RIVERWOOD CHURCH COMMUNITY

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sundaysSERVICE DEVELOPMENT AUDIOLIGHTINGE-VISUALSSTAGE HANDSUSHERSCOFFEE

BROAD STROKESCHALLENGESWINSMESSAGE SERIESSTAFF SNAPSHOT

ALPHAEPICIGNITE MEN’S MINISTRYTAPESTRY WOMEN’S MINISTRY MOMs GROUPDISCIPLESHIP + CONNECTINGCARE MINISTRYMARRIAGE + FAMILY MINISTRY

ADOPT-A-BLOCKREFUGEKIDZ CLUB

LEAD PASTOR REPORT

COMMUNITY oF HOPE

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FUSIONPRAYER MINISTRYSMALL GROUPSCELEBRATE RECOVERYFACILITIESVIDEO GRAPHICS

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FOOD BANK / COMMUNITY DROP INRIVERWOOD AROUND THE WORLDELMWOOD BLOCK PARTY

a story by numbers

Number of Volunteer Hours given to the Fire Hall Project in 2012

a storyby numbers

$925,078dollars pledged

to the deep roots campaign BAPTISMS

number of bulletins

printed this year

32,026

NUMBER OF RIVERWOOD

MEN WHO GATHER FOR

BREAKFAST ON SATURDAYS

NUMBER OF SERMON PAGES WRITTEN IN 2012

1026

134NUMBER OF VIDEOS PRODUCED IN 2012

IN THE RIVERWOOD

LIBRARY

2000 BOOKS

Lead Pastor C O FFEE C O NS UMPTIO N / P ER DAY2010 2011 2012

NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO CAME TO THE ELMWOOD BLOCK PARTY

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RIVERWOOD CHURCH COMMUNITY

2750hot dogs

NUMBER CONSUMED AT THE ELMWOOD BLOCK PARTY 9.3%

The % of Giving Increase from 2011-2012

number of people who have take the Alpha course worldwide

17 MILLION

TONNES OF GARBAGE BROUGHT TO THE DUMP ON RIVERWOOD’STRASH THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAY

NUMBER OF PANCAKES SERVED AT THE KIDZONE PANCAKE BREAKFAST

310

JAN 1100 FEB

1003

MAR 1210

APRIL 1345

MAY 1145 JUNE

1047

JULY 780

JAN 1100AUG 735

SEPT1115

OCT 1209

NOV 1185

DEC 1225

MONTHLY AVERAGE ATTENDANCE // 2012

33NUMB

ER OF

SHARE

D MEALS BY EPIC SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS IN 2012

number of moms who attend MOMs group on thursday mornings

80

NUMBER OF CURRENT STAFF AT RIVERWOOD21

617NUMBER OF likes on RIverwood’s facebook page

NUMBER OF POUNDS OF BEANS THAT WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF COFFEE AT GROUNDED CAFE IN 2012

ATTENDANCE // YEARLY AVERAGE FROM 1995 - PRESENT

1995130

1996 143

1997 172

1998 213

1999 198

2000208

2001 209

2002 250

2003 276

2004 338

2005 442

2006 561

2007 579

2008 722

2009 836

2010 937

2011 1044

20121091

492Number of 100 year old tin ceiling tiles recycled for the 2nd floor of the Fire Hall

570number of people

per year at Recovery ministry

APPROXIMATENUMBER OF

WEBSITE VIEWS PER MONTH

3500

LEAD PASTOR REPORTEvery day has its own entire volume of stories that are

written at Riverwood. Each begins with a set of challenges

and opportunities. Somewhere throughout the day, some-

thing inevitably falls off the rails. God intervenes. Sends an

answer. An idea. A provision. A person. Steps are taken, fu-

eled by faith, and lives are changed. How many stories in a

day? Ten? Eighty six? No. Hundreds upon hundreds. And

so, as I sit here attempting to sum up the contents of 365

volumes, chronicling the work of God and the happenings

at Riverwood in one year, I’m simply overwhelmed. What

follows is my best attempt to capture some of what those

volumes contain.

2012 was a year...

Of elevating God’s word and committing ourselves

to digging in deeper.

Of committing ourselves to praying more strategically

for our community.

2012 was the year...

We settled on a plan to make room for more people and

began to put some money behind our ideas.

We purchased two more properties, attempted to figure out what

we should do with the allmar property and worked together to

restore and renovate a 100-year-old fire hall.

2012 was a stretching year of trying to learn how to manage, lead

and minister to more than 1600 people who call riverwood their

home church.

Broad Strokes

The Challenge of DriftThe speed at which the culture around us is drifting away from accepted Judeo-Chris-

tian values is staggering. The world in which we live is so thoroughly post-Christian

and post-Biblical and that drift is influencing the church in profound ways. The more

we call people to follow hard after Christ, the more out of step we appear to the cul-

ture around us. Never in Riverwood’s seventeen year history has Jesus’ prayer in John

17:14-15, that we would be in the world but not of the world, and Paul’s words in Romans

12:1, to not be conformed to the world around us, but to be transformed, been more ap-

plicable.

The Management ChallengeInternally, our staff and leadership teams are on such a steep learning curve. We were

pretty good at managing a church with Sunday attendance of 300 or even 500. We

adapted and stretched to manage a church of 700-800. But now, with four properties,

overlapping services in two locations, Sunday attendance bouncing between 1200-

1300 and a staff of 21 people, we’re faced with a whole truckload of new management

challenges.

The Space / Resource ChallengeHere is the raw reality: Our building, finances and resources are rightly sized for a

church of about 500 people with 10 staff. We have over 1600 people who call River-

wood home, 21 staff-bodies that represent a 15.6 person paid-full-time equivalent.

We’re stretched! We don’t have the kind of financial pot to simply go out and get a right-

sized building for who we are (for $8-10M). So, with resources of approximately $1M at

our disposal, we have to be very creative (and a bit patient) as we build and develop

our facilities.

The Everybody Give, Everybody Serve ChallengeRiverwood has a lot more visitors, newbies and spectators than we’ve ever had. It’s

kind of fun for people to be part of a growing, larger church. However, one of the big-

gest challenges these days is helping people get connected and in the game. We’re

constantly needing to transfer ownership from those who are doing the largest share

of the giving and serving, to those who are new to Riverwood in the last few years.

The Drag-Us-Away-from-Our-Core-Objectives Challenge The challenges listed above have one common effect on us as a church: they threaten

to distract us and drag us away from our core mission. Remember phrases like “Faded

Jeans and Broken People Welcome” and “We’re going to invite everyone to L3 Living:

Intimacy with God, Living in Deep Community and Lives of Profound Influence” and

“Everybody Give, Everybody Serve” and “We’re here to help people journey towards

full devotion to Jesus Christ” and “God has called us to be Elmwood centric”? When

we’re just trying to keep the wheels on the thing and manage all the details, we can eas-

ily get distracted from what God has called us to. This is a serious challenge.

CHALLENGES

If you and I were to sit down,

have a coffee and chat about some of the greatest

challenges we faced in 2012, I’d probably say

“We had some huge challenges in 2012 !”

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series

THE DARKEST HOUR This series was a powerful truth-telling series that

combined God’s Word with the vulnerable stories

of Riverwooders who have battled depression

and other mental stressors.

DEEP ROOTSThis series examined what it means to have a

deeply rooted life and what it means for us as a

church to be deeply rooted in our community.

In the end, we declared once again, our commit-

ment to be used by God to bring His grace and

love to the Elmwood community.

PALM SUNDAY/PLEDGE SUNDAYThis was a ‘big day’ at Riverwood as we brought

our offerings and pledges and laid them on the

altar.

GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER SUNDAY“COME AND HEAR” | “COME AND SEE”This weekend opened our church to 8 services

through the weekend with 1368 attending Good

Friday and 1697 on Easter Sunday.

RESPECTABLE SINSThis series helped us to identify and purge our

lives of a list of respectable sins such as ‘ungodli-

ness’, ‘consumerism’, ‘discontent’ and ‘indulgence’.

UNCLAIMEDThe Bible teaches that there are treasure houses

full of resources and riches that many people

simply miss out on. This series cracked the code

and swung open the doors of that heavenly safe.

Despite all the challenges, we are grateful to God for so many wonderful victories. Here are just a few ‘wins’ that stick out in my

mind from this last year:

We celebrated 26 people who made a first-time decision to follow

Christ. We also cheered on 27 people who were baptized in 2012

and 28 children who were dedicated. These are very significant mo-

ments of surrender to Christ that we love to be a part of.

We successfully charted a ‘facilities-expansion’ course and began

taking steps toward a ‘community-based, multi-site model’ that will

see us move from our current 21,000 sq ft to 44,000 sq ft of ministry

space functioning in four buildings within a block of each other.

In 2012, we finally completed “The Yes Packet”, a clear and concise

explanation of the Gospel on DVD and 100’s have been given away

We successfully transitioned our Children’s Ministry Director of 9

years to a new portfolio of Marriage, Family and Care while recruiting

a new Children’s Ministry Director.

We hosted our fourth Willow Creek Leadership Summit in October.

Close to 100 Riverwooders did an amazing job, gave themselves to

two days of serving 400 ministry leaders from central Canada and

were part of strengthening over 70 other churches and ministries.

We pooled a bunch of money and sent more than 20 leaders in Swa-

ziland, Africa, to their first-ever Leadership Summit which was host-

ed in Johannesburg, South Africa.

We were able to refresh our whole-church serving initiatives in our

Elmwood community with the spring Trash the Neighbourhood

event and a fall Block Party.

When we opened the envelope on Palm Sunday 2012 to reveal the

initial Building Pledge total. It read $771,149. By the end of 2012, that

number had grown to $928,388

Quite honestly, because of the challenges we faced in 2012 and the culture of risk and faith-venturing we have at Riverwood, many of us in senior leadership would say “We survived!”, and would see this as something of a victory in itself. We pray daily that we will be able to move from ‘survival’ (which is good), to new

seasons of effectiveness and increased impact (which is better).

WINS

Heidi Truong Internal Communications Coordinator (Maternity Leave)

Haley Seggewiss Assistant to Pastor Jon (Maternity Leave and not returning)

Sherry Dyck Bookkeeper (currently on sick leave)

Trevor Hutchins Frontline/Care Pastor

Mary Snyder Bookkeeper, January

Brendan Peters Extension Ministries Assistant, March (Maternity Leave replacement)

Lisa Habisreutinger Children’s Ministry Director, August

Wayne Siemens Leader of Small Groups & Partner Services, August

Zachary Oulton Reception/EPIC Admin (maternity leave term), October

A huge “thank you” goes out to each of these who served so diligently at riverwood!

New staff that were added to our team in 2012:

The following is a record of the wonderful individuals Who make up our riverwood staff team.

Those staff members we said ‘goodbye’ to in 2012 were:

staffM I N I S T R Y T E A M

REFRESHWe took the summer to hit the ‘refresh’ button on

our lives with a nine week series.

VISION SUNDAYWe launched our year with some live interviews

and a refreshed vision for the coming ministry

season.

50 SHADES OF GREYNot only is the world around us decisively ‘post-

Christian’, but today, those inside the church have

subtly slid into a form of ‘post-Biblical Christian-

ity’. Biblical illiteracy is rampant. Cultural relativ-

ism has eroded the moral foundations Christ-fol-

lowers once had. This series addressed the need

to re-ground and re-anchor ourselves in the Word

of God!

STICKY CHURCHOne of the key reasons people drift away from a

church is because they don’t have deep enough,

sticky enough, and meaningful enough relation-

ships. This series attempted to promote deeper

and more meaningful relationships.

ADVENT-UREThe meaning and traditions of Advent are often

lost under a wet blanket of boredom. This series

attempted to put the ‘adventure’ back in Advent

as we dug deeper into the story behind the story.

The series culminated in a day of Christmas Eve

services, attended by 1646 people, focused on

hope.

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Bookkeeper Mary Snyder f/t

Children’s Ministries Director Lisa Habisreutinger f/t

Children’s Ministries – Assistant Director Karen Braddock f/t

Custodian Carol Nyquest f/t

Epic Jr High & Worship Ministries Ben Neufeld f/t

Epic Sr High & Young Adult Ministries Mandy Jaques f/t

Executive Assistant Jim Wachal p/t - v*

Local & International Ministries Pastor Jon Courtney f/t

Local & International Ministries Assistant Brendan Peters f/t

Facilities Director & Hope Centre Assistant Scott Walker f/t

Graphic Designer Stephanie Martens f/t

Lead Pastor Pastor Todd Petkau f/t

Small Groups & Ministry Placement Director Wayne Siemens f/t

Marriage, Family & Care Director Carolyn Petkau f/t

Office Manager/Lead Pastor Assistant Diana Barnowich f/t

Reception/EPIC Admin Assistant Zachary Oulton f/t

Senior Accountant Tanya Gerbrandt p/t

Service Development Director Sue Courtney p/t - v*

Spiritual Formation (disc./small groups) Pastor Duane Skjervem f/t

Spiritual Formation – Admin Assistant LeeAnn Cheadle p/t

Recovery Ministry/Ministry Placement Pam Richert p/t - v*

Videographer Camren Friesen f/t

Pastor Todd Petkau

As you read through our 2012 Annual Report, more sto-

ries, challenges, wins and ministry snapshots will emerge.

It’s our hope that your heart will be stirred with a deeper

appreciation for all that God has accomplished in and

through our church over this last year.

Personally, on behalf of Carolyn and our girls, I want to

thank you for allowing us to be part of the unfolding story

of God’s grace and provision. It’s been an honour to serve

our Lord alongside of you!

to Conclude...

* “v” indicates this is a ‘volunteer staff position

This is a snapshot

of our staff team of 21 individuals

(with a paid full-time equivalency of 15.6 Workers)

at the end of 2012:

JERRY WAKE, VICE-CHAIR | ON BEHALF OF THE ELDERS

At our regularly scheduled (2x/month) Elders meetings we start with a rich time of prayer and sharing to focus us and invite Christ to be in the center of our discussions as we fulfill our duties to “Manage the Church of God, Shepherd the Flock, Lead through Example, Teach and Exhort, Refute Those Who Contradict The Truth and

Pray for the Sick”.

MANAGING THE CHURCH:Much time has been spent reviewing the physical building opportunities River-wood has undertaken and their funding. Ensuring we have the proper resources in place for this growth also has been a major focus for us. Riverwood has just de-veloped a church policy manual. We now have a central printed resource that the church, its staff, and leadership, can turn to. This will help all of us better manage our church home and allow us to expend our energies on decisions and exceptions that need to be undertaken. We continually review our ministry initiatives in Elmwood, in Shamattawa, in Mexico, and in Swaziland and ensure they provide a way for Riv-

erwooders to “join the story” as God leads.

SHEPHERDING THE FLOCK AND DEFENDING THE TRUTH:We continually receive reports on the individual ministries of Riverwood that are true conduits of our mission and vision. Many hours are spent trying to ensure they are adequately resourced both with people and funds. Our newly created church policy manual ensures that our approach to the needs of our church family for proper care, support, discipline and direction are even-handed. That said, we fully realize that there is only one Book that should be cherished, so our manuals will al-

ways remain an indicator and not a dictator of what should happen.

