2021 Yearbook

Table of Contents

District Leadership……………………………………………………………Preface

Welcome Letter & Reunion Schedule………………………………………….1 District Nominating Committee Report ...... 2 Expectations & Understandings of Elected Leadership ...... 4 Nominee Biographies ...... 5

District Advisory Board ...... 9 District Assembly Finance Committee ...... 11 District Superintendent ...... 22 Education Committee ...... 27 Institute of Ministry (SDIM) ...... 29 Ministerial Credentials Board ...... 30 Ministerial Studies Board ...... 32 Nazarene Missions International President (NMI) ...... 33 Nazarene Youth International President (NYI) ...... 35 Pastoral Care Committee ...... 37 P&B Benefits Guide…………………………………………………………………….43 Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries (SDMI) ...... 51

District Treasurer’s Report ...... 53

District Growth Summary ...... 63 Local Church Life ...... 64 In Memory of Friends & Family ...... 118

Achievements & Awards ...... 120

District Calendar ...... 122 District Resources ...... 123 Pastoral Team Retreat ...... 124 Point Loma Nazarene University ...... 125

LEADERSHIP

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Dear Delegates & Friends of the Sacramento District,

Welcome to The Reunion of the 59th District Assembly for the Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene. Thank you for your willingness to represent your church community.

This year’s gathering is taking place in person and by livestream with the production assistance of Lodi Faith Community Church, with deep gratitude to Wendy Hubbard, Pastor Scott Hubbard, Bob Best, and the entire Lodi Faith Event Team. Just in case you are inclined to sing at this event, please remember, it’s: Oh Lord, BLESSED stuck in Lodi again!

This year’s Reunion has been modified into two separate events:

Friday, April 30, 2021, the District Assembly and Ordination Service will be in person and live streamed.

Saturday, September 11, 2021 the NMI (Nazarene Missions International) and NYI (Nazarene Youth International) Conventions will take place at Sacramento First Church with the hope that restrictions for public gatherings will continue to improve by that date.

We welcome our special guest, Dr. Gustavo Crocker, General Superintendent. Special thanks to The Reunion leadership team of: NMI President, Rev. Dan Hopkins; NYI President, Rev. Austin Bender; Recording & Election Secretary – Robert Hale; District Secretary, Dr. Earl Gillett; District Office Staff & Assistants –Mike Havens, Kaitlin Peoples, and Jessica Moreno.

Thanks so much for being here and tuning in to share this event with us. Please join me in seeking the presence of God upon our gathering as we celebrate our mission to make Christ like disciples in the nations, on our district, and in our local communities.

Yours in Christ,

Rev. Steve Scott District Superintendent

1 2021

The District Nominating Committee met on Saturday, January 16, 2021 with the following members present and participating in the nomination process:

Laypersons: Tom Boyd/Sac Cordova, Nancie Goodnough/Auburn Parkside, Steve Henning/Lincoln Emmaus, John Hull/Sac First, Mickey Moody/Vacaville SonRise

Ministers: Jim Dorsey/Sac Arden, Twylia Markle/Manteca Journey, Jesse Ragan/Weaverville, Kerrie Tatman/Woodland CenterPointe, Steve Scott / DS ex-officio

Elections are to be determined by plurality (nominees elected by the most number of votes received, in descending order). All elections will require a quorum (over half) of the elected delegates voting and present at the District Assembly.

We, the District Nominating Committee, recommend the following to be elected as indicated:

Report #1 – District Advisory Board (4 year term) 1) Ordained Ministers: (vote for 1, elected by plurality) – Jim Dorsey/Sac Arden, John Perez/Sac Community, Dean Roberts/Vacaville SonRise,

2) Laypersons: (vote for 1, elected by plurality) – Gary Greeno/Stockton Horizon, John Hull/Sac First, Josh Opperman/Rio Linda LifePointe

Report #2 – Ministerial Credentials Board – Ordained Ministers (4 year term) Ordained Ministers: (vote for 3, elected by plurality) Kiera Chambers/Shasta Lake Branches, Jon Fitzpatrick/Yreka, Scott Hubbard/Lodi Faith, Kyle Johnson/Sac The Crossing, Jesse Ragan/Weaverville, Dean Roberts/Vacaville SonRise

Report #3 – Ministerial Studies Board – Ordained Ministers (4 year term) Ordained Ministers: (vote for 3, elected by plurality) Michele Dickerson/Auburn Parkside, Dan Elliott/Auburn Parkside, Stacey Hanson/Hallwood, Freeman Hodgins/Manteca Journey, Erika Murillo/Elk Grove Bethesda, Ron Zimmer/Chico East Ave.

Report #4 – Pastoral Care Committee - (2 year term) 1) Assigned Ministers: (vote for 2, elected by plurality) Richard Lester/Lincoln Emmaus, John Perez/Sac Community, Julie Porta/Tracy New Heart, J.J. Tuttle/Carson City Connected

2) Laypersons: (vote for 2, elected by plurality) Mark Bennett/Stockton Axis, Tom Boyd/Sac Cordova, Nancie Goodnough/Auburn Parkside, Jessica Moreno/W. Sac Southport

Report #5 – Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries (SDMI) - (3 year term) 1) Assigned Ministers: (vote for 2, elected by plurality) Byron Fisk/The Crossing, Angela Henning/Lincoln Emmaus, David McDowell/VCF Reno, Andrew Murakami/Willows, Erika Murillo/Elk Grove Bethesda

2) Laypersons: (vote for 1, elected by plurality) Marcia Garro/Kairos at The Crossing, Melissa Smit/Gardnerville Crossroads

Tom Boyd, Recording Secretary Steve Scott, Chairperson

Expectations & Understandings of Elected Leadership - 2021 Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene

 All of the following leadership roles require nominated members to be: a) devoted followers of Jesus, deeply committed to the mission of the Church of the Nazarene b ) faithful, active members of a local Church of the Nazarene congregation c ) consistent in biblical tithe, including district and global support, and d ) able to assess, evaluate, and strategically think with regard to the respective board.

1. District Advisory Board (4 year term) – 4 ordained ministers & 4 laypersons:  The DAB serves on behalf of issues related to local church ministry, including ministry and property development, pastoral integrity, and local church mission engagement.  At least six meetings each year, on the third Thursday of Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept; 1–5 pm; the November meeting and others may be scheduled the 2nd or 3rd Thursday.  Meetings are held via ZOOM or at the Loomis District Office and occasionally on site at a local church.  There are occasional email correspondence issues between meetings.  Conference calls and special called meetings are possible throughout the year.

2. District Assembly Finance Committee (2 year term) – equal # of assigned ministers/laypersons:  The District Assembly Finance Committee meets in late March each year at the Loomis District Office to review the District Treasurer’s Annual Report, and to recommend a fiscally sound district budget for the new District Assembly year.

3. District Court of Appeals (4 year term) – 3 ordained ministers & 2 laypersons:  The District Court of Appeals meets as needed, and has jurisdiction to hear and decide all appeals of local church members concerning any action of local boards of discipline.

4. Ministerial Studies & Credentials Boards (4 year term) – 5 or more ordained ministers:  Both Boards meet from Sunday night through Wednesday afternoon, during the third week of February at the Loomis District Office. The Studies Board reviews completed course work by students in the course of study for ordination. The Credentials Board reviews and examines the character and calling of students for district licensing and application for ordination.

5. Pastoral Care Committee (2 year term) - equal # of assigned ministers/laypersons:  The Pastoral Care Committee reviews issues related to the personal well-being and professional development of those who serve in full or part time pastoral leadership.  The committee meets online or in person each year for a half day to update and revise as needed a report to be approved by the district assembly as a resource for local church leadership boards.

6. Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries International Board/SDMI (3 year term): (Refer to SDMI Constitution for Board member composition in the Nazarene Manual)  The SDMI Board is responsible for equipping the local church to make Christ like disciples for all ages in small groups, Sunday School, summer camps, and other special ministries.  Three to four meetings a year at the Loomis District Office or other location as scheduled  There are occasional email correspondence and conference calls throughout the year.

 Travel and necessary housing expense is provided to and from all board/committee meetings.

Highlighted Boards & Committees have incumbents with concluding terms in 2021

4 2021 Nominees name. church. occupation. local church leadership. community involvement. district involvement

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD - 4 year term REPORT # 1 Vote for 1 Ordained Minister - elected by plurality

Rev. Jim Dorsey Rev. Dean Roberts Lead Pastor Sacramento Arden Lead Pastor at SonRise Community, Vacaville Director of Arden Civic Services President of Downtown Vacaville Business Improvement District District Ministerial Creden als Board Secretary

Rev. John Perez Lead Pastor at Sacramento Community School Social Worker for Sac City Uniﬁed School District District Pastoral Care Commi ee

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD - 4 year term Vote for 1 Layperson - elected by plurality

Mr. Gary Greeno Mr. Joshua Opperman Horizon Chris an Fellowship, Stockton LifePointe, Rio Linda Educator Physician Assistant Men’s Ministry, Gree ng Team, Church Co-Director of Caravan Ministry, Worship Board Member Team, Church Board Member District Advisory Board, Pulpit Supply

Mr. John Hull Sacramento First Church Church Administrator Men’s Ministry Leader, Worship Team Golf Coach - Burbank High School

5 2021 Nominees name. church. occupation. local church leadership. community involvement. district involvement

MINISTERIAL CREDENTIALS BOARD - 4 year term REPORT # 2 Vote for 3 Ordained Ministers - elected by plurality

Rev. Kiera Chambers Rev. Kyle Johnson Co-Pastor at Branches Faith Community, Lead Pastor at The Crossing Church, Natomas Shasta Lake Board of NorCal Fellowship of Chris an Athletes Kindergarten Paraprofessional, ACE Trainer, District Ministerial Creden als Board, District Finance Commi ee Rev. Jon Fitzpatrick Rev. Jesse Ragan Lead Pastor at Yreka Church Lead Pastor at Weaverville Church Discipleship Group Leader, W&W Coordinator Chaplain United Scholarship Inc. Board Member, Siskiyou Coach for kids sports teams Co. Emergency Food and Shelter Program Board Member, AAU B.ball Coach Rev. Dean Roberts Rev. Sco Hubbard Lead Pastor at SonRise Community, Vacaville Co-Pastor at Faith Community, Lodi President of Downtown Vacaville Business District Advisory Board Improvement District District Ministerial Creden als Board District Ministerial Creden als Board Secretary REPORT # 3 MINISTERIAL STUDIES BOARD - 4 year term Vote for 3 Ordained Ministers - elected by plurality

Rev. Michele Dickerson Rev. Freeman Hodgins Interim Pastor at Parkside Church, Auburn Pastor at Journey, Manteca Serve at the local elementary school Worship Leader, Men’s Bible Study Leader, Clothing Ministry Coordinator District Ministerial Studies Board

Dr. Dan Ellio Rev. Erika Murillo Recovery Pastor at Parkside Church, Auburn Co-Pastor at Bethesda, Elk Grove Pastor to Seniors & Missions Coordinator ALTA Concrete Inc. Owner/Oﬃce Manager, Mom District Ins tute of Ministry Instructor, “Love The City” Counseling, Nazarene Women Ministry Advising, Learning Light Consul ng Clergy Council PLNU Field Rep.

Rev. Stacey Hanson Rev. Ron Zimmer Pastor at Hallwood Church Pastor at East Ave. Church, Chico Board Chairman for Local Rescue Mission Chico Rescue Mission Board Member, District NMI Council Member Build the Ridge Board Member District Camps Board Chair

6 2021 Nominees name. church. occupation. local church leadership. community involvement. district involvement

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE - 2 year term REPORT # 4 Vote for 2 Assigned Ministers - elected by plurality

Pastor Rich Lester Pastor Julie Porta Execu ve Pastor & Treasurer at Emmaus, Lincoln Connec ons Pastor at New Heart, Tracy Lincoln Homeless Task Force, Business Owner, Children’s Church Teacher, Women’s Small Lincoln Local Business Task Force Group & Discipleship Leader District Finance Commi ee Middle School Principal NYI Representa ve, SDMI Council Member

Rev. John Perez Rev. JJ Tu le Lead Pastor at Community Church, Sac. Lead Pastor at Connected, Carson City School Social Worker for Sac City Uniﬁed Youth Pastor School District District Pastoral Care Commi ee

PASTORAL CARE COMMITTEE - 2 year term Vote for 2 Laypersons - elected by plurality

Mr. Mark Benne Mrs. Nancie Goodnough Axis Church, Stockton Parkside Church, Auburn General Contractor Bookkeeper Praise Team Member Church Treasurer, Bible Study Leader President of local HOA District Advisory Board

Mr. Tom Boyd Mrs. Jessica Moreno Cordova Church, Sacramento Southport Church, West Sacramento Re red Church Worship Leader, Pastor’s Wife Gideon’s Interna onal Washington Uniﬁed School Dist. Volunteer District Nomina ng Commi ee, Recording Sec. District Administra ve Assistant

7 2021 Nominees name. church. occupation. local church leadership. community involvement. district involvement

SUNDAY SCHOOL & DISCIPLESHIP MIN. (SDMI) REPORT # 5 3 year term Vote for 2 Assigned Ministers - elected by plurality

Pastor Byron Fisk Rev. David McDowell Associate Pastor at The Crossing Church, Pastor at Victory Chris an Fellowship, Reno Natomas VCF Means Home - housing insecurity Discipleship, Men’s Ministry, Teaching ministry lead

Rev. Andrew Murakami Pastor Angela Henning Pastor at Willows Church Associate Pastor at Emmaus, Lincoln Counseling, Preaching, Teaching Pastoral Care, Youth, Communion, Teaching, Recess Supervisor - Willows Intermediate School, Preaching, Small Group Coordinator Willows Ministerial Associa on Member, Foundry Youth Center, Salt Mine Food Closet Youth Football Program Assist. Coach Rev. Erika Murillo Co-Pastor at Bethesda, Elk Grove ALTA Concrete Inc. Owner/Oﬃce Manager, Mom “Love The City” Counseling, Nazarene Women Clergy Council PLNU Field Rep.

SUNDAY SCHOOL & DISCIPLESHIP MIN. (SDMI) 3 year term Vote for 1 Layperson - elected by plurality

Mrs. Marcia Garro Mrs. Melissa Smit Ministerio Kairos, The Crossing in Natomas Crossroads Church, Gardnerville Kids Ministry, Women’s Ministry, Sunday Health & Wellness Coach, Wife & Mother Coordinator, Discipleship 4th-6th grade Sunday School Teacher IMPACT Women Conference SDMI Council Member

8 MINISTRY REPORTS 2 section District Advisory Board

2021

The Sacramento District Advisory Board met for regular bi-monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday during the 2020-2021 church year, in March, May, July, September, November, and January. All meetings were held via ZOOM due to COVID restrictions. Email communication and online interaction allowed the Board to address necessary agenda items as needed throughout the year.

The DAB serves to support and advise the District Superintendent. The DAB also serves as the District Church Properties Board, as approved annually by the District Assembly in compliance with the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene (2017-2021: paragraph 236), upon the approval of this report.

The Sacramento District Investment Committee serves as an auxiliary of the District Advisory Board to review the District’s investment portfolio that is managed by Green Wealth Management (Folsom, CA) and Van Hulzen Asset Management (El Dorado Hills, CA).

All action items approved by the DAB have been recorded in minutes open to review and are on file in the District Office, 6235 S. Walnut Street, Suite 200, Loomis, California. The significant agenda and ACTION items of the District Advisory Board for the 2020-2021 Assembly year included the following:  review and approval of the Minutes for all meeting(s) and action items  review and approval of the monthly/year to date District Treasurer’s Reports  election of Joe McCoy as corporate Secretary of the Sacramento DAB for 2020-2021.  approval of Kaitlin Peoples/District Office Manager to serve as recording secretary of DAB meetings unless certain issues or agenda items deem it inappropriate as a District employee  approval of the following items relative to local church ministries on the Sacramento District:  pastoral compensation for Woodland CenterPointe Church of up to $65,000.00 per year for two years  Carlos Garcia (District Licensed Minister) potential pastoral candidate at Sparks Home Church  Kathy Watson (Ordained Elder) potential pastoral candidate at Susanville Church  pastoral compensation for Willows Church of $21,600.00 for one year with stipulations regarding bi-vocational status approval, pending favorable development of the church.  $110,000.00 LIFELINE Grant for Reno Victory Christian Fellowship to fulfill a 2nd year grant in light of favorable development as previously stipulated  potential sale of the Yerington Church property (no development of this action to date)  to rename Woodland Celebration Christian Center to CenterPointe Church of the Nazarene  District Superintendent recommendation to appoint Rev. Dean Roberts to Ministerial Credentials Board in light of Dr. Mark Lehman resignation and transfer.  one year lease of ministry property for Shasta Lake Branches Community  to delay District Office tenant lease agreement increases for one year and review the planned increase in Fall 2021, due to COVID impact on tenants.  District Superintendent recommendation of potential Nominating Committee members  to rename Mt. Shasta Abundant Life to Mt. Shasta Church of the Nazarene  the merging of Sacramento The Crossing Church (Organized) with Marysville The Point (Church Type Mission)  to offer matching funds up to $15,000.00 from the previous Reno First Nazarene Foundation account to Reno Victory Christian Fellowship, with required itemized use of funds.

 adding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a paid holiday for full time district office staff  the merging of Sacramento Friends in Jesus Church (Organized) with Sacramento New Covenant Church (Organized)  to rename Sparks Home Community Church to Sparks Home Church.  approval of the following relative to special projects for the District Office facility:  exterior painting of the entire building  enclosure of all rain gutters to maximize efficiency  application of ground cover for all landscaped areas to maximize moisture retention  second year renewal of an approved policy of up to $30,000.00 annually, for Pastoral Care & Well Being for all full time, credentialed Ministers of the Sacramento District, as reviewed by the District Superintendent and the DAB, with requested documentation.  renewal of an approved policy for the Sacramento District: To create a plan for the District to give the minimum required contribution on behalf of all local churches on the Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene, in order to participate in the Nazarene Pension and Benefit program for the Church of the Nazarene, for the benefit of all full-time eligible ministers, as defined by Pensions & Benefits USA, and to also encourage each local Church Board to be proactive in achieving their annual Nazarene Pension & Benefit giving goal.  approval of the annual review and renewal of all district office staff for 2021-2022 with great appreciation!  approval of the transfer of Credentialed Ministers to and from the Sacramento District as listed in the Ministerial Credentials Board Report for 2021.  Approval of the following appointed pastoral leaders for one year, to be renewed annually: Appointed Pastors (per Manual paragraph 117) Alturas Grace Point Ken Entwistle Dorris Harold Brimmer Reno Victory Christian Fellowship David McDowell Sun Valley HOPE Joe Barstow The Point – Marysville Ray Benesh Tracy Anugrah Sam Prasad Willows Andrew Murakami

Li censed Ministers Serving as Pastors (per Manual paragraph 225.13) Dayton Valley Community Ken Goode Fallon Jonathan Velasquez Sparks Home Community Carlos Garcia Woodland CenterPointe Shane & Kerrie Tatman

As the District Advisory Board, it is a distinct honor to serve as the Biblical counsel for local churches on the Sacramento District. We affirm our mission “to make Christ-like disciples among the nations.” We submit this report with a great sense of anticipation for how God is going to lead us in this new year!

