STAND 2022
quarterlyREPORT
Building Our House
I am proud that we are continuing to stand and build during this storm. Even through difficulties and rainy days, we are determined to love God, love others, and to make disciples.
Here, you'll see a little recap of how we're doing just that. We'll talk about it in-depth at our quarterly VIP meeting.
-Steve Dusek
Standing In Public
THIRD QUARTER MILE MARKERS
4th of July
Volunteers Served Our Community
We took a different approach at this year's downtown parade. Instead of two snow cone tents in two separate locations, we scaled back to just one, and we did that for a much shorter period of time.
We're downtown to serve our community, and to sign kids up for VBS, which happens the following week. We've noticed a drop-off in response there since the pandemic, so we are re-thinking how we do this event.
VBS
Enrolled
Salvations
Back[packs]-to-School
38 volunteers shopped, packed and delivered 90 backpacks to families in our community and provided a mini VBS on location.
Teacher Breakfast
We love to let our teachers and staff know how much they are appreciated. That's why our staff served 200 breakfasts to teachers and staff at Clear Creek Middle School and Gilmer High School. We also had the privilege to pray for them and the 2022-2023 school year.
Super Tailgate Sunday
We had a perfect day for celebrating 9 baptisms, worship, launching 4 new LifeGroups for a total of 15, and some great fellowship with our church and community. Fun was had by all.
Favored Women Conference
14 women attended our first women's conference together in Gatlinburg, TN! They had so much fun, they are already planning on doing this again.
2nd Quarter Engagement
Loving God
Decisions for Christ
Loving Others
People in LifeGroups
Making Disciples
Equipping & Serving in some capacity
Service Attendance Varies
We always expect a little slump in late spring into summer, as people tend to let their other schedule items interfere with building their house. In this critical year, it is a little surprising to see that trend still continues.
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Lifegroup Participation
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LifeGroups are "off" during June and July, which is why there are no July attendance numbers.
Student Ministry Attendance
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Celebrate Recovery Attendance
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Build Your House
Is your house strong enough to stand through the storm?
Here are STAND and BUILD resources for you to be ready when the storm is at it's greatest fury. Pastor Steve really wants you to be strong, so he built this webpage for you himself!
Standing For Gilmer & Beyond
Celebrate Recovery
Friday Nights have seen 7 decisions for Christ! Even though they have 25 leaders and 53 rotating volunteers plus 2 paid childcare workers each week, the spikes show just how much volunteers are still needed! Could this be your next ministry position? 298 attended Recovery Sunday with 444 live/recorded service video views!
Seamless Summer
lunches SERVED in July
We kicked off the 3rd quarter with the downtown 4th of July celebration! 8 Volunteers served snow cones, invited families to VBS, ran tech for the parade, managed floats, and helped with set-up and take down. VBS had 115 kids in attendance, served by 41 volunteers, and 8 decisions for Christ! 38 volunteers shopped, packed and delivered 90 backpacks to families in our community and provided a mini VBS on location. We served 200 breakfasts to teachers and staff at Clear Creek Middle School and Gilmer High School. Partnering with local churches, we hosted the multi-church youth conference C4. There were 225 in attendance with 6 decisions for Christ. It took 25 volunteers to pull it off, but it was well worth it! We wrapped up the quarter with the start of our new Grief Support Group, Tuesdays at 6:30pm, where 2 leaders walk through the Griefshare program with attendees.
We continue to find innovative ways to inspire growth and share the gospel with those around us both physically and digitally. Our For Gilmer strategy has adapted and grown in ways we never imagined! From serving meals to playground maintenance, we have been hard at work continually identifying and meeting the needs of our community.
Here are a few ways we are doing just that weekly:
Weekly Family Resource Packets Available On-Site Each Week
Praying for our Community, Leaders, and Individual Needs
Community Partnerships with the School System, Food Pantry, and local EMS
Standing with deeper digital connections
We continue to look for new ways to engage with our online audience. We understand not everyone can meet in person, which is why our digital presence is so important to us, both on Sunday mornings and throughout the week. Take a look at the social connections we're making!
Standing Financially
2022 Quarterly General Fund
$66,161
End of Quarter Balance
$174,250
3rd Quarter Budget
$189,325
3rd Quarter Giving
$187,719
3rd Quarter Spending
Year to Year General Fund Contributions
2020
$489,167
Total Contributions
2021
$565,027
Total Contributions
2022
$570,271
Contributions to Date
Celebrate Recovery
$19,028
Current Fund Balances
$5,355
Total Giving
$6,111
Total Spending
For Gilmer
$1,862
Current Fund Balances
$1,140
Total Giving
$5,299
Total Spending
Rainy Days
Unexpected expenses often happen. Here is over $18,000 in extraordinary expenses we had to undertake during this past quarter! Ouch!
$8,136
New Lights
$4,221
Carpet Installation
$2,500
Trailer Refurbishment
$3,475
Gravel
We hope that this information gives you a complete and well rounded look at how we seek to steward our resources. Your obedience and generosity makes all of this possible. If you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to reach out to our executive director, Larry Lynch. You can call at 706-621-5160, or email through the button below. He manages our accounts and is more than happy to help!
If you would like to give towards our mission for 2022:
The Orchard Church
7288 Hwy 515 N
Ellijay, GA 30536
706-621-5160
hello@orchardellijay.com
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