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Message from our Pastor—Will Montgomery

Message from our Lay Leader—Ray Leonard

As we begin 2018 and I look back on 2017, it is a great time to be a member of

Centreville United Methodist Church. During this past year our church leadership planted the seeds

that will enable our church family to explore where God is leading us not only to grow in our own

relationships with Christ, but to expand our church’s opportunities to make new disciples. We are

actively involved in the district’s Next Level Innovations program that is designed to help guide us

through a process of prayer and discernment to determine how best to grow into the future God has

planned for CUMC.

Another significant undertaking in 2017 was our church family’s decision to “Embrace God’s Future”

through a three-year capital campaign to repair our roof leaks, retire our mortgage debt, set funds

aside for future missions, and ultimately free up over $370,000 a year from our current operating

budget so that CUMC has the ability to do all that God is calling us to do as His church in Centreville.

To say that I am excited to be able to be involved in the life of our church would be an

understatement. I truly believe that we are poised to reap the rewards of the seeds we planted this

past year. We will be better able to continue to make disciples for Christ as we worship, grow and

serve together because of what we are accomplishing today.

Within these pages you will find useful information about the church and our ministry

for this year. In many ways it provides a year-end review and invites us to look

ahead at the possibilities for our congregation in the future. Our Director of

Communications, Phil Mohr, approached me with this concept of providing an

Annual Report, and I am thankful that we have this opportunity to increase

awareness for our church members. You will find information about ongoing ministries as well as

who is serving on the various standing committees in the church. Additionally you will see our

newly adopted budget and information regarding the capital campaign. This is another step

toward keeping the members of the church informed about what is going on in the life of the

church.

When you look at our church leadership structure and all of the committees, you will notice some

key changes. We no longer have a Planning and Policy Council that was commonly known as the

PPC. In place of the PPC, the Church Council will be the chief decision making body in the

church. The purpose of this council is to provide planning and implanting a program of nurture,

outreach and witness. This council also develops and evaluates the mission and ministry of the

church. The committee is much larger than the PPC, and we hope that the larger membership will

not only increase better representation of the various ministries in the church, but it will increase

communication, not only among the leadership, but for the whole church.

In addition to the Church Council, there is a smaller Executive Committee within the Church

Council structure that will meet every three weeks to help facilitate decision making, to help the

Church Council meetings become more strategic and as I like so say, “The Executive Committee

will ‘keep the conversation going’ between the meetings of the Church Council.”

Please take time to review this Annual Report. Keep it around as a useful tool as this new year of

possibilities unfolds.

Worship and Music Worship helps our spirits find nourishment as we draw close to God!

Worship connects us to God and to one

another. When our souls are stirred by a

song, a message, or even a warm hug,

our souls find fertile soil for spiritual growth.

The creative worship services at CUMC

offer us many such moments.

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Worship

This year at CUMC we were intentional about providing vibrant, spirit-filled worship that not only provides a

lift to the spirit, but also a challenging message for real life-change. While some highlights of the year

included the 25th anniversary celebration for our facility, the Embracing God’s Future campaign kick-off

event, and the rejuvenation of our 11:02 contemporary worship service, it was the weekly gathering in

worship together that was the heart of our congregational life.

Buoyed by our music ministry, and led by our pastors, we came before God in song and in prayer. We

broke bread together at the communion table, celebrated weddings and grieved together at funerals,

baptized infants, confirmed our youth, enjoyed choral presentations, commissioned missionaries, received

new members, and said goodbye to dear friends. The beauty of church life is that God is in the middle of

all of it, and that worship doesn’t end at the sanctuary doors.

In 2018 we have already celebrated joint worship with Korean UMC of Koinonia (KUMC-K) for Ash

Wednesday, had challenging sermon series on stress and on racism in America, and rejoiced at the efforts

of our youth and their choral drama presentation. As the year progresses, we anticipate many more God-

moments in our shared life together!

Music Ministry

CUMC strongly believes in the beauty, power, and

importance of music in worship services. To that end, it

provides opportunities for children, youth, and adults to share

in the joy of creating and offering music in worship and special

presentations.

The children’s vocal and handbell choirs sing and ring in

church from October through April. In 2017, the Carol Choir

(grades 3-6) presented the musical, “Jonah, A Whale of a

Tale.” They will end their choir season in May 2018 with the

annual Spring Sing and Ring, a program of favorites from the

past year and new songs learned just for the program. We

celebrate our 6th graders who will be moving into the youth

choir with the presentation of their own United Methodist

hymnal.

