2022-23: A Year in Review June 2022 - May 2023
GROUPS • This time last year we had an average of 480 people plugged in during the discipleship hour. • The current number is 640, an increase on average of 160 more people plugged in to a group every Sunday morning. • FYA (Frazer Young Adults) grew from one class to a ministry of 5 partner classes that complete service projects and host fellowship events together. They are preparing to expand to 6 classes in August with the Launch of a new 18-24 group. • 9 Frazer Members took a next step as new Bible study teachers and small group leaders this past year. • 13 new groups were launched, including a Korean Fellowship Group, Salt & Light, aimed to bring together our members and guests from Korean backgrounds. • We hosted 2 leader encouraging/equipping events for more than 150 leaders. • The Groups Ministry Board was formed, allowing for 8 of our faithful leaders to serve in support of our teachers and leaders. • The FYA council was formed, allowing 7 young adults to step into leadership, giving direction and energy to this growing ministry. Stories of Impact from Groups: 1. Don & Henrietta Bascom — sensed a call to mentor and disciple young parents after attending a parenting and grandparenting conference. They launched a small group and have poured into the lives and marriages of several young couples over the last year. They frequently invite couples over to their house and offer to babysit children for date nights. 2. Dianne Watters — Dianne sensed a call for a long time to be a group leader, but stepping out in faith took a lot of courage for her. She started leading a group using video curriculum but after attending our 2022 Night of Vision, decided she wanted to do her part to help end biblical illiteracy and began teaching through the gospels with the Life Along the Way series. Now her group is thriving and growing, and she has grown her skills and confidence as a teacher-leader. CHILDREN’S MINISTRY • Our Worship Wednesday Kids have grown in their expression of worship to God by packing out the stage in both the Traditional and Contemporary Services several times this year. • We had almost 100 kids sing at our Palm Sunday Service! Our Kids love to worship in spirit and in truth and they are getting that reinforced even more on Wednesday nights as we have looked at every book in the Old Testament! • We rejoice in 25 Baptisms this school year! • We rejoice in children accepting Jesus and praying to receive Christ at home – we just help plant and water, but it is awesome when the PARENTS get to reap the harvest by praying the prayer of salvation with their children! • We have had 95 first-time guests this school year - 20 of them now attend on a regular basis. • Our Kids Worship Team has been growing and they are here every Sunday and Wednesday and love to lead! • Frazer Kids Volunteers have remained faithful with many of them serving every single week – Sundays and Wednesdays (and we still need more to join the mighty force!) Our teenagers that serve on Sundays have increased in number to 30.