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Leadership in Stewardship Listings for December 2010 |
Dear MCC Friend: In these listings we recognize and congratulate MCC congregations for their achievements and leadership in the areas of generous giving and attendance. Below you will find 4 lists, each of which spotlights a particular aspect of Leadership in Stewardship for the month of December 2010.
These lists are prepared from deposit records and data supplied by churches in the monthly reports they have submitted to the administrative offices in Abilene, Texas (USA). For your church to be eligible for inclusion in these lists, your report and payment(s) must be dated on or before the 10th of the month and received on or before the 20th of the month, as part of our covenant of ministry. I am pleased to share these “Leadership in Stewardship” lists and to include the website addresses of listed churches. Grace and peace, Rev. Nancy L. Wilson |
DECEMBER 2010 LEADERSHIP in EARLY CONTRIBUTIONS |
| Forty-three churches participated in early payment by sending intentional pre-pay installments on tithes not yet due, by remitting tithes on their income as it was received, and/or by ensuring that their contribtuions were verifiably deposited in MCC denominational accounts on/before 9 January. Those churches, in no particular order, are:
FirstCoast MCC – St. Augustine, Florida (Intentional Pre-Pay) Healing Spirit MCC — Rochester, Minnesota (Now Closed) All God’s Children MCC – Minneapolis, Minnesota MCC of the Coachella Valley – Cathedral City, California Sunshine Cathedral MCC – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (Intentional Pre-Pay) Peninsula MCC – San Mateo, California Heartland MCC – Springfield, Illinois (Intentional Pre-Pay) New Spirit Community Church MCC/UCC/DOC – Berkeley, California Gentle Shepherd MCC – Tallahassee, Florida MCC Ocala – Ocala, Florida no website New Creation MCC – Columbus, Ohio (Intentional Pre-Pay) Harvest MCC – Denton, Texas Milwaukee MCC – Milwaukee, Wisconsin New Life MCC – Charlotte, North Carolina MCC Elizabethtown – Elizabethtown, Kentucky MCC Washington D.C. – Washington, District of Columbia (Intentional Pre-Pay) MCC Albuquerque – Albuquerque, New Mexico Exodus MCC – Abilene, Texas Redeemer MCC – Flint, Michigan St. Jude’s MCC – Wilmington, North Carolina LifeJourney MCC – Indianapolis, Indiana King of Peace MCC – St. Petersburg, Florida (Intentional Pre-Pay) Agape MCC – Ft. Worth, Texas MCC of the Quad Cities – Davenport, Iowa Central Texas MCC – Waco, Texas MCC Sacred Journey – Hendersonville, North Carolina no website Gentle Shepherd MCC – Phoenix, Arizona (Intentional Pre-Pay) First MCC of Kansas – Wichita, Kansas MCC Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada MCC of Topeka – Topeka, Kansas Cornerstone MCC – Mobile, Alabama Treasure Valley MCC – Boise, Idaho https://groups.yahoo.com/group/mccboise/ Brightwaves MCC – Brighton, England (Intentional Pre-Pay) Sunrise MCC – Lancaster, California (to become Antelope Valley MCC) Reconciliation MCC – Grand Rapids, Michigan a church 4 me? MCC – Chicago, Illinois Appalachian MCC – Charleston, West Virginia MCC Boston – Boston, Massachusetts (Intentional Pre-Pay) Open Arms MCC – Pahoa, Hawaii New Spirit MCC – Cincinnati, Ohio MCC New Haven – New Haven, Connecticut SunCoast Cathedral MCC – Venice, Florida MCC San Diego – San Diego, California |
DECEMBER 2010 LEADERSHIP in TOTAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS (Payment made on/before 10 January and received on/before 20 January) |
| Many of our churches have participated in one of the size summits that have been conducted over the past year and are now aware of the church size theory approach which categorizes churches into four different groupings based on average weekly attendance: fewer than 50, 51 to 150, 151 to 350, and more than 350. In keeping with an increased focus on size considerations, these leadership in contributions listings are subdivided accordingly. In that MCC comprises more smaller than larger churches, there are more churches listed in the “under 150” categories than in the “over 150” categories.
