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Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2011
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ANNUAL REPORT
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[ Our Purpose ]
Calvary Church is a COMMUNITY where we CONNECT with God and others to GROW in our faith so we REACH Orange County and the world for JESUS CHRIST.
[ Core LifeLabs ]
With our emphasis on Connect, Grow, and Reach here at Calvary, we have designed a series of 4-week interactive classes to help people learn to live out the Christian life and these purposes. The How to Connect LifeLab 101 is also the membership class, and in 2011 we had 109 new members join Calvary. In 2011, we had over 200 people participate in the three Core LifeLabs. One of the highlights of the whole LifeLab series comes on the last day in the Reach LifeLab 301. The first three weeks are spent talking about our S.H.A.P.E. (Spiritual Gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences) and how God has uniquely equipped each person for ministry. On the fourth week, each participant has the chance to sit down with a staff member and talk through how he or she might want to serve. It is an incredible opportunity to see people discover the unique giftedness God has given them. As a result, many of the participants are eager to put their gifts, time, and abilities into action and get involved in serving God either here at Calvary, or out in the community. Through the Reach LifeLab, God continues to raise up new people who will carry out the work of the Kingdom. You can learn more and register for an upcoming LifeLab at calvarylife.org/lifelabs
[ LifeGroups ]
In a big church like Calvary, it is all too easy to slip in and out of the service and never really experience church in the way that God designed His people to experience itas a family! We are made to know and be known, to be present with others, to love one another and to help bear one anothers burdens. This can only happen when we engage in the life of our church family and get to know one another as we walk through life side-by-side. This is where LifeGroups come in. As 2011 wrapped up, we had a total of 29 LifeGroups that meet in homes throughout the week, and 19 LifeGroups that meet on Sunday mornings. In addition to these groups, there are also many LifeGroups that meet in Mens, Womens, Childrens, Students and Hispanic Ministries. In total, we have almost 150 LifeGroups. Thanks to the hard work and care from each of our LifeGroup leaders, we have approximately 1,500 people who are connected in a LifeGroup at Calvary! In the fall, we tried something new called LifeGroup Preview Sessions. For three weeks, we met here on campus and people could come and check out what LifeGroups are all about. We talked about how we are made to Connect in Community, to Grow in Community, and to Reach in Community. Over 40 people, many of them new to Calvary within the last year, came and checked out these nights. By the end of the three weeks, two new LifeGroups had formed! Two other new groups also started this fall. Praise the Lord for how He has been helping people get connected and growing in their faith through LifeGroups here at Calvary! Visit Connection Point Central on Sundays or browse for a LifeGroup and get connected at calvarylife.org/lifegroups
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[ Hispanic Ministry ]
In addition to the Sunday services in the Worship Center, there is also a Spanish language service with nearly 300 people every Sunday morning at 10:30 am in the Chapel called Renovacin, led by Pastor Aramando Reyes. Calvarys Hispanic Ministry remained quite active in 2011 with several outreach events, as well as retreats for men, women, youth and our traditional Family Camp. In each of our retreats, we saw people make commitments to serve the Lord who have become volunteer leaders in ministries such as Club Awana (children), Womens, Mens and Youth groups. We had an evangelistic event in our Santa Ana LifeGroup with the film The Climb. Seven people accepted Christ and joined the weekly Bible study that we have on Tuesdays, so we have 10 new believers in that place. We also established a new ministry in 2011 to give support to people with addiction problems and are currently in the process of training to use the material of Celebrate Recovery. Finally, we had an incredible outreach event this past Thanksgiving Day, with over 300 people attending. God was faithful to provide, and we had enough food to share with all the people who visited, with a great team of cooks and volunteers to serve our guests. Thank God for His faithfulness to our Hispanic Ministry. Gloria a Dios!
Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant You to be of the same mind with another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5,6
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[ Galaxy | Jr High ]
We have been focusing on how Jr. High Students can meet Calvarys purpose to Connect, Grow, and Reach at Calvary Church and in Orange County to shine like stars for Jesus Christ. This summers theme was More Than Dos and Donuts, recognizing that Christianity is about a relationship with Jesus, not just a list of rules. We experienced a fun-filled summer that challenged students to pursue a genuine relationship with God! In July, a group of 69 headed up to Hume Lake for a life-changing week. We then led 22 people on a five-day trip for Mission Arizona, where we hosted a VBS, partnered with Phoenix Rescue Mission, and served in work projects. In August, we took students to San Onofre for a week of bonding and surfing at our annual Camp Surf. One last highlight was our annual reach event, called The 1/2 Nighter as we kicked off the school year. We filled Calvarys Gym with a ton of local youth where we emphasized the blessings of Connecting with Calvary and Jesus. calvarylife.org/jrhigh
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[ Foundation | College ]
Jesus continues to draw people to Himself. In addition to a number of new students, we were blessed to have Kristin Gackle join our team. This year we also said farewell to our beloved Laura Copeland as she moved into a new position here at Calvary. We are grateful for her five years of service to the ministry. Our college ministry has seen healthy growth over the last year and we now average about 70 students every Sunday evening. We saw both our RIDE winter retreat and our summer houseboat trip grow by 20 students this year. Eleven students participated in a short term trip to Haiti to help build a new playground at an orphanage. Many students are now involved in various LifeGroups in our ministry, which are challenging them to grow more into the likeness of Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit continues to guide us and bond us together as a family. foundationfamily.org
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Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude. Colossians 2: 6-7 [ Adult Ministries ]
Adult Ministries is the umbrella name for numerous small ministries that are truly necessary for the health and encouragement of our entire adult church family. The Senior Adult Ministry continues to be an exciting ministry as we keep discovering people with new gifts and talents who want to use their energy to minister to Gods people. From monthly dinners, outings, and serving other senior adults, it has been great to see many of our Seniors recognize that they still have much to offer our Lord Jesus and Calvary Church. A new adult ministry, IMPACT for adults 56-65 years of age, continued to grow this year. The first retreat was held at Tamarack Resort in Carlsbad with Rev. John Colombe as the speaker. Helping Hands continued this year with the leadership of Jerry Feather and Bill Constant. The purpose of this group is to help Calvary members in ways others might not be able to do themselves such as moving and cleaning up. Gods House Care continued to keep our Worship Center clean every Monday through the faithful volunteer work of over 20 behind the scene Saints. Humble Praise, one of our Sunday Morning LifeGroups, is led by Ben and Nona Strip. They have four or five faithful helpers each week. This class meets every Sunday morning to minister to our physically and mentally challenged members. They show great love and care for these dear members. Several of our congregation give of themselves faithfully to help with the teaching each week.
