August 2010 Friends—Cadet Julie Tamayo Volume 17
Issue #12
Inside... Opportunities Captain’s Column Impact Story History Brigade Community Ministry In This Issue: Updates Statistical Reports
Birthdays and Anniversaries Contact Information
August Calander
March Calendar
Friends are a gift from God. Friendship is one gift I often find myself thanking Him for each and every day. Being an officer’s kid I have met several people over the years and some of those new acquaintances have turned into friendships. Since moving to Flint, I have encountered many people, and have found myself praising Him for these new blessings; these new friendships. With some of these new friends, I have had the privilege of sharing a meal, a swim, a walk through the neighborhood, financial advice, a movie at the drivein, even some direction and insight for personal matters like love, life and other spiritual matters. As you read this, I pray that you can look around yourself and find you are in the presence of at least one or more friends. Let us not forget to thank God for their part in our lives. Don’t take them for granted. If God didn’t want us to have friends, He probably would have
stopped with Adam. But He didn’t because He saw that Adam needed a companion; a helpmate, a friend and a spouse. He knew that three’s company and four’s a crowd (in a good way), which is why he didn’t just stop with the creation of Eve. Today, we have Facebook and email to keep in touch with those long distant friends and relatives that perhaps we haven’t seen face to face for a long time. But, please do not let that keep you from interfacing with those who are in closer proximity. Make a point this month to get together with someone you may not have hung out with for awhile. As with any gift of God, He gives, and he takes away—don’t waste this gift He has given you.
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Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity—from the heart of Flint
Captain’s Column Summer is starting to wind down and we are looking ahead to an exciting fall of worship, service, ministry and program. I have included in this month’s Sparks portions of a report I presented to DHQ on the status of our corps. These charts contain some interesting information that you might find helpful as we prepare for a new program year.
Christmas in July The last two weekends in July we conducted our first Christmas in July Kettle fund-raiser. If the first weekend’s numbers are any indication of things we are set to raise around $8,000 for our work with youth. Thank you to everyone who helped out with this new venture.
Corps Opportunities and Needs YOUTH LEADERS We need additional leaders to work with youth this fall. Please see Lauren if you are interested or want more detail. BE AN AUTHOR The Sparks editorial staff is looking for someone to conduct interviews with soldiers and attendees for publication in the Sparks. We would like to highlight different families and individuals and especially some of our newer worshippers. If you would be willing to conduct one interview a month and submit it along with a picture it would be a great ministry to the corps. THE SHEPHERDING MINISTRY We are in need of a person or couple to head up our Shepherding Ministry. This entails coordinating the shepherds who keep in touch with soldiers.
HEAD USHER/GREETER We need a person to organize our ushers and greeters and to develop a schedule and instruct and train them. ARC VAN DRIVERS If you would like to be a part of the rotation of folks who pick up guys from the ARC before Sunday service and then take them back please let Lauren or one of the Captains know. You will need to be an approved Salvation Army driver. Please pray and seek God’s guidance on whether He is directing you into any of these ministries.
The corps remains strong and healthy and in many areas we are seeing positive growth. We are, however, feeling the loss of a good number of saints in recent years. This shows up in our internal giving since these folks were among our most faithful givers who took the call for personal stewardship seriously. We are seeing good growth in our community ministries including After School and recreational use of our gym for things like dodgeball. Of course the key to making these community ministries an effective tool for evangelism is soldier involvement. This has been slow to develop. This fall we launch our college co-op/gap year team. We anticipate starting small and growing this ministry to be an important way the Flint Citadel can impact our neighborhood and grow the corps and Kingdom.
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Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity—from the heart of Flint horrible aim. Markesha and Dillon are going into the second grade. They are likely candidates for our after school program and character building activities this fall. Today I got to swing next to Markesha. Yesterday was her and her twin brother, Dillon's, eighth birthdays. She enjoyed telling me about their party and the gifts she received. She was wearing the new pink flipflops she had received. She liked that I was wearing flip-flops just like hers only brown. She also said how much she likes my dog (she sees her when Tom takes her for walks in the neighborhood). "She's big, but she's friendly. I like to pet her. Let's go color!" We jumped off the swings and headed inside to the crayons. Dillon likes to have someone who can throw thebaseball for him to hit. He doesn't even seem to mind my
We would love for you to come join us for Picnics in the Park and meet new friends like Markesha and Dillon. If you would like to do a special activity, let us know. The number of kids can vary, but there is always someone looking for an "Uno" partner! We are starting to make a positive impact on our neighborhood, but we can do more with the help of more soldiers. Please consider how our community ministry programs can be a part of your personal ministry.
"You are the light of the world. A
city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:14-16) Let's let the community know that The Salvation Army is here, and we are here in great numbers. We serve a great God who loves each person in this neighborhood and can use us in their lives in big ways!
