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p 3. Message from our Rector and Senior Warden
p 4. Our Parish Community by the Numbers
p 5. A Look at Who We Are
p 6. 2024 Strategic Plan Objective & Goal Results
p 10. Join us on our Mission
Strategic Plan Vestry Commissioners: Price Peacock & Hunter Rittenberry
Lucy Owens, Communications Associate
Abby Huber, Congregational Life Associate/Assistant to the Rector
Strategy 3.1 Foster clergy, staff, and lay ministry structure and culture to faciliate achieving strategic goals
Goal 2024 Goal
Nurture a supportive, aligned and collaborative culture among staff and clergy with vestry
Establish mutual accountability process and clear responsibilities among staff, clergy, and vestry
Increase parish commitments to time, talent, and money giving
2024 Goal Not Specifically Defined
2024 Results
Vestry gathered with clergy-staff team to review strategic plan and increase shared leadership of it
2024 Goal Not Determined Not Applicable
Enhance approach to Stewardship Campaign of Fall 2024-Winter 2025
See quarterly update below
Strategy 3.2 Nurture the long-term wellbeing of our facilities and campus
Co-create campus use plan with the School, including the creation of Escrow fund to share expenses for major repairs and maintenance
Ensure facilities (buildings and grounds ) are well-maintained
Invest in future financial sustainability and creative use of campus facilities
2024 Goal: Make appropriate adjustments mindful of operational changes between both institutions including church expenses increased since 2007 and need for shared Escrow
Facilities Manager and Building & Grounds to collaborate more
2025 Goal Not Determined
Not Applicable; moved to 2025
Part-time facilities assistants are hired to assist
Not Applicable
Strategy 3.3 Maintain a high level of financial stewardship and the giving of time and talent to support the mission and vision
Goal
Grow membership and prospects by 5% by the end of 2024
2024 Goal
955 total active baptized members by EOY 2024; increase in prospects/visitors
Increase congregrational giving by 5% by the end of 2024
Maintain high standards for sound financial stewardship, push 100% participation in pledging, alms, and resource sustainability focus
$1,456,096
2024 Results
Newcomers/Visitors in Q4: 18
New Members in Q4: 7
Total Members: 790
Total Prospects: 259
As of April 30, 2025, 223 households pledged to give $1,301,887.04 in 2025 and alms received are $22,332.45 as of March 31
2024 Goal Not Specifically Defined Not Available
Join us on our Mission
Worship
No matter which worship time or format you choose, your regular service attendance invites intentional opportunities for us to connect, be fed by Word and Sacrament, thank God for blessings known and unknown, and be restored for what lies ahead.
Volunteer
Serve alongside fellow parishioners to deliver upon our mission in the community.
EXPLORE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Give Financially
From reoccurring to one-time, our gift of financial support is essential to our ongoing parish ministries and operations.
GIVE A FINANCIAL GIFT
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Breakfast by the Crossmen & Fellowship
9:30-11:30 a.m.
Nursery for infants through four-year-olds
10 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, Sermon, Children’s Chapel, and Choir In person and gracestlukes.org/live
11:15 a.m.
Pentecost Picnic with live music on the Lemaster Street Turf
5 p.m.
Contemplative Eucharist
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