2018 AT PEACHTREE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A Year of God’s Guidance and Direction
A Letter from Dr. Richard Kannwischer CONTENTS The Vision Team’s Work Is Put Into Action 4 Our New Visual Identity
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All Mission. All In.
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A Place to Belong
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Peachtree by the Numbers
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Financials 14
Dear Peachtree Family: As I reflect on my second year of partnership in ministry with you, I am reminded of the eternal goodness and faithfulness of God. I am in awe of the guidance He provides, the opportunities He prepares, and the resources He presents through your inspirational giving. As the Apostle Paul states in his letter to the Ephesians, we, as individuals and as a Christian community, have a clear calling: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. – Ephesians 2:10 Not only did God create us to do good works, but He also calls us together as the Body of Christ to engage in His mission in the world. That inspires and challenges me, and I hope the same is true for you. 2018 was a year we came together and implemented the plan we believe He ordained and anointed through the work of our Vision Team. We are ‘Joining Christ daily in the restoration of all things.’ The restoration begins in our hearts and minds and then is made manifest in our community and world. The following pages celebrate some of our 2018 Kingdom work in Atlanta and around the world. It bears reminding, though, that the numbers represent lives, and our efforts have eternal implications. My prayer now is a prayer of thanksgiving for each of you who are sacrificially empowering Kingdom results and a petition asking God that all people who call Peachtree home will desire to grow in Christ and engage in Christ’s restoration as we seek to identify and complete that which ‘God prepared in advance for us to do.’ With hope and anticipation,
Dr. Richard Kannwischer Senior Pastor
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4:15
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The efforts of the Vision Team, which began work in 2017, was finalized and approved by the Session. The implementation of our mission and vision began in 2018.
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Peachtree members on our Habitat for Humanity construction site.
The Vision Team’s Work Is Put Into Action Our Mission
Our Strategy
Joining Christ daily in the restoration of all things
A three-part strategy designed to engage every Peachtree member on a path to spiritual maturity and service was developed and enacted.
Our Values Unexpected Togetherness Because the Gospel brings everyone to the table
Gentle Reverence
Behold in worship
A weekly celebration and calibration of God’s grace
Belong to a community
Because the Gospel requires both grace and truth
A mid-sized fellowship (30–80) for study, prayer, fellowship, and service
Disruptive Compassion
Become on a journey
Because the Gospel changes us all for good
An intentional and relational community of 2–4 people for deep exploration
Our Measures: GrACE Our journey together includes each of us becoming more
Grateful
instead of entitled
Available
instead of hurried
Curious
instead of self-centered
Encouraging instead of critical
Our New Visual Identity A Branding Team was appointed to work with our ministry consultant, Auxano, to develop and deliver a new visual identity. The final artwork, designed to provide a strong visual and graphic representation for Peachtree was presented to and unanimously approved by the Session in the summer of 2018. The new logo and identity package was unveiled to the congregation in the fall of 2018. The chevron-based design borrowed architectural elements from our iconic 8-sided steeple and integrated them to create a traditional, equidistant cross. The cross at the center of Peachtree’s logo represents the centrality of Christ in our mission, joining Christ daily. The negative space creates a ‘boundless cross’, meaning we share the love of Christ in service with everyone, everywhere. The outward directed chevrons, pointing north, south, east, and west, indicate a faith community reaching out through the entire world working to restore all things.
Our three-part strategy developed by the Vision Team is supported by icons that utilize the chevron symbol.
Learn more: PeachtreeChurch.com/Logo
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ… Galatians 6:14
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I am making all things new! Revelation 21:5
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All Mission. All In. With our new mission, values, and strategy clearly defined, Peachtree leadership determined a new, simplified giving rhythm would help communicate our new vision. The fall Annual Fund drive and the springtime Missions drive were combined into a single pledge period. The All Mission, All In message was adopted as a theme to reiterate our conviction that everything we do is part of our restoration mission. The All In piece of the statement stresses the importance of full participation by all who call Peachtree home. The first year results of this initiative were promising and inspiring.
New Pledges for 2019
246
Up 24% over 2018
Total Amount of New Pledges for 2019
$1,185,529 Up 20% over 2018
Total Pledge Amount for 2019
$9,077,133 Up 12% over 2018
Median Annual Pledge
$4,000
Half of all pledges are more than $4,000 and the other half are less than $4,000.