PRAY FOR THE SICK:Elders have been able to anoint with oil and pray the prayer of faith for those in our family who needed a healing miracle. When answers are revealed, one understands what it means to work out your salvation with “fear and trembling”. We have bared witness to God’s goodness and provision. Our pledge to you is to continue to follow

where He leads.

elders report

sundaysSERVICE DEVELOPMENT

AUDIOLIGHTING

E-VISUALSSTAGE HANDS

USHERSCOFFEEDRAMADECOR

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everything ran smoothly at both Jubilee and Ri-

verton locations. I had the privilege of taking over

as Director in the summer. Phil Weissgaerber did a

fantastic job for the last few years, a big thank-you

to him. We have 7 volunteers serving at the River-

ton & Jubilee locations. Late in the year last year

2 laptops were donated to our department which

means we no longer will have to share computers

with staff members which will be fantastic!

STAGE HANDS

SUE COURTNEY

We have 3 volunteers that make up the stage hand

team. Their job is to help the Service Director with

things like moving items, clearing the stage, setting

up for any elements of the service where things

need to be in place. They also help make sure

that those taking part in the service are in the right

place at the right time.

USHERS

ERIC TAPLEY

I have been able to experience first-hand the great

teamwork provided by the various volunteers at

Riverwood. We currently have 26 people that are

involved in this ministry and provide assistance

at both the Riverton and Jubilee locations for all

three services each Sunday morning along with

serving at special events during the Christmas and

Easter seasons. I feel very blessed in working with

such a great group of people and I’m sure you have

been able to appreciate the service they provide

as well.

SUE COURTNEY

Service Development is respon-

sible for our weekend services as

well as outreach events such as

Christmas and Easter. We use var-

ious artistic and technical compo-

nents to enhance the teaching of

the Word and give all who attend

encouragement and opportunity

to take next steps in their faith

journey. Service Development

starts with a planning team that

meets weekly. It then goes to

implementation teams who work

together to make our services

happen. These teams are subdi-

vided into Worship, Drama and

Décor, and technical teams such

as Audio, Lighting, e-Visuals, Vid-

eo, Stage Hands, Ushers, Coffee

and Service Directors.

SERVICE

DEVELOPMENT

AUDIO

REG SIEMENS

With the continuation of the Jubilee services this

year, we felt the need to expand our team of 9

and we’re pleased to be in the process of training

some new audio technicians. Over the years, we

have developed a great working relationship with

MBCI and this has resulted in Riverwood being

able to spearhead some significant upgrades and

improvements to their audio gear. This has stream-

lined the setup process on Sunday mornings and

we look forward to additional improvements in

the months to come.

As RCC leadership moves towards additional

permanent venues, the challenge and goal of our

team will be to ensure consistency and continu-

ity between venues. Our hope and prayer is to

accomplish the most with the resources that God

entrusts us with.

LIGHTING

JEFF BERGEN / SUE COURTNEY

This past year we have had 6 people on the light-

ing team for both Riverton and Jubilee sites. Re-

cently we have added LED lights and Robotics

- this has enabled us to have more flexibility and

capability to what we do on stage. It is an exciting

time as we continue to move towards growing our

use of lighting as set design and to enhance our

stage experience.

E-VISUALS

JO FUNK

2012 was a great year in the e-Visuals department.

Our team has worked hard all year to make sure

COFFEE Kelly Franzcyk

At 08:00, the first Riverwood Coffee Team is brewing coffee and tea,

cleaning and setting up tables and getting ready to welcome new-

comers and those who call Riverwood their church home. At 09:20,

the second team is meeting to load supplies and set up a coffee sta-

tion at Jubilee, bringing a home-like environment to our church fam-

ily there. At 10:15, the third coffee team is replenishing and restocking

the tables at our Riverton home base, then cleaning the sanctuary

tables and kitchen supplies following the service. The time commit-

ment is sometimes a challenge-early morning and into the afternoon

on Sundays- but our team hopes to provide each person who attends

Riverwood with not only a fresh cup of coffee or tea, but a sense of fa-

miliarity and even family.

DRAMA Sue Courtney

This year we started a leadership team to head up the drama minis-

try—it consists of two very gifted drama leaders and one person from

Service Development. This has worked very well in producing our

special events like Christmas and Easter as well as having some dra-

ma sketches in our services. The leaders have also instituted a drama

training gathering that has happened for the first time this past fall.

This was very helpful for all who attended and will be continued this

year.

DECOR Graham Taylor

This year saw a shift from more theatrical, series-specific set designs,

towards atmospheric sets. This is made successful through the dy-

namic use of LED lighting. With these versatile lights, ambient lighting

and shadow can be coordinated with images on the 3 large screens.

This is an effective way of creating a more cohesive set. These types of

sets require less changing as the lighting helps make them dynamic/

active. Moving forward with the additional requirements of the Fire-

hall and eventually the Allmar building, investing in more of the LED

technology would be wise. Also, often the ambient set types are lon-

ger lasting and less expensive to produce.

The Music/Worship ministry continues to develop and grow. Our goal as a ministry is to facilitate the direction, vision, and spiritual leading of our lead pastor, our elders, ministry leaders and ultimately our Lord Jesus Christ. The worship and praise of our God is a high responsibility, privilege and joy. We want to honour him with everything we do which is why we try to operate with a high level of ex-pectation in our relationship with Christ, our time, and our level of musicianship. We have a total of 39 musicians and have added 8 this year. These people love what they do, have a heart for worship and really want to strive

for musical excellence and creativity.

We continue to operate in three staggered services with one operating at Jubilee Place, which continues to challenge and

stretch our musicians. Our ministry and its leaders continue to do a great job

and get better embracing each chal-lenge as it comes. It has been a

very valuable time.

BEN NEUFELD

Through our weekend services and other special events we want to help lead our church communi-ty in worshipping our God following the direction that

God is taking our church.

Grounded Café continues to be a welcoming and bustling scene on Sunday

mornings. Our team provides smiles, greetings and delicious, professional

quality beverages to Riverwooders and guests coming through the doors.

2012 saw some changes as Betsy Hiebert handed the manager baton to

LeeAnn Cheadle and some long time volunteers left to pursue other serv-

ing opportunities. We’ve also added some new talent to our Barista line up.

Grounded also became a more permanent location for the Swazi Market

where products are available for purchase every Sunday. In November, all

Grounded profits went to the Swaziland Children’s Scholarship Fund.

Grounded Cafe

LIBRARYDeb Koop

Popular Authors:

TOM DAVIS JOYCE MEYER

STORMIE OMARTIAN HENRY CLOUD

KAREN KINGSBURY TED DEKKER

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2000 BOOKS

KidzoneLISA HABISREUTINGER | OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2012

My first three months at Riverwood were great! Thanks to Carolyn, I was blessed with a strong volunteer team and

program to lead. As well, my family quickly became part of the Riverwood Community – thank you for welcoming us!

In October, we launched a monthly electronic newsletter, and once again, our Christmas pancake breakfast outreach was held in

December. Twenty-five new kids heard the Christmas story after enjoying pancakes with all the fixings.

It was a fantastic morning!

It’s been a privilege to minister to the families of Riverwood so far, and it couldn’t happen without

the dedication of the KidZone team.

