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SAINT MARK BAPTIST CHURCH 

2015 Annual Report 

& 2016 Proposed Budget

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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FROM THE 

PASTOR 

GREAT 

FAITH 

ANNUAL 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Loving Our Future 

Loving Our Present 

Loving Inwardly 

Loving Outwardly 

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CHURCH 

ORGANIZATION 

Full-Time Staff 

Elders & Deacons 

2016 Officers & Directors 

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2015 GIVING 

SUMMARY 

ANNUAL MEETING 

AGENDA 

2016 PROPOSED 

BUDGET

FROM THE PASTOR 

We close this year as a family 

strong and encouraged by the 

love that has gone forth through 

the Love Epidemic. It was a year 

of truly loving inwardly, loving 

outwardly, loving our present, and 

loving our future. Our focus in 

these areas is reflected through 

the great milestones and great 

testimonies in our highlights. We 

are grateful to God for using this 

ministry as a vehicle to spread His 

love throughout the community. 

God continues to trust us with new 

souls coming to salvation and we 

must disciple them. Our financial 

potential to the community is 

strong as evidenced on All Tithe 

Sunday this year. We are half-way 

through the construction of the 

Children & Youth Center. Our men 

are stepping up to the forefront as 

godly examples for families and the 

community. 

Now it is time to set our spiritual 

eyes toward 2016 as we move into 

a season of GREAT FAITH. God 

is calling us to exercise our faith by 

aligning our priorities with His vision 

for this ministry. He has given us 

great potential as a ministry and it 

is time to tap in to that potential. 

It is not enough to just believe He 

can. It is time for us to walk in that 

Great Faith. 

Our goal is to develop the culture 

that recognizes God as big. We 

are asking for big things. We want 

God to ridiculously and amazingly 

alter people’s lives in a clear and 

amazing way. 

I believe God wants us to do our 

best. But, ultimately we are not 

counting on ourselves, we are 

counting on God. Our sign of Great 

Faith is by giving God our best 

in our offering, in our study 

time, and in our worship. 

If our love for God is 

the motivation behind 

everything we ask, think 

and do, then He will bless 

us beyond anything we 

can imagine. Those things 

that we think are out of 

reach will become the things 

that bring God the most glory. 

Let us now gather together and 

walk out the vision with Great 

Faith in our Big God! 

With All Christian Sincerity, 

Phillip L. Pointer, Sr.

VISION 

2020 

2016 : GREAT FAITH 

Obedience without Evidence 

We know what we can do, but let’s 

set the goal outside of what we can 

do and expect God to do exceeding 

abundantly above what we can ask or 

think. 

FREEDOM - Getting out of debt. We 

will focus on empowering people to 

manage and pay off debt. 

UNITY - Doing life together. We are 

going to identify and expand the small 

groups offerings. We will also encourage 

people to come back to church. 

BOLDNESS - Celebrating Grace, 

Sharing the Gospel. Members should 

be empowered to share the Gospel in 

their circle of influence. We will focus 

on relational evangelism. 

CHANGE - Focus on the Children & 

Youth Center and the Care Center. Our 

goal is to reach everyone and impact 

their lives. In addition to the Children 

& Youth Center, we will open a Care 

Center to offer clothes, groceries, health 

services, and legal services to those in 

the community in need. 

2017 2018 2019 2020 

RECLAIMING 

SPIRITUAL 

PASSION 

This will be a year-long 

revival where we are 

seeking a genuine 

refilling of God’s Spirit. 

Passion for God and 

for His people is what 

drives ministry. Prayer 

and genuine worship 

will be our greatest 

emphasis. 

4 • Annual Report 2015 

CELEBRATING 

GRACE 

Evangelism and 

salvation of souls is 

our top priority. Every 

member will be 

empowered to share 

the Gospel. Every time 

someone walks the aisle 

we should celebrate. 

We are looking for the 

completely and totally 

unchurched to join the 

family of faith. 

WALKING IN 

PURPOSE 

We will collectively 

discover and unleash 

our spiritual gifts for the 

sake of building up the 

body. God has gifted 

every believer and 

strategically places us 

in a local church where 

that gift can be used to 

benefit those who are in 

covenant with us. 

FREE: LIFE 

BEYOND 

BONDAGE 

We are expecting to 

see life-freeing changes 

in every aspect of 

people’s lives and in 

their finances. We will 

aggressively seek to pay 

off the Children & Youth 

Center debt. We also 

expect freedom from 

personal debt this year.

2015 

HIGHLIGHTS 

Annual Report 2015 • 5

LOVING OUR FUTURE 

“The Church of Jesus Christ must always prioritize discipling children for the glory 

of God.” 

~ Pastor Phillip L. Pointer, Sr. 

6 • Annual Report 2015

Our youth have been greatly 

impacted by the love this year. 

Active weekly attendance for youth 

worship services continues to prove 

the need for more space. 

We have now given more than 

$550,000 in scholarships over 

the last 25 years. This year your 

contributions of $29,000 benefited 31 

students. 

Our scouting programs are 

continuing to thrive. Our Girl Scout 

Troop achieved top seller in the 

region with more than $140,000 

in cookie sales. This achievement 

resulted in a special visit from the 

Regional Girl Scouts CEO. The Cub 

Scout pack #467 sold five times 

as much popcorn this year than 

last year with a total of $5,011. This 

hard work now gives them the 

opportunity to take a trip to Atlanta. 

