State Of The Church 2016

State of the Church 2016 Acts 1:6-8   Our God-given Vision . . . That Crossgate will become an epicenter of God's activity from which He will shake the nations for His glory.   Our God-given Mission . . . To Lead people to Christ. To Equip people to grow in Christ. To Send people out in the name of Christ.   Reason to Celebrate . . . We are leading people to Christ This past year we have seen 51 people give their lives to Christ and follow in baptism 23 were our Adventure Lodge children 7 were between the ages of 18-29 21 were over the age of 30 We are equipping people to grow in Christ Over 500 involved in LifeGroups 40 couples going through Re|Engage marriage enrichment this semester; 75 couples who participated in our "Date in the Box"; approximately 80 couples attended our Uncommon marriage conference this past year. In Discovery Land we've seen an increase on Sunday mornings from an average of 62 to 85 children. (37% increase); 25% increase on Wednesday nights from last year; we utilized 7 rooms last year, now we are using 9 and needing to expand even more. In Adventure Lodge, we're averaging 100 on Sunday mornings. (20% increase) Our student ministry is trending up in attendance. We've launched a new 20somethings ministry and have been averaging around 40. We are sending people out in the name of Christ We've had 1,070 Crossgate members and attenders involved in mission projects this past year. Our missions giving increased over the past year by 27%. We are engaged missionally in local, state, national, and international projects.   Reason to Press On . . . N3 Initiative Treasuring Christ   Putting our "Yes" on the Table . . .