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W I N D S O R O N T A R I O , N 8 P 1 X 9

A M E M B E R C H U R C H O F T H E C B O Q

( C A N A D I A N B A P T I S T S O F O N T A R I O A N D Q U E B E C )

ANNUAL REPORT 2017

PREPARED FOR 2018 ANNUAL MEETING



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Pastor’s Report 4

Board of Directors Report 5

Church Clerk Report 6

Age Unlimited Report 7

Pastoral Care Team Report 9

Pastoral Care & Worship Report 10

Envelope Steward Report 12

Finance Report 13

Rock Solid Ministry Report 14

Christian Growth & Nurture Report 15

Small Group Report 18

Mission & Outreach Report 19

Director of Christian Education Report 20

Decorating Committee Report 22

Library Report 23

Human Resources Committee Report 24

Men’s Ministry Report 25

Property Management Report 26

Mary & Martha Women’s Ministry Report 27

Together Mental Health Care Group Report 28

Music Ministry Report 29

Outreach Ministry Report 32

Banwell Financial Year in Review 33

Board of Directors Working Committees 34

Revenue/Expenses Report 36

Board of Directors Info 40


PASTOR’S REPORT

As I submit my last report as pastor of our beloved Banwell congregation,

I’m reminded of the uniqueness of this occasion. I can’t help but look back

with gratitude to the years Linda and I have spent with our congregation

… but I’m also excited about what our Father has in store for the future

mission of Banwell.

I think it’s safe to say that the last two or three years have been good growth years for our

church. As I’ve mentioned to several of you, it seems to me that we as a congregation are now

an option for folks who want to connect with a Christian church in our region. Even with a

new building, it took a few years for us to establish a reputation as a faithful, welcoming

church. Now I think we are really there … thanks be to the Lord! Our six working commit-

tees have each worked hard to address their respective areas of ministry, those being … Chris-

tian Growth and Nurture, Finance, Human Resources, Mission and Outreach, Pastoral Care

and Worship, Property Management. You’ll find that each one of our committees has submit-

ted a report for this booklet. I think that if we truly engage the mandate in each of these are-

as, we will continue to be attractive to those who are searching for a church home, as well as

being faithful to the calling we believe the Father has for us.

By next year at this time I hope your new pastor will be well in place, beginning to enjoy the

special congregation that Banwell has truly become. In spite of the changes that are taking

place in our society and the world at large, I believe that the message of the gospel will contin-

ue to meet the “God-shaped need” that all people possess. The role of the Christian church in

society may take on different forms … but the essence will always be the same. As our Lord

himself said in his inaugural message;

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour. (Luke 4:18-19)

May the words above continue to form the core of the ministry of this church.

As I mentioned above, what a wonderful experience it has been to serve you as pastor. Many

thanks, and my apologies, to our Board of Directors. It has been a pleasure to serve with you

and I regret leaving you pastor-less for a bit … but I know you’re up to it and I’m especially

grateful to Chris Freeman and Dave Hammond for being chair and vice-chair respectively at

this time. To paraphrase a famous verse in Esther, you guys have surely been brought to the

kingdom for such a time as this. It’s been a pleasure to serve with our staff. I’m grateful for

the stability they will provide in the days after my departure. May the Lord continue to bless

Banwell Community Church.

Respectfully submitted … Alex


BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT

Dear Banwell Family,

This last year was a busy and eventful one at Banwell Community Church in our

community of East Windsor. 2017 brought significant news including major build-

ing repairs and the announcement that Alex is retiring in mid 2018.

Over the past number of years, the number of water leaks and related issues to the

building have increased. As a result, the Board of Directors reviewed and consid-

ered various options and contractors to understand the necessary repairs to the

building. Through an engineering project management firm, we have hired a res-

toration company who specializes in the specific type of work needed. They have

been working on the building, starting in the fall and will continue as weather per-

mits, completing work in the near future. Once the work on the exterior is com-

plete, some work will begin on the interior to repair some cosmetic damage caused

by water leaks. So far, the contingency fund has been able to fund the repairs.

The Board will continue to monitor the project and will keep you up to date.

In addition to building repairs, some discussion and research has begun into build-

ing expansion. In 2017, the Board formed a subcommittee to look at the possibili-

ties and options to expand the physical building. That committee solicited feed-

back from all of you and has submitted their report. The Board will be reviewing

that report and will update the congregation as discussion continues.

Lastly, we are a family at Banwell Community Church and in 2017 we learned

that one of our family is retiring. Both Alex and Linda have been an important

part of my family’s life as I know they have been to so many of you. We have been

so blessed that Alex and Linda chose to conduct their ministry here in Windsor at

BCC. We will miss his leadership and teaching for sure. We now look to the next

phase for BCC. The Lord has a plan for us and even now is preparing someone to

come to lead, to teach, and be part of our family. The Board has formed a Pastoral

Search committee that is well underway in efforts to identify a successor. They are

making regular progress reports to the Board and we will ensure we provide regu-

lar updates as appropriate.

As we move forward into 2018 and another year of ministry I ask for your contin-

ued support in prayer and deed. God has blessed us with an important role in this

community. You each play such an important role at BCC. Your prayers and

your financial support are critical in the work we do at BCC.

Thank you,

Chris Freeman

Chair, Board of Directors.


CHURCH CLERK REPORT

The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is

the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1

2017 Statistics

Welcomed Into Membership During 2017

Christa Braccio, Cyra Charlton, Jason Charlton, Linda Gale, Kathy

Gallant, John Gellner, Lynn Moroz, Mark Moroz, and Donna Siebert.

Believers Baptized in 2017

Cyra Charlton, Jason Charlton, John Gellner, Bryana McCarthy, and

Susan Williams.

Membership /Transfers in 2017

Members Called Home by Their Lord and Saviour in 2017

Doris Bryce and Maureen Church.

Adherents

Jim Demers.

Average Sunday Attendance in 2017 was 255

Respectfully Submitted,

Dorothy Allan

Total Members (as of January 1st, 2017) 309

Members Deceased in 2017 2

New Members Added in 2017 9

Members Transferred Out in 2017 0

Total Active Members (as of December 31st, 2017) 316


AGE UNLIMITED REPORT

“Many O Lord my God are the wonders you have done.” Psalm 40:5

Have you counted your blessings recently? The hymn states “count your blessings

one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.”

During the year 2017, Age Unlimited and the Seniors’ Ministry experienced many

blessings. Wonderful fellowship, spectacular speakers, enjoyable entertainment,

powerful prayers, terrific travelogues and a marvelous memorable bus trip outing

to Point Pelee National Park.

Summary of 2017

Our fellowship has been blessed with a wonderful team: people help set up and

clean up. Henry Nurse is our coordinator; Rev. Dr. Alex Moir is our spiritual advi-

sor; Joan Fulmer keeps the group informed; Madelon Kidd is our Treasurer and

Claude Daniels offers grace prior to our luncheon.