2010 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN 350 LifeJourney MCC – Indianapolis, IN $3,847.71 AWA = 397 www.jesusmcc.org Sunshine Cathedral MCC – Ft. Lauderdale, FL $2,998.92 AWA = 597 www.sunshinecathedral.org 2010 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE OF 151 to 350 MCC San Diego – San Diego, CA $5,691.09 AWA = 308 www.themetchurch.org MCC Washington D.C. – Washington, DC $5,123.41 AWA = 242 www.mccdc.com All God’s Children MCC – Minneapolis, MN $4,354.13 AWA = 239 www.agcmcc.org King of Peace MCC – St. Petersburg, FL $3,469.49 AWA = 242 www.kingofpeacemcc.com 2010 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE OF 51 to 150 St. John’s MCC – Raleigh, NC $4,108.60 AWA = 136 www.stjohnsmcc.org MCC of Northern Virginia – Fairfax, VA $3,404.51 AWA = 74 www.mccnova.com MCC of the Lehigh Valley – Alentown, PA $2,980.57 AWA = 116 www.mcclv.org FirstCoast MCC – St. Augustine, FL $2,206.50 AWA = 71 www.firstcoastmcc.org MCC Knoxville – Knoxville, TN $1,907.32 AWA = 102 www.mccknoxville.org MCC of Greater Dallas – Dallas, TX $1,787.04 AWA = 63 www.mccgd.org MCC Lubbock – Lubbock, TX $1,725.39 AWA = 76 www.mcclubbock.org 2010 AVERAGE WEEKLY ATTENDANCE OF FEWER THAN 51 Gentle Shepherd MCC – Tallahassee, FL $1,121.58 AWA = 39 www.gentleshepherdmcc.com Peninsula MCC – San Mateo, CA $1,112.45 AWA = 45 www.peninsulamcc.org MCC New Haven – New Haven, CT $ 900.62 AWA = 41 www.mccnh.org New Creation MCC – Columbus, OH $ 848.90 AWA = 35 www.newcreationmcc.org MCC in El Paso – El Paso, TX $ 742.56 AWA = 46 www.mccelpaso.com MCC Ocala – Ocala, FL $ 712.01 AWA = 20 no website Imago Dei MCC – Gradyville, PA $ 586.03 AWA = 28 www.imagodeimcc.org Open Arms MCC – Pahoa, HI $ 579.68 AWA = 30 www.openarmspuna.com Emerald City MCC – Seattle, WA $ 558.94 AWA = 30 www.mccseattle.org MCC Sacred Journey – Hendersonville, NC $ 510.10 AWA = 30 no website NON-NORTH AMERICAN CHURCHES (approx USD amts) $1.00 AUD ≈ $1.02 USD; £1.00 ≈ $1.55 USD Brightwaves MCC – Brighton, ENG $ 386.78 AWA = 37 www.brightwavesmcc.org MCC Good Shepherd – Granville, NSW $ 298.46 AWA = 36 www.mccgoodshepherd.com MCC Brisbane – Brisbane, QLD $ 295.29 AWA = 20 www.mccbris.asn.au |
DECEMBER 2010 LEADERSHIP in ATTENDANCE GAINS |
| Eighteen churches reported increases of 10% or more in average weekly attendance for December 2010 (as compared to December 2009.) Reconciliation MCC – Grand Rapids, MI 148.8% MCC San Diego – San Diego, CA 85.4% MCC Baltimore – Baltimore, MD 60.1% MCC Montana – Great Falls, MT 42.5% Gentle Shepherd MCC – Phoenix, AZ 36.8% Sunrise MCC – Lancaster, CA 36.1% www.sunrisemcc.com (to become Antelope Valley MCC) MCC of the Blue Ridge – Roanoke, VA 32.7% New Light MCC – Hagerstown, MD 32.2% MCC Omaha – Omaha, NE 29.8% MCC Knoxville – Knoxville, TN 28.5% Treasure Valley MCC – Boise, ID 28.1% https://groups.yahoo.com/group.mccboise/ Christ Chapel MCC – Santa Ana, CA 25.9% SunCoast Cathedral MCC – Venice, FL 24.8% MCC Auckland – Auckland, NZ 20.0% no website Emerald City MCC – Seattle, WA 18.8% MCC of the Lehigh Valley – Allentown, PA 14.8% Cornerstone MCC – Mobile, AL 12.7% MCC Washington D.C. – Washington, DC 11.2% |
DECEMBER 2010 LEADERSHIP in PER CAPITA GIVING (Payment made on/before 10 January and received on/before 20 January) |
| NORTH AMERICAN CHURCHES MCC of Northern Virginia – Fairfax, VA $89.75 St. John’s MCC – Raleigh, NC $81.68 Imani MCC – Durham, NC $78.86 Gentle Shepherd MCC – Tallahassee, FL $59.09 New Creation MCC – Columbus, OH $52.66 Imago Dei MCC – Gradyville, PA $51.10 MCC Ocala – Ocala, FL $50.71 no website MCC Sacred Journey – Hendersonville, NC $47.28 no website MCC of Greater Dallas – Dallas, TX $47.24 MCC New Haven – New Haven, CT $46.96 Open Door MCC – Boyds, MD $46.46 MCC of the Blue Ridge – Roanoke, VA $46.32 MCC of Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge, LA $43.48 FirstCoast MCC – St. Augustine, FL $43.04 Open Arms MCC – Pahoa, HI $42.47 All God’s Children MCC – Minneapolis, MN $41.81 MCC Washington D.C. – Washington, DC $41.79 MCC of the Lehigh Valley – Allentown, PA $41.31 MCC of Topeka – Topeka, KS $38.49 Emerald City MCC – Seattle, WA $37.71 NON-NORTH AMERICAN CHURCHES (approx. USD amounts) $1.00 AUD ≈ $1.02 USD; £1.00 ≈ $1.55 USD MCC in East London – London, ENG $33.80 Living Springs MCC – Bath, ENG $30.64 MCC Brisbane – Brisbane, QLD $24.16 |