HISTORY BRIGADE Do these two young Salvationist from Flint look familiar? Some of you might know them. Some of you might even be related to one of them.
ARE O H W
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They were both born in Ontario, Canada and grew up together at The Salvation Army in Guelph. They came with their parents to the Flint Salvation Army before there even was a Flint Citadel. Here’s another hint; They were among the first group of twelve to serve with the Amercian Expeditionary Forces in World War II. If you would like to discover amazing stories of the lives of the pioneers of the Flint Citadel join the History Brigade as they uncover our past. See Duane Spicer for how you can help. Look for the answer later in this newsletter
This Photo was taken in 1919
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Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity—from the heart of Flint
Who are these Women? This photograph is of Celia McDougall and Grace Beacraft. Both were born in Ontario, Canada. They grew up knowing each other at the Salvation Army in Guelph. They came with their parents to the Flint Salvation Army before there was a Flint Citadel. The name McDougall is still familiar at the Flint Citadel and Celia is their relative. As young women they played in the first Flint Salvation Army Band under the leadership of Grace’s father William Beacraft. As Flint Salvationists, the unique item in their lives was that they were the first group of 12 to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces in World War II. To the soldiers, the women were know as “doughnut girls,” “angels in helmets,” or simply “Lassies.” Much more will be told about these two ladies in the History Brigade project
Community Ministries Update Crim Festival of Races Save this date as well! Saturday, August 28, we will have a water station and brass ensemble in our Beach Street parking lot. The race begins at 7:30am. Every year we have a lot of fun passing out water to the runners. The band playing, and the utter madness of pouring and passing out water makes you feel like you’re part of a timed game show challenge. If you are interested in passing out water or playing, let Tom or Rachel know. Picnics In The Park Things are going well at the park. We are making new friends and working to connect the kids and their families to our youth activities as well as Primetime, our after school program. Neighborhood Outings This summer we’ve been going out into the neighborhood on Tuesday
evenings. One week we went out and trimmed away overgrowth on a street that had turned a two lane street into a one lane street. Other nights we have gone on prayer walks around the neighborhood. We meet at the Corps every Tuesday at 5:30pm if anyone would like to join our small group. Ignite Team We’ve submitted a grant to help fund the program aspect of Ignite. Currently one person has committed to be a part of the Ignite Team for 20102011. A promo video and materials are being sent out throughout The Army and elsewhere to recruit up to two more people for the program. Move in day for the team is Saturday, August 28, with an intensive training week following. Grand Traverse District Neighborhood Association-GTDNA Fall Family Fest Save the date. Sunday, September 19, from 3:00—6:00pm. Last year, The Citadel brought our carnival games
and helped in other ways. Over 450 people attended the fest and it was a great way to connect corps and community. If you would like to be involved , let Tom or Rachel know. Rebuild | Restore | Renew Isaiah 61:4
Future Dates to Note September: 12: Rally Day 19: GTDNA Fall Family Fest 24-26: Women’s Camp
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Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity
Five Year Statistical Comparison of Corps Programs Activity Junior Soldiers Corps Cadets Sunday School Sunday Morning Mtg Youth Spiritual Development Adult Spiritual Development Women's Ministries Men's Ministries Cradle Roll/Pre-School Teen Group Adventure Corps Sunbeams Girl Guards Youth Band Singing Company Senior Band Songsters
Year Ending
Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Current as of
9/30/2005
9/30/2006 9/30/2007 9/30/2008 9/30/2010 6/30/2010
152 228 2691 6597
455 278 294 5 124 126 172 98 664 268 1194 852
146 215 2700 7164
137 236 2887 7848
183 372 2964 7331
349 303 3124 7175
359 201 2081 5419
276
248
174
320
116
544 391 359 14 57 171 194 88 565 386 1152 776
620 232 416 133 94 151 119 202 588 279 1341 911
555 337 482 309 330 298 149 224 505 302 1121 737
554 273 408 121 242 280 184 197 447 292 1127 802
562 441 56 86 67 273 238 176 371 309 879 731
NOTE: The current year numbers do not include July—September of this year. Corps programs are showing some increase and some decrease. This changes as our kids age and as we have shifted focus to different program emphasis over the years. We have spend this year trying to strengthen our Character Building programs with mixed results. We seek to continue to improve our internal programs.
