“And day by day the Lord added to
their number those who were being saved.” (Acts 2:47)
One of the responsibilities that all
United Methodist churches have at the first of each year is to give a
statistical accounting of their annual ministry. As this data was prepared for our “2013
Year-End-Report” to the North Georgia Annual Conference, I thought you might be
interested in what I consider to be some of the highlights:
• Total number of new members in 2013: +56
• New members joining in 2013 by profession or reaffirmation of Christian
faith: +29
• Number of persons baptized (all
ages): 19
• Net growth of ECUMC church membership in 2013: +40
• Church membership as of December 31, 2013: 1012 (the highest thus far in our
church’s
history)
• Average attendance for all worship services during
2013: 362
• Average attendance in all Sunday School classes
during 2013: 249
• ECUMC diversity: percentage of
membership not from Anglo-Caucasian origin:
10.07%
• Number of persons engaged in mission: 143
• Number of persons served in mission: 30,152
• Number of family units
financially supporting our church’s mission & ministry: 268
• Total offerings received:
$750,873
• Amount spent in 2013 on program ministry and operational expenses (excludes
salaries): $217,528
• Amount given during 2013 for local, state, and world mission ministry: $145,499
• Current value of all church-owned buildings &
property: $5,804,581
• Amount given thus-far towards "be BOLD"
capital campaign: $416,899
As you can see, the statistics reveal
that great things are happening at East Cobb U.M.C., with more great things
still to come. So if you haven’t
already, I pray that this year you and your family will “get in” on what God is
doing in our midst as we seek to carry out our mission of being “A Mosaic of
God’s Family: Gathering; Growing; and Going”! Remember, God loves you and I do, too!
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