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EPICIGNITE MEN’S MINISTRY

TAPESTRY WOMEN’S MINISTRY MOM’s GROUP

FUSIONDISCIPLESHIP + CONNECTING

CARE MINISTRYMARRIAGE + FAMILY MINISTRY

PRAYER MINISTRYSMALL GROUPS

CELEBRATE RECOVERYFACILITIES

VIDEO GRAPHICS

The theme for Alpha 2012 was ‘Life is Worth Exploring’. About 70 people explored the

big questions in life through the Alpha courses offered at Riverwood in 2012!

The 12 week Alpha course is offered twice yearly at Riverwood. In addition to Alpha, the

Challenging Lifestyle course, also referred to as Alpha 2, is offered each winter/spring

following the fall Alpha course.

The format for these courses each Tuesday evening is dinner in table groups followed

by the teaching video and discussion in groups. This all takes place in a relaxed setting,

where people have opportunity to explore their faith and seek answers for life’s big

questions.

It takes a large team of about 20 volunteers to make it possible for this course to run. The

kitchen crew provides delicious meals week after week, and the table hosts and sup-

port team help to create an inviting atmosphere where people journey together, discov-

ering and growing in their faith, and in the relationships that are built in each group. A

huge thank you to this faithful and wonderful team that provide such great leadership

in the Alpha program.

Join us and the 17 million people worldwide who have explored, experienced, and

grown in their faith through the Alpha courses!

Alpha

Marlene McNabb

amount of people who have take the Alpha course worldwide

17 MILLION

epic“ S U R P A S S I N G T H E O R D I N A R Y . ”

Junior HighBEN NEUFELD

Epic Students is the name of our Jr. and Sr. High youth group here at Riverwood. We meet each week with Jr. High students (grades 6-8) every Thursday night 7-9pm and every Sunday at

the 9:15am service.

Epic Jr Hi is staffed with a leader team of 18 volunteers that are committed to help with events, lead small groups (myPods), play games, pray for students, build relationships, and encour-

age our students and each other.

Our weekly Thursday event includes myPods where we work through different topics like “Reading the Bible”, “Being like Christ”, “God’s Plan for Us”, “Loving Those Around Us”. We also have times to hang out and play games, have team building ex-

ercises, and big events.

Our weekly “EPIC Sunday” happens during the second half of our 9:15 Sunday morning service. EPIC Sunday is planned and run by 8 leaders that are passionate about taking our students deeper into the Bible. They encourage discussion, challenges and questions. EPIC Sunday is a new initiative of this last year and is focused, passionate about searching out Biblical truths,

and a lot of fun.

Through our weekly programs and other special events we want to build community, encourage, have fun with, and give our students a better understanding of who God is and how God can change our lives so we can continue to love Him and

those around us.

Senior HighMANDY JAQUES

Sr. High students (grade 9-12) meet every Thursday night from 7-9pm. This year we had 35-40 Sr. High attend each week, and

15 youth leaders.

Student Leader TeamThis year we gave leadership and ownership to two students in our ministry to help plan, organize and cast vision for what Epic

should be and allow them to assist in running special events.

Fall RetreatFall Retreat is one of the biggest things we do all year with our students and this year was outstanding! We saw many come to Christ and so many hearts changed in one weekend! The work continues in the city but retreating away for even a weekend is

life-changing.

MissionsIn March, we took some students to Shamattawa (a Northern community in Manitoba) to run recreation programming for the community. Our students were able to see what life is like up north as well as making connections with their youth and young people. The days were challenging and we could see

the students’ faith grow in tangible ways.

Supper and StudyPhysical and spiritual soul food happens in this time 15 of us have before Epic begins. We have been studying the book of 1 Samuel and reading a chapter each week with good discus-sion and learning. The students look forward to this time and

are even excited to do the cooking!

CHECK THE WEB SITE FOR DETAILED INFORMATION - EPIC.RIVERWOOD.CC

There were

significant milestones during the season

that showed us we were on track as a men’s group. We had our annual

Fall ReCharge (Men Don’t Retreat) at Bird River Bible Camp. This was a success.

Our theme; “The Cure: What if God isn’t who you think He is and neither are you?”

The weekend was punctuated by the drop in temperature and the blanket of snow

we received, but this didn’t stop us from doing our fireside talks or from God moving in

a huge way with the guys who came and opened themselves to change. This was also

our launch for the theme of the year - working towards a quality of community that

surpasses anything we have been able to do in the past as

men take ownership of it.

We have continued to meet for Saturday breakfasts, called ‘The Forge’.

Meeting every week has allowed relationships to deepen and has opened the door

for many more men to attend in a casual way. Our Night of Billiards 2012 was a great

success. 37 men attended the Second Annual Chili Cook Off, with trophies

and bragging rights to the winners. In the warmer months, men look

forward to Burnt Offerings, the BBQ in Birdshill park.

To see what’s coming up check out the link on the

Riverwood website (www.riverwood.cc)

to the IGNITE webpage.

IGNITE MEN’S MINISTRY

Cam Gray

Cheryl McMillan

Our mission statement in the women’s min-istry is to provide encouragement, refresh-ment, and strength to the women of River-wood, completing each other and creating an environment of growth. The ministry has two components. One focuses on events and the other Bible Study. We also provide support to

the MOMs ministry and their team.

Our first event was a bowling night with lots of fun and connections. Next, the spring

retreat was a sold out event. The theme was “Following the Heart of The Shepherd”. Then we hosted the MOMs windup breakfast. Af-ter the summer break we gathered to recon-nect and to honor our many volunteers and lay out our vision for the upcoming season. Our Christmas Brunch was held at North Kildonan Mennonite church due to the size of the gathering. It was a awesome morning with 380 women in attendance.. Jodi King

was our guest speaker/singer.

The Bible Study is held every two weeks. It has grown in size and leadership. We are studying “The Kingdom Parables.” There are 16 table hostesses leading in pairs. An over-night training was held with them in the fall

before beginning our season.

It’s exciting to see women grow in their un-derstanding of who God is, who they are, and

where they fit in the Body.

Tapestry Women’s

Ministry

Rea Seitler

MOMs group seeks to provide a place where both Riverwood moms and moms from our community are nourished in their walks with God, encouraged in their journey as mothers and get excited as they find their fit at River-wood. MOMs group meets every Thursday at 9:30 – 11:30am in the Sanctuary. We value prayer, studying the Word and building com-munity through discussions, crafts, and

games.

With the growth we have experienced over the past year we have made some bold moves in discerning God’s plans for us and maintaining a small welcoming atmosphere: we moved from the Emerge to the Sanctuary, we meet around tables and have formed new volunteer teams which include a kitchen hostess team, table hostess team and a fun-draising team. It is so wonderful to see so many women serving and loving on one an-other. With the growth we have experienced over the past year we are always in need of childcare volunteers (full-time/subs) to love

on our children.

We appreciate all the prayers and support of our Riverwood community as we continue

to build up and encourage moms and families.

MOMs Group

Discipleship + Connecting Pastor Duane Skjervem

2012 has been a time of change becoming Pastor of Discipleship and Connecting. Leaving respon-

sibilities of preaching, small groups, marriage and family ministries and focusing on discipleship,

leading frontline ministries and overseeing staff as well as creating connections for newcomers. It

has been an interesting transition.

With a number of discipleship classes – Financial Peace, Truth Project, Not a Fan, Prayer, L101, etc.

we had 236 individuals involved. We had 48 people come to know Christ for the 1st time and 26 of

them baptized. With thousands in our city needing to know Christ, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

I have been so thankful for everyone who has stepped up and fulfilled positions of leadership in

Greeting, Parking, Security, Grounded, Library, Prayer, Stir, Women’s, Mom’s Group and Men’s minis-

tries. These leaders help the practical ministry impact at Riverwood work smoothly and efficiently.