Voices In Praise, grades 7 – 12, share in worship throughout the

choir season and presented “When Silent Voices Sing –

Encounters with Christ” during the 9:30 and 11:00 services on

March 11.

Since 1992 CUMC has offered a week-long summer music

camp. Community and church children in grades 2-6 spend

their mornings engaged in music-related activities. The camp culminates in a closing program Friday

afternoon featuring performances by every level’s bell ensembles and the musical the children

learned during the week.

Chancel Choir or ensembles from the choir provide music for nearly every worship and special service.

In addition, this spring they will break out of their normal role as worship leaders and offer a variety

show, “The Times of Your Life.”

Handbell choirs from grades 3 through adult keep our multiple sets of handbells and handchimes busy

each week with rehearsals and playing in worship. The

annual Handbell Dessert Concert features our two adult

choirs and our senior high youth choir. In addition, each fall

CUMC hosts the Northern Virginia Handbell Festival for 12-15

local handbell choirs.

We have many talented instrumentalists who also share in

worship as soloists, in duets, and most recently, in a brass

quintet. In this way, our life of worship truly takes flight, draws

folks in to that blessing, and brings honor to our Lord.

Children and Youth

Growing our children in their faith is like watching flowers blossom!

Our children’s and youth ministries are bustling with love and energy and

excitement. Good things are happening. Our children are catching the Spirit like

seedlings reaching for the sun!

At CUMC, we are passionate about children and youth, and we engage them in all aspects of church

life, from serving as acolytes and musicians in worship, to fellowship activities, study opportunities, service

and mission projects, and outreach events.

Children’s Ministry

Our children’s ministry is grounded in weekly Sunday school classes for all ages, and children’s fellowship

groups (‘Bible Buddies’ for preschoolers, and Junior United Methodist People [JUMP] for elementary age

students). Special events in 2017 included the JUMP family bowling outing, the annual preschoolers’

Easter Celebration, Family Movie Night, Vacation Bible School, the Fall Festival, and Children’s Nativity

Service on Christmas Eve.

This year our children packed approximately 1800 U Feed Others (UFO) meal packets and 218 shoeboxes

for Operation Christmas Child. We had 189 children in Vacation Bible School, 18 trained acolytes, 20 3rd

grade Bible recipients, 9 weekly Sunday school classes and 52 JUMP ministry participants.

CUMC is also continuing its ministry of Upward Basketball, serving 480 children with a host of volunteers in

a Christian-based athletic program. Our partnership with the Boy Scout Troop 893 with almost 100

active scouts is also ongoing.

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Centreville Day

School

Youth Ministry

Our youth ministry continues planting seeds through a multi-

faceted program designed to engage youth at various levels.

You can find middle school and high school students learning

about God in the Chapel every Sunday morning during the

9:30 Sunday school hour.

Youth programming extends far beyond Sunday morning.

Monthly, youth are engaged in mission through Teens

Opposing Poverty where they have hands-on experience

serving "the least of these" in the homeless community in

Northwest DC.

Our middle school and high school students meet separately 2-

3 times a month for their youth group meeting time where they

play games, discuss relevant topics and learn what God has to

say about their lives. Youth group has an overlapping time of

food and fellowship where middle schoolers and high

schoolers share dinner. Once a month, youth group has a full-

out fellowship night, oftentimes off-site, bowling, playing laser

tag or mini golf.

Confirmation is a time for youth to focus on nurturing seeds

being planted and to work through what their faith means to

them. Through small group settings, adult and youth leaders

walk beside confirmands and encourage them as they

become rooted in their faith through the 4-month confirmation

process.

Throughout the summer, high school youth have opportunities

to reach deeper into service through week-long mission trips to

Tennessee and Appalachia. Middle school youth have a week

locally over the summer to plug into mission and learn more

about some of the ministries CUMC partners with.

Centreville Day School has had the

opportunity over the last year to

provide preschool education to

about 150 students, serving families

in our church and community.

Over the course of the past 35

years, CDS has adapted to meet

the changing needs of our

community. CDS has many

different faiths, cultures, and family

dynamics represented in its

preschool programs.