Rev. Steve Scott, Chairperson Jeff Dickerson (Auburn Parkside) Rev. Steve Dickerson(Placerville) Joe McCoy (Oroville), Secretary Gary Greeno (Stockton Horizon) Rev. Scott Hubbard (Lodi Faith) Mark Bennett (Stockton Axis) Dr. Stephen Campbell (Redding) Rev. Doug Smith (Yuba City)

Kaitlin Peoples (District Office Executive Assistant) – Recording Secretary

10 District Assembly Finance Committee Report We submit the following proposal and recommend for 2020-2021 that:

1. all churches conform to the Manual (129.23) and the District conforms to the Manual (205.25) in the auditing of the financial records. 2. the District Advisory Board be authorized to administer all District and Home Mission funds. 3. the District Advisory Board, in consultation with the NMI President, NYI President, and Sunday School Discipleship Ministries Chairperson, set the amount allocated for travel and per diem allowance for General Convention and Assembly Delegates. 4. the District Advisory Board annually bring recommendations on the District Superintendent and District office staff’s financial compensation packages to the District Finance Committee. 5. the Sacramento District Funding the Mission Plan be adopted to fund District Shares for Others. 6. the Global Church Funding the Mission Plan be adopted to fund Global Shares for Others. 7. all officially Organized and Church Type Mission churches give to District & Global Shares for Others in weekly or monthly payments during the fiscal year (March 1 – February 28/29). Quarterly giving reports are sent by the District Treasurer to local church boards in accordance with the following percentage GOALS based on the Adjusted Raised for All Purposes (RAP) amount of local giving: Sacramento District Shares 4.0% World Evangelism Fund 5.50% Education/PLNU Shares 2.25% Pensions & Benefits Fund 2.25% (See Payment Instructions: “Shares for Others” in this report to calculate local church giving. 8. all District Shares for Others payments (4.0%) from local churches be applied to the various district auxiliary ministries according the following percentages: A. District Administration/Home Missions/LIFELINE Fund be 3.55% of the Adjusted RAP. B. Sunday School/Discipleship Ministries Int’l (SDMI) Fund be .16% of the Adjusted RAP. C. Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Fund be .15% of the Adjusted RAP. D. Nazarene Missions International (NMI) Fund be .14% of the Adjusted RAP. 9. the District Administration Fund Income be generated as follows: A. Local Church District Shares for Others $ 509,501.00 B. Local Church Education Shares for Others 261,158.00 770,659.00 C. Other District Income & Service Accounts 1) District Office Rent 14,452.00 2) Misc. Income & Acct. Dividends 100.00 3) Dist. Investment Fund Transfers 155,060.00 4) District Condo Use Fees 6,500.00 5) Sac. Dist. Institute of Ministry Income (SDIM) 12,300.00 6) Angels Camp Rent Payments 14,400.00 7) Yerington Rent Payments 10,700.00 213,512.00

11 District Administration Total Income $984,171.00

10. the District Administration Fund be expended as follows: A. Salaries and Wages $ 224,536.00 Employee Benefits 52,275.00 276,811.00 B. Maintenance and Insurance 1) Insurance & Worker’s Comp 20,000.00 2) District Office & Condo Property Taxes 5,820.00 3) Custodial 7,000.00 4) Yard Care & Pest Control 5,300.00 5) Property Maintenance/Improvements 3,500.00 6) Elevator Maintenance/License 2,030.00 43,650.00 C. Utilities 1) Gas & Electric 9,300.00 2) Telephone/Internet 4,700.00 3) Sewer 980.00 4) Water 1,530.00 5) Garbage 2,125.00 6) Alarm System Monitoring 3,690.00 22,325.00 D. Office Expenses 1) Stationary/Supplies/Software 9,500.00 2) Postage 2,400.00 3) Office Equipment/ Hardware/Repairs 22,000.00 4) CPA Review/Consulting 5,600.00 5) Web Hosting /Web Design 1,280.00 6) Loomis Chamber of Commerce Membership 225.00 41,005.00 E. District Activities 1) District Assembly Expenses 15,000.00 2) District Secretary Expenses 100.00 3) Pastoral Team Retreat 15,000.00 4) Continuing Education/Resources 2,500.00 5) P&B Local Church Contribution 4,500.00 6) Pastoral Care – The Respite Fund 15,000.00 7) Gifts/Benevolences 11,000.00 8) District Condo (utilities, HOA, maint, etc.) 12,000.00 9) Checking Account Fees 2,000.00 10) Pastoral Team Retreat Discount 1,500.00 78,600.00 F. Business and Professional Expenses 1) D.S. Automobile Replacement District Portion 4,000.00 2) D.S. Automobile Maint./Reg./Ins. 6,000.00 3) D.S. Business & Travel Expense 7,500.00

12 4) D.S. Meetings/Conferences/Conventions 2,000.00 5) Zone Pastor’s/District Meetings 1,000.00 6) DAB/District Boards Travel & Meals 17,000.00 7) District Administrator Expenses 100.00 8) District Secretary – Annual Stipend 1,500.00 39,100.00 G. Education Shares/PLNU 261,159.00 (Point Loma Nazarene University) 261,159.00

H. Home Missions/LIFELINE 104,170.00 (23% transfer-Dist Admin Shares) 104,170.00

I. SDMI, NYI & NMI Budgets (*Detail below in items #13, 14, 15) 91,300.00 (Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries, Nazarene Youth International; Nazarene Missions International)

J. Service Accounts 1) District Condo – Mgt./Cleaning Fees, Refunds 7,115.00 2) SDIM Stipends/Director-Instructor Reimb. 12,126.00 3) Angels Camp – Utilities, Prop Taxes, Repairs 3,210.00 4) Yerington – Utilities, Repairs 3,600.00 26,051.00 District Administration Total Expenses $984,171.00

11. the District Home Missions Fund/Lifeline Income be generated as follows: A. Local Church Shares for Others (23% of all giving) 104,170.00 B. LIFELINE Pledges & Gifts 10,000.00 C. Investment Fund Transfers 200,000.00

District Home Missions Total Income $314,170.00

12. the District Home Missions Fund/Lifeline be expended as follows: D. LIFELINE – Assessment/Coaching/Coordinator Exp. 1,500.00 E. LIFELINE - Grants 312,670.00

District Home Missions Total Expense $314,170.00

(*Detail from Item I above for District SDMI, NYI & NMI Budgets) 13. the District Sunday School/Discipleship Ministries Int’l (SDMI) Budget be expended as follows: A. ADMINISTRATION 1) Administration Expenses 1,000.00 2) Children’s Ministries 2,000.00 2) Camps Board 16,000.00 3) Camp Encuentro North 3,000.00 4) General Convention Delegates 3,000.00

13 5) Recovery 1,000.00 6) Discipleship Conferences & Coaching 5,000.00 7) Honorarium 2,000.00 8) Women’s Ministries 500.00 9) Quizzing 1,500.00 10) District Director’s Leadership Training 1,500.00 11) Contingency Fund 500.00 SDMI Ministries Budget Total $37,000.00 ------14. the District Nazarene Youth International (NYI) Ministries Budget be expended as follows: A. NYI BUDGET EXPENSES 1) NYI Leadership Conference 2,000.00 2) The Reunion 1,000.00 3) Elevate 1,500.00 4) General NYI Convention 2,500.00 5) Jr. High Camp 2,500.00 6) Sr. High Camp 2,500.00 7) NYI Retreat 3,000.00 8) Church Resources 500.00 9) Nazarene Youth Conference (NYC) 4,000.00 10) District Meetings 2,500.00 11) Zone Meetings 3,000.00 12) Southwest Field Share 1,300.00 13) Youth Pastor’s Meetings 500.00 14) Promotion Materials 250.00 15) Southwest Field Meetings 1,750.00 16) Media 500.00 NYI Ministries Budget Total $29,300.00

15. the District Nazarene Missions International (NMI) Ministries Budget be expended as follows: A. NMI BUDGET EXPENSES 1) Office Expenses 300.00 2) Conventions 6,500.00 3) Children Missions Rallies 5,000.00 4) District Mission Tour 2,500.00 5) Other Meetings & Conferences 2,000.00 6) Council & Committee Meetings 700.00 7) President’s Expenses 500.00 8) District NMI President Retreat 3,000.00 9) NMI Website Development 1,500.00 10) Cash L.I.N.K.S. 1,800.00 11) Christmas Cash 700.00 12) Contingency Fund 500.00 NMI Budget Total $25,000.00 District SDMI, NYI, & NMI Budgets Total $91,300.00

14 16. Social Security and Income Taxes for 2020-2021 be computed accordingly: A. Wages & Salaries – the following rates for the fiscal year 2020-21 are applicable: 1) employee withholding – OASDI = 6.2%; Medicare = 1.45% (7.65% total) 2) employer match – OASDI = 6.2%; Medicare = 1.45% (7.65% total) 3) total FICA/SECA contribution = 15.3% *All churches shall be in compliance with State and Federal reporting and income tax withholding laws. All lay and ministerial employee wages earned will be reported on W2’s as wages, Social Security wages, Medicare wages, and state/local wages as applicable. * For more information, see www.pbusa.org /Resources/Compensation & Tax Memos B. Benefits 1) Lay employees are covered by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) which covers Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Medicare contributions. Churches must withhold from each employee’s gross pay amount a total of 7.65% (6.2% for OASDI and 1.45% for Medicare) plus applicable Federal and State Income Tax. The church matches the 6.2% and 1.45%, for a total of 15.3%. These amounts must be set aside (until the end of the month or quarter), depending on church federal deposit requirements, and remitted to the U.S. Treasury, using Form 941 for reporting purposes. In California, State Personal Income Tax (PIT) is remitted to the State of Cali- fornia Employment Development Department (EDD) on a timely basis. 2) Ministerial employees are covered by the Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA). As self- employed persons, ministers are responsible for ensuring they are in compliance with SECA by making quarterly remittances for social security. The local church normally pays the OASDI amount to the pastor as a supplemental amount at the end of each quarter. Churches calculate the SECA amount as follows: minister’s quarterly salary total + ministers quarterly housing expense total + minister’s quarterly utilities expense total + the OASDI amount = the base amount. Multiply the base amount by 15.3% to arrive at the quarterly OASDI amount. The supplemental amounts paid to the minister as OASDI must be included in the W-2 as part of total wages at the end of the year.

17. Church Insurance be provided with the following considerations: A. Property Insurance 1) Church Building(s) and Business Personal Property/Equipment a) All risk of direct physical loss (Special Form including Theft), where possible, otherwise, Fire, Extended Coverage, Vandalism & Malicious Mischief or as required by a lender; b) Replacement cost endorsement where possible, otherwise actual cash value (replacement cost less depreciation) with minimum of 90% co-insurance; and c) Agreed Amount Endorsement. 2) Dwelling(s) a) All risk of direct physical loss (Special Form including Theft), where possible, otherwise, Fire, Extended Coverage, Vandalism & Malicious Mischief or as required by a lender; b) Replacement cost endorsement where possible, otherwise actual cash value (replacement cost less depreciation) with minimum of 90% co-insurance; and c) Agreed Amount Endorsement.

15 B. General Liability Insurance 1) Limits a) $1,000,000.00 Limit Each Occurrence for Bodily Injury, Personal Injury and Property Damage with $3,000,000.00 Annual Aggregate b) Medical Payments – Minimum Limit $10,000.00 2) Coverage a) Premises and Operations b) Products and Completed Operations Liability c) Pastoral Counseling Liability d) Non-Owned & Hired Automobile Liability e) Sexual Acts Liability - $500,000.00 each Incident/$1,000,000.00 Aggregate f) Directors and Officers Liability (Defense Costs Outside Limits) g) Employment Practices Liability – Minimum Limits $100,000.00 Occurrence and $300,000.00 Aggregate (Defense Costs Outside Limits) h) Broad Form Media Liability i) Cyber Liability – Minimum Limits $50,000.00 j) World Wide Liability (If involved in Mission Trips outside USA) C. Workers Compensation – Required by the statutes of the states of California and Nevada. Every church on the Sacramento District must see that this is a part of their insurance program. Add coverage for volunteer labor involving building renovations and construction projects if available and feasible, otherwise. D. Activities Accident Insurance to cover volunteer labor involving building renovations and construction projects. Each local church has medical payments extended from package policy. E. Commercial Automobile Insurance for all church owned vehicles with a minimum Combined Single Limit of $1,000,000.00. All vehicles must be registered in the name of the Church. F. We encourage every church on the Sacramento District to have a current policy manual in place. Resources such as the Church Law and Tax Report (http://www.churchlawandtax.com) and insurance companies Risk Management Programs should be used to make certain that each local church is in compliance with Federal and State law. Careful attention should also be given to the current direction of case law in defining policies for the local church.

18. Local Church Finance be managed with the following considerations: A. each church be encouraged to use the Nazarene Treasury System (ntssoftware.com), or equivalent accounting system, and that the pastor receives a report of the total raised each week. B. the local church establish an operating budget for local, District, and Global ministries. Please send a copy of the budget to the District Superintendent. (Manual 32.2, 130, 136.2, 153, 516.9, 516.13). 1) This budget is to be reviewed monthly by the Church Board. WEF, P&B, District and Education Shares for Others are to be a priority item. 2) If there is a deficit in the income necessary to meet the total monthly budget, the board should seek ways and means to care for any emergency deficit each month. The pastor

16 should monitor the local budget and complete a quarterly review in consultation with District leadership to resolve indicated financial problems. 3) In the planning of the local budget, items such as social security reimbursement, health insurance, auto reimbursement, housing allowance, utilities, and other benefits should be listed separately from the stipulated cash salary of the pastor. C. each local church conduct an annual review of financial procedures and practices including: 1) the review of church financial reporting procedures such as but not limited to: a) monthly bank reconciliations, confirming equal amounts for deposits and income b) monthly financial reports reviewed by the church board c) all expense items in the church budget and any deficit issues examined and explained 2) the review of church financial giving practices should confirm the following: a) all offerings should be counted and recorded by at least two people signing the report b) offerings should be held in a secure place until deposited at the bank c) a periodic rotation of people counting and recording is recommended d) application of the above practices must be applied in reference to any online giving D. the hiring and renewing of paid assistants shall occur only when all District & Global Shares for Others and financial obligations were paid in the previous year and are current in the year requested. (Manual 159, 211.13). E. giving full support to the Education Shares for Others for Point Loma Nazarene University, sent through the District Office, which provide significant financial assistance for students from local churches on the Sacramento District who attend PLNU (see Education Report for amounts). F. receiving an annual offering for Nazarene Bible College & Nazarene Theological Seminary G. compensating interim or temporary pastoral/pulpit supply, including reimbursement for 1) travel at the 2021 IRS mileage rate (56 cents/mile for business miles); 2) food and lodging, and 3) an appropriate honorarium (see Pastoral Care Committee Report for actual amounts).

19. District Finance Committee procedures be established with the following considerations: A. a District Assembly Finance Committee be elected and meet prior to District Assembly to set the new church year District Administration budget for recommendation to the District Assembly. B. the District Superintendent, District Treasurer, and District Assembly Finance Committee Chairman be authorized to receive requests for adjustments in Shares for Others giving determined to be justifiable, and to make necessary adjustments. C. a report shall be reviewed showing the payments of Shares for Others by local churches for the most recent assembly year. D. two members of the District Finance Committee be appointed annually to serve as an Audit Sub Committee to review all District Superintendent and District Office personnel credit card statements. Committee Members: Laypersons: Ken Meneely Ministers: Brett Cardoza/Chair, Kyle Johnson, Rich Lester Ex-officio: Steve Scott – District Superintendent, Mike Havens – District Treasurer

17 Payment Instructions: District & Global “Shares for Others” Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene

1. DISTRICT SHARES FOR OTHERS - PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS Please include a District “Shares for Others” Remittance Form with each payment. Any other Dis- trict payments, such as LIFELINE, should be sent with a separate payment. Indicate whether this remittance is based upon total giving for Week # and Month, or Month only.

Calculating “Sacramento District Shares for Others” (form available from the District Office): a. Line 1a, Enter Total Raised for All Purposes (RAP) amount since your most recent payment. b. Line 1b, Minus (-) any World Evangelism Fund (WEF) & Approved Global Missions since your most recent payment. c. Line 1c, is the Adjusted Raised for All Purposes (RAP). d. Line 2, Enter 4% of the Adjusted RAP amount for District Shares ( District Administration/Home Missions/Lifeline/Discipleship Ministries/NYI /NMI Budgets) e. Line 3, Enter 2.25% of the Adjusted RAP amount for Education Shares This amount is payment for: Education/PLNU f. The total District & Education Shares payment = Line 2 + Line 3. g. If a LIFELINE payment is being made, enter the amount on Line 4. Questions? Please make a separate payment for LIFELINE. Contact Mike Havens: Please send and make all District Shares for Others payable to: Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene 916-652-1193 x 5 [email protected] c/o District Treasurer, 6235 S. Walnut Street, Suite 200, Loomis, CA 95650

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2. GLOBAL SHARES FOR OTHERS - PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Calculating “Global Shares for Others”: a. Determine the Total Raised for All Purposes (RAP) amount since your most recent payment. b. Subtract any WEF & Approved Missions giving since your most recent payment. c. The resulting amount is the Adjusted Raised for All Purposes (RAP) for calculating Global Shares. d. Enter 5.5% of the Adjusted RAP amount for World Evangelism Fund e. Enter 2.25% of the Adjusted RAP amount for Pensions & Benefits Fund

Please send and make all Global Church Shares for Others payable to: General Treasurer, P.O. Box 843116, Kansas City, MO 64184 Online payments may be made at http://web.nazarene.org.

(See next page for the Worksheet for Calculating District & Global Shares for Others)

18 Worksheet for Calculating Sacramento District & Global “Shares for Others”

Step 1: Determine the total amount of giving/offerings received for the local church since your most recent payment, through regular tithes and offerings, building/capital campaigns, etc. (Please notify the District Office to request an ex- emption for any “Rare Circumstance Adjustment” if your church has received a significant gift of cash or property).

Step 2: Include the total amount of any World Evangelism Fund related giving that would have been sent in your most recent payment (such as Faith Promise, Offerings at Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.). If you received a specific amount or designated giving for WEF, send that amount and only report it in the Actual Amount box below your Step 5 entry. IF no amount was received enter -0- in the Actual Amount box.

Step 3: Include the total amount of any Approved Mission Specials/10% Giving that would have been sent in your most recent payment (such as Alabaster, Naz Compassionate Ministries, Deputation, LINKS, etc.) If you received a specific amount or designated giving for Approved Mission Specials/10% Giving, send that amount and only report it in the Actual Amount box below your Step 5 entry. IF no amount was received enter -0- in the Actual Amount box.

Step 4: Determine the Adjusted Raised for all Purposes (RAP) - Subtract Steps 2 and 3 from Step 1

Step 5: Determine the actual amounts for District and Global Allocations by multiplying the Adjusted Raised for all Purposes (RAP) in Step 4 times the following percentages:

DISTRICT Shares for Others PAYMENT Percentages: District Administration/HM/LIFELINE 4.00% Education (PLNU) 2.25%

GLOBAL Shares for Others PAYMENT Percentages: WEF & Approved 10% Giving 5.50% Pensions & Benefits 2.25%

Total District + Global Giving GOAL: 14.00%

EXAMPLE Step 1 Raised for All Purposes (RAP) in the Local Church $ 10,000.00

Step 2 Previously sent for WEF since last payment ( - ) 1,000.00 Previously sent for Approved Mission Step 3 Specials (10% Giving) since last payment ( - ) 500.00 Step 4 Adjusted Raised for All Purposes (RAP) = 8,500.00

Step 5 Payment: District & Home Missions x 4.0% 340.00 PLNU x 2.25% 191.25 Total District = $ 531.25 Send to District Treasurer

WEF x 5.5% $ 467.50 P&B X 2.25% 191.25 Actual Amt Received for WEF /10% Giving; (see note above) Total Global = $ 658.75 Send to General Treasurer

19 Resources from District & Global Shares for Others How is local church giving a resource for District and Global Church Ministries?

