2021-2022 Grace Church Annual Report

GRACE CHURCH

2021-2022 ANNUAL REPORT Developing all people into fully devoted followers of Christ!

6/1/21-5/15/22 www.graceforohio.org

The best is yet to come!

What an incredible year it has been at Grace Church! It is a joy and privilege to serve as your lead pastor with a team of staff and volunteers who faithfully serve to make an eternal impact for the name of Jesus! For over 80 years the grace of God has been evident in our church through the life changing power of the gospel. This past year was no different. Enjoy the stories of, and updates on how God has used your faithfulness and generosity!

While you review all that God has done and is doing, ask yourself, "How can we share this with others?" This next year at Grace Church is setting up to be a historic year as we seek to launch our first campus in southern Medina County next fall.

We want to see more stories changed by the good news and hope of Jesus! We want to multiply what God has done here in other areas in our region. Our vision is to be one church, thousands of locations, and maybe a few campuses. To see the vision turn into reality we need you. How will you join what God is doing and share the grace of God with others?

God is good and has been faithful. The past year was another chapter of His incredible grace. But I still believe the best is yet to come!!!

- Pastor Nick

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SIMPLE, SAFE & FUN

GRACE KIDS 269 AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

482 EASTER ATTENDANCE

118

478

NEW BELIEVERS

AT GRACE KIDS CAMP

143

320

NEW FAMILIES

AT GRACE KIDS SOCCER CAMP

189

400

VOLUNTEERS

PUMPKIN SUNDAY

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THERE'S ALWAYS A NEXT STEP

[Jesus] is the boss of my life…

[I'll] be in heaven with him because I am his Forever Friend!

- A SECOND GRADER

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GRACE YOUTH 120

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AVERAGE ATTENDANCE

NEW BELIEVERS

151 NEW STUDENTS

366 ATTENDED KALAHARI

125 VOLUNTEERS

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88 ATTENDED A MISSION TRIP

NOELLE'S STORY Black River High School Class of 2022

Noelle Cross has been attending Grace Church for her whole life. Growing up, she was always involved in our kids & youth ministry. Once she was old enough to start serving, she jumped right in and began pouring into the next generation. Over the last three years, Noelle has stepped up in huge ways to serve in Merge (5th & 6th).

She's taken on the role of leading small groups, hosting, speaking and even planning an entire month of services - which included building a stage team, leading rehearsals, writing scripts and teaching our 5th & 6th graders about Jesus.

"Serving at Grace has taught me how important it is to share Jesus with the next generation. I feel like through these experiences God has placed a calling on my life to go into full-time ministry."

We are so excited to welcome Noelle onto our intern team this summer as she serves with our Grace Kids team! Join us in praying that God would do a great work in and through her this summer!

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ATTENDANCE

1437 AVERAGE IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE

819 AVERAGE CONTEMPORARY ATTENDANCE

281 AVERAGE TRADITIONAL ATTENDANCE

52 AVERAGE SMC VENUE ATTENDANCE

305 AVERAGE ONLINE DEVICES

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LIFE CHANGE IS AN INVITATION AWAY

CHRISTMAS '21 IN-PERSON

ONLINE

2067 291

EASTER '22 IN-PERSON

ONLINE

3362 288

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GIVING

$77,606 AVERAGE WEEKLY GIVING TO BUDGET

51.8% PERCENTAGE OF GIVING THROUGH ONLINE

$4,560,703 TOTAL GIVING

$194,215 THE GREATEST GIFT CHRISTMAS OFFERING

$66,141 DOLLAR CLUB

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IT ALL BELONGS TO GOD

When I went to the Kalahari Retreat in 2019, I re-dedicated my life to Jesus. I finally realized what Jesus did for me. I went to Grace Youth almost every Sunday after that. My Grace Group has helped me to grow in my relationship with Christ. I went on a mission trip to Philadelphia recently and it really taught me who Jesus was and helped me realize I want to share Jesus more and more with others and make my faith public.