More than 100 of our children are 

experiencing AWANA, a dynamic 

youth discipleship program that is 

building a firm foundation in the 

Word of God as they grow. 

More than 80 teenage girls were 

empowered at our very first Vision 

Board Party held at Noah’s Event 

Venue. Healthy self-esteem was 

the key focus of this evening of fun, 

motivation and sweet treats. 

We hosted our first Easter Egg 

Hunt at War Memorial Park with 

over 500 people in attendance. 

The event was free and families 

from the surrounding community 

took advantage of the carnival-like 

atmosphere of the day. 

Ten students from the youth 

leadership team traveled to New 

York City to gain exposure outside of 

the state of Arkansas. They attended 

functions at youth ministries in 

the city that gave them ideas for 

ways they can improve their reach 

to youth at home with exciting 

programs and service ideas. Four of 

the students recommitted their lives 

to Christ while on the trip. 

We took 35 middle school students 

to Kids Across America where 6 

students accepted Christ for the 

first time and 10 students made a 

recommitment to Christ. 

TOP 

SELLERS 

TROOP #6659 

Our Girl Scouts 

achieved top 

seller in the region 

with more than 

$140,000 in cookie 

sales. 


CHILDREN 

& YOUTH 

CENTER 

EXPECTED 

COMPLETION: 

June 2016 

The construction of the 

Children and Youth Center 

is on schedule. All exterior walls 

are expected to be installed by mid- 

December with building completion 

slated for early June 2016. We will 

have a host of events and activities to 

help celebrate the Grand Opening by 

Church Anniversary. 

After meeting the initial capital 

campaign goal of $2 million to begin 

the project, we set a new short term 

goal of $1 Million by June 2016. The 

total cost of this project is just under 

$10 million. 


$3,000,000 

CAMPAIGN 

PROGRESS 

- Contributions - 

DATES TO 

REMEMBER 

GREAT PLANS 

FOR THE CHILDREN & YOUTH CENTER 

The concept for the Children and Youth 

Center is to provide dedicated worship and 

learning space for our youth. From child 

friendly decor to the latest in technology, this 

state of the art center will surely be a positive 

force in the lives of growing children. 

Programming is being developed to minister 

to the needs of youth. In addition to the 

youth worship services on Sundays and 

Wednesdays, the center will be home to our 

scouting programs, mentoring programs, and 

community outreach programs as well. 

The partnerships that are being developed 

will bring together the church, the 

community, and the city in efforts to bring 

uplifting change in a time where our youth 

need positive influence more and more. 

With this added space there will also be 

opportunities for adults to serve in a way that 

will impact children and youth for years to 

come. 

73% 

$2,198,600 

SEED SUNDAY 

JUNE 5, 2016 

Your gifts are still needed to make this 

project a success. Contributions can be made 

at SMARK.ORG, through the church app – 

SaintMarkLR – or by envelope at the church. 

GOAL 

RAISED 

TO DATE 

GRAND OPENING 

WEEKEND 

JUNE 10-12 


LOVING OUR PRESENT 

“As a mentor and dad I look to men like Barry Brown as a great example of a 

godly role model. It’s like iron sharpening iron.” 

~ Stervin Smith 


Our men took on a more prominent role as leaders in 

the church, in this community, and most importantly 

in their homes. With increased opportunities for 

development and serving, our men have become more 

visible across the ministry. 

Attendance at the Men’s Ministry events has 

increased significantly this year by 250%. 

Our men helped their fellow brothers by holding each 

other accountable. Several men issued challenges from 

service projects to financial projects and in their small 

groups. The men took the lead in reaching our first 

short-term goal of $2 million for the Dream Big capital 

campaign by challenging each other to make substantial 

contributions by May 2015. 

Then in October, the men held a Golf Tournament to 

benefit the Dream Big capital campaign. Event proceeds 

totaling nearly $6,000 were presented to the youth to 

boost the campaign toward the second short-term goal. 

We focused on men’s health with our partnership with 

12th Street Health and Wellness to screen 93 people 

during the March Man-ness Health Fair, 86 men for 

various health check-ups. Of those 19 were given follow 

up instructions for borderline health issues. 

The Men’s May Month of Service had great participation 

as men worked in the community for minor home repair 

projects and provided oil changes and car washes for 

single ladies and the elderly. 

A new serving group, Gideon’s Army, was formed to help 

in various Ministry Support Division endeavors including 

weekly counts of service attendance. 


LOVING INWARDLY 

“At Saint Mark, we are encouraged to live in God’s purpose and through the 

marriage ministry, we are reminded that marriage is a gift.” 

~ Eric & Kesha Walker 


We are developing a 

culture where every 

Saint Mark member is 

GROWING in 

LEARNING 

SERVING 

and 

GIVING 

This year we launched 

MySaintMark, an online 

community for our membership. 

Through MySaintMark members 

give on line, register for events, 

communicate with one another 

and ministry group leaders, and 

much more. This tool is helping 

to create a close-knit family 

culture within our church. 

To be a part of this community 

visit the MySaintMark section 

of SMARK.ORG and click on 

Register. 