Five Year Statistical Comparison of Community Programs We are seeing healthy increases in our Community Ministry. We are fully staffed with passionate employees and we have found our direction in ministry. Even though our 2010 numbers are for only 9 months many show healthy increases over last years numbers. In the fall of 2010 we will launch a college co-op program that holds great promise for the future of the corps and its ministry. NOTE: current year numbers do not include July—September
Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Current as of Activity
9/30/2005 9/30/2006 9/30/2007 9/30/2008 9/30/2009 6/30/2010
VBS
293
201
268
Prayer Walks
88
20
Picnics in the Park Physical Educ. (structured) Physical Educ. (unstructured)
663
67
134
534
1619
2037
2088
30
94
400
1909
Recreation (After School)
22
223
689
Education (After School) Day Camp registered (undup) Day Camp Total Attendance
445
2718
3809
24
36
45
79
50
549
936
1748
1547
159
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Five Year Financial Comparison Flint Citadel Income & Assets 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total Corps Budget
339,543
307,000
523,254
604,971
596,277
620,500
Net Assets at End of year
112,354
201,130
131,305
196,412
217,027
177,859
Combined Tithes & Offerings
182,172
194,961
200,607
197,328
193,607
190,177
Kettles
25,980
158,956
175,867
182,445
243,714
245,000
Notes on Financial Chart Total Corps Budget—As you can see the corps budget has grown considerably as we have reached out to the community in recent years. Sustaining this growth requires finding and growing sources of income. Net Assets—Our end of year net assets have fluctuated because we have put money in reserves and then invested this money by increasing staff and program. In 2010,as we near full staffing and our highest level of program activity to date, our net assets have decreased. Combined Tithes and Offerings—Our internal giving has shown good growth but with the death of a number of faithful givers in recent years we have plateaued and are projecting a decrease for 2010. If everyone in the corps faithfully tithed this number would rise dramatically and we would be financially healthy and able to expand and deepen our ministry further. Kettles— 2004 the Flint Citadel raised no funds for its own operations at Christmas. In 2005 we started with three kettles. In 2006 with the closing of Tabernacle we gained more. We work to improve our system each year. We are also working to increase our net income by reducing cost. The increased minimum wage has been a killer.
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www.flintcitadel.org Our Mission: Saving souls, growing saints, and serving suffering humanity– from the heart of Flint August Birthdays 5 6 6 12 14 18 19 26 30 30
Colleen Simmert, 5415 Copley Square, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Ruth Rowland, 5028 Potawatami, Flushing, MI 48433 Alyssa Simmert, 5415 Copley Square, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Chris York, 5277 Highland Shores Drive, Flushing, MI 48433 Beth Simmert, 5415 Copley Square, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Linda Garland, 1248 W. Cook Rd, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Darlene Richards, 3822 Whittier, Flint, MI 48506 Maxine Cooke, 1171 Normandy Terrace, Flint, MI 48532 Maj Ruth Tempel, 620 Crestview, Corunna, MI 48817 Selena Smith, 7047 Wilson Rd, Montrose, MI 48457
August Anniversaries 5 5 7 9 14 15 16 22 25 28 30
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Larned, 301 Dutchmill, Flushing, MI 48433 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Smith, 7184 Van Vleet, Swartz Creek, MI 48473 Mr. & Mrs. Gale Ward, 8181 Potter Rd, Flushing, MI 48433 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Smith,7470 Country Meadow, Swartz Creek,MI 48473 Mr. & Mrs. Larry Ward, 12498 Marshall Dr, Montrose, MI 48457 Dr. & Mrs. Jon Buxton, 1478 N. McKinley, Flushing, MI 48433 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Burke, 3320 Madelon Court, Flint, MI 48506 Dr. & Mrs. Joe Simmert, 5415 Copley Square, Grand Blanc, MI 48439 Mr. & Mrs. William Craven, 3834 Risedorph, Flint, MI 48506 Mr. & Mrs. James Howard, 5135 Tahquamenon, Flushing, MI 48433 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Allen, 1916 Via De La Gloria, Green Valley, AZ 85614
Corps Officers Captain Jon Augenstein and Captain Kris Augenstein Jon_Augenstein@usc.salvationamry.org Kris_Augenstein@usc.salvationamry.org Program Ministry Staff Josiah Augenstein, Corps Ministry Assistant Josiah_Augenstein@usc.salvationarmy.org Lauren Holman, Corps Ministry Coordinator Lauren_Holman@usc.salvationarmy.org Lindsay Rowland, After School Director Lindsay_Rowland@usc.salvationarmy.org Rachel Wyatt, Community Ministry Coordinator Rachel_Wyatt@usc.salvationarmy.org Tom Wyatt, Community Ministry Coordinator Tom_Wyatt@usc.salvationarmy.org Ministry Support Staff Dave Bell, Facilities Maintenance Peggy Goodwill, Administrative Assistant Peggy_Goodwill@usc.salvationarmy.org Bob Lee Jenkins, Watchman/Security 211 West Kearsley St. Flint, Michigan 48502
Phone: (810) 232-2199 Fax: (810) 600-4466
MISSION STATEMENT The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its MESSAGE is based on the Bible. Its MINISTRY is motivated by the love of God. Its MISSION is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.
Cheryl Tolcher, Food Services Hours of Operation Office Hours 8:30 am—4:00 pm, Monday—Friday Program Hours—see schedule of events Websites www.flintcitadel.org www.flintcitadelband.org www.flintcitysalvos.com
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