We had a great business meeting tonight. The turnout was the best in a long time. Thank you to all who came out to support the work of Calvary. There was a sweet Spirit that permeated the entire meeting. Everything that was decided, and especially the WAY it was decided, was evidence that God is at work at Calvary!!
We passed a budget that is a 5.1% increase over the 2006 budget. In hard dollars that comes to about a $97,000.00 increase. We will be short of this year's budget by aproximately $150,000.00 (give or take $10K). That means that we have voted for the church to attempt to bring in (as a goal) almost $250,000.00 more next year than we did this year. We CANNOT do that ... without God. We need to hit our knees early and stay on them long. We need to emphasize the great things God is doing at Calvary and we need to call everyone to their BIBLICAL obligation to tithe to the Lord.
It's going to be a great year. God is going to honor our amazing and over-the-top faith goal of almost $2 million.
Tonight we also elected six new active deacons: Danny Drefke, Jack Cronkhite, Mary Moore, Jeff White, Joe Averill, David Cross, and John Booth.
The deacons do so many acts of service and ministry around the church and beyond ... too numerous to count. We are grateful for these who are willing to serve.
We also selected a Worship Pastor Search Committee. They are: Richard Vaughan, Jason Hatton, Danny Drefke, Patia Walker, and Ashley Stockel. The first alernates are: Ruben Rojas and Lina Salinger.
We need to be praying for them as they begin the search for a new Worship Pastor.
It was a great night in which Calvary proved herself, again, to be a great Church!! We are blessed!!
blessings,
pastor ellis
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