Member Age Analysis 

Ages 1-3 

1% 

Gender Analysis 

Ages 4-12 

4% 

37% 

Men 

Ages 13-17 

8% 

63% 

Women 

Ages 18-25 

17% 

Ages 26-40 

34% 

Marital Status Analysis 

Ages 41-64 

32% 

25% 

Married 

Ages 65 & up 

4% 

75% 

Single 

Our family continues 

to grow in numbers. So 

far this year 443 people 

have joined our family 

with 95 of those being 

baptized. Our total 

membership is 8,804. 

More than 300 people 

have become a part of 

our family through our 

website or app since 

the introduction of that 

option in June 2014. 

Monthly Growth Analysis 

JAN FEB MAR APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 

2015 66 47 61 64 36 41 26 44 31 27 443 

2014 127 37 46 28 55 100 38 76 69 45 59 21 701 

2013 89 62 52 71 51 65 25 60 67 37 43 25 647 

2012 28 23 17 35 17 73 90 68 167 81 72 65 736 

2011 15 3 31 30 21 17 16 19 29 15 24 3 223 

This does not include membership intake numbers for November or December 2015. 

Our heaviest concentration of 

members range in age from 26 

to 64. Saint Mark Membership 

encompasses not just the 

Little Rock metro area, but our 

membership stretches to Conway, 

Hot Springs, Pine Bluff, Benton, 

Bryant, Alexander, Jacksonville, 

Maumelle, and Sherwood. 


GROWING IN LEARNING 

Our Sunday School and Sunday 

Master Life classes are using 

every available space including 

classrooms, conference rooms, 

the lounge, the chapel and Pastor 

Thomas’ office. This includes two 

new classes, Starting Point and 

Steps to Growth. The opening of 

the Children and Youth Center will 

relieve some of the space issues. 

The Starting Point Class gives those 

new to Christianity or considering 

becoming a believer foundational 

information about Christianity and 

the Bible. 

The Steps to Growth Class 

helps new members and those 

considering membership at Saint 

Mark learn more about our core 

beliefs and values. They also learn 

more about themselves and their 

God-given gifts for use in building 

the kingdom. More than 125 people 

have successfully completed the 

class and are currently involved in 

learning, serving, and giving. 

We have seen a 40% increase over 

last year in certifications in our 

Masterlife and Roddy E. Collins 

programs. A one-year certification in 

Revelation was added this year with 

great success. 

Money Mondays was a 

tremendous hit this year. 

Both spring and fall classes 

saw more than 50 students 

who were serious about 

making better financial 

decisions. This fall we 

offered an additional 

segment called Money 

Mondays – Business 

Edition, designed to help 

current and future small 

business owners. 

“I am new to the Little 

Rock area. I have been a 

small business owner for 

just over two years. The 

Money Mondays class 

has provided me the 

opportunity to network 

and gain valuable 

information pertaining 

to my business. Saint 

Mark is truly doing a great 

thing by investing in their 

members.” 

~ Brad 


LIFE CONNECTIONS 

Our Golden Saints had another 

great year filled with cultural 

enrichment, social adventures and 

joyful fellowship. They enjoyed 

brunch with Pastor Pointer, Catfish 

& Cinema, and road trips to 

Memphis, TN, and Branson, MO, 

among other activities. 

Several joined the new Pastor’s Pen 

Ministry that aids in the assimilation 

process of our guests and new 

members of Saint Mark. 

The Young Adults held a series 

of events called “Happy Hour” 

designed to engage young adults 

in thought provoking discussions 

while socializing in relaxed settings. 

They also served at several events 

throughout the year including 

volunteering for the Golden Saints 

Catfish & Cinema. For the first time 

ever, they traveled to New York City 

for a special missions trip. The trip 

gave them first-hand experience 

with personal evangelism. 

The Young Adult Ministry also 

collaborated with Fellowship Bible 

Church’s Young Adult ministry as 

an extension of the One Church 

partnership between churches. The 

first joint venture was a Night of 

Worship at Bernice Garden on Main 

Street. 

The Women’s Ministry was also 

very active this year providing 

learning and serving opportunities 

in conjunction with fellowship 

events. The women focused on 

Sisters Loving Sisters this year, a 

theme that encouraged the ladies 

to show true love and compassion 

to one another and to the 

community. 

Service projects included collection 

of personal hygiene kits that were 

donated to local women’s shelters 

and purses that were delivered 

to women in Haiti by our Foreign 

Missions teams. 

There was also a cancer awareness 

brunch designed to honor and 

remember women whose lives 

have been affected by different 

forms of cancer. This event featured 

fashions by designer and Saint Mark 

member Korto Momolulu. 

The Marriage Ministry saw 

consistent attendance at the 

monthly meetings focusing on the 

book study, You & Me Forever by 

Francis & Lisa Chan. With this study 

couples were given opportunities 

to facilitate the lessons throughout 

the year. 

The couples enjoyed their Annual 

Sweetheart Dance “Endless Love” 

in February. Other social activities 

included ballroom dancing 

The Singles Ministry was reestablished 

through several 

fellowship opportunities including 

a well-attended fish fry. 

The Singles Ministry also engaged 

in its first ever book study, using 

“All In,” by Mark Batterson as the 

focus. There are now plans for a 

second study to begin after the 

first of the year. The group has 

made plans to close out the year 

with a serving opportunity at the 

Arkansas Food Bank. 


