Thank you for being so supportive. We urge you to pray and consider giving to and acting at Twice is Nice.

Stephanie Robbins

STARS RESALE SHOP

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your soul. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

—Matthew 11:28-30

A plaid couch, a rocker, a love seat, an overstuffed chair—items donated which were created to provide rest and comfort continue to do so as they are now placed in the showroom at STARS Resale Shop. The past stories these pieces of furniture could tell if they were to talk. And the stories they continue to tell as we witness from our sorting room window a blushing fiancée trying on a vintage bridal gown in front of her friends, all crammed together side-by-side on a plaid couch giggling with encouragement; a young father gently rocking his child to sleep so the young mother can shop; a doting daughter seated next to her father, a recent widower, on a love seat taking a quiet moment together after donating items once cherished by their loved one; an emotionally exhausted wife, who had just visited her husband in the hospital, plopping down into an overstuffed chair to catch her breath and collect her thoughts.

Our business at 303 E. Front Street is not simply a resale shop, but a place in which we have been given the opportunity to share life experiences with our customers, and in turn provide a platform in which we can share the hope we have in Christ. Gospel Now. We at STARS Resale seek to minister to the needs of our community beyond people’s material needs by pointing them to the Good Shepherd, who is gentle and lowly, and provides rest for the soul.

We are thankful for you, our brothers and sisters in Christ, our church, our donors, our customers, for without your support in donations and purchases, we would not have the opportunity to serve the needs of our community nor meet the financial needs of STARS Family Services (SFS), the foundation which receives our sale proceeds. Through the blessings bestowed from above, this past February we surpassed the one-milliondollar donation milestone. All glory to God for the fruitfulness of the labor of those who have been a part of the STARS Resale Shop since its inception.

Our story is just beginning, and our ledger is but one part of our story, the main characters are our STARS partners and this year the STARS partnership program has blossomed. We have added a number of new job partners to our workforce at the resale shop and have even added a new Saturday afternoon slot. It has been a wonderful blessing to see the growth of our STARS as they tackle new tasks and take ownership of their work.

We at STARS Resale collectively seek to embrace the acronym of the STARS ministry: Seeking To Always Reflect our Savior, and thank you for your part in joining us in this mission. Gospel Now.

Dr. Sharon Coutryer

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF STARS FAMILY SERVICES

The Board of STARS Family Services (SFS) expresses appreciation to College Church for its ongoing support of the residents, families and staff of SFS during an incredible year of fruitfulness.

We have not drifted from our purpose and mission. It remains, as always, at home, work and in the community, SFS enhances everyday life with dignity for members of the disability community. SFS provides peace of mind for parents and interdependence and independence for members of the STARS disability community. We stand on Philippians 4:19, which encourages us: “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (NIV)

A FEW HIGHLIGHTS

In 2023, blessings overflowed for SFS.

• Fundraising goal was met. We were humbled by our donors’ generous support which enabled us to surpass the $80,000 year-end matching challenge grant which was the largest in SFS history. Praise God! We continue to be supported by many College Church attenders in a significant way. Thank you. We could not care for our residents without our donors.

• Held our first annual “Golf for the STARS” fundraiser, with the assistance of several local businesses as sponsors. More than 72 guests signed up and participated.

• STARS Resale Shop increased its commitment to SFS by expanding the partner program to include Saturdays (adding jobs for additional STARS) and their on-going financial support.

• Hired a new executive director. Dr. Sharon Coutryer, who brings years of experience in caring for the Intellectual or Developmentally Disabled (IDD) community. What an answer to prayer.

• Completed much-needed administrative and organizational investments and improvements to provide staff with the best possible tools, tactics and training to serve our residents.

• Continued to increase our college student internships and our STARS scholarship programs.

A COMMUNITY OF CARING

with a focus on sustaining a collaborative SFS community through bi-weekly communications and staff meetings.

• Staff consists of more than 38 team members: continuing to attract and hire staff with experience or advanced degrees and many college students seeking experience.

• Staff turnover rate continues to be high: hiring and onboarding on an average of one-two new staff per month.

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• Reemphasized a process to help SFS leadership staff become more knowledgeable about supporting STARS with access to monthly informative webinars and educational sites. We want to ensure that they are equipped to respond to the changing needs of the STARS community.

ART STUDIO

classes run three days per week/two-hour session (up to six STARS per class).

• Increased community STARS participating—currently 16 artist STARS attend.

• Held first our mini–Art Show in August at the ArtSpace Gallery in the Crossings. The event attracted more than 130 STARS, family members, friends and community guests.

• Artists created artwork projects for the Winter Art Show, with the goal of exhibiting in 2024.

• Art products continued to be available for sale (cards, T-shirts and ornaments).

• Several of our artist STARS were featured in the City of Wheaton’s We Are Women Art Exhibit

DAY PROGRAMMING: HOME BASE AND COMMUNITY TIME

• Continues to be held in Kenny’s Home—available 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday-Friday.

