20/21
ANNUAL REPORT
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
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INTRODUCTION North Metro Church, Welcome to our inaugural annual report, a collection of important numbers and moments over the past ministry year (July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021) at North Metro Church. This past year was unprecedented in many ways with a global pandemic that left the world unsure of how to carry forward, including us. We leaned into what God was saying and continued to be on mission in helping people find and follow Jesus in these uncertain times. Chances are you heard the word pivot once or twice as we followed the Holy Spirit’s leading in all things. Looking back, it is all because of His kindness. Most annual reports are driven by numbers but a lot of our wins this year are going to be celebrated with dates on the calendar, celebrating moving forward as a church body.
Rob McDowell Lead Pastor, North Metro Church
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Found People Find People
We believe the Lord has entrusted us with our mission, We Help People Find and Follow Jesus, and we take that seriously. Salvations and baptisms are two ways that we’re able to acknowledge and celebrate what the Lord, in His kindness, continues to do around here.
2 0 2 0 V I S I O N U P D AT E 1,000
In 2016 we set a God-sized goal that by the year 2020 North Metro Church would help 1,000 people find Jesus by telling our friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers about our great God who loves us immeasurably more than we can imagine. As of December 31, 2020 we saw 783 people place their faith in Jesus.
2025 VISION
FIND 1,000
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We know that if you aim for nothing, you’ll hit it every time. So, we’re setting another Godsized goal to help another 1,000 people find Jesus from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2025. We’re going to do this by praying our guts out and being fully dependent on the Lord!
BAPTISM
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In the past year, 28 People publicly acknowledged Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior through baptism.
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Church Beyond the Walls N M C+ With the building closed, we had to pivot and focus solely on bringing a great church experience to the screen. And with that, NMC+ was launched. We were encouraged that so many people found NMC+ and engaged with the platform this ministry year.
Watching Live Services
Watching On-Demand
▷ Total: 65,800
▷ Total: 188,000
▷ Monthly Average: 5,100
▷ Unique Viewers: 11,000
▷ Weekly Average: 1,265
Viewing Devices ▷ Phones: 169,000+ ▷ Computers: 16,000+ ▷ TV’s: 1,000+
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Viewers in 29 Countries
625
N M C+ F A C E B O O K C A M P U S
January 2021 we launched a safe space on the NMC+ Facebook Campus to
connect with church family on a daily basis and support one another.
CAMPUS
▷ 625 Joined the NMC+ Facebook Campus
PODCASTS We stepped into the world of podcasting as a way to digitally reach NMC Family and beyond.
TALK OF THE TOWN
ON THE CLOCK
A seasonal podcast for families on the go!
A bi-weekly podcast that acts as a reminder to all men that we are on the clock.
▷ First episode: May 28, 2020 ▷ 17 Episodes
▷ First Episode: November 19, 2020
▷ 1,950 Unique downloads
▷ 18 Episodes
▷ 16 Countries represented
▷ 3,775 Unique Downloads
among listeners
▷ 8 Countries represented among listeners
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Welcome Back, Welcome Home J U LY 1 2 , 2 0 2 0 Our first Sunday with the option to attend services back on campus after 17 Sundays being online only due to COVID-19 closure. We used digital reservation forms to ensure we had a socially distanced seat for everyone interested in attending in one of three viewing options provided: Auditorium, Theater, and Outdoor Pavilion.
Can’t Touch This Video ▷ The NMC staff had some fun communicating reopening policies and procedures with a Can’t Touch This music video.
Scan here to watch
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OC TOBER 25, 2020 After three months of operating Sunday mornings with staff members only, we welcomed Tablesetters back to serve in Guest Services, Town Square, and Shift. Tablesetters allowed reopening Next Generation environments and expand Guest Services as they each helped set the tables for others to experience the grace of God.
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Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
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Christmas Carols
March 28, 2021
Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest! Hosanna in the highest!