MONTH PRESENTATION AND TOPIC

January Tom Noble, Alzheimer’s Information

February Al Beitler, Rhine River Boat Cruise

March Al Bietler, Enchanting Ireland

April Gord Hambly, Treasures of Egypt

May Stacy, Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home

Pre-Planning Options for Journey’s End

June Point Pelee National Park,

Bus Trip, Film,Tram Ride, Boardwalk, Fish Lunch

September The Bateman’s, Helping Seniors Make Their Move

October Dr. Brock Van Dyke from Solid Foundations

Thanksgiving Praise

November Al Bietler

France, Paris the City of Lights and the Province

December Rev. Dr. Alex Moir, The Christmas Story,

George Baden, Memorable Christmas Music


At the close of each meeting our hostesses from the Hospitality Committee pre-

pare a delicious, nutritious meal. This team’s chair is Yvonne Eberle. She is as-

sisted in the planning and preparation by Penny Bain, Madelon Kidd, Dorothy

Allan, Pam Beemer and Carol Middaugh.

As we go forward in 2018, we have been blessed by wonderful volunteers who

have suggested themes and an outing for June.

Summary of 2018

If you are new to Banwell or recently retired, we extend an invitation to all sen-

iors to join us. May God continue to bless us in 2018.

Coordinator, Henry Nurse

Submitted by Joan Fulmer

AGE UNLIMITED REPORT (Cont’d)

MONTH PRESENTATION AND TOPIC

January Rev. Dr. Alex Moir; Praise and Participate

Singing Fun and Favourites.

February Kim Anber, M.M.C. Marvelous Mediterranean Cruise

on Valentine’s Day

March Viola Glos, Refugee

April Rev. Dr. Alex and Linda Moir, B.B.C.

Beautiful Baltic Cruise

May Gord Hambly, Adventure in Alaska

June Coach Bus Tour to Saint Jacobs, an invitation to Banwell

congregation to see new St. Jacob’s Market and lunch.


PASTORAL CARE TEAM

What a privilege it is to serve the congregation of Banwell in a pastoral way. What

we mean by pastoral care is the art of extending the Father’s love to our church

family as they walk through the challenges that are part of life. This is done in a

variety of ways … by conducting personal visits in the hospital setting as well as

nursing and retirement homes; by arranging to visit individuals who are confined

to their homes for various reasons; by making a phone call, sending an email or a

get well card; by coming alongside our grieving folks at the funeral home; even by

arranging to meet with folks at Canada’s gathering place known as “Tim Horton’s!”

We will do whatever it takes to extend the care of the congregation to folks who

need it most.

We are blessed to have a fine team of folks who serve on the PCT … Penny Bain,

Deborah Bevington, Hyacinth Daniels, Gord and Marlene Hambly, Ken and

Heather Heuston, Sandy Kettlewell, Madelon Kidd, Joyce Lembke, John Lynn,

Sharon Maitre, Brenda Tetley and Lilian Wilson. Thanks to Ruth Ann Purvis who

served our team well and who has felt it is time for her to back away. The personal

hours put in by this group is truly impressive and enhances our ministry as a con-

gregation.

As we look forward to different pastoral leadership in the future, I’d like to encour-

age you to affirm the importance of this ministry and to continue this invaluable

tradition within our congregation. Though keeping in touch with the members and

adherents is part of every pastor’s “tool box”, the pastor cannot be expected to do it

all. Further, there are some contacts best done by volunteers. May the Father con-

tinue to inspire us to find a way to care deeply for the entire congregation.

Respectfully submitted … Alex


PASTORAL CARE & WORSHIP REPORT

2017 was an exciting year at Banwell, and the Pastoral Care and Worship Com-

mittee (PCWC) would like to thank all of our volunteers who made this possible.

We welcomed 9 new members into our congregation in 2017. We are so blessed

that the Lord has brought these people into our church family. We were also able

to celebrate the baptisms of 5 people this year.

We celebrated our 15th Anniversary in January with guest speaker Rev. Gene

Tempelmeyer (Spring Garden Baptist Church, Toronto) giving an inspiring mes-

sage. Following the service, we enjoyed cake and tea/coffee with the Banwell fami-

ly. The Pastoral Care & Worship Committee would like to thank all the volunteers

who helped to organize, setup, and cleanup, making this a very special event!

We continue to use the projector prior to the service to communicate with the con-

gregation of upcoming church events. Deborah Doyle works very hard in putting

these slides together and she does a wonderful job. Thank you Deborah.

In June, we held our annual church picnic. We enjoyed ham-

burgers, hot dogs, potato salads, veggie trays, and ice cream

bars. Thanks to all those who helped to organize and serve at

this special event.

The Small Group Ministry continued to expand in 2017 as we added more new

groups. Dave Page along with his team has outlined his vision to further develop

and grow the Small Group Ministry in a detailed Ministry Plan. The focus will be

on leading and developing new facilitators, as well as improved communication

with the congregation about these Small Group opportunities. It is the goal of the

Ministry to get everyone at Banwell involved in a small group. We'd like to thank

them for their hard work.

Once again, we enjoyed some fantastic music from all our differ-

ent groups this year. The praise singers, choir and all the solo-

ists, duets and groups did a great job. The Cantata was a success

this year performing on 2 different nights. Ian has done a fantas-

tic job overseeing and working with all the people involved.


PASTORAL CARE & WORSHIP REPORT (Cont’d)

Once again, the Pastoral Care & Worship Committee would like to thank all our

volunteers in the Music Ministry, the Hospitality Ministry, the Sound Ministry,

the Small Groups Ministry, the Pastoral Care Team, the Ushers and Greeters,

the Coffee and Tea volunteers, and the Decorating Committee, as well as every-

one else involved in helping this year. Also, special thanks to the Pastoral Care &

Worship Committee members, Donna Soper, Deborah Martel, Marsha Campbell

and John Goodwin. It was a pleasure working with all of you this year. We send

our love and appreciation to Pastor Alex and Linda Moir for their faithful service

to our congregation.

Respectfully submitted,

Kevin Andrews, Chair

Members: John Goodwin, Marsha Campbell, Deborah Martel, Donna Soper Rep-

resentatives: Kim Anber, Jim Wheeler (Ushers and Greeters), Yvonne Eberle

(Hospitality), John Goodwin, Deborah Doyle (Sanctuary Tech), Ian McGregor

Smith (Minister of Music)


ENVELOPE STEWARD REPORT

“To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

Ecclesiastes 3:1

This is a season for gratitude, gratitude for God’s great love and mercy in sending

His son, Jesus, to pay the price for our sins that we might have eternal life.

As we think of all the reasons we have to be grateful, I would like to thank the

faithful and devoted people who work as Tellers each Sunday after the service to

count and balance your offerings. The Tellers are Connie Turner, Maureen Scott,

Mark Moroz and Marsha Campbell. A big thank you goes to Gord Wickham too

who reconciles the cash and cheque envelopes for us. Jan McKay was a great help

in the Teller’s role for most of the year as well.

Here are some updates on your offerings:

There are 195 people/families using numbered boxed envelopes.

There are 30 people using PAD (Pre-Authorized Deposit).