• Daily theme of activities including art, music, games and quiet/personal time. Great participation by all attending STARS.

• Serves as a catalyst for developing a sense of community between the residents, SFS staff and community STARS.

We believe that God has blessed STARS Family Services with his best again this year to keep our residents healthy and thriving, fill many open positions in the three homes, grow partners and investors, build additional programs, and remind this church community of an active, practical, and real example of transformational gospel love, all to the glory of God. If you want to get involved, please reach out to us, or check us out on www. startsfamilyservices.org to learn more.

Continued to remain competitive in a challenging job market.

Tony DiLeonardi

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOD CENTERED LIFE

“Pastor Josh, we drove 90 minutes to College Church to hear your preaching live this morning,” the excited couple said to Josh Moody one Sunday morning. The couple’s connection to a local church and solid Bible teaching had grown distant until they discovered Pastor Josh’s preaching on a God Centered Life (GCL) broadcast. What a beautiful story of the power of God’s Word and its reach beyond the brick and mortar of our church building.

GCL radio broadcasts aired in 61 U.S. cities where programming is broadcast through 64 stations.

On behalf of the GCL board of directors, I delight to express our deep appreciation to College Church for its ongoing support of God Centered Life during an incredible year of blessings, growth and transformation. Thank you for your prayers and support. This preaching ministry extension of College Church is impacting thousands of people globally as its media distribution platforms grow by utilizing sermons and daily devotionals to engage culture with the power of the gospel.

At GCL, our passion is the gospel . . . our vision is all generations living for God.

An estimated 75,000 listened weekly to the radio broadcast.

EXPANDING OUR GLOBAL REACH

God Centered Life is growing worldwide, as it completes its fifth year of radio ministry. God has blessed this work with exciting growth.

More important than the numbers, however, are the changed lives they represent. People around the

world that are exposed to God Centered Life are encouraged, as we are, to put God at the center of their lives.

A GCL listener in Japan sums it up wonderfully: “I appreciate God Centered Life and the teaching of Josh Moody. It is making such a difference for me, helping me to follow Jesus daily and delight in his Word.” Another international listener shared this: “Just wanted to say how extremely useful the teaching has been in our church in France. Thanking God for you.”

People from all 50 states and 204 countries have visited GCL’s website, increasing the total visitors by 40%.

To God be the glory! It has been a year of blessing, and we are full of gratitude to God, continued on next page

the College Church family and all those engaged with this ministry.

43% of the 2023 website visitors were from outside the United States.

As we look to the future, we have developed four major themes of the ministry that we will support, grow, and devote resources to as we prayerfully consider what’s next. They are:

• The Air Battle—Blanket coverage of media— Radio/ podcast/streaming.

• The University Battle—Further develop The Center for Theology and Life, an event and podcasting resource for university age listeners.

• The Outreach Battle—Continue to invest and deliver One Night Centered on God outreach events.

• The Influencers Battle—Build, duplicate and enhance The Word Conference events, as we pray and plan for multi-city and global conferences for church leaders and ministry partners to focus on the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

So, what can you do? Consider subscribing at the GCL website to receive Pastor Josh’s daily devotional to augment our Sunday morning fellowship. Volunteer to serve the ministry. Join the prayer team. Support the ministry financially. If you have not yet looked at this global Bible-teaching ministry, visit GCL today at Godcenteredlife.org. See what resources are available as we all seek to center our lives on God!

There have been more than 200,000 visits to the devotional page and 150,000 online and podcast audio file accesses of Pastor Josh’s preaching.

Summary of Membership Transactions

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023

REGULAR MEMBERS DECEASED IN FY 23/24: Anthony (Tony) Zalar (5/6/23), Jim Hodina (5/31/23), Jean Crane (8/10/23), Lillian Smith (11/8/23), Roslyn Albright (11/11/23), Freda Davis (11/12/23), Jack Eliason (1/29/23-just notified), Nancy Eliason (03/10/2022just notified), Ed Hollatz (12/2/23), Virgil Reeve (12/2/23), Peg Carlson (1/6/24), Ron Chiodras (2/1/24), Debbie Vann (4/7/24)

2023 MINUTES

Annual Meeting

MAY 21, 2023

UNAPPROVED DRAFT

Council of Elder Chair Howard Costley welcomed the members to the 2023 annual meeting at 5:01 p.m. Mr. Costley began by reading Psalm 150 in its entirety calling attention to the fivefold praises contained in the first two verses.

Elder David Gieser opened in prayer.

The next order of business was to establish that a quorum was present before the meeting was called to order.

A quorum of 264 (20%) of regular members was required. Mr. Costley requested a show of hands and the ushers conducted a physical count of regular members present. At the time of the count 351 members were present, thus a quorum was established. Mr. Costley officially called the Annual Meeting to order at 5:13 p.m.

Mr. Costley requested Erik Dewar to come lead the congregation in singing “Great is Thy Faithfulness.”

