2021 Annual Meeting Minutes FIRST INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH PHOENIX, ARIZONA DR. WARREN H. STEWART, SR., SENIOR PASTOR JANUARY 30, 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP The first-ever Virtual Annual Meeting of the membership of First Institutional Baptist Church was held by telephone and Zoom Video Communications on the above date. The meeting was called to order at 9:04 A.M., by the moderator, Pastor Warren H. Stewart, Sr. He extended good morning greetings and a welcome to everyone. It was moved by Sis. Carol Grant Sellers and seconded by the Rev. Delores Pickard to approve the agenda. There were no questions. Motion Carried. The opening prayer was offered by Deacon John Carroll. The Scripture Reading was referenced from the theme Scriptures of Matthew 16:15-19; Mark 1:1415, Ephesians 5:15-18, 20; I Chronicles 12:32 (New Revised Standard Version). It was moved by Sis. Angela Wiggins and seconded by Bro. Lemuel Cannon to approve the minutes of the last business meeting held January 19, 2020. Motion Carried. The silent roll call was by Sis. Nancy Hooper, Church Secretary/Clerk. Old Business – The 2020 year-end video was viewed by all as prepared by Sis. Tracy Lewis, former director of the Communications, Marketing and Media Ministry. Reports – The Annual Reports were sent electronically, and paper copies may be available upon request. Highlights from the Pastoral Annual Report Goals and Recommendations - Pastor Stewart provided comments from the report of pages 7-11. The annual funds received was $1,858,758.35; the Legacy fund balance is $l41,277.04. The Legacy goal will be revised. The goals for Areas for More Progress were not met because of the COVID pandemic. All mortgage payments on the newly acquired marketplace were met.
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