I would also like to thank those who work under these leaders so faithfully and with such great atti-

tudes. I have had so many people tell me in Starting Point and Newcomers Brunch that they experi-

ence love and acceptance from the first time they time they walk in the door.

Care Ministry Carolyn Petkau

Riverwood’s Care Ministry was resurrected in October. The first initiative was to get a “Meals Min-

istry” active again. We began promotion in October and 70 people joined this team. On November

28th we kicked this ministry off with a dinner and informational meeting for all the volunteers. Au-

drey Kuchar (Meals Ministry Coordinator) and I left that evening so encouraged by this team’s heart

to practically care for people experiencing difficult times.

The challenge for the Care Ministry is to ensure that people are cared for through the hard seasons

of life. As Riverwood continues to grow this becomes an increasing challenge. The decision was

made to network with Small Groups and work together to make sure that people are cared for with-

in the small communities they are a part of.

Marriage + Family Carolyn Petkau

Riverwood’s new Marriage and Family Ministry officially began in October. After some time re-

searching and determining where to begin, the priorities became very clear. The first: to offer a

premarital and newlywed, six-week course called “Prepare to Last.” A Marriage Ministry Team was

recruited and plans started being made to run the course in January 2013.

The second was to find a course that would support & guide parents of teenagers. A seminar called

– “Dealing with Todays Teens” was found and preparations were made to begin this seminar

in January 2013.

Child Dedications also became an official part of Family Ministry.

We held two Child Dedication Ceremonies – (Oct. & Nov.)

This season our leadership team made a change from meeting five

times a year to once a month. This change allowed for more connec-

tions to be made and we quickly have realized that Fusion is a great

starting point for young adults to get plugged into our church. We

changed up our events and what we do in an evening. Some things in-

cluded; joining a city wide young adults worship night, a games night,

and a worship night.

As we move forward I can see that God has a desire for this generation

to be leaders in our church and in our community. Pray for our young

adults who make up a big part of our congregation, that they are en-

couraged, equipped and prepared for serving, working and leading in

the way God intends.

Fusion is Riverwood’s Young Adult ministry for those 18-30 years old.

You can look us up online at -

www.fusion.riverwood.cc

FUSION Y O U N G A D U L T S

Mandy Jaques

Small GROUPS

WAYNE SIEMENS

Riverwood’s small group ministry experienced significant

changes in 2012. For the first part of the year approximately

35 established ‘small communities’ continued to meet and

grow. In August I joined Riverwood’s staff and began pro-

viding leadership to small groups. Supported by the Sticky

Church teaching series, an explosion of small group interest

and formation of new groups occurred in the fall. By the end

of the year the number of small groups grew to about 60.

In addition to facilitating such growth, much time was de-

voted to building relationships with small group leaders so

that accountability, support, and encouragement could be

fostered. A small group leadership meeting in October pro-

vided a forum to clarify vision, exchange ideas, and discuss

practical issues. Another development was the formation

of a Small Group Leadership Team, which spent December

planning a major worship and connecting night for January.

In conclusion, it is my privilege to serve in this capacity and I

anticipate increased growth in this ministry in 2013.

There are three components to the prayer ministry -

1. Friday Morning weekly prayer: This is where we pray corporately for the needs of others.

The prayer gathering begins at 8am with sharing requests

that have come in, and then scripture is read to begin the

prayer time. Specific categories that are prayed for are:

Leadership (pastors & families, staff, ministry directors);

specific ministry needs; grief (those who have suffered

both physical & emotional loss); illness (those suffering in

the congregation); relationships (for strengthening of mar-

riages, families, friendships).

PRAYER M I N I S T R Y

Cheryl McMillan

2. Alter Ministry: After every service on Sunday morning, volunteers are available

to pray individually for people in need. 3. The Prayer Chain: This is where prayer

requests come in by email and are sent out as quickly as possible. The prayer chain is

for the more serious congregational needs. We also partner with the Care Ministry to

share needs and requests.

The main function of the Recovery Ministry

at Riverwood is to oversee Celebrate Recovery which takes place Friday

evenings at Riverwood, 52 weeks a year. This Friday evening program con-

sists of “Celebrate Recovery”, a 12-step Christ-centered recovery program;

DivorceCare & GriefShare, 13-week video-led support programs; and “mez-

zanine” or next-step programs (e.g. Boundaries, Changes that Heal) offered

to participants who have completed DivorceCare, GriefShare, or the 12-

step program.

In August, the CR Leadership team attended the Celebrate Recovery Sum-

mit at Saddleback Church in California. The value from attending this con-

ference was immeasurable. We learned the value of training our leaders,

retaining newcomers, implementing and teaching group guidelines, con-

structing a pathway to leadership, and tools to strengthen and grow our

ministry. We came away equipped, empowered and envisioned!

We have approximately 40 volunteers from our tech, café, child care,

worship, and group facilitation teams. We are humbled every day by the

responsibility our Lord has entrusted to us and pray that He will give us

strength, guidance and wisdom in carrying out our mission.

Recovery

MINISTRY

Pam Richert

VIDEO

Cam Friesen

We continue to follow our vision of

connecting our church by sharing the sto-

ries of our fellow Riverwooders. Our 50

Shades of Gray series allowed us to talk

to some Riverwooders about their rela-

tionship with the Bible; our Join the Story

campaign urged people to serve by tell-

ing stories of people who were currently

serving; and the “Experiencing Small

Groups” videos revealed what it was like

to join a small group and what you were

missing if you didn’t. We also created bap-

tism video testimonies of Riverwooders

who had decided to take the plunge!

We continue to use our video ministry for

the purpose of sharing information with

the congregation in creative ways, by put-

ting out our “This Week at Riverwood” an-

nouncement videos. Although these are

not always weekly, we love using the me-

dium of video to share this information.

The other aspect of our video communi-

cation is sharing all of our services online.

We get hundreds of viewers a week on

our website!

GRAPHICS

Steph Martens

Graphic Design is about creatively com-

municating content with the use of text,

pictures, and ideas. It includes web and

print design, used to promote various

Riverwood projects and events, as well as

Sunday visuals for both Riverton and Ju-

bilee Sites, series graphics, website design

and maintenance, and many other things

down to the report that you’re currently

reading.

Graphic design is an essential modern

language that Christians must learn to

speak if we hope to seriously engage

with non-believers, people of other faiths,

people of our own faith, and seekers of

truth in the world. Design makes ideas in-

tentional, credible and clear, where truths

become more powerfully and potently

spoken.

We also have a creative, Designer God

and we are called to reflect Him. I believe

He is reflected in a beautiful layout, a nice

logo, or a dynamic colour palette, and

every church should have the ability to

represent Him well.

Our biggest news this year was the start of the renovations to our newly acquired Fire Hall at 325 Talbot Avenue. I think back

to the 68 crews to date that have given of their evenings or Saturday mornings to help us get this project near completion. I am amazed at all those who stepped up to serve from River-wood as well as those who had little or no connection to us at

all that stepped up and gave of their time and skills!

Some other projects that we tackled this year were:

Setting up a new sound/video system and storage at the back of the auditorium for

weekday programming

Reconfiguration of the Grounded Cafe

HRV (fresh air) units installed in the Auditorium and Emergenation spaces

Installing a new sliding door in the foyer

Installing TVs in Fireside Room and KZ large group room

Installing ease troughs and water storage system for the community planter boxes at the

Community of Hope

Phasing in energy efficient LED lighting as bulbs burn out

We look forward to a busy 2013 as we continue to work with our architect and building crew on the development of the 270

Gordon property (formerly Allmar and the Butler building).

facilities SCOTT WALKER

You can visit the Riverwood website at

www.riverwood.cc

COMMUNITY OF HOPE

What a thrill to be part of this past year of life change and

growth in the Community of Hope programming. We

continue to expand and grow to meet the needs of those

in our community and to continue building new connec-

tions and relationships. Beyond our programs, we know

that as a church we have become known as a place that

our friends in the community can find refuge, support,

help, and can find a place to belong.