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE MINUTES OF CONGREGATIONAL MEETING:

Mr. Costley read aloud the following resolution for approval of the prior annual meeting minutes dated 5-15-2022, and there were no questions. This resolution required a motion and a second from the floor which were both received.

RESOLVED: That the minutes of the May 15, 2022 Annual meeting are approved as presented:

Members voted verbally by indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain. The resolution was passed unanimously.

The annual report for 2023 was received with thanks for those who wrote reports. Mr. Costley requested all who wrote reports and all elected leaders to stand so that the congregation could show appreciation for their service. Mr. Costley asked Elder Randy Jahns to pray for all those involved in the ministries of the church.

RESOLUTION TO RATIFY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2023-2024:

Mr. Costley explained the process of electing one man and three women each year to the Nominating

Committee. Members had been invited to submit names, and names of 7 women and 3 men were submitted. Members had then been given an opportunity to vote online as has been the practice in the past couple of years, and a total of 400 votes were cast in that process. Mr. Costley further explained that because votes were cast prior to the meeting this year, members were now called to formally ratify the vote and affirm the election of the individuals to the 20232024 Nominating Committee.

Since no questions were asked about the resolution, Mr. Costley then read the resolution:

WHEREAS: The Regular Members have gone through the prescribed process of nominating individuals to be elected as members of the 2023-2024 Nominating Committee, and WHEREAS: The Regular Members have had an opportunity prior to this meeting to vote on the nominees, and three women and one man have received the most votes in the prior process:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Regular Members hereby affirm the election of the following individuals to serve on the Nominating Committee for 2023-2024: Laurel Aulie, Karen Bagge, Amy Jones, and Chris Tews.

This resolution required a motion and a second from the floor, which were both received.

Members voted verbally by indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

The resolution was passed unanimously with no discussion.

Mr. Costley requested Elder Dave Setran to read the names of the nominees for elected positions. Mr. Setran indicated that the Nominating Committee received 365 recommendations for 36 positions and thanked those who submitted names. Much prayer went into the nomination process for these positions.

RESOLUTION TO ELECT NEW LEADERS TO SERVE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES:

Mr. Costley read the following resolution from the Nominating Committee.

RESOLVED: That the following groups of nominees, whose names have been printed on page 58 of the Annual Report, are hereby elected:

• Members of the Council of Elders for terms ending in 2027

• Members of the Board of Deacons, the Board of Deaconesses, and the Board of Missions for terms ending in 2026

• Members of various committees for terms as defined in the bylaws

• Elective positions for terms as defined in the bylaws Because the resolution comes as a recommendation from the Council of Elders/Nominating Committee, it needs no motion or second. Members voted verbally by indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

The resolution was passed unanimously with no discussion.

Elder David Bea prayed for the newly elected and current leadership.

Kevin Cassel, chair of the Board of Deacons, presented the financial charts and accompanying numbers found on Pages 64-69 of the 2023 Annual Report. Mr. Cassel thanked his fellow deacons and acknowledged the hard work and thought that Nancy Singer and her team and the Elder Council poured into the budget process. Mr. Cassel offered that finances are the most tangible way to show each other and the outside world what is most important to us as a church.

Mr. Cassel stated a few items to note:

• Two mortgaged properties remain, the other mortgage has been paid off. $168,000 was given last year to reduce debt. (See Annual Report, page 65)

• Even though interest rates are rising, the church has secured a 3.65% fixed interest rate on the debt.

• Two resale shops, although not part of the church budget, are part of the church’s ministries. Last year Twice Is Nice had net sales of $540,000 and contributed $103,000 to Outreach Community Ministries, The STARS Resale Shop had net sales of $600,000 and contributed $180,000 to STARS Family Services.

• The Care & Share Fund contributions totaled $223,380 and the fund distributed $294,130. The church has been able thus far to never say NO to a need because of lack of funds.

Mr. Cassel then referred to the Annual Report and the accompanying slides to depict the church’s financial picture. Mr. Cassel highlighted the largest two increases are in the Evangelism and Missions budget at 8.4% and the Deacon budget at 5.4%.

Mr Cassel identified that every effort has been made to maintain good fiscal stewardship and noted that the budget is aligned with the church’s mission/ vision goals. A look at the historical data going back 10 years, (page 65 of the annual report) shows the budget vs actual giving during this period. There have been peaks and valleys in giving, for example, summer giving tends to be lower than other seasons. Mr. Cassel stated that expenses are tracked week by week to giving to closely keep control of spending and the church budget is a guide for giving, not spending. He encouraged automated giving to allow the church to have a better picture of what to expect. Mr. Cassel referred to the chart on page 65 of the annual report which shows giving by Regular Member giving unit of those over age 20. This chart shows a decline in the number of giving units over time, consequently the church is relying on fewer people giving larger sums of money which is not ideal. Of more concern is that 28% of church Regular Members are giving ZERO. It is a spiritual discipline to shift from “giving if there is anything left over” to “giving of the first fruits.”