The preschool is blessed that all of

the families served come together

as one and take part in the

numerous CUMC mission

opportunities each month during

Chapel time. The children hear a

special lesson from one of the

pastors, pray, and share in mission

no matter their faith background.

God is truly working through the

preschool ministry to plant the

seed not only of being a good

friend to all God’s children, but to

be in service together, helping

others who may otherwise go

without.

Adult Spiritual FormationAdult Spiritual FormationAdult Spiritual Formation

Jesus tells us that the greatest

commandments are to “love the LORD

your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all

your mind; and love your neighbor as yourself.” (Luke 10:27) And so we believe

that it is crucial in our walk with Christ to continue to

learn and grow in our faith.

At CUMC we have a wide variety of opportunities for adults to grow

deeper in their faith. We offer men’s and women’s small group

opportunities to study, covenant groups who hold one another

accountable in faith, and a series of short term classes known as the

Journey program. In 2017 we had over 350 adults participate in a

discipleship class. Our three biggest events of the year were the Night

with Mike McCurry discussing the intersection of faith and politics, the

Women’s Retreat, and the Bishop’s Bible Challenge with over 200

church members committing to read one of the three bible reading

plans over the next year.

Guest speaker Rev. Tim Craig led a conversation on what it means to

be engaged in visionary discipleship. We also welcomed Rev. Don

Gibson to the Men’s Advent Breakfast to share his story of building a

In 2016 Bishop Sharma Lewis

challenged Virginia United

Methodists to commit to

reading the Bible and

becoming lifelong learners.

Recognizing that we are in

different places along our

journey of faith, the Spiritual

Formation Council

developed different

opportunities to engage

with this challenge. We

offered three different

reading plans that included:

reading the four gospels,

reading the 52 stories every

Christian should know, or

daily reading that would

bring you through the entire

Bible. It is a joy to share that

we have had more than

200 people commit to

engaging in this reading

challenge. This challenge

launched in September

2017. And remember, it is

never too late to begin or

start again.

Bible Challenge

Tending our souls is a lifelong

endeavor as we feed them with

the Word of God.

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community of faith through love, persistence, a willingness to risk

for the gospel, and Chinese food. Our Uniting Body and Soul

Yoga class has offered an opportunity to connect prayer to the

practice of yoga, and the Hiking Church brought us to praise in

the midst of God’s beautiful creation.

The Journey Program also included a number of events hosted in

conjunction with Congregational Care. This included a Divorce

Care and a Grief Share class as well as a Caregiver’s small

group. We plan to explore the possibility of continuing these

groups as there is need. Congregational Care also partnered

with Spiritual Formation and the UMW to host a Women’s Advent

Tea which gave us the opportunity to pause in the chaos of the

Christmas season and remember how the things we say can

impact those around us.

In 2018 you can expect to see new small groups forming, and a

continued emphasis on the Bishop’s Bible Challenge. In the

upcoming iterations of the Journey program we would like to

focus on offering classes that fit into the broader life of the

congregation. There are a number of rich opportunities to offer

classes that expand on sermon series or prepare us to engage in

mission to the world. We will also continue to offer classes that

explore the basics of our faith so that you can jump in wherever

you find yourself along your journey of faith.

Our English as a Second

Language (ESL) program

serves approximately 200

adult students at

proficiency levels from

beginner to advanced.

Classes are offered in the

spring and fall semesters

both during the mornings

and evenings every

Tuesday and Thursday.

A host of volunteers, some

professional teachers and

others just willing to serve,

help to teach our students,

provide snacks and

provide a warm welcome.

The graduation

celebration, complete with

an international potluck is

a true delight, as people

from every corner of the

world come together to

share in fellowship, great

food and celebration of

their achievements.

ESL Classes

Congregational Care is the act of connecting

people in love and community. We are called

as Christians to serve one another in times of

need. We bear one another’s burdens, and we

share one another’s joys.

When our hearts connect in caring, our souls reach for

heaven!

Congregational CareCongregational CareCongregational Care

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My first understanding of congregational care came as a 9-year-old when my maternal

grandmother, who was also my primary caregiver, died of a heart attack. It felt like within minutes

of returning from the hospital, members of my Aunt’s church had come in and had taken over the

house. They cooked, greeted visitors, cleaned, and one member, who was a close family friend

even stayed with my Aunt the first week. Today that may seem a bit much for any church to do,

but to me it shaped what is still my overarching perspective on congregational care – caring for

the congregation.