- MACKENZIE HARTZLER

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ORPHAN CARE

109 SPONSORED ORPHANS THAILAND / CAMBODIA / AFRICA

4 ORPHAN HOMES 2 THAILAND / 2 CAMBODIA

$208,795 ORPHAN CARE GIVING

So even though none of us will ever know these children the way we wish we could, God has given us an important role nonetheless: to stand behind our staff and kids and make sure that they have the resources they need to create secure and healthy family for kids who once were vulnerable and alone.

- JOHN MCCOLLUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASIA'S HOPE

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SAVED PEOPLE SERVE PEOPLE

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MISSIONS & OUTREACH

5 CONTINENTS

24 MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS

13 COUNTRIES

$907,901 TOTAL MISSIONS GIVING

Matthew 28:19-20 "GO THEREFORE AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, [20] TEACHING THEM TO OBSERVE ALL THAT I HAVE COMMANDED YOU; AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE CLOSE OF THE AGE."

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#FORWAYNECOUNTY

727

58

#FWC VOLUNTEERS

KIDS GIVEN GIFTS AT ANGEL TREE

$4,983

KY TORNADO RELIEF

FUNDS RAISED FOR FOSTER FAMILIES AT THE WAYNE COUNTY FAIR

$20,000 RAISED & THOUSANDS OF WRAPPED TOYS DELIVERED

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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

NEIGHBORHOOD EGG DROP LOCATIONS Serving over 1,000 families

NIGHT TO SHINE YARD WORK FOR CCHO EQUINE THERAPY HYGEINE ITEMS FOR WHS STUDENTS FOOD INSECURITY INITIATIVE

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BOB'S STORY

"I am experiencing the Abundant Life" Since attending Grace Church I have begun to learn and understand the relationship God has planned for me. One of friendship, love, forgiveness, and obedience. Grace Church has helped me understand that by accepting Jesus as my Savior and putting God first, my life is saved. When I put God first in my life, the pressures and stress of daily life is lifted. Although I am still growing in my faith and building a stronger relationship with God, Grace Church has helped give me practical next steps, and a community to help hold me accountable.

John 10:10 "THE THIEF COMES ONLY TO STEAL AND KILL AND DESTROY; I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE, AND HAVE IT TO THE FULL."

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THERE'S ALWAYS A NEXT STEP

NEXT STEPS

78 ADULT NEW BELIEVERS

56 GROUPS WITH

OVER 1137 PARTICIPATING

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81

BAPTISMS

NEW MEMBERS

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SAVED PEOPLE SERVE PEOPLE DOLLAR CLUB

Dollar Club was launched in 2021 as a means to invite everyone in the church to participate in meaningful projects that have local, regional, and global impact by contributing the "change in their pockets" on designated Sundays.

BACK TO SCHOOL - FALL '21

Grace Church gave Dollar Club funds to purchase laptop computers for our orphan homes in Cambodia and Thailand ($22,587) and to construct the roofs for give elementary schools in Chad ($23,921).

FOOD INSECURITY - WINTER '22

Grace Church gave Dollar Club funds to help provide food for under-resourced students at Liberty Preparatory School, Wooster High School, and the Career Center of Wayne County ($15,000).

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My life was an ungrateful life, party and work.

When my wife passed I was lost with no purpose. I started watching your tv show plus a couple of other preachers and found things about Jesus and started praying a lot. I feel like I'm ready to do the best I can to please Jesus. I know He died on the cross for my sins and out of gratitude I want to live the way He wants me to.

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- MIKE CLARK

DIGITAL & SOCIAL 4,625 USERS THAT HAVE SENT TEXT-IN RESPONSES

1,162 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS

6,888 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS

2,077 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS

150,266 PAGE VIEWS 78% of all users are first time visitors

773 APP DOWNLOADS LIFE IS BETTER TOGETHER

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ONE CHURCH, THOUSANDS OF LOCATIONS, MAYBE A FEW CAMPUSES.

Grace Church Operates with appropriate transparency and financial integrity. The Official Board of Overseers conducts annual financial reviews by an outside auditing firm (Rea and Associates) to ensure that all funds are being used for maximum efficiency and with the utmost integrity. The Official Board of Overseers prayerfully analyzes and then proposes the annual budget for approval with the congregation. The Financials provided in this report are based on the first 50 weeks of the 2021-2022 fiscal year.