Mr. Cassel finished his presentation and asked if there were any questions on the financials. The following questions were raised:

• What caused the increase in the Missions budget? Nancy Singer answered by referring to page 62 of the Annual report under the Pathway initiative calling for the hiring of a Pastor of Evangelism. The increase in the Missions budget covers this new pastoral position as well as a part-time admin. and a moderate 4% salary increase along with increases in health care costs.

• Why has the Atlanta church plant budget been reduced to zero? Mr. Cassel stated that the Atlanta church plant is ahead of schedule in becoming an independent church and is now self-supporting. Nancy Singer stated that church planting in the future may include revitalization and partnering with other churches in addition to more traditional church plants.

• An additional clarification was requested on giving units. Were these individuals or family units?

Mr. Cassel stated these were family giving units. Another question was raised about the giving of non-members. Mr. Cassel stated that these were reported as part of the total giving, but not included in the pie chart of those giving zero.

• With all the recently well attended membership classes, why are the membership numbers staying

about the same? Nancy Singer referred to page 47 of the Annual Report where it shows various categories of members added (112). The members added were offset by transfers to associate membership, member on leave, deaths, and others removed from membership largely because of moves away from the area. The Elder Council regularly reviews the membership rolls to ensure accuracy.

• What is an associate member? Nancy Singer answered that examples of an associate member are missionaries, members belonging to another church but attending here temporarily, members that move away, but still want to maintain a connection with the church. Associate members may not vote or hold any elected office in the church.

• Was the vote to approve the budget unanimous on the Council of Elders? Mr. Costley said the Deacons were requested to make some reductions to the first budget presented to the Elder Council. The second budget was approved by the Elders with one abstention. This abstention was not a disapproval, but rather the Elder chose to abstain because of a familial connection to someone on staff.

At the end of the questioning, Mr. Costley thanked the Deacons and all involved for their work on the budget and read the resolution.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2023-2024 BUDGET:

WHEREAS, the Board of Deacons approved and presented a budget for 2023-2024 to the Council of Elders and after review, the Council of Elders is recommending to the Regular Members that it be approved as presented;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Regular Members hereby approve the budget for 2023-2024 as presented.

Because the resolution comes as a recommendation from the Council of Elders, it needs no motion or second.

Members voted verbally indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

The resolution was passed unanimously.

Elder Mark Berg prayed to praise God for the generosity of God’s people and requested that God give wisdom and direction for the ministry decisions ahead and for guidance for all to be good stewards of His resources.

Mr. Costley excused Jim and Heidi Johanik during the discussion about calling him as a pastor.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE JAMES JOHANIK AS PASTOR OF EVANGELISM:

Before reading the resolution to call a Pastor of Evangelism, Mr. Costley stated that this resolution needs 2/3 majority of votes cast to approve, and then read the resolution.

WHEREAS, the Bylaws of College Church state that the Senior Pastor shall recommend to the Council for its approval those of his choice to serve as members of the Pastoral Staff;

WHEREAS, persons recommended for such positions, together with their proposed titles, duties, and responsibilities, shall be presented by the Council to the Regular Members for approval if they are to be employed for, or if their employment is to be increased to, more than 20 hours per week and if their employment is expected to last more than two years.

WHEREAS, the calling of a pastor of evangelism is a goal identified in our PATHWAY initiative, one of the five initiatives supporting our vision of Proclaiming the Gospel:

PATHWAY. We will develop a simple invitational pathway for our gospel ministries: Discover Jesus, Grow in your Faith, and Impact the World. We will develop that pathway by calling a pastor of evangelism to lead the Discover portion of that pathway by June 2023.

WHEREAS, a search has been conducted and Pastor Moody and the elders have discerned that God has brought forth a qualified man with a heart for reaching those who have not yet accepted Christ as their Savior and equipping others to do the same:

WHEREAS, Pastor Moody has recommended to the Council and the Council is recommending to the Regular Members that JAMES JOHANIK be called as Pastor of Evangelism;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that JAMES JOHANIK be called as Pastor of Evangelism; effective immediately.

Because the resolution comes as a recommendation from the Council of Elders, it needs no motion or second.

Mr. Costley opened the floor for any discussion. One question was asked about the duties of the Pastor

of Evangelism. The question related to defining what responsibilities will be taken from current pastors on staff and transferred to this new position? Mr. Costley answered the question stating that Curt Miller, the Missions Pastor had been given the oversight of the Evangelism and Cultural Impact Committee and their efforts as well as his missions responsibilities. These would be transferred to the new pastor position. Mr. Seward was asked to confirm this understanding, which he did and added there were events related to this area that were added to all the staff, and the coordination of these events would also transfer to the new position.

Members voted verbally by indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

The resolution was passed unanimously.