1. Local Church Ministry & Resources 2021

a. Summer Camps ministry for children and youth is subsidized annually at $24,000.00.

b. The annual Pastoral Team Retreat is subsidized at $15,000.00 each year.

c. The annual Family Camp has currently been suspended.

d. The Boards of Ministerial Studies and Ministerial Credentials meet each year with students enrolled in the ministerial course of study. These boards operate throughout the complete process of ordination for elders and deacons, including evaluation of transcripts, personal examination, and consideration of all candidates for licensing and ordination.

e. The Sacramento District Institute of Ministry is subsidized to provide qualified instructors for the educational training of licensed ministers.

f. Continuing education events for pastoral staff are subsidized by the district.

g. Local churches can apply for a LIFELINE grant, a missional plan through which new churches and life changing ministries are created on the Sacramento District. LIFELINE is funded through:

1) approximately $100,000.00/year through 23% of every dollar contributed by local churches to district “shares for others”

2) approximately $10,000.00 a year, pledged by churches and individuals above and beyond district “shares for others.”

3) approximately $200,000.00 a year, through an investment fund created from district assets over many years.

h. Pastors receive annual subscriptions to online “Growth Points Newsletter” (online), and “Outreach Magazine,” mailed directly to local churches.

i. A North Lake Tahoe condominium is maintained and provided for full time pastors & associates at a significantly reduced cost for family vacation and personal retreat. (For details/costs see the Pastoral Care Committee Report).

j. A 4 year reserve fund is maintained for General Assembly/Global Convention delegate expenses.

20 2. District Ministry & Resources (6235 S. Walnut Street, Loomis, CA – stop in & see us!)

a. The operational expense of a district office, with a full-time office manager, a full-time district administrator, a part-time office assistant, and a full-time district superintendent.

b. The provision and operation of a conference area for various district board/committee meetings, and leadership retreats for local church boards and ministries.

c. The provision of a private study office for personal retreat at the district office for pastors and associates; equipped with computer/printer, wireless access, phone line, and lending library.

d. The supervision and resourcing of the pastoral selection process for a local church.

e. The supervision and resourcing of the church/pastoral review process every 2 or 4 years.

f. The organization and resourcing of annual conventions and district assembly.

g. Publications, promotional materials, and a district web site to resource the local church.

h. The resourcing of the local church for issues related to local church development, LIFELINE proposals, conflict resolution, and numerous other ministry concerns.

Please note: The annual participation by local churches varies with regard to the amount of Shares for Others received, which impacts the annual district budgeting process. The District Office property is paid for and normally incurs minimal expense for which the local church is responsible. The District Office receives lease payments from tenants which offset costs for the care and maintenance of the facility.

3. Global Ministry Center, Church of the Nazarene / Lenexa, Kansas

a. The World Evangelism Fund (WEF) supports the Global Ministry Center and ministries in 164 world areas, including: . Over 700 full time missionaries . 40 Colleges & Universities outside of North America with 27,000 students . 60 medical clinics and two hospitals . Evangelistic radio broadcasts in over 75 nations . Development of educational resources in 90 languages . Salaries and Administrative costs for Global Church support services, such as: General Secretary’s Office, Nazarene Youth International, Nazarene Missions International, Sunday School Ministries, and the Board of General Superintendents

b. Pensions & Benefits USA, establishes retirement resources for full time credentialed ministers in the Church of the Nazarene.

21 15TH ANNUAL REPORT ▪ Lodi, CA ▪ April 30, 2021 Rev. Steven R. Scott, District Superintendent

In honor of Robert & Carolyn Scott, who lived GOD • PEOPLE • CHURCH a merciful life to the glory of God. 1930-2020

WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE I bring my 15th report as District Superintendent of the Sacramento District, now in my 33rd year as an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. I’m humbled every day by the profound blessing of knowing and serving Jesus Christ as my Savior and Lord, and I thank God for the honor of serving with a leadership team that includes the following colleagues and friends:

…the District Office staff of Rev. Mike Havens/ District Administrator for 13 ½ yrs. as District Treasurer and coordinator for various district events and facilities; Kaitlin Peoples/Executive Assistant for 6 ½ yrs. as coordinator of district office procedures, editor of all district publications, and assistant with various duties of the District Superintendent; and Jessica Moreno/Administrative Assistant for 4 yrs. as support for district office operations and logistical arrangements. Mike, Kaitlin & Jessica all serve with a great spirit and a deep love for the church. I am honored to serve with them!

On July 31, 2021, Mike Havens will conclude 13 years, 9 months & 15 days as District Administrator. It is a privilege to present Mike to you today in recognition of his service to the Sacramento District.

I’ve asked District Secretary Dr. Earl Gillett to assist me with a certificate that acknowledges Mike’s time of service to the Sacramento District. Thank you for the tasks you have completed, the Christlike manner in which you serve, and your faithfulness to the mission of the Church of the Nazarene. It is a privilege to present to you the highest expression that can be given to a member of the Church of the Nazarene, the Distinguished Service Award.

Next, I’ve asked Joe McCoy, secretary of the District Advisory Board to present a card to you on behalf of the Sacramento District. It is our hope that you and Delene can use this toward a special trip to SEE THE WORLD, well, part of it, or a personal project in your life, and that it will be a reminder to you of the place of honor for which you will always be remembered on the Sacramento District.

Please join me in expressing our appreciation for Mike’s life and ministry!

22 As I continue to reflect on the gifted team of leaders who have served the Sacramento District in the past year, they also include:

…all the Senior/Lead Pastors, Associate Pastoral Staff and spouses who faithfully serve the communities of the Sacramento District. You have been merciful, you have endured, and you have a great future as you continue to fulfill God’s calling in your life.

…the District Advisory Board: Dr. Stephen Campbell/Redding First; Rev. Steve Dickerson/Placerville; Rev. Scott Hubbard/Lodi Faith Community; Rev. Doug Smith/Yuba City Hope Point; Joe McCoy/Oroville, Mark Bennett/Stockton Axis; Jeff Dickerson/Auburn Parkside; Gary Greeno/Stockton Horizon. I deeply appreciate your heart and mind for the Kingdom of God, and for your companionship on this journey.

…Rev. Austin Bender/Nazarene Youth International President; Rev. Darlene Franks/Sunday School & Discipleship Ministries Chair; Rev. Dan Hopkins/Nazarene Missions International President; Dr. Leon Skinner/District Institute of Ministry Director; Rev. Ron Zimmer/Summer Camps Ministries Director; Dr. Earl Gillett/ District Secretary; Cathy Scharf/Children’s Ministries Director; the Ministerial Studies & Credentials Boards (listed by name in their respective reports); and all the members of the SDMI Board, NMI Council, NYI Council. Your leadership is impacting countless lives for many years to come.

And, a special thank you to my wife Debbie, our sons Robert & David, for their love and support;

Please join me in expressing our gratitude to this amazing group of people!

DURING THE 2020-2021 year my responsibilities as D.S. included the honor and joy of: ❖ visiting and interacting on 29 church campuses on the district, ❖ preaching in 11 worship services, ❖ participating in 67 Church Board & Congregational Meetings, ❖ conducting 15 Church/Pastoral Reviews, ❖ chairing the pastoral search process in 11 churches, ❖ participating in 18 district board/committee/council meetings, ❖ meeting with 201 pastors & ministry leaders for various issues & needs, ❖ hosting 14 online gatherings for supporting and encouraging Pastoral leaders, ❖ logging in to 136 SKYPE, ZOOM and conference call meetings, ❖ officiating at 2 memorial services, and ❖ serving in my 21st year as a member of the Point Loma Nazarene University Board of Trustees.

In the past year I also participated in the following areas for leadership and personal development: USA/Canada District Superintendent Leadership Seminar (online); May We Be One Seminar (online); Leading Through Uncertainty Seminar – Dr. Stephen Campbell (online); Local Church Board Treasurer

Orientation (online); PLNU Estate Planning Seminar (online); serving on the PLNU Ministerial Candidate Workshop Steering Committee, and on the PLNU Trustees Board Membership Committee.

MY ONGOING VISION FOR US AS A DISTRICT of local churches has been and continues to affirm that we are the literal presence of Christ in our communities. On the day of His ascension Jesus said, “you will receive power to be my witnesses.” Every year we affirm our desire to be devoted members of the body of Christ, inspired by the Great Commission. I encourage you to insist on these core understandings of what we do in our communities, engaging in ministries that result in:

• newborn believers who are being delivered and discipled through our ministries; • growing believers who are being baptized by the profession of their faith; • maturing believers who are discovering all that it means to be devoted followers of Jesus; • at least 10% of annual giving committed to the regional & global mission of the church; • future plans to partner in the planting of new churches in our local mission areas; • an ongoing, definable link to our local communities through outreach & service.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE 48 active organized churches (plus 4 inactive organized churches, 2 of which are being leased by Churches other than Nazarene), 4 Church Type Missions, 7 parented congregations for second languages, and 1 new start for a total of 60 active congregations.

LOOKING BACK: A year ago this week, we met exclusively online as the 58th District Assembly at a time when the entire world began a unique journey together. Looking back, it almost mocks the fact that we were living in the year 2020, an expression that for my lifetime has always meant, perfect vision. And since last March, we have been humbled by the reality of, “Who could have seen this coming?”

In recent months we watched a collision of pandemic, society, and state. At times, it was ugly; at the global level, and all the way to division amongst communities, friends, and even the church. I found an image that I think summarizes well the tension that existed and challenged our ability to navigate through the pandemic graciously: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O4sYndUdsI

Life was out of control. Could we have been more prepared? Clearly there was more to it than, “You put your right foot in, you take your right foot out…” Now that we are here, how do we move into the future, even though the future has always been fairly unknown?

As the 59th District Assembly, we are challenged a) to identify how we move forward in all of life, and b) to determine what the church will look like in the future. A year ago, I was led to a simple phrase for us as the church to Continue IN THE FAITH. A simple exhortation, which obviously requires a very clear definition of what it means to BE in faith.

In this moment, we have an opportunity to be in a place that has always been secure and accessible since the beginning of creation: living life under the influence of a merciful God.

LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE I’m intrigued with how being merciful could position us as we continue to learn what it means to be on mission. God, people, and the church are interdependent expressions of how a merciless world could be led into a future of hope.

God is merciful because of who He is. People become merciful because of who God is in their life. The Church is merciful because it is called to be the image of God through the testimony of people.

It is a merciful God who takes the five loaves and two fish of reduced ministries in the past year, taking whatever we've been able to do remotely and online, who blesses and multiplies it so that the story of new life is told. I have often wondered how much that story was appreciated and told at that time. Did everybody get it, or just the ones who got to eat that day? Is it possible that we have a similar opportunity? Has God been at work during this time, in ways that we can't see that are going to result in a significant blessing for the cause of Christ in the coming days? I think we would all agree, the church was a bit challenged, displaced, and disoriented this past year. But because of a merciful God, we were not crushed, defeated, or abandoned.

Who God is to us, and who we are to each other, is going to determine who the church is in our communities. Regardless of life’s circumstances, merciful people learn what it means to listen to each other, seeking to understand, not dwelling in contentiousness. Merciful people seek the mind and heart of God in order to be equipped to be the church for the believer, the non-believer, and even the person who doesn’t even know what they don't know. Our goal then is to lead people to the merciful God, so that their lives can become expressions of God’s mercy to them and their daily lives.

Looking through the window of opportunity In a recent ZOOM seminar, I heard Dr. Montague Williams say that, “The purpose of the church is to grow in the kind of Christ centered friendships that offer the world a glimpse of God’s coming kingdom.” I hope we can move now into the kinds of expressions that give the world a “glimpse” of God’s coming Kingdom. I hope that pastoral leaders will be delivered from having to oversee polarized communities, and instead be able to unite in a courageous mission to be the presence of Christ in our communities.

A few years ago, Dr. Mark Mann and Dr. Ron Benefiel collaborated on a paper regarding our Wesleyan tradition in which they stated that, “As Wesleyans, we believe our salvation is not simply a matter of our eternal destiny, it is the renewal of our capacity to love God with our entire heart, soul, mind and

strength and our neighbor as ourselves in this life. The grace of God is given not only for personal salvation but also for the repair of human relationships, communities, and societies, and, indeed, all of creation. As Wesleyans we therefore embrace an expansive and all-inclusive hope for the renewal and restoration of all that has been damaged by sin.” It is this perspective that equips holiness people to be people of optimism, in every circumstance of life.

More recently, Deji Okegbile, a Nigerian Methodist Chaplain spoke of Wesleyan optimism in the context of the pandemic in this way: “Wesley’s optimism of grace precedent stood out in his day as it does in our pandemic and lockdown today. Optimism of grace in this context is both hopeful and realistic at the same time; hopeful to encourage an expectant and receptive faith; realistic about both the condition and content of the promise expected.”

My hope for the church of 2021 is:

▪ that we will receive the mercy of God, and become the mercy of God so that the world will see a glimpse of the true nature of God’s desire to love and transform all people into His likeness.

▪ that we will have clarity and courage to do whatever we need to do to adapt our mission, and yet remain faithful to the Great Commission as our highest priority, and

▪ that we will be a people who resonate with John Wesley’s optimism of grace, as we sing our songs more deeply, intercede for each other more sincerely, and in humility, serve an unsaved world more compassionately; so that regardless of the condition of the world, the spirit of a merciful God will fill the lives of His people so much, that every church will be able celebrate one more life story born into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Yours in Christ,

Steven R. Scott Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence,

so that we may receive

and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Hebrews 4 16

Education Committee 2021

We, the Committee on Education, recommend that local churches:

1. fully support Point Loma Nazarene University as the officially sponsored University for the Southwest Educational Field of the Church of the Nazarene, and to faithfully pray for the PLNU students, faculty, president, administration, and Board of Trustees.

2. pray that PLNU will thrive in its mission to provide higher education in a vital Christian community where minds are engaged and challenged, character is modeled and formed, and service is an expression of faith. Being of Wesleyan heritage, we strive to be a learning community where grace is foundational, truth is pursued, and holiness is a way of life.

3. encourage high school students to give priority consideration of PLNU for their college education, participate in PLNU campus events, Preview Days, Southwest NYI Elevate/Memorial Day Weekend, and other special events, whether in person or online, pending local and global conditions.

4. provide prospective student names to PLNU Admissions at: https://www.pointloma.edu/undergraduate/admissions

5. continue to give full support to the PLNU “Grant-in-Aid” program for students from the Church of the Nazarene on the Sacramento District as follows: a. General Grant – $2,800.00 is awarded annually by PLNU to eligible, full-time, dependent undergraduate students attending PLNU. This amount is based on District Educational Funds paid in the current district assembly year. b. PLNU Matching Grant – a program in which the local church contributes $250.00 per student per year and the university in turn, matches the amount, making a total of $500.00.

* The General Grant & PLNU Matching Grant combined would be a maximum of up to $ 3,300.00.

6. embrace denominational guidelines for Funding the Mission of Education in the amount of at least 2.25% of the annual giving in Raised for All Purposes by the local church.

7. encourage their pastoral leadership to participate in continuing education opportunities provided through the PLNU Center for Pastoral Leadership (Seminar by the Sea, Master of Ministry, and other ministry resources can be obtained at): http://www.pointloma.edu/experience/academics/centers-institutes/center-pastoral-leadership

8. encourage full time ministers and their families to consider summer vacation opportunities through LOVE for Pastors (Loma Ocean View Escape) at PLNU. More info available at: https://www.pointloma.edu/centers-institutes/center-pastoral-leadership/resources

27 9. encourage participation in alumni/auxiliary activities of PLNU and consider requesting a subscription to the University’s magazine, VIEWPOINT, at: https://viewpoint.pointloma.edu/

10. encourage local church communities to visit the PLNU campus to develop ongoing appreciation for “our” university. Virtual Campus Tours can also be viewed at: https://www.pointloma.edu/visit

11. feature the ministry of PLNU periodically through inviting university personnel, including special speakers, musical groups, and students, to participate in our local church ministries. Expenses related to this participation are generally a local church responsibility.

12. refer names of individuals, families, corporations, or foundations who are potential donors to the PLNU Office of University Advancement at: https://www.pointloma.edu/give

13. be aware that the Sacramento District Nazarene Endowed Scholarship Fund is available to students from the Sacramento District attending PLNU. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000.00 per student, and is awarded annually based on the following qualifications:  Recipients shall be continuing students as a sophomore, junior, or senior during the awarding year;  Recipients shall be members of the Church of the Nazarene from the Sacramento District;  Recipients shall be in good standing with the University and shall have a clear profession of faith;  Recipients shall have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0;  Minimum scholarship, per student, shall be $1,000.00;  Application may be obtained through PLNU Office of Student Financial Services ([email protected])

14. submit the name(s) of qualified individuals to the District Advisory Board to be considered as potential nominees for the PLNU Board of Trustees. All nominees will be required to complete the appropriate forms to establish qualifications and expertise that would provide effective leadership for the university.

Contact Information: Point Loma Nazarene University - http://www.pointloma.edu/ 3900 Lomaland Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 – (619) 849-2200

. Office of Admissions - https://www.pointloma.edu/undergraduate/admissions . Student Financial Services (619) 849-2538 / [email protected] . Dr. Steve Seelig, Senior Dir of Planned Giving & Philanthropy (619) 849-2516 / [email protected]

PLNU Center for Pastoral Leadership: . Dr. John Calhoun (retiring 6/21), Director of the Center for Pastoral Leadership, (619) 849-2784 . Kelley Klassen, Program Coordinator, [email protected], (619) 849-2410 . Dr. Ron Benefiel, Mission Resources and Pastoral Relations, (619) 849-2613 / [email protected] . Derek Taylor, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, (619) 663-5248, [email protected]

Respectfully Submitted, The Sacramento District Education Committee Rev. Steve Scott, District Superintendent Kaitlin Peoples, Executive Assistant – District Office

28 Institute of Ministry (SDIM) 2021 Dr. Leon Skinner, Director

The Sacramento District Ins tute of Ministry is one of the educa onal arms of the Church of the Nazarene. It is our purpose to provide the highest possible quality educa on and prepara on for women and men sensing a call from God on their lives for ministry in the Church of the Nazarene. Before a person is ordained in the Church of the Nazarene there are several requirements—one of which is the educa on requirement.

Although we highly recommend one of our Regional Universi es—Point Loma Nazarene University, Nazarene Bible College, or Nazarene Theological Seminary, etc.; we know that it is not always possible for a person to move away to a end college. This is where SDIM can help. Our students are generally “second career” people that are answering the call of God later in life. The Church has a program of twenty-four classes that each person must fulﬁll in her/his ministry prepara on—as a minimum.

SDIM exists under the direc on of our District Superintendent, Rev. Steve Sco , the SDIM Board, District Ministerial Studies Board, and the Director.

The Sacramento District Ins tute of Ministry (SDIM) func ons on two tracks. First of all, we are an Alliance with the Nazarene Bible College, Lenexa, Kansas. On this track we are accountable to NBC. We currently oﬀer classes in the following loca ons: Sacramento/Loomis, Reno/Carson City, Susanville, Redding, and Manteca. Instructors include the following: Freeman Hodgins, Ed Redfern, Stephen Campbell, Jeﬀ Basse , Kyle Johnson, Joe Sturgeon, Dan Ellio , Don Libby, and Leon Skinner.

In addi on to our Alliance program we also coordinate with Instructors that give leadership in the Modular Course of Study (MPP). These loca ons include Lodi Faith Community, Instructor Dan Hopkins; Elk Grove Cornerstone, Instructor Jerry Copp; Instructor, Todd Renegar (online), and Dorris, Harold Brimmer.

SDIM would not be possible without the dedicated work of all our instructors that accept the call to teach in addi on to their pastoring du es. These ministers are making a great investment in the lives of ministers that are in the Ordina on process. Thank you to each of these gi ed and quality leaders. SDIM would not be possible without the support and leadership of our District Superintendent, The Rev. Steve Sco . I am also very apprecia ve of our District Treasurer, Mike Havens and District Oﬃce Execu ve Assistant, Kaitlin Peoples, all of whom give help and support to SDIM.

It is a privilege for me to be a part of the Sacramento District and serve in this ministry.