A Place To Belong In 2018, a new initiative was launched emphasizing the second step in our three-step process to fully participate at Peachtree and pursue spiritual maturity. Step Two is Belong to a Community and is intended to encourage everyone at Peachtree to find a place to belong in a mid-size community. A wide variety of communities meet on and off campus on Sundays and during the week and provide the opportunity to build relationships, grow in your faith, and serve others. Resources were committed to update meeting spaces, providing new technology and tools to enhance the teaching and learning environment. More than 80 community leaders participated in training specifically created to empower this initiative. Existing communities are being encouraged to invite new members and new communities are being established, providing a wide variety of opportunities for varied interests and life stages.
The Goal: Double the number of people in a mid-size community.
‌so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:5
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Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. Acts 5:14
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Peachtree by the Numbers Easter Attendance
6021
Christmas Eve Attendance
9500
Members
6788
New Members
269
Baptisms
134
Families
Missions
Children: Birth–Grade 4
$155,000
Registered for Sunday programs
sent to drill 39 new wells and repair 71 existing wells, providing 108 villages with safe drinking water
Average weekly attendance
154th
1200 450
Students: Grade 5–12 Registered for Sunday programs
832
Average weekly attendance
175
Number of students who attended mission trips
55
Number of students who completed Confirmation
86
Habitat for Humanity house completed
190,055
seed envelopes packed by 1,259 volunteers and sent to Malawi and Liberia
5000
Blessing Bags packed and distributed to schools in the area More than
$100,000
given for victims of human trafficking in Atlanta, Guatemala, and India
Revenues (Contributions or Gifts Received) | $14,239,321 ■
Unrestricted Contributions (83%)
■ Other Contributions and Income (17%)
Total Expenses | $13,381,707 / Net Revenue | $857,614
Expenses Detail Personnel | $6,230,556 ■ Salaries (85%)
■ Insurance, Pension & Other Expenses (15%)
Benevolences | $2,613,472 ■ Domestic Benevolences (36%)
■ Global Benevolences (49%)
■ Other Designated Offerings (15%)
Activities & Administration | $1,469,189 ■ Administration (40%)
■ IT/WEB/Telecom (31%)
■ Communications & Production (16%)
■ Sunday Transportation (13%)
Plant Operations & Maintenance | $1,330,962 ■ Facility Maintenance & Renovation (67%)
■ Utilities (33%)
Debt Services | $1,040,145
Church Ministry Support | $697,383 ■ Family Ministries (Children & Students) (39%)
■ Worship & Music (35%)
■ Adult Discipleship & Evangelism (26%)
Balance Sheet (as of 12/31/18)
Summary Statement REVENUES (Contributions or Gifts Received) Unrestricted Contributions Other Contributions and Income
Total Revenues (Gifts Received) EXPENSES Benevolences
Domestic Benevolences Global Benevolences Other Designated Offerings
Total Benevolences Church Ministry Support
11,760,227 2,479,094
$14,239,321
933,471 1,282,428 397,573
2,613,472 274,852 240,701 181,830
Total Church Ministry Support
697,383
Salaries 5,287,224 Insurance, Pension & Other Expenses 943,332
Administration 584,048 IT/WEB Technology/Telecom Expenses 461,669 Communications & Production 232,989 Sunday Transportation 190,483
1,469,189
Plant Operations & Maintenance
Facility Maintenance & Renovation 894,549 Utilities 436,413
Total Plant Operations & Maintenance 1,330,962
Total Expenses NET REVENUE
Accounts Payable & Accrued Expenses Deferred Revenue Notes Payable Retirement Commitments
Total Liabilities NET ASSETS
Net Assets with no Donor Restrictions Net Assets with Donor Restrictions
$64,647,500
354,408 147,375 16,040,555 750,000
17,292,338 41,866,444 5,488,718
47,355,162
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $64,647,500
6,230,556
Activities & Administration
Debt Service
LIABILITIES
Total Net Assets
Personnel
Total Activities & Administration
Cash & Cash Equivalents 7,493,838 Investments 3,110,018 Property & Equipment, net 53,875,274 Fair Market Value of Derivative Instrument 112,356 Other Assets 56,014
Total Assets
Family Ministries (Children & Students) Worship & Music Adult Discipleship & Evangelism
Total Personnel Expenses
ASSETS
1,040,145 $13,381,707 $857,614
1. The Peachtree Trust gave an additional $116,040 to various Benevolences in 2018. 2. Sunday School classes gave an additional $70,000 in Benevolences in 2018. 3. Total giving to Presbyterian Causes was $565,443. 4. 60% of Net Revenue was applied toward debt reduction and the remaining to maintenance, equipment, and church reserves.
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