[ Athletics Ministries ]
Athletics is a ministry beyond the sanctuary to help people build stronger Christ-centered relationships with opportunities for fellowship, outreach and service. We had seven active sports activities that we offered during the year: Womens Aerobics, Mens Basketball, Coed Bowling, Coed Softball, Coed Volleyball, Youth Basketball and Martial Arts. Thank you to all of the volunteer leaders who help with these various ministry activities. One of the most exciting ministries has been our summer Hoop Camp for our youth. This summer 12 campers accepted Christ as their personal Savior. This year we added a coed Volleyball Camp for kids. Discover more about Calvarys Athletics Ministries at calvarylife.org/athletics
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[ Womens Ministries ]
2011 has been another year of tremendous spiritual growth for the women at Calvary. One of these women, Kim Lomakin, Co-Director of Womens Ministries, announced in March that she was pregnant with twin girls and resigned her position to stay home and raise her family. Shannon Reese accepted the opportunity for continued growth in her own life and absorbed Kims hours and responsibilities, assuming primary leadership as Director of Womens Ministries. As a ministry, the women of Calvary have been challenged to grow collectively as they have spent time seeking the Lord alone and together. Through seasonal Alone with God: half days of solitude, women have spent extended periods of time with the Lord and practiced the discipline of waiting on Him. One woman commented that she had never before practiced spending quiet time alone with God and now she had the tools to practice this habit at home. The women of Calvary connected with one another this fall during their recent study of James. Written by Calvary women, for Calvary women and taught by Calvary women, this study has transformed lives. Desiring growth that reflects spiritual maturity, over 160 completed this study with one woman sharing, The letter from James has given me specific instructions to live life the right way. Its the perfect rule book for all believers and I plan to use it often! At the end of the semester, the women joined together to reach out to their community by packing over 500 brown bag lunches for Olive Crest to distribute where needed most. To learn more about Womens Ministries, visit calvarylife.org/women
[ Mens Ministries ]
Calvarys Mens Ministries, headed up by Pastor John Sherman, had Man Camp for 120 guys in May at Palomar Christian Conference Center. Several new men came and were able to connect with the guys over manly food, activities and Gods Word brought to us by Bob Shank. We continued to have Man Days throughout the year in order to help more men connect with others in manly fellowship. We have two Man Days (play) and two Operation Love (work) days each year. At our Man Day in August, one of the men that went to the whittling class connected with the teacher and one of the many good results was a weekly meeting for discipleship to take place. This is the connection that we pray for on these days. The Operation Love work days that help us reach have grown this year. At our last one in November, we sent out teams to eleven different homes that needed some kind of work done. The guys connect with the folks in a tangible way and everyone is blessed. Joe France and Danny Siler are a great help in this area keeping up with jobs in between our allmen work days. To learn more about Mens Ministries, visit calvarylife.org/men
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[ Equipping Ministry ]
Mid-week Adult Equipping for 2011 offered two major series. In the spring, we presented The Alpha Course, covering the basics of the Christian Life over a relaxed time of dinner, learning and group discussion. In the fall, we offered a series entitled Playing With Fire featuring Walt Russell from Biola University. The series covered how to read and interpret the Bible. The attendees of the Playing With Fire series found it to be very informative and in many cases changed the way they read and understand scripture. Playing With Fire ended with two weeks with an expert on cults, Steve Welch, showing how both Mormonism and Jehovahs Witnesses misapply and misinterpret the Bible. This too was well received and found to be very informative and helpful. Coming in 2012: Alpha Course: Answering questions about the meaning of life. Feb 1 - April 25 Omega Course: Exploring the book of Revelation. Feb 1 - April 25 Marriage Oneness: Equips couples to grow in true intimacy, connection, and purpose. March 18 - May 6. Raising a Modern Day Knight: Parenting Sons. May 2 - June 6. Discover what Equipping Classes are coming up in 2012 at calvarylife.org/classes
A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel. Proverbs 1:5
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Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth... Psalm 86:11
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[ Reach:Local ]
In 2011, God continued to grow Calvarys commitment and passion to reach Orange County for Jesus Christ. We added several new local non-profit partners including the Orange County Youth Commission, Giving Children Hope and Safe Families. We also experienced more donations to Reach Local projects than ever before and continued to see an increase in volunteer involvement. Check the map below to see 12 Reach Local projects that the people of Calvary Church were involved in 2011.