Respec vely Submi ed, Leon D. Skinner, Director, Sacramento District Ins tute of Ministry

Ministerial Credentials Board

2021

We the Ministerial Credentials Board, recommend that:

1. the following elders be received by transfer: Rev. Colin Duffy, Lakewood New Hope Community (Washington Pacific) to Redding First Rev. Charles B. Hail, Retired Assigned from Prescott Valley (Arizona) to Redding First Rev. Steve Murakami, Retired Assigned from Larimore ReNew (Prairie Lakes) to Willows 2. the following elders be transferred: Rev. David Harris, SPC to Arizona Dr. Mark Lehman, Sutter Creek to Southwest Oklahoma District, District Superintendent Rev. Lloyd Tremain, Unassigned to Lakewood New Hope Community (Washington Pacific) Rev. Ralph Vinci, Sparks Home to Lander, WY (Rocky Mountain District) 3. the following licensed ministers be transferred: Jonathan Daugherty, Yuba City Hope Point to Lake Overholser (Oklahoma District) Gayle Heffley, Yuba City Hope Point to Arcata/Pastor (Nor Cal District)

4. the following be elected for Ordination: Justin Bronder, Yuba City Hope Point Tiffany McKimmy, Reno Victory Christian Barbara France, Susanville Kevin Portillo, Lodi Faith Community Angela Henning, Lincoln Emmaus Jonathan Velasquez, Fallon

5. the following credentials be recognized for Ordination: Ricardo Garza, West Sac Southport (The Wesleyan Church) Andy Shoemaker, Chico East Ave (The Evangelical Friends Church)

6. the following be honored as lifelong servants of Jesus Christ, now to their eternal home: Rev. Vernon Lee – Elder, Redding First Rev. Norma Siberts – Deacon, Stockton Axis Rev. Jonathan Bruce Lewis - Elder, Live Oak Rev. Raymond Wisner – Elder, Marysville Dr. Robert H. Scott – Elder, Placerville

7. the following be granted retirement status (Ordained Ministry years listed): Rev. Dan Anderson – Retired Assigned/Sparks Home, Missionary; Elder (40 yrs.) Rev. Melody Anderson – Retired Assigned/Sparks Home, Missionary; Deacon (23 yrs.) Rev. Rodger Banes – Retired Unassigned/Carson City Connected, Deacon (17 yrs.) Rev. Steve Dickerson – Retired Assigned/Placerville, Elder (28 yrs.)

30 Rev. Michael Havens – Retired Assigned/District Assignment (34 yrs.) Rev. Richard Jenkins – Retired Assigned/Rio Linda LifePointe, Deacon (19 yrs.) 8. the following be approved for SPC Status (Special Service outside the denomination): Dr. Stephen Campbell, Elder, Redding Rev. Laurie Braaten, Elder, Oroville Rev. Bryan Cuthill, Elder, Fallon, NV Rev. Kurt Libby, Elder, Oroville Rev. Elaine Briefman, Elder Rev. Sanseng Leiz, Redding 9. the following be granted renewal of district minister’s license - (required for Ordination): Brian Alvarez, Mt. Shasta Elizabeth Marion, Reno VCF Justin Bronder, Yuba City Hope Point Twylia Markle, Manteca Journey Brett Cardoza, Tracy New Heart Tiffany McKimmy, Reno VCF Darren Emory, Vacaville New Life Tara Phillips, Lodi Faith Community Byron Fisk, Sac The Crossing Julie Porta, Tracy New Heart Barbara France, Susanville Kevin Portillo, Lodi Faith Community Carlos Garcia, Sparks First/Home Travis Simas, Yreka Kenneth Goode, Dayton Valley Debbi L. Smith, Sac Cordova Angela Henning, Lincoln Emmaus Kevin Suess, Lodi Faith Community Stacey Lego, Marysville The Point Kerrie Tatman, Woodland Rich Lester, Lincoln Emmaus Shane Tatman, Woodland Asiasi Maifiti, Carmichael Samoan Jonathan Velasquez, Fallon 10. the following be granted a first district license: Ronald Armenta, Vacaville SonRise Marshal Nilsson, Dorris Enrique Mendez, Dorris Tuilui Seagai, Carmichael Samoan 11. the following Licensed Ministers not be renewed: Jessica Banes, Reno Levi Kniss, Oroville Kenn Bishop, Oroville Sharon McCalister, Rio Linda LifePointe Rhiannon Gamboa, Reno VCF Cathy Scharf, Rio Linda LifePointe Craig Harris, Susanville David Tozi, Lodi Faith Community Zachary Klippert, Lodi Faith Communtity 13. the following be approved to serve as Supply Pastor according to Manual 524: Mount Shasta Abundant Life Brian Alvarez* Pending District License Renewal Sacramento – KAIROS Carlos Herrera Truckee Tahoe Forest Terrence Sutton Sac Friends in Jesus Tim Wulah

Respectfully submitted, Rev. Steve Scott, Chairperson Rev. Jerry Copp, Elk Grove Cornerstone Dr. Earl Gillett, Stockton Horizon (Dist Secretary) Rev. Scott Hubbard, Lodi Faith Community Rev. Israel Alvarez, Elk Grove Bethesda Rev. Marcia Hull, Sac First Rev. Jeff Bassett, Sacramento Cordova Rev. Kyle Johnson, Sac. The Crossing Rev. Renee Bennett, Stockton Axis Rev. Nathan Oates, Lincoln Emmaus Dr. Stephen Campbell, Redding First Rev. Dean Roberts, Vac SonRise (Rec Secretary)

31 Ministerial Studies Board

2021

We, the Ministerial Studies Board, recommend that the following be placed/continued:

1. in the graduate status of the course of study: Justin Bronder Angela Henning Kevin Portillo Barbara France Stacey Lego* Travis Simas Kenneth Goode Twylia Markle Jonathan Velasquez Tiffany McKimmy

2. in the fourth year of the course of study Darren Emory Asiasi Maifiti Kerrie Tatman Byron Fisk* Julie Porta Shane Tatman

3. in the third year of the course of study: Brian Alvarez Rich Lester Kevin Suess Brett Cardoza

4. in the second year of the course of study: Carlos Garcia Tara Phillips Debbi L. Smith Elizabeth Marion

5. in the first year of the course of study: Ronald Armenta Marshall Nilsson Tuilui Seagai Enrique Mendez

* Indicates Deacon, all others are Elder Track All individuals listed are currently district licensed on the Sacramento District

Respectfully submitted,

Rev. Steve Dickerson, Placerville – Chairperson Rev. Dan Hopkins, Lodi Faith Community - Secretary Rev. Freeman Hodgins, Manteca Journey Dr. Leon Skinner, The Crossing Church - SDIM Director

32 Nazarene Missions International (NMI) 2021 Rev. Dan Hopkins, President

In the midst of almost insurmountable diﬃcul es brought on by COVID19, it has truly been my pleasure to serve as your NMI President this last year. It was a disappointment that many of the various things we do and support as a mission organiza on were, in eﬀect, shut down. Missionaries stopped travelling. Work & Witness trips were cancelled. Children’s Missions Rallies were postponed. As I turned from focusing on “what we can’t do” to “what we can do,” I felt the Lord was direc ng me to focus on two things: Improving communica on and training our NMI leaders.

Improving Communica on

I wanted to improve communica on to all those interested in missions, as well as target groups like pastors, NMI Presi- dents and others. So, I opened an account with MailChimp and consolidated all the mail lists I could get my hands on. I have sent out (almost) monthly newsle ers to over 350 people, as well as emails to pastors and NMI Presidents. This has served to keep the Good News of world evangelism before the people, as well as calling them to prayer, giving, and communica on with their missionaries.

Training Leaders

As a missionary, one of the things I heard most o en was, “Dan, be sure to train your workers.” It seemed like a good place to start as a newly elected President. So, I developed a 28-page training manual and traveled the district. I would like to thank the pastors and NMI presidents of the following churches for hos ng the training mee ngs: Redding First Church, Sparks Family Church, Yuba City Hope Point, Rio Linda LifePointe and Lodi Faith Community. I would also like to thank Lodi Faith Community for providing 75 workbooks for the a endees. I am most apprecia ve for the 75 missions leaders across our district who showed up to get the training.

I am looking forward to the next year as we plan for some very exci ng events:

 NMI Conven on – Postponed to September 11, 2021 to be held at Sacramento ﬁrst Church. In order to fulﬁll our youth ini a ve, we will be working with the NYI council, who will hold their conven on on the same day, to involve youth in our conven on. We are planning something very exci ng, very collabora ve, and very celebra ve.

 Children’s Missions Rallies – Again, in order to fulfill our youth ini a ve, we are planning five children’s missions rallies across our district. These rallies will be fun-filled, exci ng and informa ve opportuni es for your children to engage in world missions.

 Youth Video Contest – We are invi ng all junior high/senior high students to par cipate in our Youth Video Contest. You will be challenged to make a 90 second video adver sement around one of ﬁve missions areas. We will judge all entries and award $200 ﬁrst place, $100 second place and $50 third place. Videos will be shown at our district conven on in September.

33  NMI Leaders Retreat – We are making plans for a missions leaders retreat for NMI presidents and council members to be held the weekend before pastors retreat at Lake Tahoe.

 District Missions Tour - We are also making plans for a district missions tour to six loca ons on our district over 6 consecu ve days. We are looking forward to our churches coming together for these rallies for a night of inspira on and celebra on.

I want to thank all the local church NMI presidents and council members for the work they are doing to promote the Great Commission as they call their people to pray, give to the Alabaster oﬀering, support their LINKS missionaries, give to the World Evangelism Fund and engage children and youth. Many have worked hard and given of their me and ﬁnances because they believe in and support the Great Commission. Thanks for a job well done.

I also want to thank my district council: Heather Peet, Pam Plaisted, John Beaver, Bob Meneely, Stacey Hanson, Jake Guild, Marcia Garro, and Vanessa Noblet. As I have introduced new ideas and ini a ves, they have been open and suppor ve, always willing to try new things. For this I am extremely grateful.

As we look forward to this next year, I invite your prayers, your ideas and your support. Let’s work together to promote the Good News of the Kingdom to the whole world.

Grace and Peace,

Daniel Hopkins District NMI President and NMI Council

34 Nazarene Youth International (NYI) 2021 Rev. Austin Bender, President

Toward the beginning of the pandemic, I read the following:

“Young people are o en far more anxious than they appear. For now, life is s ll rela vely normal for many youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is school, either in person or online, friends to message, bikes to ride, social media to scroll through, Ne lix to binge and chores to be avoided. But beneath the surface, their brains and emo ons are in overdrive as they try to deal with the constant noise, fear and change. Every young person is trying to cope with fear, but without the maturity or experience of adults. One of the wonderful gi s God has provided to help young people during this me is your youth ministry. Whilst your weekly gathering, camps or socials may get cancelled, there are s ll wonderful opportuni es to disciple young people to help them live well as God’s people in God’s world. Pandemics don’t stop God working in our world through his church. “

When 2020 started, we had no idea what the year would hold for our churches, for youth ministry, for our youth pastors, for NYI. Our standard NYI programming was completely turned upside down, much like everything else has been. My role as NYI president has been challenged as we have navigated through this unique year.

But one of the highlights of pastoring students and naviga ng youth leaders through this pandemic has been a razor focus back to the fundamentals of our faith in God. The conversa ons within our Sacramento District NYI Council pivoted to a focus on trying to connect with the students in our local communi es u lizing dis nctly new and innova ve methods. The most important of these has been to pray for our Sacramento District youth leaders. Prayer always should be our ﬁrst step, and top priority in anything we do. As the pandemic sadly wiped our event calendars out, it cleared the way for increased focus on prayer.

I know that many youth leaders have had extra commitments and roles within their home churches since March 2020, whether taking a crash course in increasing social media presence and live broadcas ng, keeping up to date on local health restric ons and ordinances, and mee ng with their teams regarding how to move forward with safe and eﬀec ve youth ministry. This year has been exhaus ng and taxing for many of us, in the physical, emo onal, mental and spiritual realms.

This past year as NYI president has been a struggle in naviga ng through connec ng with our local youth workers. Nearly every mee ng and gathering that I would have reported on in this le er was cancelled or postponed. In fact, most of the mee ngs I have been involved in this past year have been about whether we should cancel the next upcoming large event, and how long should we hold out before we can go forward with it again.

35 We did have a small NYI gathering at Pastor and Spouse’s Retreat in November, which was wonderfully rejuvena ng for the small group of youth leaders who a ended. To be with youth leader friends and celebrate the special ways that God is making Himself known to teenagers is always a real blessing.

All of this leads me to a simple reminder that I have known for so long: Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

The talk during the pandemic has been to “get back to normal’ or to “ find a new normal.” As for me and for NYI, we need to con nue to stand firm on what God originally and con nuously calls us to do -- to proclaim Him to teenagers and to invite them into a real, living and personal rela onship with Him. God has never and will never stop moving. God has not taken a leave of absence from our students. Although we have had to shi and reconnect in different ways, we have not and will not give up on connec ng students and youth leaders across our Sacramento District with the LIFE-CHANGING truth of Jesus Christ!

This year, NYI has the unique opportunity to partner with NMI (Nazarene Missions Interna onal) by hos ng our District Conven ons together in September 2021. We are excited to bring our students and adults together to celebrate our Savior. Our hope is that with wai ng un l the fall, the number of people who are safely able to a end will increase exponen ally.

My challenge for us comes from one last quote that has been guiding me personally as a pastor:

“In the rush to return to normal, use this me to consider which parts of normal are worth ge ng back to.” Sacramento District NYI promises to you that we will con nue to evaluate what we have been doing in the past, and seek God’s wisdom and direc on in how we can reach the next valued genera on for Jesus.

Submi ed by: Aus n Bender Sacramento District NYI President

NYI Council Members: Tara Phillips, Vice President Jessica Banes, Secretary Jon Velasquez, Treasurer Representa ves: Natali Perez, Levi Kniss, Hannah Maddalena, Caesar Corleto, & Julie Porta

Pastoral Care Committee 2021 “How to care for your Pastoral Leadership”

Confirm Review of Report: We strongly recommend that church leadership boards give priority to the care of all pastoral leadership staff. Realizing that staffing and financial resources of local churches can vary, we request that the appropriate local committee to annually review all areas of this report and to send a copy of church board minutes to the District Office verifying discussion and action on the following items:

I. Personal Well-Being: Every pastor is encouraged to maintain sound mental health and physical fitness through sufficient nourishment, exercise, and rest, with the following recommendations:

A. Physical 1. A full-time pastor is entitled to an annual paid vacation. As a minimum guideline, we suggest the following schedule for total years of full-time service to the denomination, including previous & current assignment: 0-4 Years 2 Weeks (14 days, including 2 Sundays) So…full time 5-14 Years 3 Weeks (21 Days, including 3 Sundays) pastors get vacation? 15 –24 Years 4 Weeks (28 Days, including 4 Sundays) 25 years+ 5 weeks (35 days, including 5 Sundays) 2. The full time pastor is required to take at least one day per week for relaxation, healthy family interaction, and refreshment of the mind, soul and body. Since this is not always possible, we recommend compensating days off be given and that the local church leadership board insist on a regular day off. 3. All pastoral leaders are encouraged to develop disciplines and routines that include: a. a healthy diet that considers appropriate nutritional awareness and daily portions of intake b. an appropriate amount of sleep to promote wellness and the efficient accomplishment of daily tasks c. a fitness routine that includes at least 20 minutes of cardio vascular activity at least 3 days a week. 4. The Sacramento District offers a year round vacation resource to all full time pastors/associates at a fully furnished condominium that sleeps 8 people, located in Kings Beach, CA (1 mile from the north shore of Lake Tahoe). Rental reservations can be made through https://sacnaz.org/district-information/reserve- condo/, and are made for 7 days, (Monday 4 pm- Monday 10 am), at the following cost: - Senior Pastors & Full-Time Associates: $285 for one week ($235 + $50 refundable security deposit) - Retired Pastors & Off-District Pastors: $470 for one week ($420 + $50 refundable security deposit) 5. Local churches are encouraged to utilize a SUMMER vacation resource for full time ministers and their families through Point Loma Nazarene University’s LOVE Apartment Program (Loma Ocean View Escapes) by calling: (619) 849-2735, or at: https://www.pointloma.edu/news/love-apartment-program

B. Emotional Pastoral leaders bear significant burdens as a result of sharing in the spiritual development of people from a wide range of backgrounds. They are under significant time demands that can adversely affect their own spiritual vitality. Therefore, it is critical that pastoral leaders be aware of and have access to professional counseling resources for both crisis management and ongoing personal care as needed. We encourage the following best practices for all pastoral leaders:

37 1. Maintain consistent interaction through Spiritual Mentoring (see Section E in this report). 2. Be willing to seek professional assistance for emotional and mental well being

whether through professional resources in your own local community, or by referrals We care obtained confidentially through the office of the Sacramento District Superintendent. for our pastors! 3. THE SACRAMENTO DISTRICT RESPITE FUND was established out of a deep concern for the personal care and well-being of pastors serving on the Sacramento District. It is designed to provide focused time for personal growth and development, away from normal routines. a. The Respite Fund is available to full-time assigned licensed or ordained ministers b. The Respite Fund provides assistance to individuals of up to $500.00 and is available every two years, approved upon request. Further financial assistance is available for crisis counseling situations, up to $1,500.00 per individual. c. The Respite Fund requires an application from the individual and endorsement by the local church board secretary submitted to the District Advisory Board. An accountability report and evaluation will be requested upon the conclusion of your personal time. d. To apply, contact the Sacramento District Office or go to: https://forms.gle/iiF2LCrjYvN9m4aDA

C. Educational 1. Each church leadership board should encourage its entire pastoral staff to enrich their ministry at the local church by providing funds and time for continuing education. This should be a line item on the church budget separate from the pastor’s compensation. This may include ministerial conventions, seminars, directed studies, as well as special college and seminary courses. This provision may also include the purchase of professional development materials (software, books and periodicals), and the payment of professional dues. 2. According to the Manual of the Church of the Nazarene, the expectation for all assigned and unassigned licensed and ordained ministers is to continue a pattern of Lifelong Learning to enhance the ministry to which God has called him or her. A minimum expectation is 20 contact hours each year. (Manual 529.6) see https://learning.nazarene.org/. Each church should consider granting an occasional Sunday and or daylong opportunities for the full time pastoral leader to a) visit other churches to gain insight for worship and missional ministries, b) be scheduled as a guest speaker for an appropriate event, and c) interact in settings that enhance creative ministry planning.

D. Inspirational 1. Each local church should provide the needed finances to send any and all pastoral staff and spouses to special events, such as Pastoral Team Retreat, The Reunion (Youth/Missions Convention/District Assembly), and General Assembly. We also encourage consideration of helpful conferences and seminars sponsored by other organizations as deemed appropriate and applicable to the local church mission. The amount budgeted should include the total registration fee plus any and all expenses (transportation, lodging, and meals). 2. Full payment of all shares for others will result in the District depositing $100.00 towards registration of the senior/lead pastor for the Pastoral Team Retreat. 3. Local churches may also consider assisting a small church pastor, church planter, evangelist, missionary or retired pastor in attending such functions. 4. If appropriate, each church should consider giving their senior/lead pastor time away for District Family Camp (not as vacation time) and care for financial expenses if at all possible.

38 E. Spiritual Mentoring Every pastoral leader must have a spiritual mentoring relationship that is meeting on a quarterly basis, that is sensitive to their unique situation (single, male/female), and when appropriate, seeks to develop cross cultural awareness and interaction. It is always appropriate for a local church board to request pastoral accountability for such mentoring. Mentoring opportunities with a respected colleague should provide for: 1. authentic accountability on a regular basis regarding personal behavior and spiritual well being, 2. mutual encouragement in establishing specific disciplines necessary for those in spiritual leadership, and 3. safeguarding personal/family Sabbath time and accountability to a healthy home environment. * Please contact the District Superintendent for assistance with identifying or locating a spiritual mentor.

