2009 Annual Meeting

On Sunday, January 25th, our annual meeting was held with 4 speakers who highlighted some recent activities of St. Luke's, and Anne introduced our next Belize Mission Team.

1. Wayne Wagoner discussed the positive position of the Church finances:
   • Pledge Collection = 103.6 %
   • • Plate Offering = $44,100
   • • Spent 99.8% of Budget
   • • 2008 Receipts cover 99% of Expenditures
   • • 100% of Diocesan Asking & Theological Education
   • •.7% of Budget to Support MDG’s
   •   $357,094 pledged for 2009. This is the largest amount ever pledged at St. Luke’s and represents a 6.3% increase over 2008.
   • • 179 Pledging Units is the most in five years and equals three consecutive years of increases
   • • 28 New Pledging Units for 2009 ($31,752)
   • • Sunday average attendance is increasing
   • • In excess of $200K in the bank for pending site improvements
   • • $160K in Contingency Reserves
2. Janet Ramsey reviewed the work of the Gift Planning Committee
3. Bill Yarger reported on the status of the landscaping plans around the Church and Johnson Hall
4. Tom Brooks demonstrated how easy it was to see and get around our website

Tom Brooks                                                                                                                                       Janet Ramsey

18 parishioners are preparing to go to another mission to Belize soon

Part of Bill Yarger's presentation on landscaping plans coming up this summer