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Next Gen KIDS Our Kid’s Ministry, Town Square, got creative during the COVID-19 closure, quickly creating engaging online content for 2 year-olds through 4th-grade-students.
4,402 BABIES 48 SQUARE
ONLINE CURRICULUM VIEWS
DEDICATED
TOWN
Baby Dedication is a service with an intentional environment, focused on the celebration of life and the dedication parents make to raise their child to God’s teaching and instruction.
REOPENING
327 ATTENDED CAMPERS
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October 25, 2020 We were safely able to welcome all ages back on campus in Town Square.
Pine Cove City 2021 ▷ 18 Decisions to follow Jesus at Pine Cove City 2021
This year we welcomed a new Student Pastor, Derek McClardy.
STUDENTS
Derek gives leadership to our Student Ministry, serving middle school (5-7th), high school (8-12th), and college-aged young adults (ages 18-22).
Discipleship Track is an opportunity for students to explore and grow their faith by applying biblical truths to the spiritual disciplines of prayer, worship, evangelism, and Bible study.
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PARTICIPATED IN SHIFT SHIFT STUDENTS DISCIPLESHIP TRACK
18 STUDENTS
COMPASS PARTICIPATED IN
RE OPENING
DISCIPLESHIP TRACK
October 25, 2020 We were safely able to welcome all 5-7th grade students back on campus.
FIRST GATHERING
January 10, 2021 A brand-new high school environment called Compass was launched helping to point our 8-12th grade students in the direction of finding and following Jesus, no matter where they are in their faith.
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O P E R AT I O N P I V O T Public schools going virtual quickly created
Operation Pivot Initiatives
numerous needs in our community. Together
1. Renewing financial commitment
we stepped in to tangibly support Marietta City Schools and Cobb County School District by launching a variety of initiatives to come alongside families and be the church. $169,458 Weekly offering (August 9-15, 2020) that went 100% into the community for technology and childcare needs.
to keep a faith-based counselor in a local public high school.
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2. Financial gifts to support technology and childcare needed for virtual learning.
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3. Providing influence and support directly
to students through character education courses at a local high school.
4. North Metro Church acting as a resource and connection point for volunteer and job opportunities in the community.
▷ $50,000 to Marietta City Schools ▷ $75,000 to Cobb County School System
5. Providing a safe space for students
to study and socialize in-person with
THOUSA
6. Safely mobilizing during the pandemic to thank and bless teachers through a Teacher Encouragement Note Drive. 7. Safely mobilizing during the pandemic to equip students for success through a School Supply Drive supporting a local elementary school.
8. Prayer and fasting as a unifying way to show our dependence on God in this time.
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MARIETTA CITY SCHOOLS
their peers in the NMC Cafe.
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THOUSA
COBB COUNTY SCHOOLS
P R AY E R Many of you joined together for a Day of Prayer and Fasting on August 17, 2020. The PDF resource was a helpful tool for uniting in prayer and setting the posture for the coming ministry year.
Prayer and Fasting Guide ▷ 1,003 Day of Prayer and Fasting guide downloads
2020 Prayer and Fasting Guide
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Mobilization
580,924
We believe that God has extended his love to
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all people and is inviting them to be a part of His family, the Church. North Metro is just one small part of this worldwide family, but we want to make sure that everyone knows
given towards mobilization
they are welcome, from our neighbor across the street to the nations across the world.
HOPE FOR CHRISTMAS Along with most things in 2020, our fourth annual Hope for Christmas looked a little different. As a church, we pivoted to provide gifts for children and meals for families in our community through our partnership with Marietta City Schools. ▷ 265 - Families Served
Hope K Christmas
▷ 690 - Children Submitted Christmas Wish List
265 ▷ 1,380 - Gifts Given
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December 2019 North Metro Church purchased a truck intending to use it to go beyond our church walls and mobilize our church in the community, and it has done just that. Along the way, it received the name Mobi.