Riverwood has staked its claim in Elmwood. We have de-

veloped a strong presence over the years and through

many diverse programs that we offer. We continue to be-

lieve that our voice within the community is only growing

stronger and can see the impact we are having directly in

people’s lives.

Pastor Jon Courtney

Adopt-A-BlockAdopt-A-block is Riverwood’s on-the-street program connecting with our neighbours. Every two weeks teams of people head out to nearby low-income hous-ing complexes and connect with the residents. We of-fer to help practically with things such as yard work and also over time have the opportunity to visit and connect with residents if the opportunity opens up. This has been a transitional year for Adopt-A-Block as we have seen Chantel Burt, a long time volunteer, take

over the leadership of the program.

The Refuge Jen Gill

The Refuge, Riverwood Church’s support group and mentoring program for mothers and

their children, continues in its goal to build relationships and encourage growth in faith.

Over 90 people were involved in the Refuge ministry in 2012. This included approxi-

mately 25 mothers, 6 mentors, 45 children, and 10 children’s ministry workers.

Compassionate, caring mentors build relationships with moms that go beyond the

bi-weekly Tuesday night group meetings as the mentors and moms share with each

other, love and do life together.

The Refuge children’s ministry is entrusted with the care of children from newborn to age

six. Lovingly these children are taught and reminded of how special they are to God by a

group of dedicated and caring people. Children over the age of six learn about God’s love

for them through Kidz Club, which is run out of Lord Selkirk School.

An annual highlight of the mentoring program is the Refuge Retreat. At our 2012 retreat

we were able to see the strong bonds between our moms and their children as they

enjoyed events and activities together. Our moms were also encouraged by the worship,

engaged with our speaker, and many moms shared their personal stories and experienc-

es. In 2012 we saw God build deeper relationships between our moms, supporting each

other through the joys and challenges of motherhood. We have had several new moms

and mentors join The Refuge this year and mentoring relationships continue to grow.

ADOPT-A-BLOCKTHE REFUGEKIDZ CLUB

FOOD BANK / DROP INRIVERWOOD AROUND THE WORLD

This year the Community of Hope has truly become a

place of trust and comfort for many in the Elmwood com-

munity. We are not simply a place for the community to

receive help and support, but a place for them to come

and meet with friends.

The Community of Hope volunteers have poured them-

selves into their roles as servers, cooks, greeters and more,

creating the environment we are so grateful to have today.

Opening up our Food Bank for Wednesday evenings has

also been a positive development. Wednesday evenings

bring a different energy and add another opportunity

for the Community of Hope to be a connecting point for

those in the community.

Thanks to government grants, we once again had two

summer students that were able to run community

events throughout the summer months. We were also

able to expand our community gardens.

2012 was another big year for Kidz Club. 159 different kids attended and we averaged about 40 kids per week over our 30 week season that ended in May of 2012. Almost all of the kids who attend are from the Elmwood area.

Kidz Club offers elementary school children a place to come to have fun and to hear about God. Club is held every Tuesday evening at Lord Selkirk School. We play games and sports, do lots of crafts and activities, talk about

God, and enjoy food, in an environment of chaotic structure.

Our leaders are incredible and serve with love and passion for the kids. They are modeling what it is like to be great people and good friends. God

has really blessed this ministry and the people who serve it.

In February we encourage the kids to memorize different bible verses with a chance to win fabulous prizes. Chocolate bars have turned out to be quite a motivator as we see almost all the kids concentrating and focused on win-

ning their prize.

We finished our 2011 / 2012 year with a barbeque in May and finished the 2012 calendar year with a Christmas party in December. During the year we had 30 club nights. It is during this time that our leaders really get to interact with the kids, whether during sports, games and crafts or in a small group

time where we talk about God, life, or anything they want to talk about.

Brendan PetersGord McNabb

KIDZ CLUB

We are actively supporting two carepoints

in Swaziland through Children’s Hope Chest.

We currently have over 200 children that are

being sponsored through these carepoints

by Riverwooders helping to give these chil-

dren a better chance at life. Their monthly

support helps to provide food, education,

discipleship and support to each of the chil-

dren. Each of the sponsors takes time in the

year to write and connect with their sponsor

children.

We also support the carepoints through proj-

ects that we help to fund. This past year we

were able to put into motion numerous proj-

ects and developments at the carepoints.

The highlights of these were installing a state

of the art irrigation system to develop a large

garden at Enaleni, and the launch of a new

pre-school on site at Enaleni. We had anoth-

er team travel to our carepoints to connect

with our sponsor children and to help with

the projects in this year’s Swazitrip.

Casa Hogar remains close to our hearts at

Riverwood. We have partnered with an or-

phanage in Northern Mexico for the past 9

years to help with the construction of their

facility and to connect with the kids that

live there. We have being working with the

orphanage as they transition into a new facil-

ity. It’s been difficult as northern Mexico has

been under the impact of instability and vio-

lence with the drug cartels. We were not able

to take a large work team this year because

of this. However, we did have a small team

of Riverwooders head down for a couple of

weeks to connect with the kids and do some

work there. We have also become a part

of the board of directors to help lead them

through some of these transitions.

We are excited about the beginning of a new

community-to-community relationship we

have established with a First Nations reserve

in northern Manitoba. This was our second

year of connecting and we took a team of 7

over spring break from our Epic Student min-

istry to run programming for the children at

Shamattawa. It was a great week of getting to

know the students and children in the com-

munity.

We had about 2000 participants take part in our Elmwood Block Party celebra-tion. This event was put on by Riverwood Church and we also had the support of both City Councillor Thomas Steen & Jeff Browaty. We also received a Neighbour-

hoods Alive grant to help with the event.

We had more than 200 volunteers and put more than 550 man hours of work into hosting this party. We served 2750 hot dogs, 87lbs of munchie mix, 15 litres of ketchup, 12 litres of mustard, 10 litres of relish, 9 litres of banana peppers, 9 litres of

sourkraut and 2700 cookies!

We threw the Party because we wanted to celebrate being a part of the Elmwood community. We absolutely love being situated in the heart of Elmwood. We took so much joy in seeing the smiles on kids faces....the families that came out togeth-er....and all of the connections we were able to make with our neighbours. We have been in Elmwood for over 10 years and through that time have had the opportu-nity to get to know and serve many of our neighbours. We really strive to not just

be located in Elmwood but to truly be a part of it.

Elmwood

Block Party

RIVERWOOD AROUND THE WORLD

Riverwood IIBuilding

R I V E R W O O D

Numbers that tell a Remarkable Story

A year ago, on March 14th,

the day before Palm Sunday 2012, our Deep Roots Capital

Expansion Fund balance was $0.00 The next day 259

Riverwood families and individuals laid pledges

on a wooden altar at the front of our church during

a special service, totaling

$7 7 1,149 These were giving commitments that were divided into

four increments, to be given over the next 21 months.

One year later, on March 15th, 2013, the number of

pledge-units has grown by 41% to 366, pledging a total of

$925,078! To date 80% of this, or $733,357 has actually

been given, with two pledge deadlines, June 30th and

December 31st to go. The percentage of pledged dollars

being given on time is a wonderful 94% !