RESOLUTION

TO

APPROVE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR:

Mr. Costley indicated a simple majority was needed to approve and asked if there was any discussion. Hearing no discussion, Mr. Costley read the resolution.

WHEREAS: The College Church Bylaws provide that the Regular Members approve an independent audit firm to audit the financial statements of the church;

NOW, THEREORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the firm of MATHIESON, MOYSKI & AUSTIN, of Lisle, Illinois, be approved as the Church’s independent auditor for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

Because the resolution comes as a recommendation from the Council of Elders, it needs no motion or second.

Members voted verbally indicating Aye, Nay, or Abstain

The resolution was passed unanimously with no discussion.

RESOLUTION TO APPROVE BORROWING FACILITIES:

Mr. Costley read the resolution stating that approval requires a 2/3 majority of those votes cast.

WHEREAS, The Bylaws of College Church provide for the Regular Members to approve borrowing facilities;

WHEREAS, College Church has a long standing line of credit with Wheaton Bank & Trust Company for $500,000 to be used if contributions received are not sufficient to meet current expenses;

WHEREAS, Wheaton Bank & Trust extends an operating line of credit to College Church unsecured,

interest floating at Prime (interest only on dollars utilized during the year);

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Church is hereby authorized to renew this line of credit to facilitate the Church’s cash flow needs during the 2023-2024 fiscal year.

Because the resolution comes as a recommendation from the Council of Elders, it needs no motion or second.

Members voted verbally indicated Aye, Nay, or Abstain

The resolution was passed unanimously.

Mr. Costley thanked Dave Gieser, Randy Jahns, and Heinrich Johnsen for their service on the Elder Council the last four years.

Mr. Costley asked if there was any new business or additional questions. Hearing none, he asked Pastor Erik Dewar to lead the congregation in singing “To God be the Glory.”

Elder Brian Wildman closed the meeting in prayer.

Mr. Costley asked for a motion to adjourn which was received and seconded.

Meeting officially adjourned at 6:21 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Carol Schick Recording Secretary

LEADERSHIP & NOMINATIONS

Leadership

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SERVED THIS YEAR.

COUNCIL OF ELDERS

David Bea ‘24

Howard Costley, chair ‘24

Jeremy Taylor, secretary ‘24

Mark Berg ‘25

Jeff Oslund ‘25

Roger Sandberg ‘25

David Setran ‘26

Chad Thorson ‘26

Brian Wildman, vice chair ’26

Mark Bradley ‘27

Steve Ivester ‘27

Glenn Kosirog ‘27

Josh Moody, senior pastor

BOARD OF DEACONS

Pat Fallon ‘24

John Lorentsen ‘24

Jeff Mann ‘24

Jim Shirley ‘24

Kolby Atchison ‘25

Bruce Bonga, chair ‘25

Scott Bradley, vice-chair ‘25

Brad Hiben ‘25

Joel Barnes secretary ‘26

Robb Lemp ‘26

Eric Odell ‘26

Jeff Sommars ‘26

Nancy Singer, pastoral staff liaison

BOARD

OF DEACONESSES

Diana Clem ‘24

Amy Kruis, chair ‘24

Whitney McKevitt ‘24

Sarah Nelson ‘24

Carol Taylor ‘24

Adrienne Cassel ‘25

Courtney Graham ‘25

Ann Lawrenz, vice-chair ‘25

Libby Newton ‘25

Liz Oster ‘25

Becky Cook ‘26

Barb Nussbaum ‘26

Jennie Nicodem ’26 (unexpired)

Jill Tweeten ‘26

Mindy Rynbrandt, pastoral staff liaison

BOARD OF MISSIONS

Andrew Nelson ‘24

Lydia Newby ‘24

Nate Peterson, treasurer ‘24

Wendy Robinson ‘24

Vijai Kuruppacherry ’24 (unexpired)

Marilyn Enstrom ‘25

Marilyn Huffman, ‘25

Dave Oster, ‘25

Jim Tebbe, chair ‘25

Jon Smalley, ‘25

Grace Bliss ‘26

Tom Nussbaum ‘26

Mary Odell ‘26

Stephanie Robbins ‘26

Yousaf Sadiq ‘26

Curt Miller, pastoral staff liaison

EVANGELISM & CULTURE IMPACT COMMITTEE

David Kelley, chair ‘24

Dyanne Martin ‘24

Elizabeth Larsen ‘24

Mark Bodett ‘25

Paige Cunnigham ‘25

Dave Sohmer ‘25

Lydia Bendele ’26 (unexpired)

Kat Haase ‘26

Rich Howard ‘26

Sarah Lindquist ‘26

Jim Johanik, pastoral staff liaison

DISCIPLESHIP COMMITTEE

Jeff Peltz ‘24 (unexpired)

Mike Walsh ‘25 (unexpired)

Kara Beth Vance ‘26

Josh Maurer, pastoral staff liaison

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Lisa Burlingame ‘24

Maggie Girgis ‘24

Sue Haas ‘24

Tammy Lam (unexpired term ‘24)