F. Extended Illness In the event of a severe pastor/family illness requiring time away from ministry responsibilities, we recommend that the church leadership board, in consultation with the District Superintendent, consider the following understandings relative to the pastor’s responsibilities: 1. Delegate local responsibilities to qualified leaders within the congregation. 2. Provide for necessary personal needs (meals, transportation, child care, etc.) 3. Arrange for adequate financial support. 4. Establish an appropriate duration of actual sick leave as recommended by a pastor’s primary physician.

II. Personal Encouragement & Appreciation 1. Each church is encouraged to recognize all members of the paid pastoral staff at appropriate times of the year: birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, etc. Special attempts should be made to show appreciation and express love to the pastors and families at all times, being careful to remember children in the home. Suggested gifts could include but not be limited to gift certificates to favorite restaurants, retail stores or other places of interest to your pastoral family. 2. Each church should annually honor all pastoral staff (Clergy Appreciation Month), resourced at: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/what-is-pastor-appreciation-day-and-clergy- appreciation-month.html We encourage local churches to remember retired ministers, missionaries, and evangelists with special and appropriate acts of love, kindness, and prayer. 3. In times of personal crisis, the immediate and long term needs of a pastoral leader should be addressed and identified so that the local church and district can respond in an appropriate manner.

III. Compensation

A. Salary 1. Each church, where possible, should endeavor to employ its senior/lead pastor on a full-time basis. 2. The salaries of the senior/lead pastor and pastoral staff are to be carefully reviewed semi-annually as a minimum. It should be recognized that a salary increase is only an Do pastors actual increase when it is above the current cost-of-living index. When a pastor leads get paid? a church in growth that is reflected in increased finances, this should be a factor in determining the amount of increase in his or her salary and benefits. The church board secretary is requested to notify the District Office when a salary increase is given, stating the amount of the increase. 3. A resource for establishing pastoral salaries is available from the District Office. 4. We recommend local churches seek assistance relating to tax laws and liability of all pastoral staff. Professional assistance is available through Pensions and Benefits USA (http://www.pbusa.org/).

39 B. Compensation for Interim/Guest Pastoral Leadership 1. With regard to interim or temporary pastoral supply, consideration should be given to reimbursement for a) travel at the 2021 IRS mileage rate (56 cents/mile for business miles); b) food and lodging, and c) a minimum honorarium relative to the following factors of the specific local church:  Worship size (0-75) $150.00 for one service, $175.00 for multiple one day services  Worship size (76-200) $200.00 for one service, $250.00 for multiple one day services  Worship size (201-349) $250.00 for one service, $300.00 for multiple one day services  Worship size (350+) $350.00 for one service, $400.00 for multiple one day services 2. Salary and/or honorarium for full time interim pastors or tenured evangelists serving long-term should be equal to the full time senior/lead pastor’s weekly salary plus benefits.

C. Housing 1. Churches should discuss with all paid pastoral staff the option of purchasing their own home. The church may wish to consider an interest-free loan, down payment assistance, or a shared equity arrangement. Churches may also consider the long-term value of a church-owned parsonage. We encourage pastors and church boards to review the materials available through Pensions and Benefits USA (www.pbusa.org) for comparing the benefits of providing a parsonage or providing a housing allowance. Pensions and Benefits USA also provides helpful resources in Finance and Compensation Planning Memos, as well as the Pastor’s Compensation Worksheet. 2. When any pastor or staff purchases their own home, a housing allowance should be established commensurate with current housing and utility costs (gas/electric/water/sewer/garbage), or with regard to what tax laws refer to as the fair rental value. 3. If a local church owns a parsonage, the appropriate committee or board should be aware of and responsible for needed repairs, maintenance, and improvements. We recommend a parsonage inspection semi-annually by the leadership board or appropriate committee so that repairs are cared for properly and adequately.

D. Health Insurance 1. Providing health insurance for any or all full time paid pastoral staff is the responsibility of the local church. Wellness & wholeness 2. For those churches that are financially able we urge local church leadership are boards to consider: inseparable. a. providing dental and vision care for any or all paid pastoral staff. b. assisting with medical expenses not paid by insurance for any or all paid pastoral staff. 3. Other insurance coverages that may be considered for any or all full time paid pastoral staff are long term care insurance and long-term disability insurance through private carriers. 4. Various health insurance resources include but are not limited to the following (the Sacramento District is not affiliated with any of the following resources): - GuideStone Financial Resources (https://nazarene.org/article/guidestone-offers-health-insurance- options-nazarene-churches) - Christian Healthcare Ministries (https://www.chministries.org/) - Samaritan Ministries - Health Care Sharing (https://samaritanministries.org/) - Nevada Health Link (https://www.nevadahealthlink.com/) - Covered California (https://www.coveredca.com/)

40 E. Local Church Expense 1. The local church should reimburse ministry related pastoral car expense at a rate approved by the local church board. The 2021 IRS mileage rate is 56 cents/mile for business miles. Because of tax benefits, some churches may choose to provide a vehicle for professional/pastoral use only. 2. Each church should make provisions for functional and efficient office resources for its pastors, either onsite or at an appropriate location, including: supplies, postage, phone service, computer, internet/email provider, fax, and when possible, paid or volunteer office/clerical assistance. 3. Recognizing that hospitality may be incurred as a local church expense, consideration should be given to establishing an account to reimburse pastors for expenses incurred in carrying out appropriate professional responsibilities such as hosting for meals, providing refreshments, etc.

IV. Sacramento District Sabbatical Policy

A. Purpose: 1. To encourage adequate opportunity for reflection and renewal of a vision for ministry, the Pastoral Care Committee recommends that each local church adopt the Sabbatical Policy & Understandings for Full Time Pastoral Leadership. During each seventh consecutive year of service in one congregation, a sabbatical rest of one to three months may be considered for qualified full-time pastors. This is intended to defray the high level of stress and demand for those in full time vocational ministry. 2. It is assumed that a qualified pastor has demonstrated deep compassion for people, loyalty to the church, a consistent work ethic, and significant leadership impact as evidenced by the overall health and effectiveness of the church in their current assignment. 3. The sabbatical is an intentional time away from normal responsibilities to provide full time-paid pastoral staff and their family an opportunity for extended personal rest, spiritual renewal, and professional development. It is hoped that during a sabbatical the pastor will be able to replenish their vision and passion for continued effective ministry at their current assignment. 4. It is preferred that a sabbatical be taken in consecutive weeks. However, a two session sabbatical could be considered by the local church leadership board.

B. Procedure: 1. The full time pastor should submit a written proposal for a sabbatical to the local church leadership board and District Superintendent for consideration at least three to five months prior to a potential starting date. The proposal should reflect the intentions and objectives of the sabbatical (e.g. renewal, rest, travel, projects, continuing education), and the amount of time requested. Final approval for a sabbatical rests with the local church leadership board. 2. The impact of a full-time pastor’s absence should be a determining factor in the schedule and approval of a sabbatical leave. A sabbatical proposal should describe how the pastor’s normal duties will be conducted and by whom during the sabbatical absence (e.g. congregational care, pulpit/teaching responsibilities and administrative duties). 3. In churches with multiple full time staff, only one pastoral staff member should be absent on sabbatical at any given time.

C. Understandings: 1. During the sabbatical, the full-time pastor should continue to receive full compensation and benefits. Any additional funds requested for such items as travel, expenses, etc. should be described in the

41 sabbatical proposal and must be approved by the local church leadership board as a special budget item. Sabbatical leave does not negate any of the pastor’s earned vacation; however, vacation days may not be used to extend the length of sabbatical leave. 2. In consultation with the local church leadership board the pastor should establish communication expectations and a plan for emergency contact based on pre-established guidelines. A pastor and local church leadership board might consider establishing a separate phone/cell number account to be used exclusively during the sabbatical to enable a pastor to be relieved of monitoring a current number for church purposes throughout a sabbatical. 3. During the sabbatical, contact with the senior pastor should be limited to the following: a. A church situation that the local church board determines to be an extreme emergency. b. Death or extreme personal crisis of a member of the congregation. * The district superintendent is always available for local church assistance during a sabbatical. 4. During a senior/lead pastor sabbatical, any hiring or dismissal of personnel should not take place unless approval is pre arranged by the senior pastor and local church leadership board.

D. Evaluation: 1. Upon return from a sabbatical, the pastor should meet with the local church leadership board to share the ways in which the sabbatical proposal was fulfilled, and to review significant issues in the church that occurred during the sabbatical relative to their ministry. 2. The first weekend worship service(s) following the pastor’s return should include a celebration of renewed spirit and vision by the pastor with the congregation. 3. The pastor and the local church leadership board should each prepare a written reflection of favorable and unfavorable aspects of the sabbatical experience for future reference.

E. Resources: 1. An extensive, excellent resource entitled “Taking a Sabbatical” is available through the District Office, originally published by Christianity Today International, 2010 (BuildingChurchLeaders.com). 2. The District Office can provide referrals or printed resources to a pastor or local church board from district pastors who have previously completed sabbaticals.

V. Social Security, Retirement & Life Insurance Benefits 1. The local church should reimburse the pastor/associate the full amount of Social Security tax based on the total of the salary and housing allowance or parsonage rental value (including utilities) computed on 15.30% of these stated items. Each local church should review regularly the impact of current tax law as it relates to estate and retirement planning through qualified independent counsel. 2. The Church of the Nazarene Pensions & Benefits USA Benefits Guide available in multiple languages at: https://pbusa.org/resources/reports/funded-benefits-guide.pdf, and should be reviewed annually by local Church Boards.

Respectfully submitted by the Pastoral Care Committee: Rev. John Perez, Rev. Elaine Briefman, Mark Bennett and D.S. Steve Scott

42 P&B-Provided Benefits Guide

Pensions and Benefits USA Church of the Nazarene 17001 Prairie Star Parkway Lenexa, KS 66220 Phone: (888) 888-4656 (Language interpretation available) Fax: (800) 334-0634 Email: [email protected] pbusa.org

43 Retirement and Insurance Benefits for Those Who Serve Pensions and Benefits USA (P&B) is pleased to offer retirement account supplements and certain levels of life and disability insurance at no cost to active, eligible ministers whose churches support the P&B Fund This includes P&B-provided contributions to the 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan accounts of eligible ministers This booklet provides details regarding these valuable complimentary benefits and explains the eligibility requirements for receiving them We encourage pastors, church treasurers, and/or board members to familiarize themselves with this information to assure no eligible minister fails to receive these benefits

WHAT’S IN THIS GUIDE? Nazarene 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan 3 APS FAQ 5 Pastors Life Insurance Plan 6 Basic Long-Term Disability 7 Importance of the P&B Fund 8 2

44 RETIREMENT THE NAZARENE 403(B) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

Investing for the future can mean the difference between a comfortable retirement and having to work longer than you’d like in your later years To help your savings grow, Pensions and Benefits USA contributes to the retirement accounts of eligible ministers

From our earliest days, the Church of the Nazarene has provided assistance for ministers in retirement In 1971, we established a plan to offer a monthly retirement benefit for every eligible minister Commonly called the “Basic Pension,” or Single Defined Benefit Plan (SDBP), it provides a stipend based on years of service Learn more about the SDBP under the retirement tab at pbusa.org

However, on January 1, 1996, we initiated a defined contribution (DC) program called the Nazarene 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan It allows eligible ministers to save for retirement with tax advantages With this plan, voluntary contributions are deducted from a church employee’s salary, thus avoiding income tax when deposited At retirement, withdrawals made by ministers are designated as “housing allowance,” and are tax-free, subject to IRS limits To help your savings grow, P&B adds Annual Pension Supplements (APS), based on your congregation’s giving to the P&B Fund See the following pages for eligibility and page 8 for amounts available

45 Are you an ordained minister, AM I ELIGIBLE district-licensed minister, or district-credentialed layperson FOR THE 403(B) PLAN? serving as a member of a U S NO district? If you are actively at work on any January 1 and you meet all eligibility requirements, your APS base and bonus YES contributions will be deposited sometime that calendar year It is anticipated that the match contributions will be Are you an employee of a Nazarene church or a Nazarene processed in the first quarter of the calendar year following church agency? NO the calendar year in which your Nazarene 403(b) deposits were made YES *If you serve a Nazarene employer that is not assigned a P&B Fund goal and you are a full-time evangelist, full-time district assigned minister, or a district superintendent, you Are you full-time and will receive a $1,000 base APS contribution You will be automatically enrolled if you full-livelihood? NO meet this criteria

YES

Were you assigned by January 1 of the current NO year?

YES

Has your employer paid at least 50% of its P&B Fund goal in this assembly year?* NO

YES

Congratulations! You are not eligible to You are eligible to receive these receive P&B contributions free contributions to a Nazarene to the Nazarene 403(b) 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan Retirement Savings Plan account in your name! this calendar year

YOUR CHURCH’S ROLE 1. Complete the Participation Agreement (visit www.pbusa.org)

2. Make sure your church is a participating employer under the plan rules

3. Contribute to the P&B Fund

46 calendar year, in Nazarene churches on U S districts that contribute U S P&B Fund allocations

Who is not eligible for an APS contribution? In the event that the church of a pastor or staff member fails to contribute to the U S P&B Fund, no contribution APS will be credited to the pastor or staff member under this plan This criterion does not apply to evangelists and those serving in district assignments Any year in which a participant is already receiving benefits under the Basic Pension portion of the Nazarene Single Defined Benefit Plan is not creditable to FAQs receive a contribution under this plan Who is eligible to receive APS contributions?

District superintendents and senior pastors who are I am not a citizen of the United States; am I eligible district-licensed or ordained are eligible due to their for benefits if all other criteria are met? assigned role Other ordained elders, deacons, district- licensed ministers and district-credentialed lay persons In order to be eligible, you must have a Permanent who meet the full-time, full-livelihood criteria also Resident Card (Green Card) or an R-1 work visa as receive an APS contribution Ministry assignments that required by U S Citizenship and Immigration Services may be considered are DS, PAS, DA, DIA, PSV, EVT, EVR, Visit https://www.uscis.gov for more information and EVC, SER, SEC, MUS, and CED to apply for the appropriate documents

What other assignments may be eligible for When are base contributions and bonus APS contributions? contributions be made? A full-time supply minister who is district-licensed or Since they are based upon the P&B Fund amount paid ordained would receive an APS contribution when by churches, APS deposits to accounts are not made earning full-livelihood from such ministry until after the close of the fiscal year for which they are payable This is typically at least 90 days after the end of a district’s fiscal year APS contributions are subject to Do additional guidelines apply to evangelists? district office verification of eligibility For evangelists, full-time and full-livelihood service is defined as holding services no fewer than 30 Sundays or More APS FAQs are available at PBUSA.ORG. 26 revival events (as defined by the General Board), per

47 THE PASTORS LIFE INSURANCE PLAN This plan automatically provides a base level of $15,000 ($1,000 for spouse) in life insurance coverage for ministers who are actively serving local churches and are eligible to receive an Annual Pension Supplement (APS) contribution based on P&B Fund participation You pay no premium for this coverage, but you do need to complete a beneficiary form AM I ELIGIBLE?

Are you an employee of a Nazarene church or a Nazarene NO church agency?

YES

Is it past Jan 1, and do you qualify for an Annual Pension Supplement (APS) contribution? NO

YES

Are you district-licensed or ordained serving on a U S district? NO

YES Pastoral Service NO Evangelist Are you full-time and What is your ministry District Assignment assignment? full-livelihood?*

Pastor YES District Superintendent

Has your employer paid at least $1 into the P&B Fund in this assembly year? NO

YES

Are you under age 70½? NO You are not eligible to receive Pastors Life Insurance coverage YES this calendar year Are you receiving a Basic Pension Plan benefit? YES

NO To receive Pastors Life Insurance, you will need Congratulations! to complete and return the Beneficiary Change/ You are covered under Pastors Designation Form, which can be found at pbusa.org Life Insurance for this calendar year 6 *See guidelines for evangelists on page 5

48 BASIC LONG-TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE This plan provides a maximum monthly benefit of $500 if an eligible minister, because of an illness of an injury lasting three months or longer, is unable NO application to work and earn an income It is for participants of the Nazarene 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan who have no “grandfathered” disability benefits necessary under the Basic Pension Plan Eligibility requirements are the same as those for Pastors Life Insurance (see page 6)

IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LIMITATIONS TO THE PLAN

NO waiting period Preexisting Conditions: If you were diagnosed or treated for coverage or received medical services within the six months immediately preceding your effective date of Long-Term Disability coverage (the “look-back period”), then you are not eligible to receive benefits if: • Disability occurs within 12 As long as you remain disabled, LTD benefit payments will continue as months following the effective follows until: date of coverage and • That disability is caused by the • The calendar month when you reach normal retirement age, same condition for which you as determined by the 1983 Amended Social Security Normal were diagnosed or treated or Retirement Age; or received medical services in the look-back period • (If your disability starts on or after the date you reach age 60), the expiration of the number of months of disability as figured from the following schedule:

AGE WHEN PERIOD OF MONTHS OF DISABILITY DISABILITY STARTS

60 60 61 48 62 42 63 36 64 30 65 24 66 21 67 18 68 15 69+ 12 7

49 THE IMPORTANCE OF GIVING TO THE P&B FUND

All of the retirement and insurance benefits provided to Nazarene ministers by Pensions and Benefits USA are made possible because of the faithful giving of U S districts and churches Such giving enables us to serve almost 17,000 active and retired ministers, church-employed laypersons, spouses, and widows across the United States The charts below, show how congregational affects benefits for church employees

ANNUAL PENSION SUPPLEMENT AND P&B-PROVIDED INSURANCE

ANNUAL CHURCH P&B LIFE INSURANCE DISABILITY INSURANCE BASE APS BONUS APS 403(B) MATCH FUND CONTRIBUTION

$0 of P&B Fund Goal $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1 to 49% of P&B Fund Goal $15,000 $500/mo $0 $0 $0 50-99% of P&B Fund Goal $15,000 $500/mo $200 $0 $0 100% of P&B 10% of P&B Fund Goal $15,000 $500/mo $200 Fund Paid $0 100% of P&B Fund Goal 50% Match of 10% of P&B and Education Fund $200 403(b) contributions $15,000 $500/mo Fund Paid Goal up to $250

TOTAL BASE APS WHAT YOUR CHURCH NUMBER OF GRANTS AVAILABLE TO PUTS IN* AVAILABLE TO YOUR CHURCH YOUR CHURCH As you can see, giving $1-$1,500 $200 or not giving to the P&B Fund can directly affect pastors financially. $1,501-$3,000 $400 We encourage every Nazarene church in $3,001-$5,000 $600 the U.S. to support their pastor and other $5,001-$10,000 $800 ministers by contributing to the P&B Fund.

$10,001-$15,000 $1,000

$15,001-$20,000 $1,600 Got Questions? $20,001-$25,000 $1,200 We’d love to hear from you Contact us at [email protected] $25,001 and up $3,000 or 888-888-4656

018TF/MW/021020/X (English) * AMOUNT MUST BE AT LEAST 50% OF FUND GOAL

PENSIONS AND BENEFITS USA 17001 Prairie Star Parkway CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE LENEXA, KANSAS 66220-7900 sg 8

50 Sunday School & Discipleship Min. (SDMI) 2021 Rev. Darlene Franks, Chair

Dear Church Family,

I am excited to report to you that even though this past year brought to us many unexpected challenges and changes, the Sacramento District SDMI team presses on and con nues to provide opportuni es to coach, equip and empower others in the work of discipleship. We know that in the many changes we are experiencing in our world today, God does not change! We know that in mes of trials we are puriﬁed; we grow and learn to depend more on Him and one another and listen more carefully to what He is saying. Jesus promised to “build His church and the gates of Hell will not prevail”. We, His people, are pressing on to be the Church He calls us to be in this broken and hur ng world. We press on so that “His Word becomes ﬂesh” through us. We choose to boldly, “Go and make disciples, bap zing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything He commands us, believing that He will be with us wherever we go”. God’s plans will not be thwarted; His purpose will prevail; and He wants to use us! Let’s follow Him like never before!

