Dear Friends, I'm so thankful as I look back at all the ways God has ...
Dear Friends, I'm so thankful as I look back at all the ways God has ...
Dear Friends, I'm so thankful as I look back at all the ways God has ...
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<strong>Dear</strong> <strong>Friends</strong>,<br />
I’m <strong>so</strong> <strong>thankful</strong> <strong>as</strong> I <strong>look</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>all</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>ways</strong> <strong>God</strong> h<strong>as</strong> worked in and through our church in<br />
2012. This year, more than ever, He h<strong>as</strong> imprinted on our hearts <strong>the</strong> importance of being salt and<br />
light in our world. Focused on th<strong>at</strong> purpose, our church h<strong>as</strong> transformed lives and reached out<br />
with <strong>the</strong> love of Christ to many in our community and around <strong>the</strong> globe.<br />
This ever-changing world needs Christ more than ever. Let us remain centered on Him and on <strong>the</strong><br />
important purpose He h<strong>as</strong> given us <strong>as</strong> we <strong>look</strong> forward to where He will lead us in 2013.<br />
Mark Foreman<br />
Lead P<strong>as</strong>tor<br />
KEY HIGHLIGHTS<br />
• Hundreds of people accepted Christ in weekend services and o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
ministry events this year. Thank you for bringing your friends and family<br />
members to church!<br />
• Our church-wide sm<strong>all</strong> groups grew significantly, particularly in our Young<br />
Adults and 30:40 ministries. We now have 230 sm<strong>all</strong> groups ranging from 1st<br />
Grade to senior adults!<br />
• Over 1,300 children and youth came through our doors each week for<br />
midweek programs and weekend services. Your giving supports <strong>all</strong> of <strong>the</strong><br />
programs th<strong>at</strong> minister to <strong>the</strong>se kids and students.<br />
• Over 500 women <strong>at</strong>tended each Tuesday during our Women’s Bible Studies<br />
and 200 <strong>at</strong>tended our Women’s Retre<strong>at</strong> taught by Fern Nichols.<br />
• 235 men <strong>at</strong>tended <strong>the</strong> Men’s Conference on discipleship. Over 100 men are<br />
now being mentored and discipled weekly through our Men’s Ministry.<br />
• We gave over $850,000 towards local and overse<strong>as</strong> missions and sent teams<br />
to work in Nicaragua, Chile, Egypt, Kenya, India, South Africa, Italy, Japan<br />
and Mexico.<br />
YEAR-END<br />
GIVING<br />
We realize many of you make<br />
your church contributions <strong>at</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> year. If you are<br />
considering year-end giving,<br />
you can give online to <strong>the</strong><br />
following:<br />
- General Fund<br />
- Building Fund<br />
- Benevolence Fund<br />
- Missions Fund<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about<br />
online giving, ple<strong>as</strong>e visit<br />
www.northco<strong>as</strong>tcalvary.org<br />
and click on Give.
MORE HIGHLIGHTS:<br />
• 1,393 children (ages 4 years - 6th grade) <strong>at</strong>tended KidsGames. 60% were<br />
not from our church, including 17% who were not <strong>at</strong>tending church <strong>at</strong> <strong>all</strong>.<br />
A dedic<strong>at</strong>ed group of 696 volunteers (335 adults & 361 teenagers) worked<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r to make KidsGames a success!<br />
• Harvest Party w<strong>as</strong> <strong>at</strong>tended by thousands of families this year. Our church<br />
body showed strong support by don<strong>at</strong>ing tons of candy and by volunteering<br />
for this fun family event. This continues to be NCCC’s largest outreach to<br />
<strong>the</strong> community.<br />
• Our Benevolence Ministry gave more than $180,000 to provide short-term<br />
financial <strong>as</strong>sistance to over 180 individuals and families in need in our church.<br />
• Co<strong>as</strong>t Kids Preschool maintained a steady enrollment of over 220 families.<br />
One third of <strong>the</strong>se families <strong>at</strong>tend o<strong>the</strong>r local churches and one third do<br />
not <strong>at</strong>tend church <strong>at</strong> <strong>all</strong> making <strong>the</strong> preschool a valuable re<strong>so</strong>urce for our<br />
neighbors and a gre<strong>at</strong> outreach to our community.<br />
• We continued to offer regular Career Transitions workshops to help job<br />
seekers with networking, resume writing, interview skills, and using online<br />
tools for job searches. Over 1,400 job leads were emailed out to <strong>the</strong> Career<br />
Transitions group throughout <strong>the</strong> year and many people found jobs!<br />
• Our pilot trip to Israel and Jordan w<strong>as</strong> a gre<strong>at</strong> success. Over 50 people from<br />
our church toured biblical sites and met with <strong>the</strong> “Living Stones” throughout<br />
<strong>the</strong> Holy Land.<br />
• We continued to partner with o<strong>the</strong>r North County churches to hold<br />
training and fellowship g<strong>at</strong>herings for over 100 p<strong>as</strong>tors and ministry leaders in<br />
our local area each quarter.<br />
Thank you!<br />
North Co<strong>as</strong>t Calvary Chapel I 1330 Poinsettia Lane I Carlsbad, CA 92011<br />
www.northco<strong>as</strong>tcalvary.org