Nara Sary ‘24

Anna Walsh, chair ‘24

Lisa Eckert ‘25

Allison Kelley ‘25

Yili Le ‘25

Morgan Moxley ‘25

Bethany Opdyke ‘25

Shirley Sheppard ‘25

Mindy Rynbrandt, pastoral staff liaison

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Laurel Aulie

Karen Bagge

Amy Jones

Chris Tews

Mark Berg, elder

David Setran, elder

Josh Moody, senior pastor, ex officio

SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Gary Chase ‘24

Danika Kelly ‘24

Jonathan Larson ‘25

Katie Nussbaum, chair ‘25

Karen Bagge ‘26

Cheryce Berg, Josh Maurer, Julie Clemens, pastoral staff liaisons

OTHER ELECTED POSITIONS

Church Treasurer

Ken Heulitt ’25

Disabilities Superintendent (11 a.m.)

Nathanael Strauch ‘25

Disabilities Superintendent (9:30 a.m.)

Dorothy Nicholson ‘24

Elementary Bible School Superintendent

Christina Achziger ‘25

Elementary Children’s Church Superintendent

Nancy Chase ’24

Financial Secretary

Eric Enstrom ’24

Librarian

Lisa Kern ’24

Midweek Evening Girls Superintendent

Danika Kelly ’24

Midweek Evening Boys Superintendent

Terry Van Someren ’25

Midweek Morning Superintendent (Kids Korner)

Suzanne Shirley ’24

Nursery Superintendent

Suzy Yoder ‘25

Preschool Bible School Superintendent

Laura Swoboda ’24

Preschool Children’s Church Superintendent

Kristie Smalley ’24 (unexpired)

Recording Secretary

Carol Schick ’24

Slate of Nominees

FROM THE 2024-2025 NOMINATING COMMITTEE

COUNCIL OF ELDERS

Jay Cunningham

Randy Jahns

Dave Tweeten

BOARD OF DEACONS

Jacob Frerichs

Ryan June

Chip Sanders

Tim Urbanowicz

BOARD OF DEACONESSES

Donna Aldridge

Brenda Bodett

Gail Pflederer

Donna Teagle

Miriam Warren

BOARD OF MISSIONS

Bruce Aulie

Daniel Conroy

Brian Picken

Nate Peterson

BOARD OF MISSIONS

TREASURER

Linda Wahr

DISCIPLESHIP COMMITTEE

Jeff Peltz

EVANGELISM & CULTURE IMPACT COMMITTEE

Brian Aldridge

Claire Cook

Lisa McKenna

Susan Krisch (unfilled ’26)

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE

Rebecca Fox

Catherine Kistler

Kiersten Oslund

Anna Joy Setran

Sarah Volle

Kaye Waugh

SERVICE & ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Vicky Bailey

Brockton Diebold

DISABILITIES SUPERINTENDENT (9:30 A.M.)

Dorothy Nicholson

ELEMENTARY CHLDREN’S CHURCH SUPERINTENDENT

Nancy Chase

PRESCHOOL BIBLE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Laura Swoboda

MIDWEEK EVENING GIRLS SUPERINTENDENT

Danika Kelly

MIDWEEK MORNING SUPERINTENDENT (KIDS KORNER)

Suzanna Dickson

FINANCIAL SECRETARY

Eric Enstrom

LIBRARIAN

Lisa Kern

RECORDING SECRETARY

Carol Schick

Ways to Give

TO COLLEGE CHURCH

Giving of our tithes and offerings is an integral part of our corporate worship because it is a unique expression of gratitude to God. When we give, we celebrate all that God has given for us, especially his incredible grace in our lives through the shedding of Christ’s blood on the cross to reconcile us to Himself. God owns everything and when we give, we are simply giving back a portion of what He has entrusted to our managing. Giving to College Church also makes possible all our church does here at home, our care for others throughout the community, and our missions outreach around the world.

After you have determined what you will give, we have several methods which you may use to support the ministries and missions efforts of College Church:

GIFTS OF CHECKS OR CASH

You may use pre-numbered envelopes for your cash or checks payable to College Church in Wheaton. This is the most common method of giving. If you don’t have pre-numbered envelopes, you may request them from the Accounting Office by e-mailing Cindy Schuerman at cschuerman@college-church.org. Or you may use one of the blank envelopes in the Sanctuary pew ranks. Checks may also be dropped in the offering plates at the back of the church when you leave after a service.

ONLINE

More and more individuals are choosing the electronic method of making contributions on-line just like they are paying many of their bills on-line. With the security of your information of highest importance, you can rely upon our on-line giving site to set up a one-time, or recurring gift of whatever amount you choose, and however often you choose. And it is easy to change the amount or frequency whenever you wish. Visit college-church.org/giving to get started.

DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS

Many individuals use donor-advised funds through any number of different qualified organizations. Gifts to College Church may be made by authorizing the organization to send funds at the time of your choosing.

GIFTS OF STOCKS OR MUTUAL FUNDS

You may donate stocks or mutual funds directly to College Church by transferring them from your broker to the church’s broker. Although you should consult your tax advisor, giving in this way may provide you a tax advantage. There may also be small numbers of shares you own that you would rather move out of

your portfolio, but would prefer not to handle all of the paperwork involved. College Church is pleased to be able to expedite those transactions for you. Please contact Nancy Singer or Dan Bauer 630-668-0878 for specific instructions.

BITCOIN OR CRYPTOCURRENCY

College Church has a relationship with a non-profit organization in Illinois that can be used by a donor to deposit cryptocurrency, which is then sold and donated to the church with only a 1% fee. Contact Nancy Singer, at nsinger@college-church.org for details.

GIFTS THROUGH YOUR WILL

College Church would count it a privilege for you to remember us as one of the beneficiaries of your estate. Because College Church is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, monies desginated to the church may save estate and inheritance taxes on the amount given.

MEMORIAL GIFTS

You may ask your loved ones to request that gifts in your memory be made to College Church. Likewise, you may give to College Church gifts in honor of a loved one who has passed away, whether they attended the church or not. It is just one more way of making your gifts count toward Kingdom Work.

REQUIRED MINIMUM DISTRIBUTIONS

If you are at the age when you are required to withdraw a portion of your IRA as a RMD (Required Minimum Distribution), you can direct your IRA custodian to make a direct transfer to College Church as a 501(c)(3) non-profit as a qualified charitable donation (QCD). Again, consult your tax advisor, but the amount withdrawn may provide tax advantages.

for Fiscal Year Ended April 30, 2024

Financials

FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2024

The financial statements and statistics on the following pages might seem daunting, complicated, and, maybe even somewhat boring. Instead of all these numbers, can’t we just report on our ministries? Why do we have to reach so much about finances and money instead of ministry?

We ARE all about ministry. But, our ministries depend upon resources in the form of money and volunteers. Without both, we would not be able to minister at all. Because our congregants donate money to provide the resources to operate our ministries, we provide reports on what resources we’ve received and just as importantly, how we’ve spent those resources to Proclaim the Gospel. Our goal is to be transparent about finances so congregants may have confidence that the money they donate is used appropriately for our ministries. We hire experienced and independent outside auditors to review our policies, processes and procedures and provide their opinion on the completeness and accuracy of our financial reports, all for God’s Glory.

OUR VISION IS FRAMED BY THREE WORDS: PROCLAIMING THE GOSPEL.

Everything we do, and every dollar we spend, is for that very purpose, whether we are paying the utility bills, the salaries of our staff, or replacing the lighting system in the Sanctuary. Each of these elements work together to Proclaim the Gospel.

The pastoral staff and elders have identified five initiatives listed below and determine strategies annually to further those initiatives. The initiatives and strategies for the 2024-2025 fiscal year are listed below along with highlights of how the new budget is aligned with these initiatives.

On the first two budget pages, we’ve shown the fiscal year 2023-2024 results and the 2024-2025 budget in the traditional manner according to the Council, Board, or Committee each belongs. We’ve added two additional pages with the exact same line items and numbers but rearranged according to the Initiative to which they correspond. In this way, we are showing how our spending aligns with the initiatives.

Here are some highlights of how the 2024-2025 budget assists us in meeting our initiatives.

PATHWAY. We will develop a simple invitational pathway for our gospel ministries:

Discover Jesus, Grow in Your Faith and Impact the World. We will continue developing that pathway by emphasizing and enhancing the “on-ramps” to College Church in the following ways:

1. Promoting Kids’ Harbor as one of the first impressions of College Church,

2. Augmenting and strengthening our Front Door ministries, and

3. Establishing a culture where our congregants willingly and effectively share our faith.

• The 2024-2025 budget includes funds for a oneday all church Summer Kick-Off Celebration on June 2 for our church community and the community around us. Food and beverages will be available after church until the start of the evening services, which will also be held under a big tent in the Commons parking lot. Lots of games for children, trivia for adults, and information about our ministries will all be available. The goal is to invite others to experience our ministries and get to know our people with the hope they will join us to Discover Jesus, Grow in Faith, and Impact the World.

COMMUNITY. We will cultivate care, encouragement and connection by:

1. Calling a pastor focused in these areas to work with a permanent CARE team to support congregational care.

2. Expanding elder prayer for each member of the church by name, and

3. Identifying and training Small Group Coordinators to support all our Small Group Leaders

• The 2024-2025 budget includes a pastor of care and connecting to augment the current CARE team of pastors and directors. This will help us connect with even more congregants who need pastoral care and help us better care for each other.

• The expansion of elder prayer and their contact with members will help us stay connected with one another and keep members actively participating in church ministries and small groups. The most effective points of connection for most members are those with whom they work in ministries or study and pray together.