I wonder if sometimes in this fast paced, technologically-driven age we have simply forgotten as

the church how to care for one another. To care, not just in times of sickness, tragedy, or grief, but

also to care when a new member joins, or a family has a new baby. To care, not just to make

meals or hospital visits, but also to write cards of encouragement, knit prayer shawls, make a

phone call, facilitate a support group. The ways in which we can care for each other are endless.

My grandmother would say, “There is no such thing as too much care.”

- Pastor Michelle Holmes Chaney

In 2017 the Congregational Care Ministry went through a season

of re-envisioning its work as a ministry. Through that season the

ministry emerged committed to helping people at all ages and

stages of life to feel loved, nurtured and supported. The primary

mission of the ministry is to ensure that the care needs of the

Centreville UMC congregation are met.

There are several ministries that fall under Congregational Care that create opportunities for the

congregation to care for one another. The Prayer Partners Ministry is comprised of almost 80 people

committed to praying for the general needs of the church, community and nation. The ministry

maintains an extensive prayer chain of faith-filled people who pray for those seeking God’s healing

grace in times of difficulty. The Prayer Shawl Ministry, while making shawls, begins and ends with

prayers and blessings for the recipient. In addition to shawls, the ministry also makes caps and

prayer squares. We have three Congregational Care Ministers (CCMs) who are specially trained lay

persons equipped to respond to life crises and serve in partnership with the pastoral staff. The

Pastoral Care Ministry provides pastoral support amid crises and support group options as needed.

The Tea Ministry provides connection with members who are home bound or unable to attend

regularly. The Welcoming & Fellowship Ministries seek to connect members of the congregation

across the normal lines of worship, programs and events through fellowship opportunities. The

Membership Ministry celebrates baptisms and new members, acknowledges weddings and

funerals and stays connected to visitors attending the church. Angels on Call Ministry supports the

emergency needs of our congregation through emergency meals, emergency childcare and

transportation. And the Support Groups Ministry is a partnership between Congregational Care and

Spiritual Formation. Small groups are formed as needed to address

specific issues in a structured environment.

In 2017, in response to a plethora of funerals early in the year, the

Funeral Ministry was launched. With the help of funeral coordinators,

the church seeks to provide hospitality to grieving families by hosting

receptions following the service. The response to this ministry was so

overwhelming, the Remembrance Fund was created to receive

funds to support the ministry and provide financial support for

families struggling with the cost of a funeral.

In 2018, we added a new ministry aimed at staying connected with

our college age students while away from home. Our College

Student Ministry current includes 40 students and 20 volunteers who

are willing to write cards and letters and send the occasional gift

card to encourage and inspire our students.

The goal of Congregational Care moving forward is to increase the

capacity and reach of our current ministries to create more of what

we call touchpoints, opportunities to care for people.

Congregational care is simply the congregation caring for itself.

There are few feelings greater than being an

instrument in God’s service!

Missions and ServiceMissions and ServiceMissions and Service

Mission is not something we do. It is part of who we are as Christians. It brings us joy to use our gifts and

our abilities, our treasures and the words we say to touch the lives of those around us. It is not just a

calling, it is a privilege. Missions is not about reaching down to help others up. Rather, it is about seeing

others as equally worthy of God’s love and in need of His redemption, and sharing of our physical as well

as spiritual abundance in response to needs we see.

Missions remain a central focus of this congregation. This is a body which is deeply devoted to the service

of the Lord through loving God’s people.

That service begins right here in Centreville with our GRACE Ministry (now providing food and clothing to

100-150 families monthly), You Feed Others (now packing about 800 weekend meal packages monthly),

Hot Meals, Teens Opposing Poverty, Holiday Food Baskets, Hypothermia Shelter and the like.

Domestically and globally, we continue to send out summer mission teams (in 2017 we sent out about 70

mission volunteers to West Virginia and Tennessee). In addition, we packed flood buckets for the United

Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and Operation Christmas Child boxes for Christmas. We also

sponsor two missionaries.

Mission and service is our response to the love

Christ has shown to us. We believe God calls each

person to express his or her faith through service to

others, and we are honored to love and to serve

God’s people as Christ’s ambassadors.