We took the early months of the pandemic to pause, re-evaluate our plans, and prepare to con nue in the Great Commission to make disciples in the na ons! We waited on the Lord for answers to decisions that had to be made about scheduled, in-person events. We listened for His voice and the Holy Spirit gave us the answers and the courage to step out in faith to try new, crea ve ways to cul vate a culture of Biblical discipleship. The tempta on was to do nothing because we couldn’t do things the same way as before; but instead, we chose to con nue mee ng together, primarily through the pla orm of ZOOM technology, to encourage, equip and empower one another. We are excited to share with you how we have con nued in our mission to inspire the work of discipleship on the Sacramento District by oﬀering a variety of opportuni es for making disciples and disciple-makers, and for equipping and empowering kingdom leaders of all ages for such a me as this.

 Children’s Ministry – Cathy Scharf, with Trey and Candice Brooks (Equip to Engage Leaders) hosted their ﬁrst online SPARK Retreat (Local Children’s Leader’s Retreat) - another training is planned for April 2022!

 Recovery Ministry – Dale Marsh, in partnership with Came to Believe, hosted online recovery retreats with more than 60 in a endance and lives are being transformed - more retreats are being planned!

 Camps Ministry – Ron Zimmer and his camps leadership team are faithfully praying and planning for what is next for camps in the midst of many changes - more to come!

 Women’s Ministry – Doniese Roberts, in partnership with Interna onal Leadership Ins tute and Tapestry Women’s Ministry of Sacramento, hosted an online Women’s Discipleship Conference in November, 2020. A date has been set for our annual District Women’s Conference for October 15-16, 2021. The 2021 Conference theme is “Blessings of Hope” with speaker & singer, Chaya Pitcher. You will be no ﬁed about future details of this event through mail, email and on our website.

51  Discipled by Jesus Ministry – Hal Perkins facilitated a one-day online Discipled by Jesus Conference and a four-day DBJ conference for our district, hosted by Pastor Jeff Basse of Rancho Cordova. Darlene Franks and Jeff Basse facilitate DBJ bi-monthly mee ngs to train and coach in making disciples and disciple-makers. All are welcome to join us on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 10:00 – 11:00 am via Zoom. There are also other mee ngs you can par cipate in weekly. Contact Darlene if you’d like more details. [email protected] or 209-304-8456.

 Interna onal Leadership Conferences – Darlene Franks and Kyle Phillips (USA ILI Director) facilitated an 8-week online introduc on to the 8 core values of ILI and hosted the ﬁrst USA online Global ILI Summit. Several from our district a ended! For more informa on about ILI leadership training contact Darlene.

 Nazarene Youth Interna onal – Aus n Bender - See NYI Report

 SDMI Webpage – More informa on about Sac District SDMI can be found on our SDMI webpage- sacnazsdmi.org. In the Way podcasts, Good News Report videos, event no ﬁca ons and more can be found here. You can also get to our webpage through our Sacramento District webpage - sacnaz.org.

As you can see, we pressed on in the midst of a difficult, different and challenging year. We used this year as an opportunity to draw closer to Jesus, to go deeper in our rela onships with one another, and to grow in ways we would have never grown had we not courageously taken steps of faith into new territory in the midst of uncertainty, chaos and confusion. We have gained new partners in the Kingdom of God and have enlarged our territory for His good and His glory. Let’s con nue to run with endurance together and fix our eyes on Jesus so that we can see even greater things in our day than ever before. Jesus, we are confident that You will complete the good work You started in us as we fix our eyes on You!

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1-2 “Look among the na ons, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.” Habakkuk 1:5 “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to comple on on the day of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 1:6

Pressing on in Christ Jesus, Sacramento District SDMI Chair, Darlene Franks and SDMI Council: Elaine Briefman, Julie Porta, Mirna Perez, Jen Wylie, Pamela Greathouse, Melissa Smit, Cathy Scharf, Dale Marsh, Doniese Roberts, Jeﬀ Basse , Ron Zimmer, Aus n Bender, Beler Wa s, Darlene Franks, Vicki Reese, Steve Sco

52 STEWARDSHIP 3 section Items 1-4 below are a summary of the following pages 1. Balance Sheet

a. Total Current Assets YTD $53,915,149.02 b. Total Current Liabilities YTD $4,535,895.00 c. Total Fund Balance YTD $4,575,763.21 d. Assets over Liab. & Funds $44,803,490.81 e. Total Liabilities + Funds YTD $53,915,149.02

2. Treasurer's Report Reflects Local+District+Service Accounts

a. District Admin Fund Total YTD Budget Difference 1. Income* $1,715,820.66 $1,066,270.00 $649,550.66

2. Expenses* $1,854,457.29 $1,092,965.00 $761,492.29 *the above figures reflect a one time deposit of $800,260.62 from the former Roseville Journey Church Investment Fund

b. Home Missions Fund 1. Income $325,966.33 $492,036.00 ($166,069.67)

2. Expenses $329,320.73 $263,000.00 $66,320.73

3. Shares for Others Shares % Recv'd YTD *2020-21 Adj RAP % Recv'd as of Recv'd YTD Reflects Local Church Giving Only (Goal) current year $15,192,066.00 2/28/2021 last year

a. World Evangelism Fund 5.5% $709,022.00 $835,564.00 85% $782,991.00

b. Pensions & Benefits 2.25% $266,788.00 $341,821.49 78% $276,075.00

c. District Shares 4.00% $509,501.00 $607,683.00 84% $522,520.00 (Includes SDMI, NYI & NMI shares) d. Education/PLNU 2.25% $261,159.00 $341,821.49 76% $273,369.00

e. LIFELINE $10,198.00 $11,000.00 93% $13,348.00 *Based upon 2020-21 year end APR 4/1/21

4. Investment Fund Report Beginning Year End Balance Balance 3/1/2020 2/28/2021 a. Green Wealth Asset Mgt. - LPL $1,134,914.62 $1,317,506.85 b. Van Hulzen Asset Mgt. -TD Ameritrade $2,333,336.91 $2,819,813.81

c. Total YTD Investment Balance $3,468,251.53 $4,137,320.66

53 Local Church, District and Global Ministries Combined Dollar Profile / 2020-2021

% of LINE ITEM Total Dollars Dollar % Total

Local Church Ministry Expenses

Buildings and Capital $ 1,117,008 0.08

Indebtedness on Property $ 1,123,433 0.08

Total Pastor, Associate & Staff Cash Salaries $ 5,102,184 0.36

Total Pastor, Associate & Staff Cash Benefits $ 2,056,291 0.14

Local Ministries $ 2,551,994 0.18

Local Compassionate Ministries $ 462,917 0.03

Total Paid Local Interests $ 12,413,827 0.87

District/Home Mission Expenses

District Administration $ 509,501 0.04 District LIFELINE $ 10,198 0.00

Total Paid District Interests $ 519,699 0.04

Given to Education Institutions

Regional College (PLNU) $ 261,159 0.02

Other Contributions to PLNU, NBC, & NTS $ 2,910 0.00

Total Paid Educational Interests $ 264,069 0.02

Given to Global Missions

World Evangelism Fund $ 709,022 0.05

Approved Specials $ 42,696 0.00

Pensions and Benefits Fund $ 266,788 0.02

Other Benevolences (Global Interests) $ 32,955 0.00

Total Paid General Interests $ 1,051,461 0.07

Local Church, District & Global Total Paid $ 14,249,056 1.00 Local Church Adjusted Raised All Purposes $ 15,192,066

54 Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene - Loomis CA Treasurer's Report as of February 2021 (District Administration Fund) Tuesday, April 6, 2021 12:33 PM Page 1 of 2 Account # Account Name Period YTD Balance Annual Activity Budget

Income 4.100.001 Loc Ch Dist Shares for Others (77% of all giving) 81,762.12 405,332.60 433,396.00 4.100.020 Local Church Education Shares for Others 60,548.20 261,158.39 282,612.00 Total Unified Shares $142,310.32 $666,490.99 $716,008.00 4.200.040 District Office Rent 836.00 14,452.00 11,062.00 4.200.050 Misc. Inc. & Acct. Dividends 1,213.17 3,367.23 100.00 4.200.051 Misc. Inc.- Checking In/Out 6,629.46 817,999.12 0.00 4.200.060 District Investment Fund Transfers 25,000.00 157,472.50 250,000.00 Total District Income - Other $33,678.63 $993,290.85 $261,162.00 4.400.001 District Seminar Registrations 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.400.015 Family Camp Registrations 0.00 0.00 15,500.00 4.400.020 District Condo Use Fees 587.10 6,282.00 8,500.00 4.400.030 Sacramento District Institute of Ministry (SDIM) 460.00 12,310.00 16,000.00 4.400.041 Angels Camp Rent Payments 1,200.00 14,400.00 14,400.00 4.400.042 Yerington Rent Payments 600.00 7,939.00 10,700.00 4.400.060 Pastoral Team Retreat Income 0.00 15,107.82 24,000.00 Total Service Accounts $2,847.10 $56,038.82 $89,100.00 Total District Administration $178,836.05 $1,715,820.66 $1,066,270.00 Total Income $178,836.05 $1,715,820.66 $1,066,270.00 Expense 5.100.001 District Superintendent Salary 5,450.50 65,406.00 65,406.00 5.100.005 District Superintendent Housing 2,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 5.100.010 District Superintendent Social Sec. Reimb. 50.00 18,000.00 18,000.00 5.100.015 District Superintendent TSA 1,126.84 13,522.09 13,522.00 D.S. Salary & Benefit Pkg. $8,627.34 $120,928.09 $120,928.00 5.100.101 District Administrator Salary 2,000.00 24,000.00 24,000.00 5.100.105 District Administrator Housing 2,500.00 30,000.00 30,000.00 5.100.110 District Administrator TSA 1,012.50 12,150.00 12,150.00 District Admin. Salary Pkg. $5,512.50 $66,150.00 $66,150.00 5.100.201 Executive Assistant Salary 5,312.50 63,750.02 63,750.00 5.100.210 Executive Assistant TSA 2,400.00 2,400.00 2,400.00 Off. Mgr. Sal. & Benefit Pkg. $7,712.50 $66,150.02 $66,150.00 5.100.305 Administrative Assistant Wages 1,336.00 17,376.35 15,920.00 5.100.340 Employer Payroll Taxes - FICA/Med 508.63 6,206.38 6,000.00 Administrative Personnel $1,844.63 $23,582.73 $21,920.00 Total Employee Wages & Benefit $23,696.97 $276,810.84 $275,148.00 5.200.005 Insurance & Worker's Comp 3,705.25 23,136.82 17,000.00 5.200.010 District Office & Condo Property Taxes 0.00 5,819.78 4,330.00 5.200.015 Custodial 608.15 6,520.41 6,000.00 5.200.020 Yard Care & Pest Control 975.00 5,294.00 5,000.00 5.200.025 Property Maint./Improvements 9,040.00 44,932.76 2,500.00 5.200.030 Elevator Maintenance/License 151.59 2,027.84 1,760.00 Total Maintenance & Insurance $14,479.99 $87,731.61 $36,590.00 5.200.101 Gas & Electric 868.11 9,202.69 7,500.00 5.200.105 Telephone/Internet 376.45 4,706.45 4,500.00 5.200.110 Sewer 0.00 980.67 650.00 5.200.115 Water 0.00 1,531.41 1,515.00 5.200.120 Garbage 179.43 2,125.16 1,995.00 5.200.125 Alarm System Monitoring 309.50 3,684.00 3,595.00 Total Utilities $1,733.49 $22,230.38 $19,755.00

55 Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene - Loomis CA Treasurer's Report as of February 2021 (District Administration Fund) Tuesday, April 6, 2021 12:33 PM Page 2 of 2 Account # Account Name Period YTD Balance Annual Activity Budget

5.200.301 District Assembly 0.00 16,210.07 32,000.00 5.200.302 District Secretary 0.00 0.00 250.00 5.200.305 Pastoral Team Ret./Dist. Portion & Expenses 0.00 25,509.84 45,500.00 5.200.306 Family Camp - Dist. Portion & Expenses 0.00 24,000.00 45,000.00 5.200.308 Sac Dist Institute of Ministry(SDIM) Scholarship 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.200.310 Continuing Ed. & Resources 0.00 672.05 3,600.00 5.200.311 P&B Local Church Contribution 4,700.00 4,700.00 5,300.00 5.200.312 Pastoral Care - The Respite Fund 0.00 2,450.00 20,000.00 5.200.315 Mail Chimp/Promo 71.98 495.31 740.00 5.200.320 General Assembly Annual Dist. Portion 0.00 3,750.00 3,750.00 5.200.322 Gen'l Assembly Misc. Expenses 0.00 0.00 5.200.325 Gifts/Benevolences 630.66 11,326.88 10,000.00 5.200.335 District Condo (utilities/HOA/maint/repairs, etc) 987.63 12,715.89 11,700.00 5.200.340 Checking Acct. In/Out Activity 0.00 812,477.48 0.00 5.200.342 Checking Acct. Fees 135.68 1,840.48 3,900.00 5.200.345 Pastoral Team Retreat Disc. 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,700.00 5.200.349 Miscellaneous 161.63 3,445.31 0.00 Total District Activities $7,987.58 $920,893.31 $183,440.00 5.200.201 Stationery/Supplies/Software/Subscriptions 1,200.00 11,571.00 7,150.00 5.200.205 Postage 0.00 2,430.22 1,280.00 5.200.210 Off. Equip./Computers & Repair 1,844.86 23,999.23 21,000.00 5.200.220 CPA Comparative/Consulting 0.00 5,600.00 5,500.00 5.200.225 Web Master/Web Design 136.25 1,287.50 1,200.00 5.200.235 Loomis Chamber of Commerce Fees 0.00 225.00 225.00 Total Office Expenses $3,181.11 $45,112.95 $36,355.00 5.200.402 Auto Replacement Dist. Portion 0.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 5.200.405 D.S. Auto Maint/Reg/Ins 0.00 6,133.26 5,000.00 5.200.410 D.S. Business & Travel Expense 67.51 7,538.51 8,350.00 5.200.411 D.S. Mtgs/Conf/Conv. 0.00 1,071.49 6,000.00 5.200.412 Zone Pastor's/District Meetings 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 5.200.415 DAB/District Boards Travel & Meals 1,431.68 16,171.81 19,000.00 5.200.420 Dist. Admin. Business Expense 0.00 0.00 300.00 5.200.435 District Secretary - Annual Stipend 0.00 1,500.00 1,500.00 Total Business & Prof. Expense $1,499.19 $36,415.07 $47,150.00 5.200.501 Contingency - Dist. Admin. 0.00 0.00 Total District Operations $28,881.36 $1,112,383.32 $323,290.00 5.300.020 Education Shares/PLNU 102,186.85 261,616.69 286,612.00 5.300.030 SDMI 6,428.94 36,029.88 32,500.00 5.300.040 NYI 6,265.15 19,463.02 29,300.00 5.300.050 NMI 5,732.82 17,861.04 23,000.00 5.300.060 Home Missions - LIFELINE (*23% direct dep to H.M.) 0.00 0.00 103,036.00 Total Unified Shares Expenses $120,613.76 $334,970.63 $474,448.00 5.400.001 District Staff Seminar 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 5.400.020 District Condo- Mgt./Cleaning Fees, Refunds (624.03) 7,114.87 5.400.030 SDIM District - Stipends+ Dir/Instr Reimbursements 2,081.60 12,125.81 16,000.00 5.400.041 Angels Camp - Utilities/Prop Taxes/Repairs 0.00 3,209.24 579.00 5.400.042 Yerington - Utilities/Repairs 346.73 3,674.42 2,500.00 Total Service Accounts $1,804.30 $26,124.34 $20,079.00 Total District Administration $174,996.39 $1,750,289.13 $1,092,965.00 Total Expense $174,996.39 $1,750,289.13 $1,092,965.00 Difference $3,839.66 ($34,468.47) ($26,695.00)

56 Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene - Loomis CA Treasurer's Report as of February 2021 for Home Mission Fund Monday, April 5, 2021 2:02 PM Page 1 of 1 Account # Account Name Period YTD Balance Annual Activity Budget

Income 4.800.001 Home Missions/LIFELINE (23% of all giving) 33,434.61 104,168.16 103,036.00 4.800.010 Life Line Pledges & Gifts 2,361.69 10,198.17 11,000.00 4.800.020 Misc. Income - HM 0.00 7,000.00 0.00 4.800.060 Investment Fund Transfers 0.00 204,600.00 378,000.00 Total Home Mission $35,796.30 $325,966.33 $492,036.00 Total Income $35,796.30 $325,966.33 $492,036.00 Expense 5.500.020 Assmnt/Coaching/Cordinator 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 5.500.030 LIFELINE - Miscellaneous 0.00 714.71 0.00 Total HM General Expenses $0.00 $714.71 $1,000.00 5.600.001 LIFELINE - Loans 0.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 5.600.005 LIFELINE - Grants 30,592.80 316,606.02 250,000.00 Total HM Program & Promotion $30,592.80 $328,606.02 $262,000.00 5.700.001 Contingency - Home Mission 0.00 0.00 Total HM Contingency $0.00 $0.00 Total Home Mission Expense $30,592.80 $329,320.73 $263,000.00 Total Expense $30,592.80 $329,320.73 $263,000.00 Difference $5,203.50 ($3,354.40) $229,036.00

57 SDMI Ministries Report: 2020 – 2021 NYI Ministries Report: 2020 – 2021

Beginning Cash Balance 3/1/20 Beginning Cash Balance 3/1/20 Checking Account 19,289.53 Wells Fargo Checking 17,604.23

Wells Fargo Savings 10,095.67 Beginning Cash Balance 19,289.53 Beginning Cash Balance 27,699.90

Receipts Receipts District Budget 20,029.88 Total Deposits 12,658.78 Discipleship conference 0.00 Total Receipts 12,658.78 Quizzing 0.00 Total Receipts 20,029.88 Total Cash Balance 40,358.68

Total Cash Available 39,319.41

Disbursements District NYI Convention 211.95 Administrative Disbursements District/Regional NYI Meetings 1,174.49 Administration 407.92 Media 296.89 Children's Ministries 500.00 Elev8 Expenses 0.00 Camps Board 0.00 58 Lake Tahoe Youth Pastor's Retreat 1,409.57 General Convention Delegates 0.00 NYC 0.00 Recovery 0.00 Other / In and Out (Camps, KYC) 454.88 District Assembly Expense 0.00

Discipleship Conference & Coaching 1,000.00 Total Disbursements 3,547.78 Honorarium 1,500.00 Women's Ministries 0.00 Receipts in Excess of 9,111.00 Quizzing 0.00 Disbursements District Director's Leadership Fund 0.00

Contingency Fund 0.00

Ending Cash Balance 2/28/21 Total Dispersements 3,407.92 Wells Fargo Checking 26,714.11 Wells Fargo Savings 10,096.79 Total Year End Balance 2/28/21 35,911.49

Total Year End Balance 2/29/20 36,810.90

Restricted Funds in Wells Fargo NMI Ministries Report: 2020 – 2021 Checking Account:

W&W Pledges 3,250.00 Beginning Cash Balance 3/1/20 Global NMI 4,000.00 Checking, Wells Fargo Bank 10,611.80 Total Restricted Funds 7,250.00 America's Christian Credit Union 107,299.90 117,911.70 Available Funds in Wells Fargo Checking Account 18,356.64 Receipts Budget Shares: 2019-20 10,000.00 Restricted Funds in ACCU Savings Budget Shares: 2020-21 12,128.22 Void Stale Ck# 2214 dated 4/25/19 151.45 Account: Missionary Housing 89,499.53 ACCU Interest 199.63 General Convention 12,000.00 Children’s Project 200.00