The Visitation Ministry continues 

to impact the lives of our members. 

The team conducted over 400 

visits and traveled more than 5,000 

miles to visit those homebound, 

hospitalized, and residing in nursing 

homes as well as support family 

members during funerals. 

The Aftercare Ministry hosted 13- 

week Griefshare sessions in both 

the Spring and Fall of this year to 

accommodate 30 members and 

non-members alike, providing a 

Christ-centered environment to 

openly share their thoughts and 

emotions to help bring about 

healing and hope after the loss 

of their loved ones. The ministry 

began the year with a Memorial 

Celebration coupled with a 

symbolic balloon release in honor 

of loved ones. A “Surviving the 

Holidays” special event has been 

planned as another avenue to help 

the bereaved families manage the 

holidays without their loved ones. 

For the very first time Saint Mark 

offered DivorceCare, a spiritual 

and emotional healing program 

to those who have experienced 

divorce. Also, Survivors of Sexual 

Abuse (SSA) is still growing 

and helping those who have 

experienced sexual abuse to walk in 

their healing. 


HOLY WEEK 

This year’s Holy Week activities included a 

specially commissioned play by Ken Matt 

Martin, Maundy Thursday service, the Cries 

from the Cross service, an Easter Egg Hunt, 

and Sunday Morning Worship. The Maundy 

Thursday service was a first hand sampling 

of the Jewish traditions for the foundation 

of many things we know and believe as 

Christians. 

The annual church picnic, re-branded the 

Family Love Fest, was held at the Clinton 

Presidential Library this year with record 

attendance! More than 3,000 family and 

friends came out for great food and plenty 

of fun. New this year was a small Ferris wheel 

for the children, a photo booth, and the game 

shows on the main stage, including Family 

Feud, Minute to Win It and Lip Sync Battle. 

The Worship Ministry opened the year at the 

St. Mark Episcopal Church in concert. They 

were also featured later in the year as a part of 

the Concert Series at Trinity United Methodist 

Church, The choir was a part of Amplify 

Festival in Benton, Arkansas, taking the stage 

just before one of the mega-event headliners, 

We hosted the Ted and Sheri reunion concert 

here at Saint Mark. We provided musical 

interludes for the KUAR 89.1 Arts & Letters 

Series, ACANSA Gospel Brunch. 

The Acapella Choir of Wiley College provided 

music for our Easter services. In June, men 

from the men’s ministry formed a choir, “The 

King’s Men.” Other special guests throughout 

the year included the Utah Mass Choir, Tonya 

Baker, Paul Porter, Lisa Knowles, Kelly Price, 

and Tim Rogers and the Fellas. 


VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT 

This year we launched a churchwide 

volunteer training program to 

develop and encourage current and 

potential volunteers as they serve. 

The program has been designed to 

ensure that all ministry leaders and 

volunteers know the culture and 

direction of the church. The primary 

goal of Volunteer Development 

is to encourage our volunteers to 

serve in making disciples, and not in 

individual ministries. Team settings 

built around individual gifts with the 

willingness of people to work for the 

good of the body as a whole has 

become the focus. 

Our first Volunteer Development 

Workshop was action packed 

with information and audience 

participation. There were well over 

250 volunteers represented from 

each serving area of the church. 

Emphasis was placed on Church 

Culture, Communication, and 

Congregational Care. 

Our Leadership Workshop was 

held on Saturday March 21 st with 

more than 120 servant leaders in 

attendance. This year’s theme was 

“Cultivating a Culture of Care”. 

We took 19 media volunteers to 

the FILO Conference in Dallas 

Texas to receive training in video, 

sound, and audio. The conference 

featured experts from around the 

country who provided techniques, 

tips and tricks to over half of the 

volunteers who serve on Sundays 

and Wednesdays on the technical 

side of worship. 

Once again, Saint Mark hosted the 

Global Leadership Summit with the 

Nehemiah Network. We welcomed 

more than 125 people from around 

the city and state to experience the 

very best leadership training and 

encouragement experience. 


LOVING OUTWARDLY 

“I always felt a sense of hope from Saint Mark members I came in contact with. 

I knew this was a place of hope ... a source of hope.” 

~ Tyrus Chapman 


Tyrus Chapman, who was 

homeless for more than 15 

years, shared his testimony 

with the church. The Feast 

of Hope and other outreach 

efforts of Saint Mark members 

helped motivate him to 

completely surrender his 

situation to God. 

After several encounters 

with Pastor Hersey and our 

volunteers, Tyrus was blessed 

to find a job, housing, and 

transportation. He has rebuilt 

relationships with family and 

gives all the glory to God 

when sharing his story of 

redemption. 

His testimony was just one 

of many from people in the 

community that have been 

blessed by the outreach 

extended from this ministry 

and yet another reason we 

continue to love outwardly 

by spreading the love of God 

throughout our community. 

GROWING IN OUR SERVING 

One Church, a day of service, 

was a new collaboration with 

Fellowship Bible Church. The two 

churches joined together with the 

Little Rock Fire Department and 

the American Red Cross to cover 

the 12th Street Corridor and West 

Little Rock with the love of Christ. 

More than 700 volunteers from 

both ministries participated in 

beautification projects at 16 home 

sites and three schools. We also 

installed smoke alarms at 38 

homes in the 12th Street area. 