Options available for making donations that are eligible for tax receipts include

using numbered boxed envelopes, the pew envelopes where you can add your

name and mailing information, post-dated cheques and PAD. Should you choose

PAD, you can make changes simply at any time. If you would like more infor-

mation on any of these options, please contact me by email

at [email protected], by phone at 519-735-1446 or place a note in my mailbox

#137. Please let me know of any changes in address so that you receive your in-

come tax receipt in a timely manner.

God is not enriched by our giving, but we are impoverished by our withholding.

Thank you for your steadfastness in giving.

In His Service,

Barb Wickham,

Envelope Steward

mailto:[email protected]

tel:(519)%20735-1446


FINANCE REPORT

The Finance Committee would like to thank our Banwell family for your generous

giving once again this year.

We have been able to get some much-needed renovations done to the building. Our

Working Committees have been able to build up God’s kingdom through their vari-

ous ministries.

Please refer to Page 33 for the Banwell Financial Year in Review 2017 prepared by

our Treasurer, Bruce Rand. There you will find the actual givings, expenses, etc.

for 2017.

May God continue to bless each one of you as you give faithfully to His work this

year.

Respectively submitted,

Ross Hickling, Chair


ROCK SOLID MINISTRY REPORT

With a new leadership team in the Fall, we started off the school year with a “Glow

Party”, which was a great chance for the youth to come back together and catch up

with familiar faces, as well as many new ones. This “Glow” theme carried over to

the Outdoor Movie, which was held by the Optimist Club, in which our Youth

raised funds by selling glow sticks before the movie. This was slightly unsuccessful

as the weather was so poor, but on the bright side our youth had a good time and

we now have plenty of extra glow sticks!

Along with our regularly scheduled Friday nights, we had a few other exciting

group events that included the Rend Collective concert, which was held at Heritage

Park Alliance Church, our annual pie baking fundraiser, as well as Christmas car-

oling. We must thank the members of the church who invited us to come caroling at

their houses, I hope they enjoyed it as much as we did. Also, thanks to the Men’s

Ministry and helpers who worked with us to make all the Pies for the Quilt Bazaar

& Tea.

The highlight of this year was our Fall retreat. Our youth spent the weekend at Ki-

wanis Sunshine Point camp, having lots of fun and growing closer together as a

family. It is always great to get away from the world, even if just for a weekend, to

reflect and appreciate what we have in our lives. We spent the weekend studying

Psalm 139, learning how amazing we are, but more importantly how perfect God is.

We must thank the Men and Women’s ministries for coming out to serve us meals

while we were there. A huge thank you also goes out to Marlee and Dave Page for

taking care of us the entire weekend. We are so thankful for all the prayers and

support that went into making this weekend a great experience for all who attend-

ed. We hope to make this retreat an annual event, but maybe earlier in the year for

the sake of warmer weather.

There are so many things that we did this fall including fun games, bible studies,

small groups, and much more. We as the leaders are so thankful for your support,

and we ask that you continue to pray for us as we serve these youth. We are so ex-

cited to start another year in this ministry, however 2018 will be a little different.

Our group is really starting fresh, as we are changing our group to Illuminate Stu-

dent Ministries! We are excited to see the energy that this change brings, and we

hope that it can bring a new perspective to everyone about what our youth group is,

and why it is important.

We are looking forward to serving this group with you again in 2018,

On behalf of the leadership team,

Braeden Braccio


CHRISTIAN GROWTH & NURTURE REPORT

Service – To serve means to assist or be of use. Serving is one of the reasons we are

on this earth and the reason Jesus himself said He came to earth. When we serve,

we reach out to meet the needs of others; service is an outward sign that we belong

to God and desire to do His will. True service is not about grudgingly doing for oth-

ers because of obligation, but an act that flows willingly, as a channel of God’s love.

True servants give not just with their hands, but with their hearts.

The Christian Growth and Nurture Committee began in 2017 with Grant Fairley

as our chair until his term was completed in June. We would like to thank him for

his leadership and encouragement. He provided a wonderful example of faithful-

ness and service, qualities that indeed reflect God’s love.

Marlee Page continues to serve as our Director of Christian Education. She con-

stantly provides guidance, leadership and support that has allowed the C.E. minis-

tries to carry on successfully. She has completed her certificate of Biblical Studies

at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago showing that she truly wants to do God’s work

here at Banwell Community Church. We appreciate all that she does. Her inner

beauty continuously radiates outward and affects everyone she comes in contact

with.

We are thankful for all of the other leaders and volunteers who help out. The C.E.

ministries would not be possible without you and all your hard work and dedica-

tion.

‘Kid Zone’ our midweek program for children JK through grade 5 continues to

grow. This is an exciting place to be on Thursday evenings as the children learn

about Jesus and the bible through music, stories, drama, crafts, games and snacks.

We had a challenge in May with the sudden departure of Karen Saldana as our Di-

rector of Youth Ministries. Fortunately we had a team of youth leaders that

stepped up and offered to continue planning and leading our youth programmes.

We would like to thank Braeden Braccio, Aaron Blata, Danny Blata, Monika Blata,

Christa Braccio, Emily Andrews and Kyrn Page who use their gifts and talents to

minister to our youth as they journey through their teenage years.

‘Rock Solid’, is our youth program for those in grades 6 to grade 12. The youth were

very busy in 2017, highlights this year included,

graduation party

camp out at the Page’s

retreat at Kiwanis-Sunshine Point Camp


CHRISTIAN GROWTH & NURTURE REPORT

‘Children’s Church’ our Sunday morning program for children JK through grade 5

remained the same as last year since this format worked well. Children learn

about the major Bible stories through stories, crafts, games and snacks. Once again

we would like to thank everyone who helped in this program. The giving of your

time, energy and creativity is truly appreciated.

The Christian Education Hour on Sunday morning provides an opportunity to nur-

ture our faith. We begin at 9:15 with engaging music provided by Dr. Alex Moir to

start with. We offer classes for all ages. Teachers for our adult classes included

Dave Page, Geoff McKay and Linda Moir. We are grateful for Dave Page who over-

sees the youth class and Emily Andrew who directs the children’s class. Thanks to

all of our teachers and helpers for their faithfulness as we help each other grow in

their faith.

Stop by the Library to see the large selection of books, DVDs and movies available

for all ages to encourage and help you build a personal relationship with Jesus

Christ. Please look at the library report for more information from the library team.

Throughout 2017 we have provided extra opportunities for people to connect with

others in the church, for example,

Bowl-a-thon for Camp Hermosa

Vacation Bible School – Passport to Peru

Trunk and Treat with Mad Science

Breakfast with Santa

‘Men of Courage’ movie nights

Games night

On behalf of the Banwell Church Family, we would like to thank all of those who

help in our Children’s ministries. We especially want to note the leadership of

Heather Doyle in our Nursery ministry, Kodi Page in our Vacation Bible School, Su-

zan Harper in our Little Lambs programme, Joy Andrews in our Kids Zone and

Bonnie Hammond and Marlee Page in our Children’s Church. We specifically would

like to thank Janet Parsons. Each week she calls to remind all the volunteers who

are scheduled to serve the following Sunday. This is very much appreciated and we

thank you very much for your thoughtfulness.