W&W Pledges 200.00 22,879.30

Total Receipts & Balances 140,791.00

Disbursements 59 District Convention 2020 4,231.15 Children’s Project Expense 200.00 Christmas Cash Budget 700.00 LINKS - Cash Budget Expense 1,800.00 NMI Training Seminars Expense 753.68 Housing Allowance-Anderson 6,000.00 13,684.83 Transfers America's Christian Credit Union (6,000.00) Wells Fargo Bank 6,000.00

Balance On Hand 2/28/21 Checking, Wells Fargo Bank 25,606.64 America's Christian Credit Union 101,499.53 127,106.17

Total Dispersements & Balances 140,791.00 2/28/21 Comparative Balance Sheet: 2020-2021

Sacramento District Church of the Nazarene (Statistical Year Dates) 03/01/2020 - 02/28/2021

Assets Liabilities and Fund Balances 2019-2020 2020-2021 2019-2020 2020-2021 Current Assets (Schedule A) Liabilities Cash on Hand and in Banks 91,663.85 86,898.70 Current Accts Payable (due in 1 year or less) 14,894.00 0.00

Savings Accounts 60,052.29 60,564.99 Amortized Loans (Schedule D) 3,449,598.00 3,214,016.00 Investments in Stocks & Mutual Funds: Green Wealth Asset Mgt - LPL 1,134,914.62 1,317,506.85 Total Current Liabilities 3,464,492.00 3,214,016.00 Van Hulzen Asset Mgt - TD Ameritrade 2,333,336.91 2,819,813.81

Long-term Liabilities (due in more than 1 year) 1,321,879.00 1,321,879.00

Total Current Assets 3,619,967.67 4,284,784.35

Total Liabilities 4,786,371.00 4,535,895.00 Investments (Schedule B) Loans on Real Estate (itemized list) 345,906.00 340,465.67 Fund Balance 60 Other Investments 0.00 0.00 District Administration Fund (459,832.87) (788,050.28)

Home Missions Fund (577,599.81) (580,954.21) Total Investments 345,906.00 340,465.67 District Auto Reserve Fund 21,136.80 23,017.42 General Assembly Reserve Fund 14,063.27 17,813.27 Property and Equipment (Schedule C) Money Market Fund 21,330.79 13,983.35

Church property (itemized list) 50,140,761.00 47,800,899.00 Other Designated Fund Balances (Sched. E) 1,448,078.06 1,752,633.00

Other property 1,325,000.00 1,361,000.00 Investments Account Fund 3,468,251.53 4,137,320.66

Equipment (itemized list) 137,000.00 128,000.00

Total Fund Balance 3,935,427.77 4,575,763.21

Total Property and Equipment 51,602,761.00 49,289,899.00

Total Liabilities and Fund Balance 8,721,798.77 9,111,658.21

Total Current Assets 55,568,634.67 53,915,149.02

Equity Excess of Assets over Liabilities & Funds 46,846,835.90 44,803,490.81

Total Liabilities, Fund Balance & Equity 55,568,634.67 53,915,149.02

Schedule A – Current Assets Yuba City Hope Point 4,437,500.00 4,478,296.00 2019-2020 2020-2021 Total Church Property Held in District Name 50,140,761.00 47,800,899.00 Cash on Hand: America's Christian Credit Union 91,664.00 86,899.00 Savings Account: America's Christian Credit Union 60,052.00 60,565.00 Other Property Held in District Name: Investments in Stocks & Mutual Funds: District Office 975,000.00 985,000.00 Green Wealth Asset Mgt - LPL 1,134,915.00 1,317,507.00 Kingswood Condominium 350,000.00 376,000.00 Van Hulzen Asset MGT - TD Ameritrade 2,333,337.00 2,819,814.00 Total Other Property 1,325,000.00 1,361,000.00 Total Current Assets 3,619,968.00 4,284,785.00 Total Property Held in District Name 51,465,761.00 49,161,899.00 Schedule B - Investments Equipment: 2019-2020 2020-2021 Office Equipment and Furnishings 115,000.00 110,000.00 Loans on Other Real Property: District Owned Automobile 22,000.00 18,000.00 Auburn Parkside - Loan #1 50,000.00 50,000.00 Total Equipment 137,000.00 128,000.00 Auburn Parkside - Loan #2 126,460.00 126,160.00 Schedule D – Other Current Liabilities Vacaville - Loan #2 169,446.00 164,306.00 Amortized Loans: Balance Owed Balance Owed Total 345,906.00 340,466.00 2019-2020 2020-2021 Church Property Held in District Name: Schedule C – Fixed Assets Elk Grove Cornerstone 434,810.00 425,230.00 Church Property Held in District Name 2019-2020 2020-2021 Placerville 892,973.00 864,320.00 Value Value Sacramento Arden 38,780.00 0.00

61 Angels Camp 300,000.00 300,000.00 Sacramento Cordova 127,057.00 107,000.00 Elk Grove Cornerstone 600,000.00 600,000.00 Sparks First 49,383.00 0.00 Fallon 2,000,000.00 2,000,000.00 Stockton Horizon 804,367.00 779,401.00 Gardnerville 1,300,000.00 1,300,000.00 Yuba City Hope Point 1,537,038.00 1,463,295.00 North Valleys 1,278,000.00 446,420.00 Total 3,449,598.00 3,214,016.00 Lincoln Emmaus 950,000.00 950,000.00 Less Loans held by the District 0.00 0.00 Lodi Faith Community 3,206,155.00 3,206,166.00 Total Amortized Loans 3,449,598.00 3,214,016.00 Marysville 298,000.00 320,000.00 Mount Shasta 500,000.00 600,000.00 Schedule E – Other Designated Fund Balances Placerville 3,000,000.00 3,000,000.00 2019-2020 2020-2021 Rio Linda Life Pointe 5,000,000.00 5,000,000.00 Education Fund 1,270,329.00 1,531,488.00 Sacramento Arden 6,500,000.00 6,500,000.00 Kingswood Condo Registration Fund (2,457.00) (3,290.00) Sacramento Cordova 1,345,000.00 2,100,000.00 Family Camp Fund 14,932.00 14,932.00 Sacramento New Covenant 1,100,000.00 1,100,000.00 Family Camp Registration Fund (30,435.00) (30,435.00) Sparks First 4,052,206.00 2,049,848.00 SDIM Fund (12,110.00) 185.00 Stockton Horizon 4,800,000.00 4,800,000.00 Angels Camp Fund 50,051.00 61,243.00 Sun Valley Hope 250,000.00 150,000.00 District Auto Reserve Fund 21,137.00 23,018.00 Sutter Creek 5,308,121.00 4,919,169.00 General Assembly Reserve Fund 14,063.00 17,814.00 Tracy New Heart 2,020,779.00 2,086,000.00 Pastor's Retreat Fund 122,961.00 138,070.00 Weaverville 1,600,000.00 1,600,000.00 In & Out Fund (392.00) (392.00) Willows 215,000.00 215,000.00 Total 1,448,079.00 1,752,633.00 Yerington 80,000.00 80,000.00

CHURCH COMMUNITY 4 section DistrictDistrict Assembly Assembly StatisticalStatistical Growth Growth Summary Summary Attendance/MembershipAttendance/Membership

Board of General Superintendents Sacramento District / 2021

Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021*

Discipleship Enrollment 16,807 20,422 20,371 20,591 21,039 24,976 26,174 29,840 24,520 ------Discipleship Attendance 7,053 7,135 7,030 8,025 9,059 9,069 9,124 8,633 8,513 ------Worship Attendance 10,518 10,710 11,075 10,880 11,348 11,259 10,707 10,081 9,885 ------Church Membership 9,823 10,301 10,492 10,534 10,987 11,104 11,400 11,392 10,757 10,495 Professions of Faith 695 816 662 588 761 536 617 467 567 190 Total Organized Churches 53 54 54 54 56 56 56 52 52 52 63 New Churches Organized 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Churches Disorganized 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0

* Highest year on record for the Sacramento District ** 2nd Highest on Record *Attendance statistics were not recorded due to COVID

Stewardship & Finance / 2020-2021

Amount Paid Percent Denomination Related Honors/Awards Fiscal Year Paid World Evangelism Fund – 5.5% $709,022.00 4.68% (85%) General Superintendent's Growth 0 Award Churches District Ministries Fund – 4% $509,501.00 3.36% (84%)

Education (PLNU) – 2.25% $261,159.00 1.71% (76%) NMI Award of Excellence Churches 18 Pensions & Benefits- 2.25% $266,788.00 1.75% (78%)

10% Churches 7 Local Church Raised All Purposes $15,038,263.00 Adjusted Raised All Purposes $15,192,066.00 All Shares Paid in Full 27

(All Stewardship & Finance figures are based on District Office records dated 4/1/21)

Alturas church type mission GracePoint 212 S. Main Street, Alturas, CA 96101 530.233.7500 gpnazarene.org Lead Pastor: Rev. Ken & Jennifer Entwistle (2/23/14)

Ken & Jennifer Entwistle

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16, ‘18

STATISTICS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 0 0 0 0 0 0 Worship 33 42 36 46 41 35 Discipleship A . 29 51 37 46 37 42 Responsibility List 56 114 90 102 104 72

Profession of Faith 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bap sms 0 0 0 4 3 2 Amount Raised 26,936 63,718 65,542 88,312 66,156 52,287 Shares Paid 32% 100% 69% 0% 0% 0% NR

Auburn organized 1944 Parkside 3885 Richardson Dr. Auburn, CA 95602 530.823.9911 parksideauburn.com Facebook: ParksideAuburn Honors past 5 years: Interim Pastor: Rev. Michele & Jeff Dickerson (12/14/20) Good Samaritan : ‘16-17, ‘20 Discipleship : ‘16, ‘18 Evangelism : ‘16, ‘18-19

Our story begins in 2017. Anthony and I were 37 years old and had been married for 17 years with 4 sons. At that me the boys were teenagers and young adults. We thought we had life figured out. We didn't need God or anyone else or so we thought... Life happened and we Andrew Spencer—Worship, Nancie Goodnough- lost everything, literally, almost in- Bookkeeper, David Fava—Webmaster, Michele cluding our marriage and lives as we Michele & Jeff Dickerson Dickerson –Interim Pastor, Dan Elliott-Sr. Adult Pastor, knew them. We had no idea what to Jen Lee-Interim Youth Leader do or who to turn to. We were lost on what to do next. My son’s friend, Dear Children, let us not love with words or speech but with ac ons and in truth. 1 John 3:18 Chris invited my husband to Parkside Church. That was the beginning of 2020 quickly became a year when Parkside looked for ways to love with ac ons and in truth. One the rest of our lives. way a group of members found was through the Auburn Interfaith Food Closet. Every Tuesday this circle of servants meets early to prepare to welcome a steady stream of families, seniors, and Parkside immediately took us in as neighbors with one thing in common: their means didn’t meet their needs that week. Their stories and circumstances all differ, but they all provide a chance to fulfill Jesus’ words, “I was hungry and their own children. They taught us, you gave me something to eat.” gave us marriage counseling, offered Some Parksiders have been serving at the Food Closet for fi een years while others are new to us classes on financial responsibility, the game. Along with fruit, milk, and canned goods, they dispense compassion, hope, and a Bible studies, support, and uncondi- blessing for the day ahead. Parkside isn’t alone there. The crew is made up of folks from churches onal love. Parkside Church gave us around Auburn and it’s given everyone a broader understanding of the Body of Christ. Every day something neither of us had known begins with a circle of prayer for the needs of before. Our hearts and lives have the clients and servants. Then shelves are been transformed by Jesus and not stocked, bags packed, deliveries made, and only have we never felt so alive, we dona ons accepted. It’s physical work and never thought our lives could be this most days are non-stop. It’s also heart- happy. Parkside is our home and our wrenching to see such never-ending need in family! God introducing us to our own community. Every day at the Food Parkside has been the ul mate Closet is a reminder that we are Christ in this blessing. We love Parkside! Thank world for those we encounter. What a you, Ore a Family privilege! Praise God!

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 214 230 275 291 319 339 419 460 489 Worship 301 350 334 383 433 440 500 450 352 Discipleship A . 149 309 385 423 473 525 630 426 230 Responsibility List 455 647 975 1,000 1,075 1,080 1,500 2,150 458 Profession of Faith 9 17 51 22 35 23 82 45 40 1 Bap sms 5 14 14 16 36 34 56 69 36 0 Amount Raised 534,214 549,222 565,634 556,351 637,741 655,927 663,276 721,480 545,750 447,401 Shares Paid 36% 42% 21% 18% 12% 9% 9% 23% 89% 97%

Carmichael organized 1989 Samoan 5824 Gibbons Dr. Carmichael, CA 95608 916.570.2099 Lead Pastor: Rev. Tautua & Salilo Tupu (11/23/08)

Tuiuli Seagai Tautua & Salilo Tupu Associate Pastor

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘17

Just like everyone else we too have had to resume all our services via zoom. This is very unorthodox especially for our ministry being that we are not tech-savy. There was some ge ng use to, (technical diﬃcul es, slow WiFi, no connec ons. etc.) but we as a church feel this is a lot safer for us, especially for our elderly mothers & those who are at high risk. Other than not being able to fellowship "physically", our services are s ll going strong!

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2011 Membership 144 144 138 142 143 150 150 Worship 79 80 50 62 75 60 65 Discipleship A . 79 0 0 71 74 65 82 Responsibility List 79 98 73 82 94 90 150 Profession of Faith 3 0 0 3 1 0 5 Bap sms 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 Amount Raised 57,245 66,366 62,471 69,585 82,678 81,599 101,477 Shares Paid 6% 6% 0% NR 22% 31% 69% NR 51% NR

Carson City organized 2016 Connected 1380 E. 5th Street, Carson City, NV 89701 775.301.2715 connectednaz.com Facebook: ConnectedNaz Lead Pastor: Rev. JJ & Julie Tuttle (8/19/12)

We moved completely online and shut our doors for 3 months.

We held a drive in service for Pentecost.

We invested in the technology to provide a be er online presence that we are proud to put out to the world.

JJ & Julie Tuttle We went very old school and started sending le ers and cards through the mail to the people that have not felt Emma and Ellis comfortable returning in person.

We have also provided space in our sanctuary for families with toddlers to let their li le ones play during service as we have paused our children's services.

We have impacted over 30 families directly through our covid relief fund. We were able to help 9 families stay in their current housing situa on by providing rental assistance. We also helped 24 families pay their u lity bills. These families are not part of our church family, yet.

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘19-20 Discipleship: ‘16 Evangelism: ‘17-18

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 0 0 0 0 0 29 44 44 42 Worship 55 87 85 77 95 90 65 60 43 Discipleship A . 47 0 96 22 128 113 89 74 47 Responsibility List 77 0 237 145 244 195 210 215 181 Profession of Faith 0 0 0 9 0 21 3 2 4 0 Bap sms 3 3 12 6 12 9 7 5 2 0 Amount Raised 93,068 92,868 NR 97,418 122,608 126,022 152,212 136,336 139,724 123,389 % Shares Paid 2% 0 NR 36% 29% 29% 47% 1% 53% 39%

Chico organized 1923 East Ave. 1184 East Ave., Chico, CA 95926 530.342.1806 EastAve.Church Facebook: EastAveChurch Lead Pastor: Rev. Ron & Susie Zimmer (8/11/02)

As everyone did, we adapted our weekend worship services to meet the needs of our folks. We are currently in the ninth itera on of our worship services in the past year. We are offering four different venues to fit everyone's comfort level. Some tailgate, turning on their FM radios in their cars in the parking lot. Some sit at fire tables on the pa o. Some are now a ending back in the Ron & Susie Zimmer sanctuary. And, of course, we s ll have a bunch a ending online at the digital campus. For our Sunday at 11AM, people can a end online, in their cars, at the pa o video venue, or in the sanctuary.

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘18-19 Evangelism: ‘16-18 Good Samaritan: ‘16-20

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 110 86 84 88 98 109 126 118 101 Worship 170 164 170 180 212 220 239 226 243 Discipleship A 145 145 97 157 119 121 142 171 136 Responsibility List 365 380 107 374 546 260 437 2,868 478 Profession of Faith 4 24 0 14 14 14 21 7 5 15 Bap sms 24 15 12 15 25 21 18 20 25 2 Amount Raised 189,584 251,653 192,063 267,131 271,246 337,959 481,694 807,533 387,535 333,051 Shares Paid 2% 10% 0% 80% 69% 45% 32% 46% 84% 0%

Dayton Valley organized 2000 Community meet: 407 V&T Way, Dayton, NV 89403 mail: PO Box 1746, Dayton, NV 89403 775.241.7167 Honors past 5 years: Facebook: DaytonValleyCommunityChurch Discipleship: ‘17, ‘19 Good Samaritan: ‘16-17 Evangelism: ‘16-17Stewardship: ‘19-’20 Lead Pastor: Ken & Cheryl Goode (8/2/20) Good Shepherd: ‘16, ‘19-’20

As with all churches, Dayton Valley Community COTN and its ministries have remained fluid based on the changing circumstances and health crisis. Unlike many churches, ours experienced the added challenge of a pastoral transi on in August 2020, with one pastoral leader re ring and a new Pastor assuming the role of Senior Pastor. Therefore, our Evan Gannon -Administrator focus has been to ensure a smooth transi on of leadership, Glen & Lori Schierholt-Worship Ken & Cheryl Goode while adap ng to the ever-changing regula ons. Despite the myriad of changes and challenges, our congrega on has remained unified and strong. We’ve avoided closure as “My affilia on with DVCCN began 13 years ago on a Sunday morn- much as possible, while con nuing to provide onsite ing. I was looking for a church when the Holy Spirit guided me into services, studies, and communal prayer opportuni es for all DVCCN's parking lot. A wonderful Chris an lady greeted me at the who are able to par cipate. For those who have chosen to door and ques oned, ‘You are new here, aren't you? Sit with me stay at home, we’ve maintained a faithful online presence. and I will introduce you to everyone.’ Love and friendship were Consistent communica on via phone, email, and text has evident from the minute I walked in. James 2:23 says, 'Abraham also served to maintain rela onships and strengthen believed God...and he was called God's friend.' I joined the congrega onal unity, even when physical separa on was church, a ended Bible study and was encouraged to finish my BA necessary. God has wonderfully blessed our church during degree in Theology. I’ve served in Children's church , Missions this me. As new leadership se les into place and we press director, Financial Board member, and Women's Bible Study Lead- on toward the return of some normalcy in the coming er. Luke 2:52 says, 'And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in months, an cipa on is growing regarding favor with God and man.' In December 2020 my husband passed the future of Dayton Valley Community away a er ba ling demen a for 5 years. I was his caregiver. My COTN. God is faithful and we believe in church family gathered around me covering me with prayers, new beginnings. He has wonderful things phone calls, food and love. 1st Cor. 15:58 says, 'Dear Brothers in store for us, and we are an cipa ng and sisters stand firm. Let nothing move you - always give your- both reinforced and new ministries in the selves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your days ahead. Much hope exists in Dayton! labor in the Lord is not in vain.' Blessings, Sandy Tschumperlin