Operation Impact was a great 

success this year. Donations 

from our membership toward 

the community outreach effort 

exceeded more than $125,000 in 

value including 600 pairs of shoes. 

We were able to serve more than 

300 people from the community 

with those great gifts. 


Over the last two years our Back 

to School Health Fair has been 

an immense blessing to the 

community, saving parents more 

than $670,000 in healthcare 

and co-pay expenses. There was 

also great cost savings in school 

supplies as we gave out backpacks 

and other items to the more than 

1,200 school-age youth. 

Led by the YES Camp Summer 

program, the congregation 

donated 10,503 boxes of cereal to 

the THV 11 Summer Cereal Drive. 

We won first place in our division 

for the fourth year in a row.. 

We collected non-perishable 

snacks to benefit the Arkansas 

Food Bank for 175 kids within the 

Little Rock and Pulaski County 

School Districts. The snacks are 

delivered in back packs with 

assorted food and snack items to 

take home over the weekends to 

reduce hunger. 

Raven By The Brook prepared 

and delivered over 200 food 

boxes each month to low-income 

and disabled families within 

the city limits of Little Rock and 

surrounding communities. The 

impact to families is a blessing of 

more than $60,000 for the year. 

The Saint Mark Evangelism team 

led an outing in the community in 

partnership with 3 local churches 

and Roddy E. Collins students. The 

effort resulted in 104 individual 

contacts with 30 people accepting 

Jesus Christ as their personal 

savior. 

The Saint Mark Business 

Development Network held their 

Small Business Expo with 25 

vendors and 173 people from the 

community in attendance. 

The Foreign Missions team led 

a drive to collect eye glasses for 

the communities of Caters and 

Port Salut in Southern Haiti. We 

exceeded the initial goal of 500 

pairs, collecting over 1,300 pairs of 

eye glasses. 

Later in the year, the Foreign 

Missions team sent 2 teams to 

Pignon, Haiti. Team members 

taught classes on the Fruits 

of The Spirit. Over 140 women 

were in attendance. The youth 

team totally remodeled and 

painted playground fixtures in the 

elementary school playground 

area. 

Our Easter Blood Drive and our 

annual Fall Blood Drive yielded 

more than 60 Productive Units of 

blood. 

The Saint Mark All Stars athletics 

teams continue to shine in their 

endeavors. The basketball and 

softball teams brought home 

several championships in the 


This year, we made special mention of our military veterans and 

thanked them for their service with a reception and a special 

feature in our Growth Connections magazine. 

We hosted the MLK 

Commission Prayer 

Breakfast bringing faithbased 

organizations and the 

community together in a 

time of prayer, reflection, and 

inspiration. 

various leagues in Little Rock 

and the cheerleaders won three 

competitions in the spring. 

The Health Ministry began the 

Heart 360 campaign. This focuses 

on three components – Check, 

Change, Control. This partnership 

with the American Heart 

Association has helped church 

members maintain a healthier 

living. 

The Our House ministry support 

team provided hot meals, 

toiletries and other items to more 

than 1,100 guests at Our House, a 

local homeless shelter. More than 

300 volunteers from different Saint 

Mark ministry groups gave their 

time to this great effort. 

We partnered with the City of 

Little Rock to provide over $15,000 

in repairs to the residence of a 

“Golden Saint.” 

A group of Saint Mark educators 

made recommendations to the 

Governor’s Council on Common 

Core Review for the alignment of 

equity of resources to enhance 

training opportunities and improve 

communication strategies for the 

benefit of student achievement. 

In partnership with Walgreen’s and 

12 th Street Health Wellness and 

UAMS 56 people received their FLU 

shots. 

Feast of Hope Homeless Feeding 

reached over 600 homeless 

during the year, providing back 

packs, blankets, coats, personal 

hygiene items and survival kits. 

This along with sharing the gospel 

on a monthly basis throughout the 

year has led to several powerful 

testimonies from the homeless. 

The Prison Ministry provided 

housing assistance in the amount 

of $2,700 to one male and one 

female resident helping to facilitate 

their transition back to their 

communities. 


CHURCH ORGANIZATION 

JESUS CHRIST 

HEAD OF THE CHURCH 

SENIOR PASTOR 

BOARD OF ELDERS 

DEACONS MINISTRY 

SENIOR PASTOR 

DISCIPLESHIP OUTREACH YOUTH PASTOR OF 

PASTOR PASTOR PASTOR ASSIMILATION 

DISCIPLESHIP 

OUTREACH 

YOUTH 

LIFE CONNECTIONS 

EDUCATION COUNCIL 

OUTREACH COUNCIL 

YOUTH COUNCIL 

MEN’S MINISTRY 

SOUL CARE COUNSELORS 

RAVEN BY THE BROOK 

NURSERY 

WOMEN’S MINISTRY 

WED. MORN. BIBLE STUDY 

MISSION IN ACTION 

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY 

MARRIAGE MINISTRY 

R.E.C. SCHOOL OF MINISTRY 

AFTERCARE 

CLUB 5:6 MINISTRY 

SINGLES MINISTRY 

SUNDAY SCHOOL 

EVANGELISM 

MIDDLE SCHOOL MIN. 

YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY 

ASSOCIATE MINISTERS 

FOREIGN MISSIONS 

TEEN MINISTRY 

GOLDEN SAINTS MINISTRY 

PRISON MINISTRY 

MALE RITES OF PASSAGE 

CHURCH COUNSELORS 

HEALTH MINISTRY 

FEMALE RITES OF PASSAGE 

VISITATION MINISTRY 

GIRL SCOUTS 

C.A.L.E.B. 

BOY SCOUTS 

FITNESS 

CUB SCOUTS 

FEAST OF HOPE 

TEAM SPORTS 

STEPHEN MINISTRY 


CHIEF OF OPERATIONS 

FACILITIES 

DIRECTOR 

TECHNICAL 

DIRECTOR 

MINISTER 

OF MUSIC 

MEMBERSHIP 

& VOLUNTEER 

DIRECTOR 

MINISTRY SUPPORT MEDIA & MARKETING MUSIC & WORSHIP 

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT 

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY 

SECURITY MINISTRY 

WEDDING MINISTRY 

HOSPITALITY MINISTRY 

GIDEON’S ARMY 

TELEVISION MINISTRY 

SOUND MINISTRY 

AUDIO MINISTRY 

MEDIA SALES 

PHOTOGRAPHY MINISTRY 

SANCTUARY CHOIR 

SENIOR CHOIR 

PRAISE TEAMS 

LEAPS OF FAITH DANCE 

WATSON PRIMARY ENS. 

YOUTH IN MOTION DANCE 

SPIRIT OF PRAISE DANCE 

EXPRESSIONS TEEN DANCE 

CHOSEN GENERATION 

YOUTH MIME MINISTRY 

AMBASSADORS 

PRAYER MINISTRY 

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY 

ALTAR WORKERS 

DEAF MINISTRY 

FUNERAL MINISTRY 

BAPTISM 

COMMUNION 

SENIOR USHERS 

JUNIOR USHERS 


FULL-TIME STAFF (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) 

Pastoral Staff 

Phillip L. Pointer, Sr. 

Senior Pastor, 

Chairman - Board of Elders 

Justin Bilson 

Youth Pastor 

Glenn Hersey 

Outreach Pastor 

Brodes Perry 

Pastor of Assimilation 

Herbert Shirlee 

Pastor of 

Congregational Care 

Earnest Thomas 

Discipleship Pastor 


Lamarr Bailey 

Chief of Operations, 

Vice Chairman 

Board of Elders 

Tiffany Brown 

Technical Director 

Sandra Collins 

Administrative 

Assistant 

Rodney Cummings 

Music Director 

Anita Dale 

Custodian 

Zeornee’ Herts 

Design Specialist 

Anthony Hines 

Asst. Building 

Engineer 

Marcia Hobbs 

Executive Assistant 

to Senior Pastor 

Tammy Howard 

Accountant 

Wende McKnight 

Executive Assistant 

Darius Nelson 

Minister of Music 

Michael Pettus 

Building Engineer 

Jason Ray 

Facilities Director 

Sabrina Taylor 


Assistant 

Yvette Walker 


Assistant 

Deborah Woods 

Membership & 

Volunteer Director 

Glenda Woods 

Bookkeeper 



The Board of Elders serves as the 

governing body of the church and is 

responsible for assisting and supporting 

the Senior Pastor in giving spiritual 

oversight to the congregation. They are 

responsible for policy decisions with 

Andre’ Bernard, Sr. 

Treasurer of Board 

regard to the affairs, functions, direction 

and business of the church striving 

to make decisions that reflect a clear 

biblical perspective and the best interest 

of the church. 

Tim Woods 

Secretary of Board 

The Deacons’ 

Ministry at Saint 

Mark is comprised of 

24 men, who serve 

the congregation as 

servant leaders. The 

role of deacons reflects 

the ultimate in spiritual 

greatness since Jesus 

said the true measure of 

greatness is in one being 

the greatest servant of all. 

The duties of Deacons 

are to assist in meeting 

the spiritual, physical, 

material, and temporal 

needs of the members; to 

serve as a support group 

to the Elders; to guard 

the unity of the spirit 

within the church and to 

perform other duties and 

responsibilities delegated 

and prescribed by the 

Senior Pastor and/or the 

Board of Elders. 

Archie Ellis Willie Howard Chester Wicker 

There are currently 17 men 

navigating the deaconsin-training 

program. They 

are expected to complete 

this process in Spring 

2016. 


Thomas Bennett 

Chairman 

Garrett Jones 

Vice-Chairman 

Preston Johnson, Jr. 

Secretary 

Fred Allen 

Raymond Armon, Sr. 

Edwin Bridgeforth 

Floyd Burns, Sr. Gerald Canada Lloyd Dawson 

Steve Ficklin Thomas Hudson Mark Leverett 

Arthur McDade III 

John Parrish 

David Phillips Rodney Porter Lott Rolfe IV John Russell 

Dwayne Stuart 

Charles Thomas Jesse Thompson, Jr. Kalven Trice Oscar Washington Emmett Willis, Jr. 


2016 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS 


Phillip L. Pointer, Sr. – Chairman 

Lamarr D. Bailey – Vice-Chairman 

Timothy C. Woods – Secretary 

Andre’ H. Bernard, Sr. – Treasurer 

Archie Ellis, Jr. 