CHRISTIAN GROWTH & NURTURE REPORT (Cont’d)

If you are interested in helping in any of the programs or have ideas for other ac-

tivities that you believe would help us grow and nurture (become more Christlike)

please speak to Marlee Page or any member or representative serving on the com-

mittee. Please pray for our Christian Growth and Nurture ministries as we con-

tinue to serve all ages and stages of our church family and community.

On behalf of the committee,

Terri Prevett, Chair

Members – Kathy Freeman, Bonnie Hammond, Kim Stevenson, Donna Elder,

Laurie Beemer

Representatives – Monika Blata (Library), Heather Doyle (Nursery), Suzan Har-

per (Little Lambs), Terri Prevett (Children’s Church), Joy Andrews (Kid Zone),

Braeden Braccio (Youth), Marlee Page (Director of Christian Education)


SMALL GROUP REPORT

A vibrant Small Groups Ministry continues to thrive at Banwell Community

Church. This ministry offers a vehicle to help members and adherents to grow in

love, support one another and serve God and the community. Currently there are

15 active groups that meet either weekly or bi-weekly, which is down slightly from

this time in 2017. Our small group ministry is a great way to enjoy closer fellow-

ship with other believers and to grow in your faith.

The Focus of this Ministry continues to be spiritual growth thru bible-based study/

discussion, strong commitment to regular group involvement – including Pastoral

Care as well as opportunities for mission/service. This ministry continues to pursue

the following goals:

Growth from current status to 100% of Church Membership participation in

Small Group Ministry

Diverse opportunities for spiritual growth across a broad spectrum of age and

gender demographics for BCC Members and Attendees to participate in this

Ministry.

In addition to the Pastor, Small Groups continue to provide a significant and

meaningful component of Pastoral Care in the Banwell Community Church con-

gregation.

Development of specific mission/service opportunities for Small Groups to par-

ticipate.

Being a part of our Small Group ministry is a great way to enjoy closer fellowship

with other believers and to grow in your faith. We are trying to intentionally pro-

vide at least two Starting Point experiences each year, as well as one new group

each year. Please remember that we are happy for you to start a group on your

own! All we ask is that you let Dave Page, Pastor Alex or Marlee Page know, study

something Christian (either a Bible study or a book that helps you grow in your

faith), incorporate a prayer time into your meeting and maintain the “empty chair”

concept, where new people are welcome. Also, if you are interested in becoming a

member of a small group, contact us or review our website for potential fits.

In closing I’d like to thank all our volunteer Small Group Coordinators. Your con-

tinued investment in this ministry and your fellow group participants are providing

rich experiences for those who feel led to a closer relationship with Jesus and other

believers.

John 13:34-35 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” – Jesus

Blessings,

Dave Page, Small Groups Coordinator


MISSION AND OUTREACH REPORT We finished 2017 with a strong focus on missions, and mission outreach. We would very much

like to see the church involved in some short term mission trips, encouraging our youth and

adults to think outside the box, sharing the good news with the world. Our last meeting of the

year we had the pleasure of Dave Page with us and what his and Marlee’s experience was on

there trip to Africa, and how we could possibly participate with them. The needs there are not so

much for money, but for teaching materials, such as Sunday school programs, adult leadership

materials and of course Bibles along with lots of prayers for the work there.

We are also thankful to be involved with the new Mary and Martha ministries, their first event

called Harvest tea, they had a great turnout with Linda Moir our pastors wife speaking on serv-

ing like Mary and Martha.

Sunday Night live programs were well attended this year, with our food donations going to the

downtown mission.

Our Christmas special offering this year went to Street Help homeless shelter of Windsor on Wy-

andotte Street East.

We also had good year at our sister church , First Baptist on Mercer Street in downtown Windsor,

helping serve breakfast to people less fortunate than us. We are indeed thankful to see how the

Lord Works with people from all different backgrounds.

I would like to thank each member of our team this year for their participation and faithfulness

to our meetings, great job, Monique, Daniel , Craig , Gail, Alan ,and Matthew. I remember what

the hymn writer wrote, “Only one life will soon be past only what’s done for Jesus will last.” Solo

Des Gloria.

Respectively yours,

Geoff McKay, Chair

Committee Members:


DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Another year has come and gone and what a year it has been. It is always an

amazing and busy time in my role here at Banwell, but I am thankful for God’s

many blessings, the people and opportunities He sends my way.

The programs we had started in the Fall of 2016 continued through the winter and

spring and were a great success. Pastor Alex, Dave Page & Geoff McKay taught

the Adult Sunday School classes through the winter and spring. Kyrn Page and

Emily Andrews taught the Children’s class.

Our Vacation Bible School called “Passport to Peru”-Discovering God’s Good Gifts

was a huge success! WE hiked the cloud-shrouded ruins of Machu Picchu, savored

exotic flavors of the Amazon, heard what daily life is like from kids in Peru and im-

mersed the kids in the vibrant culture where they discovered God’s good gifts for

us all! The kids had so much fun and we were still singing to the songs going into

fall. Thank you to all the wonderful and amazing Volunteers who helped out for 4

nights to provide this opportunity for the children. A big thank you to Kodi Page

for her hard work organizing the 4 days and to Chantelle Bell, Kyrn Page and Emi-

ly Andrews for all their hard work and time spent decorating the rooms so we felt

like we were really a part of Peru!

Before we knew it fall was upon us, and all programs kicked off to great success!

We have a Christian Education Hour before Worship Service that provides in

depth study into the Lord’s word. We continued Open Session with our own Pastor

Alex. This is a time of music from 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. The Adult class is very well at-

tended. We started a new program for the C.E. hour. All classes and ages are

journeying through the Bible this year chronologically. Linda Moir started the

Adult class off through the fall. Emily Andrews is teaching the JK- Gr. 5 class and

Dave Page has joined the Youth each Sunday morning. This has been a great ad-

venture for all and the classes have been well attended for all age groups. Thanks

to all of them for their faithful service and preparation each week. I would like to

thank our wonderful teachers of all ages for their time and commitment and their

genuine love of the Lord that they share with their students throughout 2017!

Our programs during Worship Service, Nursery, Little Lambs and both Jr. and Sr.

Children’s Church, have been well attended. We are continuing with the Curricu-

lum called Gospel Project and are still working chronologically through the Bible.

We have jumped into the New Testament this fall.

Our Midweek Program, Kids Zone, finished in May and then started in September

with great excitement! We have had some children from the community who came

for VBS join us on Thursday evenings too. It has been amazing! Lois

rindlisbacher has joined us on Thrusday nights doing singing and action songs to

start our evening off and the kids love it. Thanks, Lois!


DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION (Cont’d)

Fall 2017, helping out with the Youth and Rock Solid Ministries was added to my

job description. I have truly enjoyed working with our fantastic youth Leaders in

planning and prepping their plans for our Youth. We have a group of 20-25 youth

that come and the Leaders are committed to giving 100% of themselves to show

and share the love of Jesus with them. We planned a Youth Retreat weekend the

end of October that was amazing though very COLD! There were lots of activities,

Bible messages and laughter throughout the weekend. Thanks to the Men’s and

Women’s Ministries for providing food on Saturday and to Dave Page for the rest of

the food and the many pitchers of Hot Chocolate to keep us warm and toasty!

Braeden Braccio has stepped up to be our Leader and is doing an amazing job. Al-

so thanks to Danny & Monika Blata, Aaron Blata, Christa Braccio, Emily Andrews

and Kyrn Page for committing to this ministry. These leaders give up more than

just their Friday nights for this ministry. Their passion and commitment to this

program shows in all they say and do. Thanks Team!!

I am very blessed to have wonderful volunteers to work with in all the programs

and I am grateful to get to work with them everyday. They are so dedicated and

always up for the task. A thanks is not enough!! We could not run these programs

without your dedication to your students, Thank you so much!!!

Thank you to our Church Family! It’s because of your faithfulness and support that

we are able to have great facilities, programs and staff to do all we do.

Thank you to Pastor Alex, Ian, Debbie and Chantelle for your continued support

and help daily to make things run smoothly in all areas of our work. It is a joy and

blessing to work with each of you.

With blessings and love, Marlee Romans 12:1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary

life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it

before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you

can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it

without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from

the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to

it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of imma-

turity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.


DECORATING COMMITTEE REPORT

Submitted by: Donna Soper

Even before any decorations are added to the church, we have a beautiful place to

worship. Thanks be to God for guiding us to this place and overseeing the

construction of His church.

As the seasons come and go, decorations are added or removed to freshen the look

and hopefully bring calm to your worship time. The lovely wall hangings, made by

Linda Stevenson, always add to the beauty of the sanctuary. This year a new

Christmas banner was added to the reception area for all to see as they enter the

church.

There are three times of the year that major decorating takes place, Easter,

Thanksgiving and Christmas. These are the times I depend on extra hands to help

and this year was no exception. At Easter, Marlee Page took the reins and with the

help of the Stevenson, Freeman and Brown families Easter Morning was blooming

with fresh flowers and Lillies beneath the cross. At Thanksgiving Marsha

Campbell offered her help to assist me in decorating for Harvest. At Christmas

Marsha Campbell and Deborah Martel gave me much needed help to decorate the

whole church and Jeff Soper, Rob Adlam, Kim Anber, Braeden Braccio, Sean Doyle,

and Jason Martin assembled and disassembled the stable. Thank you to each and

everyone of you for your gift of service. I couldn’t do it without you.

Thanks to our Caretaker, Chantelle Bell, for her assistance in watering the

Seasonal plants and flowers and helping to remove and store all the boxes of

Christmas decorations. You are such an asset to our church.

I want to take a moment to remember our friend Zelma Horvath who paved the

way in church decorating with her tasteful and creative ways. Decorating was only

one of her many gifts and she will always be missed.

Thank you for your kind comments that continue to encourage us through the year.

To God be the glory,

Members: Donna Soper, Marsha Campbell, Deborah Martel and Helen Fontaine


LIBRARY REPORT

As a library team, we are very excited to continue to serve our church another

year. 2017 brought new challenges that we still need to deal with as we noticed

that church members don’t read as much as they used to. Modern technologies

provide a great amount of online sources and it’s easier to reach for those rather

than reach for books in the library or local book stores. Our local bookstore

‘Inspired’ is closing this month, but our team is motivated to encourage all church

members to visit our library every Sunday before and after the service. Our library

offers a great selection of newly released books and DVDs for all generations, bible

study materials, audio books and much more. We would like to thank everyone

that donated books in 2017. We can proudly say that our church library is one of

the biggest church libraries in Windsor.

Our 2018 goal is to keep bringing in new books that can change people’s lives. Our

library doors are always open and we will try to encourage everyone who walks by

to stop by to find a book that God can use for His glory.

Monika Blata

Librarian


HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE REPORT

This past year the H.R. Committee continued to work to ensure our employees and volun-

teers were getting the support that they required to further the various programs and

events that are conducted on an on-going basis at Banwell Community Church.

Once again, we can report that both staff and church members made use of the Employee

Education and Lay Leadership lines within the H.R. budget to further their growth at vari-

ous conferences throughout the year. Ian McGregor Smith, our Minister of Music, along

with a few members of the choir traveled to Nashville, Tennessee in early September, for

the Getty Music Worship Conference – Sing! A conference for musicians and leaders to re-

form and encourage congregational singing. Debbie Ebel, our Administrative Assistant, re-

turned to Oshawa, ON for the annual Professional Church Secretaries Association Confer-

ence in early October.

One of the major changes that took place last year was the difficult decision by the Board of

Directors to not renew the contract of our Director of Youth Ministries. The H.R. Committee

was extremely thankful that Marlee Page, our Director of Christian Education willingly

agreed to added responsibilities and she has increased her portfolio by now helping to facili-

tate and support the RSM Youth Program Leaders as they plan and develop goals and objec-

tives.

We recently made some minor changes to our Staff Vacation Policy and are currently wait-

ing for a final decision to be made by the B.O.D. regarding changes to the formal Job De-

scription for the position of Director of Christian Education. Once approved these will be

updated in the H.R. Manual for future reference.

As you have already heard, the church now has a defibrillator (which hopefully will never

need to be used), located in the Volunteer office. The H.R. committee is in the process of

compiling a list of members and adherents who have been trained in using these devices.

Please get in touch with us so we can add your name to the list of identified users. All em-

ployees of the church will be trained in the coming months as well.

Finally, as we prepare for the year ahead, please keep the Pastoral Search Committee in

your prayers as they begin the difficult and very important process of interviewing potential

candidates to fill the soon to be vacant pulpit with the pending retirement of Pastor Moir.

On a personal note, it has been a pleasure serving the Lord under the guidance of Pastor

Alex these last few years. I wish you all the best in retirement and know you and Linda will

continue to keep in touch with your extended Banwell family. You both will be missed!

In His service,

Rob Adlam, Chair

Committee Members: Linda Stevenson, Randy Van Wagner, Helen Wickham


MEN’S MINISTRY REPORT

The Men’s Ministry continues to be blessed and grateful for the support we receive

form our congregation. As a result, we are able to continue our monthly food con-

tributions to the Snack Programs at Begley and Marlborough schools.

These meaningful and helpful programs are made possible by your generous sup-

port of the various fundraisers we provide. Our annual Car Wash ($1,138.00), Re-

cycle Bin ($478.00) and our new venture “The Corn Crib” made possible by the

Bonduelle Co. provided an additional $977.00 that assists us in helping others. We

are especially grateful to our community business partners who provide the food

for our Snack Programs at considerable savings: Fred’s Farm Fresh, Blaks Bakery,

Joseph’s, Stemmler Bakery and Remark Farms.