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Our United Methodist Women (UMW) are active in missions throughout

the year, collecting and assembling hygiene kits, raising money for

special mission projects, and taking on a wide variety of collections,

fundraisers and projects in the various women’s circles.

Our youth and children’s ministries are also active in mission service

throughout the year, serving at Teens Opposing Poverty, packing

Operation Christmas Child boxes for children, packing weekend food

bags, packing hygiene kits for the homeless and more.

We are actively engaged with and financially support a large number

of local charities such as Western Fairfax Christian Ministries, Brain

Foundation, Centreville Labor Resource Center and Centreville

Immigration Forum, FACETS and the Lamb Center.

Our Military Ministry is actively supporting the families of wounded

veterans. In 2018 we will again participate in Rebuilding Together, Rise

Against Hunger (formerly called Stop Hunger Now), New Hope

Fellowship Church for the Homeless, Abukloi School in South Sudan,

Helping Hatian Angels, Middle School Misson Week and more.

In short, we see the work of maturing our faith as integral to our work of

serving our world. There is always room for one more, and all

members and friends of the church are encouraged to live out their

faith with Christian action.

CUMC does not just exist within

our doors, but wherever we

find ourselves.

We are called to be out in our

world, sharing the love of Christ

wherever we are, and opening

our doors to welcome the

stranger into our midst.

Welcome and Welcome and Welcome and

EvangelismEvangelismEvangelism

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Christ always had open arms for the stranger, and He

charged us as Christians to do the same (Matthew 25:31-46).

The strength of the church can be measured by its posture.

Are we outward facing? Do we welcome those who are

new to us? Is there always an extra seat at our table? Are

we receptive to those who are different from us? It is by

these measures that we should judge our response to God’s

command.

But welcome does not end inside our doors. We have

recognized the need to step beyond our focus on those

who come to us for worship. We have also extended our

outreach into the community with our GRACE Ministry, ESL

classes, and other outreach ministries.

We will continue outreach events like the Fall Festival,

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt, Vacation Bible School, Music

Camp and Upward Basketball, always seeking ways to invite

others in.

In 2018 we will set our sights on the horizon knowing that

many future friends will be found there. The Next Level

Innovations program we have been invited to be a part of

will focus on strengthening our connection points with the

community beyond our doors.

We are God’s church, we are blessed to be loved, and we

are privileged to share God’s love in our community and

world!

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Upward Basketball

In 2018, CUMC's Upward Sports

served more than 480 children

in its K-6 basketball and

cheerleading programs.

Dozens of youth also serve as

coaches, referees, and Game

Day workers. Roughly 2/3 of

Upward participants come

from outside CUMC's walls and

as far away as Ashburn and

Alexandria to participate.

These children and their

parents and siblings often

come to the program from

other denominations and faith

backgrounds or are

completely unchurched. The

CUMC program focuses on a

"White Star", Christ-like attitude

among all players and

participants and a

commitment to service. This

year, we collected more than

2,700 lbs. of food to benefit the

food pantry of Western Fairfax

Christian Ministries. We also

expect to collect more than

$5,000 through our year-end

"White Star Campaign" to

support Nothing But Nets.

Brandon Allen Facilities Team

Karin Aversano Administrative Aide, Centreville Day School

Diane Beatley Director of Children’s Ministry dbeatley@centreville-umc.org

Dave Brown Contemporary Worship Leader dbrown@centreville-umc.org

Patricia Granberg Director of Centreville Day School dayschool@centreville-umc.org

Laura Hesse Organist, Children’s Choir Director lhesse@centreville-umc.org

Michelle Holmes Chaney Associate Pastor mhchaney@centreville-umc.org

Becky Jackson Director of Music Ministries bjackson@centreville-umc.org

Jean Josefson Administrative Assistant—Volunteer jjosefson@centreville-umc.org

Ellen LaCroix Fillette Associate Pastor elfillette@centreville-umc.org

Phil Mohr Director of Mission Ministries and Communications pmohr@centreville-umc.org

Will Montgomery Lead Pastor wmontgomery@centreville-umc.org

Jason Moon Music Ministry Administrative Assistant, Director of VIP jmoon@centreville-umc.org

