The deacons also filled a vacancy among our assistant financial secretaries, and we are blessed that Brad Hiben agreed to serve in this role. The care of our facilities is another focus for the deacons, and this year we saw new signage go up around the church grounds to assist our visitors. The deacons also grew in knowledge as we participated in emergency safety training. IMPACT One of the primary ways the deacons make an impact is in assisting the elders in the preparation of the church budget. As of this writing, the deacons were working closely with the elders to prepare the 2020-2021 budget, which consists of a line-by-line budget review with the pastors and administrators. The deacons also made an impact by assisting in caring for our church grounds as well as overseeing the administration of our various properties (Kinnaman, Chase Bank, Crossings, Seminary Apartments, etc), overseeing the five-year Capital Improvement Plan and the annual audit process. We are also very grateful to deacon Roger Hughes for making a big impact on our communion process by writing software that greatly simplifies the planning, organization and execution of serving the elements at three services on a Sunday morning.
Brad Bailey
Board of Missions Chair The Board of Missions recently approved and is in the process of installing a missions wall in one corner of the Narthex. The missions wall will be an interactive station where you can discover the people and organizations serving to further the gospel around the world, grow in your knowledge of the people and organizations and how they serve, and learn how you
can impact world missions through prayer, service and giving. Once completed, we encourage each of you to utilize this great tool designed for the congregation. Discover Discover that in 2019-20 College Church supported the following to help spread the gospel message around the world: • 95 career missionary units • 15 mid-term missionary units • 10 short-term missionary units • 13 national schools and seminaries • 9 local ministries Grow Grow in the knowledge that the “units” listed above often represent families with schoolage children who also help spread the gospel. Represented in the 120 units are 321 individuals serving our Lord on a full-time basis. Learn from the information at the missions wall about the 60 countries in which the 321 individuals serve in. Grow in understanding of how each individual or family serves in their respective countries, whether through planting churches, street evangelism, university student outreach, leadership training, caring for the needs of other missionaries, biblically based counseling and many other ministries. Grow in the knowledge of the support of national schools and seminaries that educate
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