2016 Quick Facts

$149,717,490 Assets under management

endowments $22,882,469

$3,026,356 market value of donor advised funds

donated to create new charitable gift annuities & endowments to benefit UM churches and agencies $1,495,098

new dollars contributed by donors or churches $12,228,886

payouts made to charitable gift annuitants and trust holders $856,389

$324,200 20% of our income was allocated to fund grants $5,793,557 market value of all gift annuities,

CRTs and life estates under administration

LOUISIANA DISASTER RESPONSE The Foundation was pleased to donate two crew cab trucks, to assist in the rebuilding of areas devastated by the Flood of 2016. Rev. Bob Deich, aka “The Disaster Pastor” explained that one of the trucks would be used for flood recovery and rebuild, and the second one for hauling trailers of supplies where needed.

Advanced Pastoral Leadership Four young Louisiana pastors began a five-year training course in the fall to develop their potential for fruitful leadership. Those selected for these Foundation sponsorships through the Advanced Pastoral Leadership program are: Rev. Colleen Bookter, University UMC, Baton Rouge; Rev. Andrew Sutton, First UMC, Lafayette; Rev. Marissa Teauseau, First UMC, Alexandria; and Rev. Max Zehner, Rayne Memorial UMC, New Orleans.

Horizons Stewardship Academy In April, the Foundation sent 15 lay leaders and pastors to a fourday generosity event, Horizons Stewardship Academy in Dallas. Then in September, held a one-day version in Ruston. Both events received rave reviews and participants looked forward to using what they learned in their churches. Topics included fundraising principles, planned giving and endowments and stewardship.

planned giving navigator The Foundation sponsored 11 churches from around the state to participate in Planned Giving Navigator, a program to guide them in launching their own planned giving campaigns. The churches are: Broadmoor UMC, Baton Rouge; Broadmoor UMC, Shreveport; First UMC, Denham Springs; First UMC, DeRidder; First UMC, Monroe; First UMC, Natchitoches; First UMC, Pineville; First UMC, Slidell; Henning Memorial UMC, Sulphur; Noel Memorial UMC, Shreveport; and Trinity UMC, Ruston. Each church invested a portion of the annual cost, which the Foundation will reimburse upon completion of the program.

celebrating 40 years The Foundation celebrated 40 years of service at its annual meeting and luncheon in April where Nettles Brown was installed as the new chair of the board. New board members, Rev. Hadley Edwards, Chris Spencer and Dianne Wilkinson were also elected.

investing in a new generation of christ-followers Interns and staff from the Wesley Foundation at the University of Louisiana Monroe were awarded a matching grant to attend Catalyst Leadership Conference in Atlanta, a fully immersive and creative event where they interacted with thousands of fellow nextgeneration leaders.

“Words are not enough to express the thanks we have for the United Methodist Foundation of Louisiana and one of their many expressions of support for the mission of disaster response ministry.” -Rev. Bob Deich with Bob Carrell, Foundation Staff

Rob Fairly (l) and Rev. Joseph Awotwi (r) at the 2016 Annual Meeting, celebrating the Foundation’s 40th anniversary. 2016 Advancing Pastoral Leadership participants, clockwise from top left: Rev. Colleen Bookter, Rev. Andrew Sutton, Rev. Marissa Teauseau and Rev. Max Zehner

While attending the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Director Alan Johnson, Shawna Johnson, Asst. Director Kristi Gadwa, Tray Washington and Joshua Hanna stop to take a “selfie.”

2016 annual report Lay leaders and pastors attending the Horizons Stewardship Academy in Dallas are L to R (front): Mary Magee, Rev. Sonya Lars, Rev. Kotosha Griffin, Rev. Dr. Elenora Cushenberry, Rev. Rachel McConnell-Switzer. L to R (back): Rev. Robert Johnson, Rev. Bertrand Griffin II, Paul Warner, Rev. Joseph Awotwi, Rev. Ray Varnado and Rev. Ellen Alston. 11