Once again we enjoyed two successful social events with the Men’s Annual BBQ

and serving our ladies at the second annual Ladies Dessert Night. A special high-

light this year was preparing breakfast for our youth at their weekend retreat in

October at Sunshine Point Camp and our annual Men’s Great Escape at Wildwood

Golf and Country Club facilitated by Pastor Scott Dakin of Ambassador Church.

For the first time the Men’s Ministry ventured off-site to hold our April Breakfast

at Ambassador Baptist Church to support their Men’s Group. Our men appreciat-

ed the opportunity to join our Youth Group in November for the third year in mak-

ing ninety-two apple pies to assist in their fundraising. We concluded our year

with Men’s Sunday in November, led by our own Pastor Vladimir Kralik, and our

White Bag Sunday in December.

The Men’s Ministry are very appreciative to those who volunteered their talents in

speaking at our meetings: Frank Ball, Tracy Bevington, Dr. Grayson, Dave Page,

Wendell Phipps, Pastor Glen Taylor and Pastor Alex Moir. We are also indebted to

Kim Anber who plans and prepares our excellent breakfast menus and to his nu-

merous cook helpers.

This ministry is a true blessing as we strive to serve Him and our community.

Please accept our sincere appreciation for your ongoing support.

“Let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing,

but let us encourage one another.” Hebrews 10:25

Your Executive: Lino Braccio, Chair; Claude Daniels, Jason Martin, Kevin Martin,

Bruce Rand and Jim Wheeler.


PROPERTY COMMITTEE

Our investigation by Bartlett Restoration under the supervision of ChallEng Engi-

neering was completed this year. The outcome- $250,000 in repairs were needed.

Tenders went out and Bartlett got the Job. They have done a lot of this kind of

work in southern Ont. and have a good reputation. The work started early in Nov,

2017 and as of Jan. 9, 2018 the work is ongoing due to weather delays.

Early Nov. 2017 also saw the wind damaged roof replaced, except for a small sec-

tion out back that will be finished after the wall restoration is done. This was cov-

ered by insurance.

When the exterior is finished the insurance company will pay for part of the re-

pairs in the building and the rest will go out for tender. We are also aware that the

hallway needs patching and painting, and will be done by volunteers.

Another stain glass window is buckling due to trapped heat. By springtime the spe-

cialist will come in and quote us for this repair.

The fireplace in the lounge has been working well, and more lights are being re-

placed with LED.

For the second year now we are pleased with the work that our landscaping and

snow removal company is doing and have continued their contract.

By now you have noticed that the exterior doors are more difficult to open due to

reinsulating them. Extra attention is needed to make sure they are fully closed and

locked.

Thanks to our many volunteers inside and outside who have helped us with small

jobs saving us money.

And thanks to our custodian Chantelle Bell for the conscientious work she does,

and for keeping us apprised of everything that needs attention.

Your Property Committee

Kim Anber, Chair


MARY & MARTHA’S WOMEN’S MINISTRY

Mission Statement:

“To be committed to glorifying God and showing the love of Christ

by serving and encouraging one another”.

The M&M’s ministry had their first meeting in April 2017. There were 6 ladies pre-

sent and discussion ensued as to the direction this ministry would go.

We began with an outreach program being set-up for meals to those in need within

our own congregation. This has been a great success with the help of the ladies in

the congregation making and delivering these meals. This will be an ongoing min-

istry.

A very successful “Harvest Tea” was held in October with Rita Demers playing the

flute, accompanied by Marsha Campbell on the piano. Our speaker was Linda

Moir. A skit was performed entitled “Channel Changers”. The Proceeds from this

Harvest Tea was shared with the “House of Sophrosyne (women battling addic-

tions). What a great success this evening was with the Lord’s presence very much

in attendance.

Our last meeting of the year was held in November ; growing to 10 ladies in attend-

ance.

We feel the Lord has great plans for this Ministry that is now up and running.

A big thank you to all who helped with these past events, without you this would

not have happened.


Gail Morris


TOGETHER MENTAL HEALTH CARE GROUP

This is our first annual report. I am pleased to say that T GETHER celebrated

its first anniversary this past November. God has shaped and molded this ministry

as only He can and brought people together who have grown in their relationship

with Him (and are continuing to rely upon Him daily).

In our weekly gatherings we discuss our personal struggles (past or present) living

with mental illness and celebrate our “highlights”. Our time together provides us

with the opportunity to pray for one another and share some of the tools which

have helped us to get through difficult and challenging times.

We may get battle weary but each of us draws strength from one another. One

thing is for sure, not only has God provided us with daily courage and hope but

brothers and sisters in Christ to walk with us, pray for us and love us for who we

are.

Thank you, Banwell family, for your support of this important outreach ministry.

Yours in Christ,

Dawn Michelle Brown, Facilitator

Coleen Martin, co-Facilitator


MINISTER OF MUSIC REPORT

(Looking Back on 2017)

January has become known as a time to look forward, to make resolutions and

make changes that you feel are needed in your life. Part of that tradition is in the

reflection of the previous year and the insight it brings. Indeed there were a lot of

wonderful moments in the music ministry last year which I would like to review in

this report.

I wish to start my reflection off by mentioning that without the partnership, guid-

ance, mentorship, and friendship of Rev. Dr. Alex Moir things would not be what

they are at our fine church. Pastor Alex makes my calling here at Banwell so very

easy. As we begin to close his tenure here, I must state how much I will personally

miss him. The successes of the music ministry are in no small part due to fact that

we are supporting an amazing pastor in his work for the Lord. Thank You Alex!!

Recently I saw a Facebook post by Ted Shaw stating how busy the parking lot at

Banwell Community Church was on Saturday night, Dec. 09. I felt good about that

post, and felt confident in answering… “If the parking lot was full, then we must be

doing something right at Banwell”, and indeed we are, in all ministries and depart-

ments. We truly are blessed as a congregation to be so thriving and vital to our com-

munity.

Musically we are blessed with variety. We have four praise teams that open the

hearts of the congregation through song at the beginning of service each and every

Sunday in rotation. The young adult praise team, led by Aaron Blata, sing on the

first Sunday of every month, while the other Sundays of the month are filled with

the three other teams.

The following names are those that make up the roster of Praise and Worship musi-

cians and singers.

Praise and Worship Musicians:

Aaron Blata, Daniel Blata, Monika Blata, Alan Brown, Marsha Campbell, Andrew

Gallant, Hal Herzog, Susan Holmes, Tom Holmes , Brigitte Laskowski, Dan

Laskowski, Marjorie Rusling, Mitchell Edgar, Ran Zemmyo

Praise and Worship Singers:

Aaron Blata, Dawn Michelle Brown, Rachel Brown, Claire Cameron, Marsha

Campbell, Ann Clark, Cari Fairley, Kathy Freeman, Ruth Holman, Debra Lemmon,

Wayne Lemmon, Gail Morris, Marlee Page, Kodi Page, Terri Prevett, Lois

Rindlisbacher, Kim Stevenson, Dave Wickham, Helen Wickham


MINISTER OF MUSIC REPORT

Another musical portion of the worship service is the ‘special music’ or musical an-

them as it used to be called. This usually is a piece of music that compliments the

Pastor’s message in some way and is performed just before or after the message.