Willie K. Howard 

Chester A. Wicker 

DEACONS’ MINISTRY 

Deacon Thomas Bennett – Chairman 

Deacon Garrett Jones – Vice-Chairman 

Deacon Preston Johnson, Jr., – Secretary 

Fred Allen 

John Parrish 

Raymond Armon, Sr. David Phillips 

Edwin Bridgeforth Rodney Porter 

Floyd Burns, Sr. 

Lott Rolfe IV 

Gerald Canada 

John Russell 

Dwayne Stuart 

Lloyd Dawson 

Charles Thomas 

Steve Ficklin 

Jesse Thompson, Jr. 

Thomas Hudson Kalven Trice 

Mark Leverett 

Oscar Washington, Jr. 

Arthur McDade III Emmett Willis, Jr. 

DISCIPLESHIP DIVISION 

Earnest Thomas – Discipleship Pastor 

Sunday School 

Min. Michael Crenshaw 

Education Council Star Wicker 

R.E.C. School of Ministry Robert Edwards 

Associate Ministers Pastor Earnest Thomas 

Soul Care Counseling Min. Roline Thomas 

LIFE CONNECTIONS DIVISION 

Brodes C. Perry – Pastor of Assimilation 

Church Counselors Curtis & Pamela Cross, 

Men’s Ministry 

Pastor Brodes C. Perry 

Marriage Ministry Terrance & Tanya James 

Deacon Rodney 

& Mary Porter 

Golden Saints Ministry Laverne Moore 

Women’s Ministry Min. Deborah Woods, 

RoShone Kelly, 

Mary Porter, Star Wicker 

Young Adults Ministry Whitney Jokodola, 

Brandon Scott 

Singles Ministry 

Pastor Brodes C. Perry 

MEDIA & MARKETING DIVISION 

Zeornee’ Herts – Design Specialist 

Tiffany Brown - Technical Director 

Television Ministry Stervin Smith, Sr. 

Sound Ministry 

Shelly McKinney 

Audio Ministry 

Tiffany Brown 

Media Sales 

Wanda McGee 

Photography Ministry Jennice Haynes 

MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT DIVISION 

Min. Deborah Woods – Membership & Volunteer 

Director 

Sr. Usher Ministry Donald Booth 

Jr. Usher Ministry Myrtle Harris 

Ambassadors for Christ Irving Henderson 

Baptism 

Felicia Pace-Alexander, 

Johnny Smith 

Deaf Ministry 

Elizabeth Eskew 

Communion 

Deacon Lloyd Dawson 


Altar Workers 

Min. Deborah Woods 

Prayer Ministry 

Min. Shirley Rhodes 

Prayer Shawl Ministry Glenda Woods 

Funeral Ministry Min. Deborah Woods 

MINISTRY SUPPORT DIVISION 

Min. Jason Ray – Facilities Director 

Transportation Ministry Deacon Lloyd Dawson 

Wedding Ministry Hilda Canada 

Hospitality Ministry Krishna Ellington 

Security Ministry Lyndon Lovelace, 

Larry McDonald 

Gideon’s Army 

Tramon Hunicutt 

MUSIC AND WORSHIP DIVISION 

Darius Nelson – Minister of Music 

Worship Leader 

Darius Nelson 

Sanctuary Choir Darius Nelson 

Praise Team 

Darius Nelson 

Senior Choir 

Rosemary Collins 

Leaps of Faith Dance Darius Nelson 

Watson Primary Ensmb. Tjuana Byrd 

Expressions (Teen Dance) Marika Ingram 

Chosen Generation Charles Patterson, III 

Youth in Motion Dance Darius Nelson 

Spirit of Praise (Middle) Norma Turner 

Youth Mime Ministry Latrice Buckner 

Foreign Missions 

Prison Ministry 

Visitation Ministry 

Aftercare Ministry 

Evangelism Ministry 

Stephen Ministry 

Feast of Hope 

Team Sports 

Fitness 

Wanda McGee, 

Tracey Moore 

Min. Annette 

Thomas-Jones 

Dorothy Rhodes 

Sharon Tate 

Min. Jo Thompson 

Pastor Herbert Shirlee 

Brandy Hughes & 

Shayla McCollum 

Susie Marks 

Pat Doss 

YOUTH DIVISION 

Justin Bilson – Youth Pastor 

Boy Scouts 

Timothy Pighee 

Cub Scouts 

Marika Ingram 

Girl Scouts 

Wanda King, 

Doris Washington 

Male Rites of Passage Johnny Smith 

Female Rites of Passage Angela Newkirk 

Children’s Ministry Erica Richardson 

Arvis Thomas 

Club 5:6 Ministry Deidra Brown 

Middle School Ministry Monetteria Mull 

Teen Ministry 

Pastor Justin Bilson 

Nursery 

Aaron Blackmon 

OUTREACH DIVISION 

Glenn Hersey – Outreach Pastor 

Raven by the Brook Ricky Jones 

Mission in Action Deacons’ Ministry 

Health Ministry 

Ametra Baldwin 

C.A.L.E.B. 

Bruce Frederick 


GIVING SUMMARY 

GROWING IN GIVING 

Saint Mark experienced 

a very strong financial 

year in 2015. Our average 

weekly giving has gone 

from $89,000 to $102,000, 

a 15% increase weekly. 