Anne Muradaz Director of Finance amuradaz@centreville-umc.org

Devin Murray Facilities Team

Francis Murray Director of Facilities Management fmurray@centreville-umc.org

Steve Shaiko Facilities Team—Volunteer

Kara Stuebing Director of Youth Ministries kstuebing@centreville-umc.org

Pam Winkeler Director of Office Administration pwinkeler@centreville-umc.org

Total Members Dec. 31, 2016 3,412

Received by Profession of Faith 32

Transferred from other UMC Congregations 6

Transferred from non-UMC Congregations 10

Total New Members Received 48

Removed by Death 3

Transferred to other UMC Congregations 14

Transferred to non-UMC Congregations 0

Withdrawn/Removed 0

Total Members Removed 17

Total Members, Dec. 31 2017 3,443

Sunday Worship Average Attendance 459

Persons Baptized (All Ages) 21

Confirmation Students 26

Number of Bible Study and/or Small Groups 38

United Methodist Women Members 91

United Methodist Men Members 60

Average Sunday School Attendance (All Ages) 113

Vacation Bible School Attendance 189

2017 Statistical Report

2018 Church Staff

Next Level Innovations (NLI) is

an investment by the Virginia

Conference in churches that

have a recognized potential

for reaching more people in

their community and inviting

them to become disciples of

Jesus.

Centreville UMC has been

invited to participate in NLI this

year, and we are excited

about working with the

congregation this fall to discern

God’s call on our future, so that

we might grow our impact on

this community.

The NLI Innovations weekend is

scheduled for November 9-11,

2018, but much work is already

in motion behind the scenes.

Next Level

Innovations

Financials—2017 Year in Review Where did your Contributions go in 2017? The chart below shows how our operating fund

budget was spent.

2017 Operating Fund Expenses

Administration & 10.5%

Communications

Bulletins, Website, E-News, Finances,

Office Equipment, Administrative Staff

$180,592

Ministries & Missions 13.3%

Children, Youth, Fellowship, Spiritual

Formation, Congregational Care,

Missions, Ministry Staff

$228,470

Facilities 14.7%

Utilities, Insurance, Building

Maintenance, Parsonage,

Facility Staff

$251,835

2017 Missions Expenses In addition to the missions included in the operating budget above, many of our mission ministries were fully funded

outside of the operating budget in 2017 through fundraisers, special contributions and participant payments. These

numbers do not include many thousands of dollars in in-kind donations of food, clothing and other items.

Operating Fund Missions $80,044

Grace Ministries $ 17,487

FACETS $ 12,630

Rise Against Hunger $ 10,530

WFCM $ 10,000

UM Missionaries $ 5,500

All Other $ 23,897

Self-Funded Missions $108,215

Holiday Food Baskets $ 27,598

Mission Trips $ 24,069

UMCOR $ 14,585

UFOs $ 13,667

ESL $ 9,262

All Other $ 19,034

UMC Connections 15.2%

District & Conference

Apportionments, Missions

& Clergy Funds

$259,392

Mortgage 21.6%

Annual mortgage payment from

ROC and Music wing additions

$370,606

Worship 24.7%

Worship Supplies, Music Ministries,

Audio Visual, Pastors, Music Staff

$423,230

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2018 Budgeted Expenses

Worship $ 459,989

Ministries & Missions $ 227,364

Mortgage $ 370,606

Administration/Communications $ 178,985

Facilities $ 243,562

UMC Connections $ 240,546

Total Budgeted Expenses $ 1,721,052

Capital Campaign

We exist as a church to do the work of Christ in our world. That work starts with worship, continues with

deepening discipleship of children and adults, and culminates in service to the world! Our building is

but a tool for ministry—a heavily used, well worn and extremely effective tool!

In the fall of 2017, we launched the ‘Embracing God’s Future’ campaign with the goals of enacting

needed building repairs, retiring the mortgage, funding a capital reserve and the endowment fund,

and expanding our mission & outreach.

As of March 22, 2018 we have received $571,564 above expenses toward the campaign , with

pledges totaling $1,770,872 from 146 donors. The campaign is now in full swing, and campaign visits

are ongoing. Of the funds already received, $400,000 has been allocated to the trustees to

immediately begin repairs on the leaking roof and other facility repairs. To ensure that these repairs

are done most effectively, an engineering firm has been contracted and is now doing a full analysis of

the repair needs of the building. In addition, $57,156 has been set aside for the mission tithe. The

mission council will bring recommendations to the Church Council on the use of these funds. The

remaining $114,408 has been applied to our mortgage to pay down the principal.