As the Deep Roots Fund continues to grow,

our leadership and Building Committee, in partnership

with our architect and a few engineers, continue mak-

ing plans to build what we are currently calling ‘River-

wood II’. The plan is to build a 4500 sq ft addition to the

existing 6000 sq ft steel ‘Butler Building’ on the 2.7 acre

Allmar property that we now own. The addition, which

will act as a foyer to a 400 seat auditorium, containing

washrooms and multi-purpose space, is being designed

so that it could also serve as an adequate foyer for a

phase 2 addition of a 600- 700 seat auditorium in the

future. The tight and frugal phase 1 project budget for

this structure is approximately $1.2 – $1.4M We’re

currently working to design this building and hope to

have our plans in to the City for the permit-phase

by late spring.

A SNAPSHOT OF THE RIVERWOOD II FINANCES LOOKS LIKE THIS:

COST OF RIVERWOOD II PROPERTY

$1,000,000

Financed by:

DONATION FROM VENDOR $ 150,000

CASH FROM DEEP ROOTS FUND $ 200,000

MORTGAGE FUNDS $ 650,000

ANTICIPATED COST OF PHASE 1 ADDITION $1,200,000*

AVAILABLE IN DEEP ROOTS FUND $ 502,729**

* $1.2-1.4, not including furnishings and technical equipment

** Note: as you will read, NO Deep Roots money was used on the Fire Hall Renos in 2012

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FIRE HALLWe’ve been working hard over this last year to develop the 13,000 sq ft Fire Hall. In February of 2012, we were able to pay $450,000 in cash for the property. Ap-proximately $200,000 of that had been tucked away in a savings account over the last few years and another $250,000 had been given at the end of 2011. As with any renovation project, this one took on a life of it’s own. We quickly discovered renovation challenges and new opportunities in this historic, 100 year old building. Throughout 2012, 56 volunteer work crews sweated out 2742 volunteer hours to make the old Fire Hall into something incredible. The Fire Hall renovations for 2012 totaled $67,000.

Remarkably, by the end of 2012, not one dollar from the Deep Roots Fund had been used on the Fire Hall purchase or renova-tion! We ended the year having under-spent our 2012 Budget by 9% and were able to transfer $100,000 into the develop-

ment of the Fire Hall.

Along the way we’ve experienced some frustrating delays, but such is to be expect-ed when challenging the limits of creativ-ity and frugality! Our revised possession date for the offices on the 2nd and 3rd floor is mid-May 2013. Meanwhile, we’re already working to get an occupancy permit for the main floor that will allow 160 people in a multi-use / auditorium space. This will re-quire the installation of a sprinkler system and the completion of main floor renos, but our hope is to have that space opera-tional by September 2013 and ready to ac-

commodate Sunday worship gatherings.

RIVERTONKIDZONE

As soon as our offices can be moved to the Fire Hall, our plan is to remove the two trailers from the Riverton parking lot, add-ing much needed parking, and begin to renovate the 2nd floor to add additional

space for our Kidzone ministry.

DOUBLING OUR SPACE

Riverwood currently operates out of two buildings, the original Riverton facility that seats 500 and our Community of Hope building, totaling 21,000 sq ft of ministry

space.

When the Fire Hall is fully functional and phase 1 of the Riverwood II building is complete, we will have 1060 actual seats and 44,000 sq ft of ministry space at our

disposal.

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A few other numbersThe replacement value on our four properties is

$6.9M and the estimated real-value (if we were to sell today) is $3.15M.

Our General Fund Budget for 2012 was $1,202,968.

Our Actual Expenses out of General Fund were $1,095,086, or 9.0% un-

der budget and 7.0% under actual giving.

Our Actual General Fund Giving was $1,172,716The % of Giving Increase from 2010-2011 was 11.9%The % of Giving Increase from 2011-2012 was 9.3%

The Proposed 2013 Budget is $1,283,796,

a 6.7% increase over last year’s budget.

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B U D G E TConclusionSo, what is the story that all these numbers tell?

It’s a story of a group of people who are deeply committed to God’s

cause and being part of it! It’s a story of risk and creative solutions as we

work to move our church forward in faith.

It’s a story of frugal, responsible money management that does every-

thing it can to operate on cash rather than credit, stretching every dollar

as far as it will go…and then a little further.

But most of all, it’s a story of God’s remarkable grace and provision

working amongst us !

Pastor Todd

BUDGET 2 0 1 3B U D G E T

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SALARIES 723,390 635,693 613,006 535,781 494,825 429,307 354,102

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 95,565 78,485 81,970 63,833 53,087 46,525 43,721

CONFERENCES/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

14,500 11,500 9,256 9,021 7,569 4,972 10,557

PASTORS RESOURCES/LIBRARY 2,000 3,840 843 1,401 1,663 642 2,915

MINISTRY MEETINGS (BUSINESS & TRAVEL) 4,000 4,000 3,948 3,493 3,658 3,825 4,152

MILEAGE 4,000 4,000 3,379 3,773 3,238 3,421 4,241

LEADERSHIP EXPENSES 3,000 3,000 4,714 8,379 2,499 4,851 1,784

STAFF CARE 5,500 5,000 5,448 5,273 5,648 4,684 3,689

MORTGAGE 45,240 39,850 22,620 0 4,092 24,552 136,552

INSURANCE 12,000 11,500 11,580

OCCUPANCY COSTS - RIVERTON 33,000 28,500 30,541 36,716 39,294 41,029 44,814

OCCUPANCY COSTS - FIREHALL 18,000 25,000 8,954

OCCUPANCY COSTS - BUTLER 6,000 30,000 2,346 - - - -

BUILDING MAINTENANCE - RIVERTON 17,000 19,000 13,448 18,064 21,671 32,785 16,870

BUILDING MAINTENANCE - FIREHALL 3,000 2,000 - - - - -

BUILDING MAINTENANCE - BUTLER - 1,000 - - - - -

CUSTODIAL EXPENSE 12,000 10,000 8,291 5,996

OFFICE TRAILER EXPENSE 1,000 1,000 500 370 3,570

JUBILEE RENTAL EXPENSE 19,680 19,680 29,520 29,264 15,426

JUBILEE EXPENSES 500 500 803 4,047 5,484

OFFICE SUPPLIES 11,000 10,000 10,259 10,073 8,028 7,035 7,385

OFFICE EQUIPMENT/MAINTENANCE 4,000 6,000 82 4,786 15,797 1,141 2,530

TELEPHONE/INTERNET 13,320 10,820 11,813 11,509 7,612 17,428 7,398

POSTAGE 1,500 1,100 1,265 1,037 886 1,085 714

IT/COMPUTERS 10,000 12,000 9,842 11,079 9,110 6,248 6,982

WEBSITE 600 400 581 446 1,371 224 1,094

IN-HOUSE PRINTING 11,000 10,000 10,126 9,102 10,109 12,737 10,507

PROFESSIONAL PRINTING 6,000 6,000 6,007 3,379 6,677

GRAPHICS 200 200 19 52 310 1,488 948

PR/ADVERTISING 2,000 2,000 2,124 1,907 1,658 3,147 3,955

BANK CHARGES 20,000 14,000 18,124 12,386 8,652 5,510 1,977

LEGAL/PROFESSIONAL 1,500 1,500 1,892 2,605 47 1,509 2,248

ACQUISITION COSTS 0 4,242

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MEMBERSHIP FEES 1,000 1,000 918 987 1,273 908

