2009 Annual Report

Our Families Reaching Your Family

for His Family

From our Lead Pastor, Terry Fulks

Mission Statement We strive to restore, develop, and release people to fulfill their Christ-centered mission.

Vision Statement

Our families reaching your family for His family….to help you and your family experience Christ in a new and vital way at a missions-oriented church. We train people to support and nurture spiritual growth through individual relationships, small groups, and celebration gatherings, so you can glorify God with a more fulfilled life in a caring Christian community. There is nothing like the church of Jesus Christ. Therefore, there is nothing like being a pastor of a church. God has given me a heart for the Lake Country Area and a heart for seeing Cross-point do its part in seeing the light, life, and love of Christ spread to this area and then to the world. I thank God for the people at Crosspoint who have responded to God’s Spirit and have embraced Christ’s mission for this broken world. May God be gracious to us and help raise up others who will also embrace Christ’s mission. What drives Crosspoint is the mission that Christ gave His church 2000 years ago and that is found in Matthew where Jesus said:

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

Our mission is to make disciples. To make disciples means that we have to tell others about Jesus Christ. We have to help people see the light of the Gospel of Jesus. We have to be around people that don’t always agree with us. We have to be around people who do not be-lieve. This is what Jesus did and we must imitate His life. We also have to help people who al-ready believe in Christ to practice their profession of faith. We desire to see people mature in their faith and service unto Christ.

In June of 2009, we held a service called, “The Church Has Left the Building.” We had over 900 people involved on a Sunday that went into our community and surrounding communities to help people with various needs. We trust that the light of Jesus Christ came through His church that day. Many of our people continue to serve to this day at the places that they had served during that event. HeartLove Place, who we helped last year and continue to help this year, was also a part of our “The Church Has Left the Building” service. Continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ as they are being “Jesus Christ” to the Milwaukee area.

We were saddened by the news of the director of Youth for Christ of India, Prabha George, passing away. We will continue to support them and their new leadership. We thank God for

P A S T O R ’ S R E PO R T S

those that continue to serve in Waveland and Swaziland. We cannot do everything, but through prayer and discernment we can accomplish what the Lord lays out for us to do.

May God give us the grace to be selfless in 2010. May our Lord grace us with His presence and His power to accomplish the work He has given us to do.

Some Statistics that we thank God for:

Total Inclusive Membership/Regular Attendees 2008: 2,741 2009: 2,842 Average Weekly Attendance 2008: 1,284 2009: 1,325 Total New Professions of Faith - 257 Total Baptisms - 13 Respecfully submitted,

Terry Fulks Lead Pastor Chairman of the Boards

2010 NOMINATING COMMITTEE

John Olszewski Vince Schmidt Joe DeRosa Ray Werth

BOARD OF MINISTRIES: Elect for a one-year term (March 2010 – March 2011) Secretary Laura Sandretti Treasurer Jack Shea Director of Missions Tom Murel Director of Trustees Charlie Keepman Director of Supportive Services Mark Rollefson Youth Ministry Representative Jim Palmer Women’s Ministry Representative Laura Sandretti Director of Audio/Visual Chris Peterson Member at Large Vince Schmidt Member at Large Jay Mason ELDER BOARD: Presently fulfilling a 3-year term: David Pritchard (March 2009 – March 2012) Ray Werth (March 2009 – March 2012) Michael Smith (March 2009 – March 2012) Randy Koschnick (March 2010 – March 2013) Dan Grable (March 2010 – March 2013) Dan Voeltner (March 2010 – March 2013) Van Hall (March 2010 - March 2013) TRUSTEE BOARD: Elect for a one-year term (March 2010 – March 2011) Jeff Bruss Jerry Narloch Tom Boelkow Mark Jorgensen Bill Suechting Presently serving a 3 - year term: Charlie Keepman (March 2009 – March 2012) Sam Brock (March 2009 – March 2012) Eric Tetzlaff (March 2009 – March 2012)

DEACONS & DEACONESSES: Elect for a one-year term (March 2010 – 2011) Robert Fischer Wendy Fischer Chris Manthey Poppy Manthey Mark Rollefson Ann Rollefson Thomas Wayne Denise Wayne Marilyn Howlett Shirley Huebner Treva Davis Rodney Barnes John Olszewski Dana Olszewski ASSISTANT TREASURER: Elect for a one-year term (March 2010 –March 2011)