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Partners ORPHAN PREVENTION COMMUNIT Y NMC’s International Ministry, Orphan Prevention Community, seeks to strengthen families and prevent orphans in Guatemala. Orphan Prevention Community has created a model that connects local churches, leaders, and communities together to love and support one another.
M ISSI O N A RY PA R T N E R S NMC’s missionary partners are individuals or families who are carrying the Good News to the ends of the earth. We believe in these missionaries and support them
Tracy McHam Cru City
financially and prayerfully in their efforts.
Kevin & Lydia Eaton
Ayla Norris
Drew Renno
David Potts
Cru Campus
Cru Campus
Cru Campus
Cru High School
Luke & Michelle Stannard
Secure Missionary
Matt & Emily Harper
Casey & Lupita Cook
Cru Jesus Film
Operation Mobilization
Youth With a Mission
Mission to the World
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M O B I L I Z AT I O N P A R T N E R S We joyfully serve alongside our amazing partners both locally and globally. We are trusting God to use our church, To Help People Find And Follow Jesus!
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Church Plants CURRENT CHURCH PLANTS An expression of our multiplication strategy, multiplying the mission to help people to find and follow Jesus.
AUBURN, ALABAMA
DALLAS, GEORGIA
PANAJACHEL, GUATEMALA
Grace Auburn Church was planted
Creekside Church was planted
Through our International Ministry
and opened its doors on June
on September 8, 2019. They
partner Orphan Prevention
1, 2018. They exist for the city,
exist to glorify God and make
Community, we’ve been working
campus, and nations to know
disciples by radically loving
with a local church in Guatemala for
and love Jesus by establishing
and simply equipping.
several years, Templo de Alabanza
authentic Gospel communities.
led by Pastor Pablo de la Cruz. Gregg Sizemore is the Lead Pastor
Matt Dean is the Lead Pastor of
to Creekside Church and his wife,
Pablo and his team have identified
Grace Auburn Church. In 2002,
Leilani serves as the Director of
a new local community in need
Matt and his wife, April, established
Operations. They chose the North
of a church. Xecotoj is a small
Grace Ministries that served the
Paulding area to plant their church
village in the Western Highlands
community of Auburn University
because it is one of the fastest-
of Guatemala, not far from Lake
and focused on college students
growing communities in the county,
Atitlan. Many of its residents were
up until 2009 when God then took
with the vast majority not claiming
relocated there after Hurricane Stan
them to serve abroad in Hong
to be part of a faith community.
caused widespread devastation
Kong, and Mainland, China. Now, they’re back where it all started. Matt and April have seven children: Josh, Caleb, Luke, Anna Grace, Noelle, Violette, and Elizabeth. Their son, Noah is with Jesus.
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Gregg and Leilanie have two children, Caeden and Brielle.
in 2005. North Metro Church has stepped in to financially support the new church, which will be the first in this community.
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14.70%
.46%
14.70%
13.12%
Breakdown of expenses Operations Savings
32.72% 39.46%
13.12%
Breakdown of expenses
32.72%
Financials
Operations Savings
Staffing Ministry Expense
Ministry Year-End Financial Summary Income: $6,095,516.20
Staffing
Expense:
Ministry Expense
$4,900,984.52
▷ Operations - According to most church publications and guidelines a great goal is to keep operational expenses under 15%
Over(under): $1,194,531.68
of total income. We were able to maintain a healthy ratio while paying cash to purchase a new sound system for the Auditorium.
▷ Savings - This is unique to NMC, in most churches, this would be loan payments but as a church that is called to be debt-free we have to save as much as possible for the future especially given these uncertain times.
▷ Staffing - According to most church publications and guidelines, staffing costs should be less than 50% of total income. We were able to retain our entire staff through COVID-19 and still maintain an excellent staffing ratio.
▷ Ministry Expense - According to most church publications and guidelines ministry expenses should be 15% of your total
Our stone of remembrance of the day we became debt free January 6, 2016.
expenses. We are right in line here and as we say at NMC we unapologetically tilt that budget toward the Next Generation which makes up 20% of total ministry expenses.
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