KITCHEN SUPPLIES 1,500 1,000 1,275 929 919 1,619 2,612

SERVICE DEVELOPMENT 7,000 5,500 7,343 3,871 4,312 5,519 5,226

WORSHIP 4,500 5,500 5,029 3,940 4,087 3,703 3,248

DÉCOR 2,500 2,500 2,650 913 1,490 1,781 1,639

DRAMA 500 500 65 30 46 553 444

CELEBRATION OF LIFE/BAPTISM/COMMUNION

5,500 5,500 239 539 5,440 6,306 511

GUEST SPEAKERS/MUSICIANS 10,000 4,500 400 4,223 3,150 136 55

HOSPITALITY/COFFEE 13,000 15,000 12,386 14,880 9,897 9,191 7,947

FRONT LINE MINISTRIES 1,000 1,000 1,248 370 677 485 771

E-VISUALS 1,500 1,500 1,434 1,092 7,709 9,244 4,633

AUDIO (MAIN) 6,000 9,200 5,337 6,741 7,464 8,214 15,350

AUDIO (EMERGE) 1,000 1,000 51 132 3,515

LIGHTING 5,000 8,500 8,151 70 1,821 79 1,172

VIDEO MINISTRY 3,000 1,500 3,118 3,658 3,345 16,934

PRAYER MINISTRY 200 200 134 0 123 50 0

VOLUNTEER CARE 0 1,500 191 841 1,313 489 1,823

LIBRARY 1,600 1,600 1,227 1,604 1,601 1,599 1,534

VEHICLES (BUS) 5,000 6,000 3,023 6,683 3,719 0 209

MISSIONS 15,500 15,500 12,110 12,426 13,840 16,195 14,396

BENEVOLENCE (SEE CARE MINISTRY NEXT PAGE)

0 600 312 705 1,530 318 1,833

MISCELLANEOUS 0 0 284 10 0 304 0

SUBSIDIES (SEE NEXT PAGE FOR BREAKDOWN)

98,000 100,300 91,857 75,717 63,935 61,212 62,420

CAPITAL TRANSFERS 0 6,000 8,759 11,796 61,763 12,621

Total Expenses & Transfers

1,283,796 1,202,968 1,095,086 945,928 934,950 811,605 794,958

Revenue 1,176,939 1,080,181 963,659 815,045 790,043

Surplus / (Deficit) 81,854 134,253 28,709 3,440 -4,915

BUDGET

2 0 1 3B U D G E T

2 0 1 2B U D G E T

2 0 1 2A C T U A L

2 0 1 1A C T U A L

2 0 1 0A C T U A L

2 0 0 9A C T U A L

2 0 0 8A C T U A L

MEXICO MISSIONS TRIP 13,000 0 8,252 12,293 25,589 0 45,632

AFRICA MISSIONS TRIP 85,100 77,000 91,417 98,500 72,738 70,607

SHAMATTAWA MISSIONS TRIP 12,000 5,600 7,033 0

MISSIONS(Funds raised by trip participants)

subsidies 2 0 1 3B U D G E T

2 0 1 2B U D G E T

2 0 1 2A C T U A L

2 0 1 1A C T U A L

2 0 1 0A C T U A L

2 0 0 9A C T U A L

2 0 0 8A C T U A L

Ministries

CHILDRENS MINISTRY (KIDZONE) 15,500 15,500 15,339 12,535 10,249 11,186 9,908

STUDENT MINISTRY (EPIC) 11,000 10,500 10,773 9,800 8,780 7,524 7,959

YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY (FUSION)

2,000 2,000 1,961 2,557 3,069 0 0

SINGLES MINISTRY (STIR) 0 1,000 384

WOMENS MINISTRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

MENS MINISTRY 0 0 0 283 320 0 223

MOMS GROUP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALPHA 2,000 3,500 815 2,916 810 2,265 1,791

DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY 1,500 2,500 654 4,983 1,356 3,929 5,739

SMALL GROUP MINISTRY 3,000 2,500 1,815

MINISTRY PLACEMENT 0 500 164 235 1,850 1,521 0

RECOVERY MINISTRY 6,500 5,000 5,366 1,387 1,498

CARE MINISTRY 2,700 431

MARRIAGE MINISTRY 2,500 197

FAMILY MINISTRY 2,500 85

EventsLOVE WINNIPEG & ONE HEART (CITY-WIDE SERVICE)

3,000 4,000 3,102 3,307 2,650 884 9,908

EASTER PRESENTATION 2,000 2,000 1,890 2,615 1,246 4,455 7,959

CHRISTMAS PRESENTATION 2,000 2,000 1,737 2,142 2,182 -4,097 0

BLOCK PARTY/NEIGHBOURHOOD EVENT

6,000 1,000 8,415 0 -848 2,573

SPRING SPECIAL EVENT 0 0 0 0 3,223 3,302 0

FALL SPECIAL EVENT 0 2,500 0 0 0 0 223

LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 3,000 2,000 2,596 64 1,634 4,828 0

Community of Hope

HOPE CENTRE (274 TALBOT) 12,000 15,000 7,337 19,496 10,348 8,606 8,606

DROP-IN/FOOD BANK 5,500 5,000 4,708 3,762 391 1,804 1,804

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY 2,000 2,000 1,395 1,357

SUMMER PROGRAMMING 3,000 1,500 2,405 532 3,001 1,984 1,984

KIDZ CLUB 2,300 1,800 2,059 1,328 4,787 5,042 5,042

REFUGE (TEEN MOMS) 6,000 5,500 6,530 5,656 4,144 1,675 1,675

ADOPT-A-BLOCK 2,000 3,000 1,714 764

MEXICO PROJECTS 0 10,000 9,984 3,245 3,731 3,731

INACTIVE MINISTRIES 0 0 0 0 63,935 61,212 61,212

Total Subsidies 98,000 100,300 91,857 75,717

2012 2011 2010 2009 2008

GENERAL DONATIONS & INCOME 1,176,939 1,080,181 963,659 815,045 790,043

CAPITAL DONATIONS 835,054 251,123 31,530 11,520 25,145

ALL OTHER MINISTRY DONATIONS & INCOME 339,449 367,203 399,053 293,261 276,937

Total Income 2,351,442 1,698,507 1,394,242 1,119,826 1,092,125

GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 1,2 1,086,327 934,132 873,187 798,984 812,214

CAPITAL EXPENSES 917,927 11,796 75,612 21,680 79,255

ALL OTHER MINISTRY EXPENSES 357,988 351,061 439,543 258,480 191,331

Total Expenses 2,362,242 1,296,989 1,388,342 1,079,144 1,082,800

Surplus / (Deficit) (10,800) 401,518 5,900 40,682 9,325

1 INCLUDES MINISTRY SUBSIDIES2 2008 OPERATING EXPENSES INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL MORTGAGE PAYMENT OF $112,000

Income and Expense by Year (All Funds)

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2o12 YEAR ENDFund Balances

GENERAL OPERATIONS 49,169.28

DEEP ROOTS 502,729.18

LEADERSHIP SUMMIT (9,077.64)

WOMENS MINISTRY 6,081.88

MENS MINISTRY (286.19)

MOMS MORNING OUT 4,053.09

EPIC SPONSORSHIP FUND 918.02

GROUNDED CAFÉ 2,279.63

CELEBRATE RECOVERY CAFÉ 1,009.93

C OF H BENEVOLENCE FUND 359.83

C OF H BREAKFAST CLUB 281.80

C OF H GOOD FOOD BOX PROGRAM 297.00

SHAMATTAWA 10,450.56

AFRICA - PROJECTS 21,606.18

AFRICA - MARKET 2,684.09

AFRICA - MISSIONS TRIP (2,500.00)

MEXICO MISSIONS 1,362.78

Total 591,419.42

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