For those who have not already been contacted about a visit, we are continuing to schedule visits in

the coming months. You can also schedule your visit by

calling the church office or visiting the Campaign table in

the narthex on Sunday morning. You will not be asked to

make a financial commitment during the visit. Rather, a

pledge card will be left with you to prayerfully consider.

The campaign is a 3-year campaign, meaning pledges can

be paid in one lump sum, annually over 3 years, monthly

over 36 months, or in whatever increment is most

convenient. Together we can secure the future of

Centreville UMC for the generations to follow.

2018 Operating Fund Budget

Staff–Parish Relations

Chair: Sam Elson (19)

Lay Delegate: Frank Allen Philpot

Pastor (non-voting): Will Montgomery

At Large: Paul Blackwood (18)

Brenda Scudder (18)

Dan Stapleton (18)

Margaret Welker (19)

Jill Lee (19)

Wilson Cook (20)

Linda Nichols (20)

Liz Sherman (20)

Ministry Councils

Administrative Committees

Executive Cmte. of

Church Council

Chair: Ray Leondard (19)

Pastor: Will Montgomery

Finance Admin.: Anne Muradaz

Finance Chair: Joel Pollard

Ch. Council Rep: Diane Pauling

Ch. Council Rep: Kristin Cook

Ch. Council Rep: Lloyd Rowland

Spiritual Formation

Council

Chair: Christine Graham (18)

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

At Large:

David Welker (18)

Allyn Richert (18)

Sue Flom (18)

Debbie Angerman (19)

Wayne Brim (19)

Mike Favole (19)

Kim Wu (20)

Worship Committee

Chair: Joe Alexander (20)

Pastor: Will Montgomery

Pastor: Michelle Holmes Chaney

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

Director Of Music: Becky Jackson

Usher Coordinator: Bob Kohari

Communion: SunHee Kohari

Altar Design: Linda Keithley

Trustees

Chair: Eric Rosenberger (19)

Dir. Facilities: Francis Murray (non-voting)

At Large:

John McNeeley (18)

Blair Robertson (18)

Dave Weisz (18)

Tom Eisenhardt (19)

Dixie Mayall (19)

Gardner Annis (20)

Jerry Johnson (20)

Katherine Rauschnot (20)

Endowment

Chair: John Roderique (19)

At Large:

Bill Schoonmaker (18)

Paul Karstetter (18)

Jay Hurt (18)

Ginger Cahoon (19)

Connie Rickert (19)

Jeff Dohse (20)

Brandon Schepelak (20)

Jim Young (20)

Chairperson: Ray Leonard (19)

Pastor: Will Montgomery

Pastor: Michelle Holmes Chaney

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

Lay Leader: Lloyd Rowland (19)

Lay Leader: Kristin Cook (19)

Lay Leader: John Litzenberger (20)

Lay Leader: Jamie Davidson (20)

SPRC Chair: Sam Elson (19)

Trustees Chair: Eric Rosenberger (19)

Finance Chair: Joel Pollard (19)

Treasurer: Anne Muradaz

Worship Chair :Joe Alexander (20)

Inter-Congr. Cmte Chair: Leigh Westfall (20)

Spiritual Form. Chair: Christine Graham (18)

Children’s Council Rep: Heather Tavares (19)

Youth Council Rep: Rachel Rangel (19)

Life Stewardship Chair: Rebecca McGill (20)

UM Men President: Dick Formica

UM Women President: Pat Wolfe

Mission Chair: Tom Chirdon (18)

Cong. Care Chair: Diane Pauling (20)

CDS Committee Rep: Joyce Dantzler (20)

Recording Secretary: Lynn McElhaney

Congregational Care

Council

Chair: Diane Pauling

Pastor: Michelle Holmes Chaney

Membership: Margaret Welker

Welcoming: Alyson Sengstack

Tea Ministry: Ann Gillen

Transport: Mell Cunningham, Joe Gillen

College Ministry: Joy Rangel

Prayer Shawl: Jean Josefson

Prayer Partners &Fellowship: Britt Estabrooks

Fellowship: Alicia Thoennes

MYCUMC: Rebecca Shepherd

At Large: Valynn Westfall

Denise Tillema, Beth Brickhouse

Sue Bertoglio, Debbie Angerman

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Church Council

Finance

Chair: Joel Pollard (18)

