2022 Annual Celebration Preview
This year's Annual Celebration (or Annual Meeting, for the more traditional among us) is going to be held on Sunday morning, January 30 as our Sunday morning worship event! We're taking over the Sunday morning service to intentionally reflect on this past year as a church, and celebrate our unstoppable God who continues to lead us forward into 2022. So make sure you show up, either in the sanctuary or online, because we're livestreaming this worship event just like we would any other Sunday morning service.
Below are some important documents that you will need to review before coming to our Annual Celebration. You'll need to read over the Annual Report, so that you can celebrate with us the great things the Lord has done among us. You'll need to review the budget, so that (if you are a current, reaffirmed in 2022 member at Community Church) you can affirm the budget and commit to the three-year financial vision of the church. Lastly, you should view the preview of the 2022 ballot by which members can affirm our leadership teams.
What a year it has been! You are invited to download and read our 2021 Annual Report, which attempts to capture some of what the Lord has done in our midst. If you are a current member, you will be using the ballot to vote to approve this annual report, so please take the time to read through it and prayerfully delight in the Lord's faithfulness and calling on our church family.
Approving a budget involves more than just agreeing that a proposed budget is acceptable; it is making a commitment to fund the budget out of the gracious provision of the Lord in each of our lives. Please take the time to download the budget and review some of its more important characteristics. Recall that we held an open budget meeting back on December 12 so that you could have a month to prayerfully consider this direction and ask any questions that come up. We continue to invite you to ask questions ahead of time as we approach the Annual Celebration on January 30, so don't hesitate to reach out to us at <elders@eastgloucester.org>.
The ballot that we use each year is more than just an official document required as a nonprofit organization. It's a chance to voice our support of our leadership, our budget, and the direction our church is heading. It's also a safe place to voice your concerns about any of the above as well. If you are a current member at Community Church, we encourage you to pray over this ballot. Lift up the leaders whose names appear here (and whose brief biographies and photos you can view as well); pray over the finances of our church so that we may continue to step forward into God's purposes. And take some time to consider writing a note of encouragement to the leadership if you feel that's something the Lord is inviting you to do. Only ballots submitted by members who have reaffirmed their membership for the current year are recorded.
Hey! You made it to the end of this page! Way to go! We look forward to celebrating with you on January 30 during our Sunday morning worship service. See you then!