Rodney Barnes

NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT

TREASURER’S R E P O R T

2009 was a challenging year for our church and many of our families. Economic conditions continued to deteriorate through out the year. We can see the hand of God as he provides for his church. Total contributions for 2009 were $1,772,031 which amounted to a decrease of 2.5% compared to 2008. The net operating expenses (expenses minus operating income) of the General Fund for 2009 totaled $1,495,611 which was $359,169 less than the budget and $82,112 greater than 2008. Net operating expenses exceeded contributions for the General fund by $18,364. The Building Fund contributions totaled $207,424 compared to debt service payments of $272,517 which resulted in a shortfall of $65,093. The Building Fund shortfall consumed fi-nancial resources that otherwise would be available for General Fund activity. The mortgage was reduced by $130,689 during 2009 resulting in a balance of $2,724,960 as of December 31, 2009. The combined cash balances of the General and Building funds were $205,095 as of Decem-ber 31, 2009 which is $42,544 less than the previous year. The proposed 2010 budget is presented in detail in the following pages along with historical information for 2007 through 2009. The combined (Missions, General and Building funds) 2010 budget of $2,209,266 is $18,531 less than the 2009 budget and $354,954 greater than 2009 actual. The proposed budget reflects the estimated ministry needs from all of our staff and ministry leaders (offset by any anticipated program service revenue), day-to-day operat-ing expenses of the church, staff salaries, benefits, and other essential expenses. The Board of Ministries has identified a portion of the budget, as they did in 2008 & 2009, totaling $250,000 considered as a challenge to the congregation. These identified items of the budget will be approved in the last half of the year only as revenue is available. In 2009 funding was not adequate to approve any of the $250,000 challenge portion of the budget. I would like to thank Deb Bruss our Financial/Office Manager and her assistant Michelle Shaw, for their many hours of faithful service to our church in maintaining our financial records. A special thanks also to Doc Barnes, our Assistant Treasurer, and Don Riebe and Bill Schneeberg for processing all the offerings and related bank deposits each week. I also want to thank Kim Mason for entering all the individual giving envelopes into our tracking system. Through the faithful service of these servants of the Lord our church is greatly blessed. May God continue to bless us as we join Him in his work. Jack Shea, Treasurer

2010 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY

2007 Actual 2008 Actual 2009 Actual 2009 Budget

2010 Budget

PROGRAMS & MINISTRIES

Youth & Children's Net

Total $ 46,814 $ 69,408 $ 41,333 $ 88,675 $ 83,970

Adult Ministries

Net Total $ 81,263 $ 63,430 $ 67,835 $ 143,740 $ 115,365

Other Ministries

Net Total $ 117,315 $ 70,290 $ 77,398 $ 119,990 $ 127,550

PROGRAMS & MINIS-

TRIES TOTAL $ 245,392 $ 203,128 $ 186,566 $ 352,405 $ 326,885

PERSONNEL $ 819,250 $ 843,554 $ 924,297 $ 986,460 $ 973,244

FACILITIES & GROUNDS

Building &

Grounds Total $ 121,392 $ 107,576 $ 126,432 $ 157,391 $ 190,320

Utilities Total $ 71,391 $ 74,904 $ 69,992 $ 79,000 $ 79,000

Office Total $ 39,886 $ 62,262 $ 58,500 $ 104,625 $ 99,800

Meetings/Conference Total $ 42,798 $ 33,215 $ 39,624 $ 75,399 $ 67,500

Designated Fund

Total $ 86,318 $ 88,860 $ 90,200 $ 100,000 $ 100,000

GENERAL FUND TOTAL $ 1,426,427 $ 1,413,499 $ 1,495,611 $ 1,855,280 $ 1,836,749

BUILDING FUND $ 274,271 $ 260,634 $ 272,517 $ 272,517 $ 272,517

MISSION FUND $ 103,848 $ 95,947 $ 86,184 $ 100,000 $ 100,000

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Program Fees

Building Fund

Missions Fund

General Fund

Crosspoint Community Church - Total Revenue

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Budget

General Fund $454,669 $523,796 $578,615 $607,289 $670,751 $852,019 $1,092,241 $1,191,844 $1,411,530 $1,501,118 $1,477,248 $1,836,749

Missions Fund $73,324 $93,303 $82,771 $78,146 $68,478 $81,362 $93,595 $97,104 $103,848 $95,741 $87,361 $100,000

Building Fund $27,029 $15,471 $86,949 $182,651 $350,186 $402,269 $262,185 $234,117 $172,474 $219,716 $207,424 $272,517