Our special music volunteers draw from a variety of styles and sounds. They are

listed below:

Banwell Singers - Choir

4Ever4Hymn - Vocal Group

Ruth Holman - Vocalist

Trio (Marsha Campbell, Gail Morris, Ann Clarke)

The Lemmon Family - Wayne Debra, Emily, Amy Lemmon

Brigitte Laskowski - Vocalist / flutist

Cheryl Willis - Vocalist

Cari Fairley -Vocalist

Janice Richardson - Harpist

Emily Lemmon - Vocalist

Savanna Holman - Vocalist / Trumpet

Aaron Holman - Trumpet

Hal Herzog - Violin

Lois Rindlisbacher / Marsha Campbell Duo - Vocalists

Wallie Pizzutti -Vocalist

Jamie Dech - Saxophone

One of the many blessing about being your Minister of Music is the opportunity to

attend conferences such as the Getty’s Sing Conference in Nashville that I had the

privilege of attending in September. Travelling with me from Banwell were Ryan

Richardson, Lois Rindlisbacher, her daughter Jessica and my daughter Avonlea.

Now, to say that this changed my approach to worship at large is an understate-

ment. I went through a catharsis and feel worship completely on a new level now

and am making an effort to communicate to our church family all that I learned

and felt from my time at that conference. Thank You Banwell!!

My whole life has really been a journey that has been led by God. I have always fol-

lowed this journey both willingly and unwillingly wherever He has decided to take

me. This past January of 2017 I felt the hand of God leading me to commit my com-

positional life ‘full time’ to the Lord and the furthering of His kingdom. As a result

of the contacts made in Nashville while there for the conference, I see the Lord put-

ting pieces of the puzzle together for a successful ongoing musical mission involv-

ing the composition and production of Christian music for all ages and for use in

churches around the world. The first call to action was to compose, produce and

perform a Christmas cantata entitled “It All Began In Bethlehem” with the help of


MINISTER OF MUSIC REPORT (Cont’d)

my partner, lyricist, and narrator, Lois Rindlisbacher. The soundtrack was record-

ed at ivision and Polaris music studios with professional singers and featured our

own Emily Lemmon as a soloist, both live and on the recording.

The cantata was performed live here at Banwell by the Banwell Singers with the

help of the Chinese Baptist church choir and other special guests, Phil Parent,

Sara Fontaine, Mike Roy and Emily Lemmon. It was a huge success. I would pub-

licly like to thank my Banwell family for all of your support in the purchasing of

Cd’s for fundraising, as well as the church Working Committees and Board of Di-

rectors for your incredible support of this ongoing musical mission.

The next project is an original Easter cantata and will take place at Banwell dur-

ing the Easter season of this year. With the support of Banwell and in partnership

with lyricist Lois Rindlisbacher, my publishing/production company, ivisionmusic

has been able to create a new voice in the world of church music. I envision the

children, youth, and young adults working together with the adult volunteers here

at Banwell singing and creating original music for our Lord together to be recorded

and produced and made available worldwide. I hope to make this an important

part of our musical mission here at Banwell in support of our mission statement:

“To bring hope here and around the world”

We have a great thing going on here in our Banwell music ministry, but I do con-

cern myself with the future of music within our church. It is important to replenish

our music ministry with the younger generations joining in so that they become

part of the musical family. Here at Banwell I would like to see more involvement

from all ages, but especially from the children, youth and young adults. I implore

you, my friends, to support or encourage your family member in their participation

in the music ministry here at Banwell. I also ask the children, teenagers, and

young adults to please bring your musical talents before our Lord and Saviour to

use for his kingdom here as part of the praise team, choir, special music perform-

ers, or composer, writer of original music.

Let’s have an amazing year in 2018 praising Jesus through the gift of music.

God Bless You All,

Ian McGregor Smith


OUTREACH MINISTRY REPORT

It is a real blessing and joy to have led our ministry team throughout yet another

year.

Our regulars include Susan and Tom Holmes, Hal Herzog, Gail Morris, Doreen

Kidney, Dorothy Allan, and Ann Clark. We are also pleased to have with us (at

Aspen Lake), well known Windsor trumpeter Vern Peifer. Our thanks to Marsha

Campbell for filling in on occasion as well as Pastor Alex for periodic involvement

and continued support. Spouses also participate on occasion as we regularly con-

duct Prayer & Praise services lasting approximately 30-45 minutes as follows:

Heron Terrace on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm

Villages of Aspen Lake on the 3rd (and 5th) Sunday of each month at 2:30 pm

Our programs include opening and closing prayers, 5 hymns (mostly old favour-

ites!), scripture readings, special music and a short message. It is such a joy and

blessing when we see and hear how much the residents eagerly await our visits. It

is quite obvious how much they appreciate singing (or just listening to) some of the

hymns they recall from years ago.

We are truly blessed to be able to participate in this ministry, sharing the Good

News and the joy of the Lord with the residents, staff and visitors of these facili-

ties! We look forward to continuing throughout 2018 and beyond as the Lord

leads. We know that God has called us to reach out to these often overlooked

members of our society and we are truly grateful to those who have answered the

call to serve Him in this way.

If you feel that you would like to get involved, either on a regular basis or once in a

while, please contact one of us or the church office.


Wallie Pizzuti


BANWELL FINANCIAL YEAR IN REVIEW 2017

Our Church Ministry continues to be blessed by the gifts and offerings from its

members, adherents, guests and user groups. General Offerings met budget while

other income to support various ministries, missions and special projects continued

to be generously funded. Expenses ended the year slightly under budget.

Banwell’s employees, volunteers and working committees are diligent in their

stewardship and are fiscally responsible with those expenses that are manageable.

We continued our financial support - $65,629 - to CBOQ, CBM, Sharing Way,

Downtown Mission, Matthew House, Camp Hermosa, School Breakfast Programs

and other special missions and projects. Our benevolent offerings provided $17,674

in financial assistance to those in need.

On behalf of the Finance Committee,

Bruce Rand - Treasurer

2017 Budget 2016

General Offerings $560,637 $560,000 $557,686

Other Revenue $ 16,154 $ 16,000 $ 35,641

Benevolent Fund Offerings $ 21,575 $ 20,000 $ 19,155

Benevolent Support $ 17,674 $ 20,000 $ 23,779

Expenses $578,961 $596,000 $580,050

Mortgage Balance $367,295 $444,891

Contingency Fund Balance $108,544 $113,149

Benevolent Fund Balance $ 7,030 $ 5,037

Memorial Fund Balance $ 2,523 $ 7,259

General Account Balance $ 19,991 $ 53,111


BOARD OF DIRECTORS/WORKING COMMITTEES (Banwell Community Church – 2017/2018)

Board of Directors Chair: Chris Freeman (2 yrs.) Vice-Chair: Dave Hammond (2 yrs.) Church Clerk: Dorothy Allan (1 yr.*) Christian Growth and Nurture

Chair: Terri Prevett (3 yrs.) Members: Bonnie Hammond (3 yrs.*) Donna Elder (3 yrs.*) Kathy Freeman (2 yrs.*) Kim Stevenson (2 yrs.*) Laurie Beemer (3 yrs.)