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1 Food Box Ministry We were blessed to distribute over 10,000 pounds of discount food to people in our community 2 Motel Ministry Every 2nd Saturday morning of the month, the Motel Ministry team served the low income residents of the Sunland Motel passing out 600 grocery boxes to low-income residents. 3 Easter Egg Outreach Passed out over 8,000 Easter Eggs and presented the gospel message to 200 neighborhood kids at the 3rd annual Cabrillo Park Easter Egg Outreach over Easter weekend 2011. 4 OC Rescue Mission 5k Calvary volunteers hosted a 5K run and raised over $5,000 to benefit the residents of the OC Rescue Missions Village of Hope in Tustin 5 Fill the Bus Calvary members filled an entire school bus with school supplies and backpacks that were given to Santa Ana public elementary schools in low-income areas and two African orphanages (Acres of Love in South Africa and Discover to Recover in Kenya) and over $5,000 of books donated for public school libraries. 6 Urban Renewal Project To celebrate Calvarys 80th Anniversary, we returned to our roots and hosted a serve day at the Ebell Club in Santa Ana (original location of Calvary Church) and at our Reach:Local non-profit partner Santa Ana Boxing Club. 7 Olive Crest In 2011, through our partnership with Olive Crest, we received our first Safe Families placements (temporary housing for children in crisis) and sent several Calvary families through foster care and adoption training programs.
8 Birth Choice We continued to partner with Birth Choice in 2011, hosting volunteer training events and hosting the mobile medical clinic on Saturdays as well as providing volunteers to staff the clinic on a monthly basis. 9 KidWorks Calvary partnered with KidWorks in 2011 through several initiatives including the Calvary-YouthWorks Thanksgiving Dinner, after-school tutors, KidWorks youth RBI baseball team and Townsend St. Fair. 10 OC Youth Commission OCYC received a portion of our Thanksgiving offering in 2011 to provide support to the Santa Ana Boxing Club, which mentors and trains at risk teens and runs weekly after school Making a Difference (M.A.D.) Clubs which teach Bible studies and character development to local kids in 17 Santa An elementary schools. 11 Calvary Homeless Walk-In Ministry Calvary Church provided, through the Emergency Needs Fund, over $15,000 of bus passes, grocery store gift certificates, food boxes and motel vouchers to local homeless men and women and families in 2011. 12 Angel Tree Calvary members donated over 250 Christmas gifts to children of prisoners living in Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange, Garden Grove and Anaheim through the annual Angel Tree Christmas Party.
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16
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[ Reach:Global ]
Calvary Church is blessed to send out 96 missionary families serving in over 30 countries around the world! This year we added four missionaries to our rolls: Patricia Sawo, Kenya; Jessica W., creative access country; Lauren Stuck, Thailand; Eric & Rachel Ness, Tanzania. It is exciting to take on a national missionary and three MKs - Rachel is a Watters. We have just finished a 10-year cycle during which 44 missionary families were appointed by Calvary 10 more families than the previous 10 year period. God is growing the missions effort, especially in the area of national workers. This was made possible through the generous participation by many in Calvarys Faith Promise giving, which was $1,090,410 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. God is faithful! Learn more at calvarylife.org/faithpromise In addition to supporting our missionaries, we were also able to do provide funds for partnership projects with these agencies and work: Faith Comes By Hearing - Ejagham New Testament Proclaimer for Cameroon; Ton of rice to be distributed while giving gospel message; Partners International - Joshua Vision India training master teachers, DAI Masters Degree program support for two students, and Dual Reach - support. During the 2011 calendar year we sent out four short term mission teams to Haiti, Ecuador and Mexico. A total of 167 people raised a total of $178,230 for their teams and accomplished great things through their visits. In addition, we supported six individuals who went out on summer trips. In the fall, we also launched our Corner Bookstore Clean Water Project partnership between Calvary Church and Wycliffe Bible Translators. By purchasing the Item of the Week, 100% of the proceeds will be given to Wycliffes Operation Clean Water project and used to help supply water for a thirsty world. As our missionaries work among people who are without even the basic life need of water, demonstrating Gods love by meeting the physical needs of the people opens their heart to the message of One who can supply all their needs. And, this allows the missionaries access to get the written Word translated so that the people can receive that water that keeps them from ever thirsting again. We had a record number of people take the guide to Prayer for the Muslim World and pray during Ramadan. Three classes on Understanding World Religions were offered, two on Buddhism and one on Islam. These classes, taught by our own Calvary missionaries, covered the basics of the Buddhist and Muslim faith and how we as Christians here in Orange County can share our faith in Jesus Christ with those who are now living right next door. Liz Gold, Missions Director, visited 10 missionaries in the area of the world where our missionaries serve. Families and individuals were so encouraged to have their church come to the field and see the work! From our Hispanic congregation, Pastor Armando Reyes and his family visited the Stuck and Grain families in Uruguay and saw firsthand how Calvary is reaching South America. Our Mission Team members for 2011 were: Craig Bryson, Anker Christensen, Paul Holsted, Katy Lang, Karen Ottoson, Harold Stephens, and Mark Zwirner.
