FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ATLANTA • ANNUAL REPORT 2018
Letter from Senior Pastor Dear Friends, Now twenty-four months into our Long Range Strategic Plan (On the Way to 175), we are seeing and experiencing – by God’s grace – a renewed sense of purpose and mission in the faith and life of our congregation. In 2018, and stemming from our LRSP, we implemented a new brand-identity, website, and communications strategy. We launched our social entrepreneurship venture, Epiphany, which has engaged over 100 members to support and mentor social entrepreneurs and their big ideas to change the world. We facilitated a congregation-wide Servant Leadership seminar entitled, Lead Like Jesus. We launched firstpresedu.com, a website that curates and houses high-level theological and biblical content for a lay audience. We reorganized our leadership structures to be more efficient and effective in deploying the time and talents of both our staff and lay leadership. We commissioned a team to help prepare the way for a campus master planning process. Through Community Ministries and Global Mission, we continued to deepen our relationships with those we serve and with whom we partner. And, finally, both our worship attendance and online participation increased, and our giving exceeded expectations, producing an $88,000 surplus. We have much to be thankful for as the Holy Spirit continues to lead us into God’s purposes for our lives, this city, and the world! Blessings, Tony Sundermeier
Membership Statistics Membership, 1/1/18 Total: 1846 New Members
Membership, 12/31/18 Total: 1897 Confirmands
TOTAL GAINS
Transfers Out
Deaths
Total Losses
NET TOTAL
2018 71
16
87
11 23 34 53
2017 77
14
91
37 15 52 39
2016 73
23
96
22 13 35 61
2015 48
12
60
20 23 43 17
2014 38
25
63
38 21 59 4
2013 47
22
69
75
2012 61
23
84
48 19 67 17
2011 41
22
63
50 20 70
2010 48
18
66
32 15 47 19
2009 40
22
62
32 24 56 6
25 100
-31 -7
2018
2018
2019
Revenue Actual Budget Budget Contribution Revenue $3,972,761 $3,879,265 $4,048,200 Endowment Income $865,445 $861,339 $934,844 Endowment Income-Stembler $191,603 $191,603 $196,706 Other $431,898 $422,000 $488,000 Release from Operating Reserves 0 $290,417 $128,648 Total $5,461,707 $5,644,624 $5,796,398 Expenses Care Communications Christian Education Emerging Generations Adult Discipleship Stembler Ministry Connections Community Global Mission Session Commitments & Expenses Worship Arts Administration Property Management Other Management* Total Net
$274,378 $621,449
$271,247 $654,262
$321,076 $681,075
$422,963 $82,189 $191,603 $38,950 $585,385 $230,136
$450,832 $90,737 $191,603 $50,850 $628,105 $264,070
$453,063 $133,852 $196,706 $39,300 $635,421 $286,517
$ 115,111 122,405 $128,250 $603,579 $628,549 $675,400 $36,733 $39,547 $35,000 $1,395,873 $775,350 $5,373,699
$1,442,579 $809,838 $5,644,624
$1,351,983 $858,755 $5,796,398
$88,008 - -
Gathering
Average Weekly Participation
6:30, Prayer Breakfast
252
8:00, Chapel
42
9:00, Fifield
149
11:00, Sanctuary
354
Live Stream, 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
239
2018 WEEKLY AVERAGE:
1,044
Easter Attendance (Sunday, April 1)
1,415
Christmas Eve Attendance (Monday, December 24)
1,917
We celebrated 43 Baptisms. We celebrated 12 Weddings.
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