DISCIPLESHIP. We will elevate biblically rigorous and practical discipleship by:

1. Emphasizing and encouraging a renewed focus on discipleship in the context of church family life,

2. Providing additional resources for personal disciplemaking as well as improving awareness and accessibility to them, and

3. Offering two churchwide seminars on matters of current importance for being faithful disciples in today’s world.

• The 2024-2025 budget includes two new pastoral residents which will assist in our discipleship ministries.

CAMPUS. We will increasingly activate our campus by utilizing the Crossings as a crossover space to:

1. Reach the community and for student, worship and family space, funded through a capital campaign launched in 2024.

2. Prioritizing safety and accessibility upgrades to our parking and other key areas, and

3. Studying the highest and best missional use for our portfolio of rental properties.

• Our Gospel Now Project has begun and pledges and gifts are now being accepted through our webpage: https://college-church.org/gospelnow. Visit this site to learn more about this exciting year-long adventure we are taking together as a PGA tour: Pray, Give, Act.

PARTNERSHIPS. We will leverage the church’s history of church planting, training programs and connections across the country and world by:

1. Expanding the scope of our church planting efforts to include planting, strengthening and revitalizing,

2. Hosting a prayer gathering for College Church members interested in this work,

3. Exploring partnership with one new organizational partner, and

4. Seeking to develop one new church partner in each category (planting, strengthening, revitalizing) by December 2024.

• The 2024-2025 budget includes a pastoral resident assigned specifically to this global missions work.

• The 2024-2025 budget includes $88,000 in new funds for the Board of Missions to use in developing relationships to plant, strengthen and revitalize another church.

You will notice two new pages in the financial section this year. Pages 70 and 71 show the budgeted financial statement the same way as always, by each board and committee, with last year’s budget (2023-2024), the fiscal year end results, and the new 2024-2025 fiscal year budget.

With the five new initiatives supporting our vision of Proclaiming the Gospel, the next two pages, 72 and 73 show the budgeted financial statement with each line item appearing according to the initiative it supports. This makes it easier to see how the ministry budgets and spending are aligned with the initiatives.

The income and expenditure statement and balance sheet are shown as always.

TOTAL INCOME 2023-2024

$10,162,250

In fiscal year 2023-2024, your generosity provided just over $9 million for use in our ministries and missions work locally and around the world. You gave another $1 million for all of the other needs, including the Care & Share benevolence fund and other designated projects including Missionary Christmas, Thanksgiving Eve offering, and even debt reduction.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR MINISTRY/MISSIONS (INCLUDES SALARIES/BENEFITS)

$8,690,373

This chart depicts how we spent the funds that you graciously and sacrifically provided during 2023-2024 for Ministry and Missions. There was a 2% increase in spending for Missions and Evangelism including dollars allocated for new missionaries. Overhead increased slightly as inflationary pressures have been seen in everything we spend on utilities and supplies.

MINISTRY/MISSIONS BUDGET VS ACTUAL GIVING VS EXPENDITURES

This chart shows the 10 year record of the ministry/missions budget at the left of each grouping, then the actual giving and the actual spending for the same period. Our budget is a plan for what we believe God is asking us to achieve in the coming fiscal year assuming we receive that amount of contributions. Since our donations are given at different times of the year, we maintain a strong expense control so that we nearly always end the year with income exceeding our expenses. Our God is a God of details and continues His faithfulness in providing what we need. We honor God by maintaining fiscal responsibility in covering our expenses.

AVERAGE # AND $ OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MINISTRY/MISSIONS

REGULAR MEMBER GIVING FISCAL YEARS 2022-2024

The number of giving units is shown in the bars at the bottom of the graph. A married couple is considered one giving unit, and a single person is considered one giving unit. Much like the experience of other churches and non-profits, we have seen a decline in the number of giving units over the past ten years, but the average gift per giving unit has increased significantly. Great is God’s faithfulness to this church through its people.

This table reflects the giving to the church from its Regular Members. It is encouraging to see the significant increase in giving from our Regular Members who have started giving to God’s work here at College Church.

COLLEGE CHURCH PROPERTIES AND DEBT

If you are not yet experiencing the joy of giving, why not start with a little and increase that over time. And if you are already giving, let’s remember to faithfully increase our giving even as we consider how to support the Gospel Now Initiative.

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL REPORT

CASH EXPENDITURES AND BUDGETS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2024

SUMMARY OF MINISTRY/MISSIONS

PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL REPORT

CASH EXPENDITURES AND BUDGETS YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2024

UNAUDITED INCOME AND CASH EXPENDITURES STATEMENT YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2024

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF APRIL 30, 2024 NET ASSETS

UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION [A] AS OF APRIL 30

OUTSIDE RENTAL PROPERTIES & SPACE SHARING ACTIVITIES

2023-2024 TWICE IS NICE AND STARS RESALE SHOP ACTIVITIES