St. Paul Lutheran Ministries

1. St. Paul Lutheran Ministries CONGREGATION MEETING June 12, 2011

2. MEETING AGENDA • Approve Past Meeting Minutes • Pastor’s Report • 2011-2012 Slate of Officers Approval • Crabapple Property • Capital Stewardship Campaign/Worship Facility • Treasurer’s Update • Projected Year End Performance and 2011/2012 Budget – Approval

3. MEETING AGENDA ….. • Principal’s Update • Other Business

4. Pastor’s Report Rev. Daniel Schepmann

5. Membership and Worship Trends

6. Church Giving Trends from 2000-2011

7. Trends and Highlights • Good News: • God is blessing our congregation with continued growth • Average weekly worship attendance in 2011 is considerably higher than 2010 • Bible Class Attendance was all-time high from January – April 2011 • Offerings continue to increase • Small Group Ministry • Areas to Address: • Continued growth in congregation/Limitations/threats for growth • Decrease in 1st time visitors and 2nd time visitors as compared to 2010 • Vacant Leadership Roles • Staffing for growth– both paid and volunteer • Facility issues

8. Trends and Highlights • Other highlights • Vibrant Faith Update • Paul Burdette • St. Paul enrollment in Stephen Ministry • Rev. Ron Janssen Endowment Fund - $53,000 • Capital Campaign – Fall 2011

9. St. Paul Lutheran Ministries Slate of Board of Directors, Elders and Finance Committee

10. 2010-2011 Board of Directors

11. St. Paul Lutheran Elders • Greg Bickhart • Allen Vehrs • Mike King • Bruce Ketola • Jim Bode • Paul Burdette

12. St. Paul Lutheran Finance Committee Finance committee will report to and is selected by Treasurer; members of committee do not have a vote on the board of directors • David Worthington • Kevin Brown • Vacant

13. Crabapple Elementary Property Kevin Brown

14. Crabapple Property • Continue to support desire to purchase property in the back of Crabapple Elementary, adjoining St. Paul’s property. • Approximately 1.5 acres, estimated cost of $50k • Additional land would allow us to add much needed parking on upper level • With addition of property, will complete an “As built survey of St. Paul property • Request re-zoning all of St. Paul land to OS-P (Open Space - Public), to eliminate various zoning of our land parcels

15. Worship Facility/Capital Campaign Kevin Brown

16. Worship Facility • Completed schematic of worship facility from three elevations and upper and lower floor plans based upon the input of the building sub-committees – The Vision • Concept drawings; our needs will change and we’ll need to revisit in future based upon then current context • Sub committee heads participated in and reviewed the plans to assure they reflected input • If built today, with additional costs for re-fitting our existing facility, approximate cost of $2.4mm

17. Capital Stewardship Campaign • Campaign managed by Lutheran Church Extension Fund (our current mortgage provider), led by Pastor John Kieschnick • Cost $37,500 • Campaign will begin in the early fall 2011 • Sacrificial commitments in November 2011 • Board of directors and leadership with consultation of LCEF recommend setting campaign goal of $2.0mm. • Connect the dots with the estimated costs of $2.4mm and campaign goal of $2.0mm • Timing of construction

18. Treasurer’s Report David Worthington

19. Financial Update • Projected year end 2010/2011 performance • Highlights of the 2011/2012 budget • Income & expenses for 2011/2012 • Questions/Comments

20. Financials for 2010/2011

21. Fiscal Year 2010/2011 • Blessed with over $95,000 in sacrificial giving • Blessed with continued increases in church giving • Blessed with increased enrollment in the school • Managed expenses very closely • Granted interest only mortgage payments from LCEF • End of year, we expect a cash surplus of ~$65,000.

22. Fiscal Year 2010/2011 • Planned Uses for Surplus • Employee Compensation • District Giving • Capital Expenditures Fund • LCEF Principal/Line of Credit Principal

23. Budget 2011/2012 • What makes up the budget? • Tuition income based on 168 FTE’s (195 actual students) • 5% increase in church giving • Planned pay increases for staff • Interest only mortgage payment to LCEF • 50% of any surplus in June of 2012 to LCEF • Hiring 3 people • Director of Admissions (part time) • Custodian (part time)(September) • PK3 Aid • 8% increase in CHP January 2010 • District contributions 10% of Church giving

24. Budget 2010/2011

25. St Paul Ministry Trends

26. Budget 2011/2012 Income Percentage Breakdown

27. Budget 2011/2012 Expense Percentage Breakdown Note: 92% of these expenses are fixed cost (Salary/Benefits, Building, Admin).

28. Budget 2010/2011

29. Questions and Comments

30. Principal’s Report Jim Richards

31. SCHOOL UPDATE • Let Your Light Shine • Students • Teachers • Parents • Church members • PTL: Deanne Scruggs • School Board • Academics: Remained in Top 5% compared to all schools that took the Iowa Achievement Test. • Enrollment growth: 168 August…..184 June • 2011-2012: 195 for next year vs 158 at this time prior year

32. SCHOOL UPDATE • Staff • Ms. Seutter, Ms. Vrudny, Mrs. Coburn • New teachers: Ms. Denholm, Ms. Millard • New Spanish Teacher: Begin interviewing this month • Chef Matt • Ms. Olga: Violin instruction • Admissions Counselor

33. School Update 2011-2012 • Transformed • New Staff: teachers, admissions, library volunteer • Technology • Extra-Curricular Activities • Flag Football • Leadership • Service • GASSO - Update

34. Questions and Comments