A RECAP OF THE
2022 YEAR OF MINISTRY God is glorified that you bear much fruit and become my disciples. (John 15:8) ADULT FORMATION
• Over 100 people participated in our weekday course offerings this fall. • Sunday School ministry grew with the addition of the Parents Foundation class. • Chapel Class – crossed $400,000 in Christmas collections for Salvation Army over 25 years.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
• VBS 2022 was Monumental in many ways. We shared the Good News of God’s love with 97 kids with the help of 74 volunteers and fully lived into our renovated building for the first time offering two separate opening celebrations to help our kids have the best start to their days.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE
• Stephen Ministry, Shining Light on Mental Health ministry, and GriefShare seminars offered support and care to dozens within our congregation and community experiencing difficult seasons of life.
COMMUNICATIONS • Bridges Special Needs Ministry got off the ground offering monthly Kids Night In. These events are for kids with special needs and their typically developing siblings. This adventure began in June and has so far served approximately 12 different families. • Angel Tree ministry provided gifts for over 200 children and had a wrapping party to wrap all of the gifts. 40 church family members wrapped all of these gifts!
viewership in 17 states each week in 52 cities with 299 unique page views. • We continue to celebrate the importance and growth of our church website not only to our membership but to the Winston-Salem community and world. As of December 22, the website home page has been visited 21,255 times. Other top links on our website include live stream (17,164), ministries (3,367), engage (3,120), worship services (3,119) and ministry team (2,275).
EVANGELISM
• Held a community-wide Block Party with Engagement Fair, Bounce House, Food Trucks and Martha Bassett Band.
MEN’S MINISTRY
•As part of our efforts to create a Men’s program, we have been actively inviting men to participate in local mission work with: • Overflow Shelter Bus driver/ rider • Samaritan Lowes Food Pick Up • WS Street SchoolServe Lunch • Theology on Tap • Forsyth Jail & Prison Ministries-Support Sunday • Night Worship • UMAR Basketball Outing • UMAR Christmas Decoration of 2 Homes • Salvation Army Bell Ringers • Potters HouseTanglewood/Dinner.
MISSIONS
• 10 families joined our church by the end of the year. Not including confirmands or baptisms. • In 2022, our podcast, “Heart, Mind & Soul,” was played/ listened to 16,194 times. Our audience is not only in the United States but in at least 36 countries across the globe. • The Sunday morning 11am live stream worship service continues to be a vital link to a growing audience across the United States and around the world. The Live Stream averages
JUSTICE & RECONCILIATION
• Voter registration and election awareness
• $206,300 given in Mission Grants. That doesn’t include everything else that was given to those who didn’t apply like “A Bed and A Book” or “Rise Against Hunger.” • Over 18,000 meals packaged at “Rise Against Hunger.” • 40 beds built for children in Forsyth county.