Program Fees $67,997 $77,856 $83,166 $96,509 $92,849 $144,428 $214,882 $139,423 $178,969 $219,698 $195,298

TOTAL $623,019 $710,426 $831,501 $964,595 $1,182,264 $1,480,078 $1,662,903 $1,662,488 $1,866,821 $2,036,273 $1,967,331 $2,209,266

Crosspoint Community Church

Average Weekly Worship Attendance & Total Contributions

Average Weekly Worship Attendance Contributions

Growth Rate Average

Weekly Avg. Annually 3-Year Avg. Total per Atten-

dee

2009 1325 3.20% 5.80% $1,772,033 $1,337

2008 1284 6.10% 9.80% $1,816,575 $1,415

2007 1210 8.00% 13.00% $1,687,852 $1,395

2006 1120 15.10% 18.90% $1,523,065 $1,360

2005 973 16.00% 17.30% $1,448,021 $1,488

2004 839 25.60% 13.10% $1,335,650 $1,592

2003 668 10.20% 4.50% $1,089,415 $1,631

2002 606 3.40% 1.00% $868,086 $1,432

2001 586 -0.20% 1.70% $748,335 $1,277

2000 587 -0.20% 6.90% $632,570 $1,078

1999 588 5.40% 9.40% $555,022 $944

1998 558 15.50% 10.90% $509,968 $914

1997 483 7.30% 7.50% $414,771 $859

1996 450 9.80% 10.50% $371,232 $825

1995 410 5.40% $376,794 $919

1994 389 16.50% $355,815 $915 1993 334 $258,259 $773

1. Intimate relationship with Christ. Definition: A disciple is to be familiar, open, and satisfied in the presence of Christ. Key word: intimate Scripture: John 13:23 Personification: John 2. Live the Spirit-filled life.

Definition: The daily empowering influence of the Holy Spirit to make us more like Christ in character and priorities of life.

Key word: Holy Spirit Scripture: Galatians 5:16 Personification: Peter 3. Servant attitude. Definition: A servant attitude is to joyfully see and meet the needs of others. Key word: servant Scripture: Ruth 1:16-17 Personification: Ruth 4. Knows and applies God’s Word. Definition: A disciple is constantly applying God’s Word to everyday life in order to be set free. Key word: Bible Scripture: Acts 18:26 Personification: Priscilla 5. Lovingly committed to growth of others. Definition: A disciple is committed to the empowerment of people in order to build them up to spiritual maturity. Key word: fellowship Scripture: Acts 15:35-39 Personification: Barnabas 6. A passionate worship of God. Definition: A disciple’s lifestyle exemplifies an insatiable hunger to know, enjoy, and love God. Key word: worship Scripture: Psalm 63:1 Personification: David 7. Committed to Christ’s Mission.

Definition: A disciple strives to reach the world with the Gospel of Christ regardless of personal cost.

Key word: outreach Scripture: Romans 9:2-3 Personification: Paul 8. Consistent prayer life.

Definition: A disciple practices God’s presence through a continual and personal communication with our loving Lord.

Key word: prayer Scripture: Daniel 6:10 Personification: Daniel Original of Crosspoint Community Church 12/98

DESCRIPTION OF A DISCIPLED PERSON

• Biblical Truth—II Timothy 3:16-17, I Thessalonians 1:5-7 We believe that the Bible is the Word of God and should be taught in the power of His Spirit in order to transform lives. • Great Commission—Matthew 28:19-20, I Timothy 1:15, Mark 16:15 We believe that Christ died for all people; therefore, we should prioritize our lives in order to share Christ’s good news with people here and abroad. • Small Groups—Acts 2:42-44, Acts 6:2-3 We believe small groups are God’s primary community for creating loving, long-lasting relationships and raising up spiritually-gifted leaders. • Glorify God—I Corinthians 10:31, Romans 15:6-7, Psalm 16:11 We believe the greatest good is to glorify and enjoy God; therefore, all that we do should be to that end. • Local Church—Acts 14:23, 16:5, Titus 1:5, II Corinthians 8:18-19 We believe God’s primary focus is reaching people and discipling them into local churches that help people grow in their faith. • Serving Others—Ephesians 4:11-13, Mark 10:45, Matthew 20:26-27 We believe people need to be spiritually equipped in order to serve the community of believers and the community at large. • Personal Spiritual Growth—Philippians 3:8-11, II Timothy 4:3-5, 13 We believe people are responsible to maintain a personal, vibrant relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ right up to the end of their lives.

CORE VALUES OF CROSSPOINT