Lay Leader: Lloyd Rowland (19)

Lay Delegate: Joe Alexander (20)

Life Stewardship Chair: Rebecca McGill (20)

Fin. Admin: Anne Muradaz (non-voting)

Church Council Chair: Ray Leonard (19)

SPRC Rep: Brenda Scudder (18)

Trustees Rep: John McNeely (18)

Endowment Chair: John Roderique (19)

District Steward: Paul Karstetter

At Large:

Jenny Jones (18) Matt Diehl (18)

Gary Grasso (19) Len Lawson (19)

Marshall Dantzler (19)

Centreville Day School

Committee

Chair: Kim Proppe (20)

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

Children’s Ministry Director: Diane Beatley

Church Council Rep: Joyce Dantzler (20)

SPRC Representative

At Large: Leslie Whitacre (18)

Harriet Graves (18) Diane Formica (19)

Debbie Werfel (19)

Miscellaneous Officers Camp Highroad Rep.—Steve Shaiko

Boy Scouts Rep.—Michael Adere

District Delegate—Karen Frazier

District Delegate—Gai Gaitonde

Annual Conf. Del.—Joe Alexander

Annual Conf. Del.—John Litzenberger

Annual Conf. Del.—Frank Allen Philpot

An. Conf. Alt:Barb Litzenberger, Gai Gatonde

Membership Secretary: Norma Rose

Outreach Committee

Pastor: Will Montgomery

At Large:

Valynn Westfall

Rich Caldwell

Joy Rangel

Youth Council

Youth Director: Kara Stuebing

Church Council Rep.: Rachel Rangel

At Large:

Nora Collinsworth

Suanne Collinsworth

Jeff Damick

Kamran Damick

Brooke Franconeri

Jen Franconeri

Dana Matthews

Rebecca Matthews

Matthew Montgomery

Joy Rangel

Nominations/Leadership

Development

Pastor/Chair: Will Montgomery

Lay Leader: John Litzenberger (20)

At Large:

Libby Sikkelee (18)

Chuck Litz (18)

Kristine Hurt (18)

Mell Cunningham (19)

Duane Giglia (19)

Joanna Caswell (19)

Peter Hesse (20)

Karen Newman (20)

Barb Shaiko (20)

2018 Lay Leadership

Parsonage Cmte. Chair: Susan Petersen (18)

At Large: Martin Muradaz (19)

Steve Shaiko (20)

Life Stewardship

Chair: Rebecca McGill (20)

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

At Large:

David Peterson (18)

Rich Thompson (18)

Melanie Harrison (19)

Carl Josefson (19)

Cindy Osborn (20)

Amy Swindell (20)

Capital Campaign

Committee Chair: Ray Leonard

Pastor: Will Montgomery

At Large: Martin Muradaz, Kim Wu,

Bert Sikkelee, Joyce Dantzler,

Marshall Dantzler, Dan Stapleton,

Kristin Cook, Dick Formica

Inter-Congregational

Committee (Coordinates with Korean UMC Koinonia)

Chair: Leigh Westfall

Pastor: Will Montgomery

At Large:

Kitty Stapleton

SunHee Kohari

Bob Kohari

( ) Last Year of Term

Children’s Council

Chair: Heather Tavares (19)

Children’s Ministry Director: Diane Beatley

Pastor: Ellen LaCroix Fillette

Preschool Director: Patricia Granberg

At Large:

Vivian Hsieh (18)

Kim Proppe (18)

Chrissy Waite (18)

Devon Arbuckle (19)

Emily Kleinsmith (19)

Stacey Cash (20)

Elizabeth Diehl (20)

Shelby Oakley (20)

Missions Council

Chair: Tom Chirdon (18)

Director of Missions: Phil Mohr

Pastor: Michelle Holmes Chaney

At Large:

Kristine Hurt (18)

Johannah Evans (18)

Wyck Furcron (20

Nancy Rowland (20)

Sally Doucette (20)

Bonnie Young (18)

Bill Wright (18)

Dick Formica (18)

Centreville United Methodist Church 6400 Old Centreville Road

Centreville, Virginia 20121

703-830-2684

www.centreville-umc.org

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