Our operating budget 

for this year was $96,000 

per week so our income 

has exceeded our budget 

every week! As a church 

we collectively gave 

$236,660.39 on All Tithe 

Sunday in March. 

Annual Totals 

2015 

2014 

2013 

2012 

2011 

$3,964,974 

$3,687,347 

$4,724,415 

$5,036,257 

$4,707,265 

Average 

Weekly Giving 

Monthly Giving 

Based on comparison 

of year-to-date 

$102,000 

$89,000 

2014 

2015 

This report does not include the months of November and December 2015. 


ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA 

December 5, 2015 ~ 10:00 a.m. 

Call to Order 

Devotion & Praise Service 

Fellowship of the Church 

Minutes of the Last Meeting 

2015 Finance Reports 

Proposed 2016 Budget 

Adjournment 


PROPOSED 2016 BUDGET 

I. SALARIES & BENEFITS $2,399,222 

II. 

III. 

IV. 

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 

Conference/Representation $100,000 

Guest Speakers $100,000 

Audit & Financial Services $45,000 

Legal Fees $6,000 

Elders Ministry $3,000 

Deacons Ministry $7,500 

Office Expense $120,000 

Printing and Duplication $60,000 

General Ministry Supplies $7,500 

Miscellaneous $75,000 

Donations $25,000 

PHYSICAL PLANT 

Property Insurance $80,000 

Church Upkeep $175,000 

Utilities $165,000 

Youth Facility $300,000 

Mortgage Payments $353,265 

CAPITAL OUTLAY 

Capital Equipment $54,000 

Church Buses $25,000 

Computer Equipment $40,000 

Computer Maintenance $27,000 

Church Management Software $33,000 

Building Improvements $65,000 

V. DISCIPLESHIP DIVISION 

Sunday School $28,000 

Education Council $10,000 

Associate Ministers $1,000 

Soul Care Counseling Ministry $7,000 

R.E.C. School of Ministry $4,000 

VI. 

LIFE CONNECTIONS DIVISION 

Servant Connection $10,000 

First Time Guest $10,000 

New Member Intake $6,000 

New Member Receptions $4,500 

Senior’s Ministry $10,000 

Women’s Ministry $5,000 

Men’s Ministry $5,200 

Marriage Ministry $7,000 

Single by Design $10,000 

Young Adults Ministry $8,000 

VII. MEDIA AND MARKETING DIVISION 

Broadcasts $44,000 

Media Training $5,000 

Media Misc Expenses $5,000 

Creatives $3,000 

Video Supplies $4,000 

Audio Supplies $4,000 

Sound Supplies $4,000 

Marketing Campaign $200,000 

VIII. MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT DIVISION 

Volunteer Development $5,000 

Baptism $1,500 

Communion $8,000 

Funeral Ministry $20,000 

Ambassadors for Christ $2,000 

Senior Ushers Ministry $9,000 

Junior Ushers Ministry $7,750 

Prayer Ministry $1,000 

Prayer Shawl Ministry $1,100 

Altar Workers $1,000 

Deaf Ministry $1,500 


IX. 

MINISTRY SUPPORT DIVISION 

Transportation $60,000 

Hospitality Ministry $35,000 

Security Ministry $45,000 

Wedding Ministry $1,000 

Church Family Reunion $40,000 

X. MUSIC & WORSHIP DIVISION 

Supplies and Materials $5,500 

Training/Workshops $20,000 

Senior Choir Anniversary $500 

Music Dept. Banquet $3,000 

Leaps of Faith Dance Ministry $500 

Guest Artists $40,000 

Praise Teams $2,000 

Appreciation Honorariums $1,500 

Sanctuary Choir $5,000 

Chosen Generation (Teen Choir) $2,500 

Expressions (Teen Dancers) $500 

Youth in Motion Dance Group $500 

Watson Primary Ensemble $500 

Spirit of Praise (Middle School) $500 

Youth Mime Ministry $500 

XI. 

OUTREACH DIVISION 

Outreach Council $3,000 

Feast of Hope (Homeless Meals) $7,000 

Evangelism Ministry $5,200 

Mission in Action $150,000 

Health Ministry $7,000 

Community Development $75,000 

Y.E.S. Camp $10,000 

Foreign Mission $56,000 

Raven by the Brook $65,000 

Visitation Ministry $2,500 

Aftercare Ministry $3,000 

Stephen Ministry $12,000 

Team Sports $14,000 

Fitness $3,025 

Prison Ministry $7,000 

C.A.L.E.B. $4,000 

XII. YOUTH DIVISION 

Children’s Ministry $11,000 

Club 5:6 Ministry $6,300 

Middle School Ministry $6,300 

Teen Ministry $6,800 

Nursery $2,300 

Male Rites of Passage $15,000 

Female Rites of Passage $15,000 

Cub Scouts $8,000 

Boy Scouts $8,000 

Girl Scouts $10,000 

Workshops and Retreats $2,600 

Youth Division Materials $1,300 

Children/Youth Activities $14,800 

Grand Total $5,513,162 

BUDGET 

BY PERCENT 

Administration 

20.5% 

12% 

24% 

Physical Plant & 

Capital Outlay 

Other Ministries 

Outreach 

43.5% 


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