STATE OF THE CHURCHPresented to the Church Council

First United Methodist Church of CaryJanuary 23, 2014

Delivery Systems are Changing

It Wasn’t Their Fault

Get Ahead of the Curve

Have A Strategy

CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 1

March 20 Council meeting to be a strategic meeting

to receive and discern report of Joel Team

1. Our church is perceived as friendly but not inviting

2. Worship attendance has been flat for the past 5 to 6 years

3. It takes 35 FUMCC members to create one new Christian

4. Giving has been flat the past 5 to 6 years

FOUR BRUTAL FACTS

CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 2

Make evangelism and reaching new people a

2014 “front burner” priority

CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 3

That a team be named to work with the Pastor of Congregational Care in

redesigning our system of congregational care

CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 4

That in 2014 a Building Committee be named to begin design of the Fellowship Hall

complex and that a Capital Campaign be designed (to include

funds for a permanent capital improvements endowment)

CHURCH COUNCIL Recommendation 5

That the Adult Christian Formation Team develop and

share with the Council by this summer an intentional

plan for small group ministry recruitment.