Representatives: Heather Doyle (nursery) Suzan Harper(toddlers) Terri Prevett (children’s church) Monika Blata (Library) Joy Andrews (Kidzone) Marlee Page (Dir. C.E.) Mission and Outreach

Chair: Geoff McKay (2 yrs.) Members: Alan Brown (3 yrs.) Daniel Blata (2 yrs.) Matthew Habuda (2 yrs.) Monique McCarthy (2 yrs.) Gail Morris (2yrs.) Representatives: Jim Wheeler (Newsletter) Lino Braccio (Men’s Ministry) Pastoral Care and Worship

Chair: Kevin Andrews (1 yr.) Members: John Goodwin (1 yr.)

Marsha Campbell (1 yr.*) Deborah Martel (1 yr.*) Donna Soper (1 yr.*)

Representatives: Kim Anber/Jim Wheeler(Ushers and Greeters) Yvonne Eberle (Hospitality Team) Deborah Doyle (Sanctuary Tech)


BOARD OF DIRECTORS/WORKING COMMITTEES (Banwell Community Church – 2017/2018)

Finance

Chair: Ross Hickling (3 yrs.) Members: Linda Fawler (1 yr.)

Kevin Martin (3 yrs.*) Ann Van Wagner (3 yrs.*) Maureen Beckstette (2 yrs.) Representatives: Barbara Wickham (Envelope Steward) Bruce Rand (Treasurer) Property Management

Chair: Kim Anber (1 yr.) Members: Tom Holmes (1 yr.) George Morris (3 yrs.)

Brad Stevenson (1 yr.) Human Resources

Chair: Rob Adlam (1 yr.) Members: Linda Stevenson (2 yrs.)

Helen Wickham (1 yr.) Randy Van Wagner (1 yr.)

*Denotes second 3 year term. Nominating Committee (each m em ber serves a tw o year term , ending July 1st, 2018)

Gail Morris

Wayne Lemmon

Wallie Pizzuti

Dawn Michelle Brown

Hailey Beemer Anderson

Dave Hammond (rep. from Board of Directors)

Pastor (ex officio)


REVENUE 2018

Revenue

Home Church 596,500

Other Income

Benevolent Fund 20,000

User Groups 6,000

Total Other Income 26,000

TOTAL REVENUE 595,500

EXPENSES

Benevolent 20,000

Christian Growth & Nurture

Christian Education 7,200

Family Activities 3,500

Youth Program 9,600

Library 1,200

Total Christian Growth & Nurture 21,500

Property Management

Building Maintenance 25,000

Utilities 23,039

Snow Removal/Lawn Care 17,916

Garbage Removal 576

Total Property Management 66,531

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EXPENSES (CONT’D) 2018

Mission & Outreach

CBOQ Support 25,500

Convention and Association 5,500

Matthew House/Local Missions 10,800

Website & Yellow Pages 1,500

Outreach 4,000

Total Mission & Outreach 47,300

Pastoral Care & Worship

Music Ministry 2,725

Advertising 100

Hospitality Ministry 2,100

Guest Speakers 1,200

Sanctuary Decorations 1,000

Audio and Visual 300

Pastoral Care 500

Small Groups 2,000

TOTAL PASTORAL CARE & WORSHIP 9,925

Finance

WFCU Morgagee Payment 92,634

Demand Note 36,000

Office Supplies 9,000

Equipment Lease 2,700

Telephone and Internet 3,000

Bank Charges 850

Accounting and Legal 10,000

Insurance 7,500

TOTAL FINANCE 161,684

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EXPENSES (CONT’D) 2018

Human Resources

Salaries and Wages 191,000

Staff Expenses 7,300

Book Allowance 500

Employee Meal and Entertainment 1,500

Employee Education 3,500

CPP Expense 9,000

EI Expense 3,300

WSIB 1,500

Pension 11,460

Benefits 37,000

Lay Leadership 1,500

Casual Labour 1,000

TOTAL HUMAN RESOURCES 268,560

TOTAL EXPENSES 595,500

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. Chris Freeman (Chair) 519-739-9401 Big picture responsibility…making sure our Working Committees don’t overlap and that

the mission statement, approved by the congregation, is applied in all our ministries.

This Board also represents our congregation in all legal matters.

Mr. Dave Hammond (Vice-Chair) 519-564-6794

Working Committees

Christian Growth and Nurture

Mrs. Terri Prevett (Chair) 519-979-7002

As the title implies…this committee is responsible for facilitating opportunities for all of

us to grow in our faith. Includes C.E. Hour, Children’s Church, Toddlers and Nursery

and Vacation Bible School and other ministries which we will add as needed.

Mission and Outreach

Mr. Geoff McKay (Chair) 519-945-9106

This Committee will help us share the good news of Jesus Christ around the world and

will find ways to make our church more guest-friendly. Such ministries as Matthew

House, Fellowship Events, News Team and others are a part of its ministry.

Pastoral Care and Worship

Mr. Kevin Andrews (Chair) 519-258-8369 The Committee charged with the task of making sure that every person within Banwell

is cared for and that we are blessed with inspiring worship. Such ministries as Pastoral

Care Team, Small Groups, Ushers and Greeters, the Audio/Visual Team and others are

an important part of this ministry.

Finance

Mr. Ross Hickling (Chair) 519-956-8200 The task of this Committee is to keep all of us informed about our financial situation and

to appropriately lead us in new areas of growth. The church Treasurer and our Envelope

Steward are part of this ministry as well.


BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CONT’D)

Property Management

Mr. Kim Anber (Chair) 519-987-4551 To help maintain and expand our physical resources for the ministry of God’s Kingdom.

Human Resources

Mr. Rob Adlam (Chair) 519-739-2896

This committee ensures Human Resources policies and procedures related to recruitment, de-

velopment, compensation, retention, performance evaluation and required legislation are fol-

lowed for staff and volunteers.


Our Mission Statement

Being led by God to this place, we are committed to

share the love and words of Jesus Christ

in this diverse community;

grow in our faith; learn about our gifts;

and to bring hope here and around the world

Banwell Community Church

2400 Banwell Road, Windsor ON N8P 1X9

Phone: 519-735-2654, Fax: 519-735-3496

Website: www.banwellchurch.org

Banwell Staff:

Rev. Dr. Alex Moir, Pastor

Email: [email protected]

Mr. Ian McGregor Smith, Minister of Music


Mrs. Marlee Page, Director of Christian Education


Mrs. Debbie Ebel, Administrative Assistant


Mrs. Chantelle Bell, Caretaker


Documents

ANNUAL REPORT 2017 - Amazon S3...February Kim Anber, M.M.C. Marvelous Mediterranean Cruise on Valentine’s Day March Viola Glos, Refugee April Rev. Dr. Alex and Linda Moir, B.B.C