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Reach Global Week 2011, invited us to be a part of the mission to Build His Church. Over 60 missionaries joined us in March to share in our Lifegroups and other activities. This year was also very special as we invited family to be our guest speakers on both Sunday mornings. Paul Eshleman, Vice President of Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU) shared on The Urgency of the Hour from Matthew 24:14 and his experiences as director of The Jesus Film Project for over 25 years. Then on our closing Sunday, Josh McDowell spoke on Truth and Mission in the 21st Century. Josh has addressed more than 10 million young people, giving over 24,000 talks in 118 countries and written or co-authored 120 books including More than a Carpenter and New Evidence That Demands a Verdict. You can watch both messages online at calvarylife.org/missions Over 200 people participated in Meals for Haiti on Saturday morning in the Gym. Over 50,000 packages were then distributed by our Haiti Global Short Term Team as they took the meals to hungry children of Haiti in June. Then on that same Saturday evening, we were challenged to pray for Pastor Farshid and other Iranian pastors and leaders that had been imprisoned for sharing their faith and distributing the New Testament in Iran. In October, we heard from Adrian DeVisser as he shared how Grace Opens the Door to Truth. Being a member of one of our partnership projects with Asian Access, we were pleased to hear about how God is building His Church in Sri Lanka through the vision of this man and now his son and family. God continues to raise up new generations that are willing to go out and serve Him on the mission field. Please pray as we work with several new people who are interested in seeing what God will do in their lives. And, pray for the finances that will be needed to send them. Learn more about Calvarys continuing impact around the world, and get a glimpse of whats ahead in 2012, at calvarylife.org/global
To Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:21
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Children & Students 17% Worship & Adult Ministries 25% Care Ministries & Emergency Needs 5%
CHURCH ACTUAL BUDGET REVENUE 4,368,159 4,621,000 EXPENSES (4,364,916) (4,476,000) NET INCOME 3,243 145,000
CHURCH MISSIONS
If you would like any additional financial information (including a copy of our audited financial statements) or have questions, please contact Michael Welles, our Executive Pastor of Administration, at mwelles@calvarylife.org or 714-5502313. You can also visit calvarylife.org/giving to learn more.
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[ Next Steps ]
As we look ahead, our Reach ministry will be intentionally emphasized in some exciting new ways over the next two years. We are prayerfully planning special services, developing more training opportunities and providing resource materials that I believe the Spirit of God will use to help us truly Reach Orange County for Jesus Christ. We have been growing in our good deeds to assist those in need. We also want to be clear with the good news of Jesus salvation. I am so thankful for our Elder Board which meets weekly to hold you all up in prayer. We are blessed with Elders who love Jesus Christ and Calvary Church, and humbly pursue what is always best for our ministry. Please pray for them as we move forward into 2012 and beyond, just as they pray for you. These men are a joy to serve with, and you can learn more about each of Calvarys elders at calvarylife.org/leaders. This past year, as we celebrated Calvarys 80th Anniversary in the fall, we studied the rich book of Colossians together in our Rooted series. As I consider our church family - the incredible legacy of faithfulness and the countless stories of God at work in peoples lives - these words of the Apostle Paul ring true for Calvary Church just as they did for the church of the Colossians 2000 years ago: We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints Colossians 1:3, 4
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