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 145 151 151 160 151 153 151 126 131 Worship 80 92 87 69 61 62 67 74 80 Discipleship A . 65 67 69 56 33 38 90 111 86 Responsibility List 73 74 69 166 388 456 90 126 86 Profession of Faith 20 16 21 26 16 14 7 17 21 0 Bap sms 13 13 9 14 7 4 7 7 8 2 Amount Raised 97,737 117,178 106,445 126,726 111,096 161,941 134,033 142,061 148,736 171,600 Shares Paid 102% 123% 130% 107% 100% 89% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Dorris organized 1932 Shasta View meet: 805 Picard Road, Dorris, CA 96023 mail: PO Box 89, Dorris, CA 96023 530.397.2726 shastaviewchurch.com Facebook: ShastaViewChurch Lead Pastor: Rev. Harold Brimmer (11/2/14) 2020 produced a great opportunity for us to step-up. This year brought so much confusion, so much fear, suicide among the young increased and child abuse and neglect exploded! We decided to focus Honors past 5 years: on serving those most affected – preteens and teens. They have been Good Samaritan:‘16-17, ‘19 Evangelism: ‘18 stripped of so much, and the unhealthy isola on is sinking many into Discipleship: ‘18-20 despair. We are a small rural area, so we bought a van to transport preteens and teens to larger youth groups in outlying areas enabling Harold Brimmer them to gather and worship with others their age. We know as adults that we are encouraged by one another, that our faith is strength- Our Celebrate Recovery ministry is a place where we ened when we gather together and the same is true for preteens and disciple people, teaching them to follow Jesus so they may teens. We also went online. Like so many churches, we closed for a be delivered from the bondages of sin. We temporarily while and started a virtual church ministry so those at home could paused CR in Dec. and Jan. due to some of our staff being watch and we could stay connected. We used the down me as an unavailable. It’s then that you realize how much some opportunity to paint, clean and sani ze. And we offered delivery people depend on the church’s ministries and how much services to the elderly in the community so those most vulnerable it means to them. One faithful gentleman asks regularly could stay home. However, we realized very quickly that virtual just “When will CR start again?” He has been a ending for a wasn’t efficient for us. Our building is the center of our opera on to couple of years. For most of his life he was a drug addict minister. It is the place we gather; we serve and disciple hur ng and surrounded by other drug addicts. The work of God in his lonely people in it. People have an expecta on that they can come life has amazed some of those who formerly knew him. A and find help – and that we will be there for them. So, we have gentleman from the community came to our church and con nued with our regular ministries, though we have made some saw him and was blown away by the difference! When we adjustments. We rented a large tent to accommodate social hear of someone outside of CR seeing a profound difference in someone’s life, it just sets a fire under us to distancing for the Baccalaureate. We moved our Caravan Club from keep plan ng and watering! We join Paul as he said, I the public grade school to the church building since the school build- planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So ing was o en closed. We altered some of our prac ces to be compli- then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who wa- ant with safer methods to reduce exposure to germs. But the most ters, but God who gives the increase. We do thank God for important thing is that we have con nued being a hands-on church the increase. and ministering to our community – especially during this me.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 59 59 61 58 22 22 25 24 33 Worship 41 43 34 26 29 27 29 41 51 Discipleship A . 20 24 21 13 21 7 22 60 88 Responsibility List 40 69 32 40 32 26 27 60 87 Profession of Faith 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 14 0 Bap sms 0 9 2 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 Amount Raised 50,581 51,959 54,795 43,805 66,953 46,646 52,272 65,000 86,114 77,711 Shares Paid 41% 99% 26% 41% 34% 59% 50% 32% 67% 60%

Elk Grove organized 2000 Cornerstone meet: 9145 Franklin Blvd., Elk Grove, CA 95758 mail: PO Box 2310, Elk Grove, CA 95759 916.837.8794 egcornerstone.org Facebook: ElkGroveCornerstone Lead Pastor: Rev. Jerry & Vona Copp (8/6/06)

At the beginning of the year we were not streaming services online and had to learn to do so when we could not longer meet together. The learning curve was "steep" or should I say upside down and sideways (see initial online recording) and so we continue to learn more about what it means to worship online (together/apart). We are also adapting our community building ministries and strategies determining best practices to connect with new people while continuing to invite believers into acts of service. Jerry & Vona Copp

We had the privilege of baptizing little Logan Chu in September of this year. Logan had been falling in love with Jesus for awhile and, after watching a video about baptism, talked with his mom and dad (Elizabeth and Jin) about wanting to be baptized. As Logan shared with us his love for Jesus and his desire to be baptized (as he put it "for Jesus") we were reminded why Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16 the kingdom of heaven Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18-19 belongs to such as Discipleship : ‘17-18, ‘20 these." Good Shepherd: ‘20

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 65 62 53 52 50 48 69 76 86 Worship 76 60 53 55 46 84 93 107 110 Discipleship A . 95 67 160 60 60 78 95 108 129 Responsibility List 205 95 53 135 135 175 192 146 193 Profession of Faith 4 0 2 0 10 0 23 10 23 0 Bap sms 3 0 1 5 5 5 3 9 11 18 Amount Raised 134,335 130,085 136,627 135,205 124,306 155,460 170,615 172,179 215,377 263,157 Shares Paid 104% 103% 106% 104% 94% 74% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Elk Grove PAC since 2016 Iglesia Bethesda meet: 8355 Arroyo Vista Dr., Sacramento, CA 95823 mail: 6816 Salewsky Ct., Elk Grove, CA 95757 209.210.8482 IglesiaBethesda.org “If anyone is in Christ, the new crea on has Facebook: IglesiaCristianaBethesdaElkGrove come: The old has gone, the new is here! Lead Pastors: Rev. Israel & Rev. Erika Alvarez (4/10/16) 2Cor.5:17. Our story is like that of many other families, before mee ng Jesus, our life was full of worldly pleasures; Without even no cing it, they slowly and simultaneously destroyed us Honors past 5 years: (my wife and I) both as individuals, as a couple, Good Samaritan: ‘16 and as parents. So bad was the way of life we Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18-19 had that sin predominated in our lives, I was Discipleship : ‘17-18, ‘20 the most sinner in my Family; to the point that Good Shepherd: ‘20 a divorce almost occurred. But by the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ who rescued us from the Erika & Israel Alvarez bad way of life we had, no such thing Vivian, Celeste, Jeremy & Israel happened. When one has a contrite heart and seeks God, He will always be there for us. And The 2020 children's summer school year was a great chal- that is how we heard about the Gospel. A lenge due to the pandemic. However, the need to bring joy, miracle happened, our Faith has grown and we comfort, and the word of God to children, prompted the believe in Jesus Christ. If we confess our sins, he children's department to develop the online is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins program. The topic was “Jesus the Rock of our salva on”. and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John We used stories to encourage children to trust God in every 1: 9 We learned that although forgiveness is situa on in life, especially during the me we are living full of something that occurs the very moment we turn to the Lord with true repentance and faith, sickness, loss, uncertainty, and fear. It was a 3-day event restora on is a process that can take longer, my which included worship, the word of God, ac vi es, snack wife and I have no ced. The Lord always takes me and prayer. Prayer me was one of the favorites be- the necessary measures to free us from similar cause most of the children shared their requests, pu ng into things in the future. We understood that for prac ce to trust in God. We had an average of 40 children! restora on to occur we must recognize that the Each one was given a bag with cra s and snacks for each Lord knows us be er than we do ourselves. (1 day, a week before. It is worth men oning that on the last John 1:7) Now as converted Chris ans we know day each family was given a pizza they had chosen from Li le that God's ming is perfect, that He has plans Caesars. The children were delighted! This diﬀerent and unu- for each one of us, sual event was an unforge able experience for both the chil- and that He works in a mysterious way. He is dren and the children's department. It will remain in history Just and Sovereign, because, despite the adversi es and the team challenge, it full of Love and Mercy was possible to have very good a endance, the children and we as His children learned, enjoyed, and were happy every day. Praise God! abide by his will. Amen. STATISTICS Membership Worship Discipleship A . Elk Grove Bethesda reports sta s cs Responsibility List with Elk Grove Cornerstone Profession of Faith 2016-2021 Bap sms Amount Raised Shares Paid

Fairfield organized 1992 New Hope meet: 800 Jefferson St. Fair ield, CA 94533 mail: 5110 Brook ield Ct., Fair ield, CA 94534 707.421.2062 fair ieldnewhope.org Lead Pastor: Rev. Scott & Ronda Walker (6/20/93)

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16-18 Evangelism: ‘16 Good Shepherd: ‘16

This has been a very diﬃcult year in Solano County. Over the past year, New Hope has spent 10 of the Scott & Ronda past 12 months in virtual (online) church mode. We Nicholas Walker provide a streaming video worship service online as well as streaming audio and online notes. In addi on, we provide online Bible studies that users can adapt for their at-home use. Currently, Over the past year one of our senior adult families was we have folks from Kansas, Washington, Oregon, unable to a end our services because of health issues. I Idaho and Southern California who join us for visited them to check in on them and they became teary- worship on a regular basis. We have also had sever- eyed and said how grateful they were to be able to a end al people contact us through our online prayer ministry reques ng prayer. services online in their home. They hook up their computer

to their flat-screen television and watch our services, Our son is currently a student at Nazarene singing along with the songs and taking notes on the Theological Seminary. The seminary campus is message. God has greatly blessed them through the online closed, so he has been a ending through online ministry of New Hope in spite of their difficult classes while living at home and working at Jelly circumstances. Belly Corp. He has been preaching regularly and assis ng with ministry at New Hope. We are s ll alive and serving Jesus during this new and difficult me. We praise the Lord for His faithfulness and we pray for our fellow Chris ans on the Sacramento District.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 77 78 74 74 83 83 81 82 56 Worship 120 104 100 100 100 90 93 85 63 Discipleship A . 99 93 98 86 92 82 82 74 56 Responsibility List 304 282 262 301 274 253 266 218 163 Profession of Faith 4 1 1 1 19 2 0 4 0 0 Bap sms o 0 4 0 11 0 0 16 0 0 Amount Raised 208,993 259,908 248,759 266,030 287,857 278,302 252,541 268,853 245,561 196,565 Shares Paid 80% 105% 102% 102% 100% 100% 76% 66% 73% 21%

Fallon organized 1946 meet: 1520 Grimes St. Fallon, NV 89406 mail: PO Box 485, Fallon, NV 89407 775.423.3427 fallonnazarene.org Facebook: FallonChurchoftheNazarene Lead Pastor: Jonathan & Jessica Velasquez (11/24/19)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16-17, ‘20 Good Samaritan: ‘16 –20 Evangelism : ‘16 -17 Tammy & Paul Slaton Jessica & Jonathan Velasquez Micah, Noah, Daniel & Josiah

Our school, thri stores and food pantry con nue to be amazing places for our community and reaching the lost.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 35 35 40 43 32 40 41 40 40 Worship 389 394 393 213 183 179 173 136 123 Discipleship A . 77 81 85 91 122 127 122 126 164 Responsibility List 137 133 161 174 184 197 207 207 321 Profession of Faith 2 1 5 6 5 10 1 0 7 4 Bap sms 3 0 23 11 7 22 7 4 22 10 Amount Raised 109,532 119,604 118,477 101,471 138,283 136,345 123,972 125,016 143,247 165,143 Shares Paid 83% 83% 59% 74% 80% 80% 79% 79% 80% 76%

Gardnerville organized 1985 Crossroads 1788 Pinenut Rd. Gardnerville, NV 89410 775.782.4498 cvcrossroads.com Facebook: CVCrossroads Lead Pastor: Rev. William & Patty Powers (3/23/03)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16-17, ‘20 Good Samaritan: ‘16 -18 Evangelism: ‘16-17

We adapted our ministry by:  Staying in touch with drive-by love and encouragement...  Resource bags or boxes delivered throughout the year  Rediscovering the Phone Call and a prayer... Bill & Patty Powers Barry & Rev. Darlene Franks  Easter in a Box with Holy Week Online Devo onals and Equipping/Discipling Pastor ac vi es for the family...  Zoom Discipleship...  Lina no ced Crossroads had Online Virtual VBS with Crossroads Kids & Teachers joining the Worship when she moved to pros to share Gods love... Gardnerville this past spring. She  Gathering in the Park... began listening, and soon gave her  Socially Distanced Movie Night Out heart to Christ. She contacted  Focusing Outward included dropping by "Love Boxes" to Crossroads and began the process of our First Responders, raising funds and gi s to support being discipled. Although she and ﬁre vic ms, Food Pantry, Opera on. her husband are sheltered in due to health problems, she worships with Crossroads online, she is a faithful par cipant in a weekly Zoom small group, and has become a deligh ul part of our church family. She recently shared a story of how "old Lina" would have made a choice that was not good; but because Christ is in her life now, "new Lina" made a right choice. Christ has made a real diﬀerence! We look forward to the days when Lina will be able to a end church in person, and are praying for her husband to come to faith as well.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 100 71 72 80 83 89 85 85 79 Worship 123 117 146 138 136 146 134 115 95 Discipleship A . 99 99 115 123 128 137 125 100 80 Responsibility List 300 235 205 225 270 300 300 200 197 Profession of Faith 0 6 6 7 7 6 2 8 1 2 Bap sms 7 7 5 4 6 8 4 3 7 3 Amount Raised 223,241 219,938 237,939 265,329 231,073 230,997 197,895 199,765 195,341 215,833 Shares Paid 109% 108% 109% 110% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Hallwood organized 1924 Community 2825 State Hwy. 20, Marysville, CA 95901 530.743.7961 hallwoodchurch.org Facebook: HallwoodCommunityChurch Lead Pastor: Rev. Stacey & Shawna Hanson (3/2/14)

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16-20, Stewardship: ‘16-17, ‘19 Discipleship: ‘16, Evangelism: ‘18-19

Shawna & Stacey Hanson

We went to streaming our Sunday service on Facebook in March and did that un l the ﬁrst week of June. Then we moved to outdoor services on our soccer ﬁeld all through the Summer and to the end of October. Then in November we moved to indoor services in our gym and we've been there ever since. Our women's Bible study met on Zoom and our men's breakfast Bible study met in the gym. We also did a teen group in our home.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 120 124 109 121 102 109 105 115 108 Worship 129 101 80 92 91 82 83 82 84 Discipleship A . 45 44 28 85 167 88 133 125 114 Responsibility List 120 124 128 85 107 120 84 70 98 Profession of Faith 16 5 2 9 6 6 12 10 0 0 Bap sms 0 18 4 10 3 0 5 2 1 0 Amount Raised 157,799 192,668 178,397 188,644 183,209 159,035 193,825 202,118 222,985 216,463 Shares Paid 110% 113% 99% 112% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Lincoln organized 2009 Emmaus Church Community meet: 561 Lincoln Blvd. Lincoln, CA 95648 mail: PO Box 67, Lincoln, CA 95648 916.304.4422 emmauscommunity.org Facebook: EmmausCommunity Lead Pastor: Rev. Nathan & Carmen Oates (6/1/04)

Rich Lester Angela Henning Melissa Lester Courtney Alves Executive Pastor Associate Pastor Worship Director Admin. Assistant

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘17 Nathan & Carmen Oates Evangelism : ‘17 Sienna, Isaiah & Matthias Discipleship: ‘16-19

We welcomed Dreyanna Bravo to the Emmaus team as the new Foundry Youth Center Director. We started a program by which we paid the “The Foundry is a safe place for middle delivery fees for local restaurants. (3rd party school and high school students to hang delivers services, like DoorDash, charge restau- out, receive tutoring, and be served by rants 30%, which is usually higher than their proﬁt community mentors. We are excited to margin). We invited city service organiza ons and expand our leadership opportuni es and others to par cipate, but ran the whole program to further our rela onships within the Lincoln Community” through the church. In seven months we gave - Dreyanna Bravo away over $42,000.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 162 188 195 208 207 225 189 204 217 Worship 197 227 210 211 227 230 301 309 350 Discipleship A . 86 75 68 170 201 230 280 309 350 Responsibility List 265 239 331 278 286 465 558 1,346 450 Profession of Faith 7 31 2 16 0 30 4 15 12 19 Bap sms 8 8 3 6 6 8 1 3 6 6 Amount Raised 377,714 415,818 357,258 406,189 498,981 438,986 526,266 571,718 570,787 668,821 Shares Paid 64% 59% 63% 55% 67% 80% 68% 85% 81% 76%

Hope Point organized 1945 Live Oak 2727 Fir Street, Live Oak, CA 95953 530.695.3996 hpnlo.org Facebook: HopePointNazareneLiveOak Lead Pastor: Rev. Sean & Wendi Blount (11/23/08)

Honors & Statistics Good Samaritan: 2019

We have our online services that help reach our Church families. We set up a healthy hands sta on at our James Rhoades entrance. We widen the spacing between our chairs. Sean Blount Worship Most of all we have Church members reaching out to all families within our church body, making sure they are loved.

We began a Children's Enrichment Ministry, this ministry was a combined eﬀort of a core group of parents who's children either are homeschooled, distant learning or online learning because of these challenging mes. We meet once a week in the a ernoon. We began with the Pledge of Allegiance, and Pray, Pastor Sean began with a "Good to know Word" and message, followed with story me, snacks, and cra s. We also have chess 101 and marital arts classes. We have found this ministry very helpful in our children's spiritual journey and their emo on journey during theses challenging mes.

STATISTICS 2019 2020 20221 Membership 128 128 Worship 85 135 Discipleship A . 128 135 Responsibility List Live Oak was included with Yuba City Hope Point in previous years. 128 128 Profession of Faith 0 0 0 Bap sms 4 3 3 Amount Raised 205,222 156,314 172,929 Shares Paid 100% 91% 32%

Lodi organized 2013 Faith Community meet: 18621 N. Hwy. 99, Acampo, CA 95220 mail: PO Box 1495, Lodi, CA 95241 209.333.7089 faithlodi.org Honors past 5 years: Facebook: FaithCommunityLodi Discipleship: ‘16-19 Evangelism: ‘16-19 Co-Pastor: Rev. Scott & Wendy Hubbard (3/1/03) Good Samaritan: ‘16-17, ’19-20 Co-Pastor: Rev. Chris & Sharon Chavez (9/19/08)

Kevin Suess—Associate Pastor, Dan Hopkins—Teaching Pastor, Bob Best—Worship & Arts Director, Carol Elliott—Children’s Director, Scott & Wendy Chris & Sharon Wendy Hubbard—Connections Director, Kevin Portillo—Discipleship Pastor, Hubbard Chavez David Tozi—Pastor of Family Ministries

COVID-19 was a very real illustra on that the church God changed the life of a young, single mom in our is not a building. We were forced to think of crea ve church drama cally through our MOPS program. She is a ways to con nue to connect with our community recovering addict that was invited to a MOPS event a through the shut-down. few years back, where she connected with our pastor's 1. We live streamed our Sunday services into homes. wife who became one of her mentors. This past year she 2. Our Children's Ministry got crea ve making up went through a divorce and ﬁnancial hardship, but God monthly family devo on kits, which included songs, games, cra s and Bible was faithful. He provided her with a home and a job for stories for families to do together. her and her 5 children. She recently shared with our pas- 3. Our VBS was streamed into households tor's wife that she felt a call to ministry. Through the 4. Our Youth Ministry held weekly Zoom mee ngs encouragement of many she applied at a Chris an Col- 5. Once the weather warmed we held outdoor Family lege in the Sacramento area, with li le hopes of actually Wagon Wheel night in our parking lot. Families tailgated ge ng in. Again God provided and she received a out of their vehicles while our staﬀ performed Bible skits scholarship and just within the circle. began her classes and 6. We returned to the is loving it. She plans to campus with outdoor eventually work in the Sunday services while area of children's weather permi ed ministry.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 181 334 406 452 480 429 450 470 472 Worship 581 857 848 885 954 981 918 953 971 Discipleship A . 304 466 435 372 496 729 1,247 1,386 1,386 Responsibility List 873 1,494 1,257 1,115 1,366 2,828 4,159 4,860 5,304 Profession of Faith 144 102 71 48 32 37 24 37 17 14 Bap sms 16 23 23 19 28 42 34 35 28 44 Amount Raised 876,138 1,442,952 1,445,571 1,475,859 1,881,274 1,911,265 2,395,364 2,471,069 2,825,218 2,208,691 Shares Paid 100% 109% 107% 112% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Manteca organized 1948 Journey 444 Argonaut St., Manteca, CA 95336 209.823.7133 NazJourney.com Facebook: JourneyChurchAChurchoftheNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Freeman & Mary Hodgins (8/4/91)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16-20 Stewardship: ‘16-17 Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18 Good Shepherd: ‘16 General Supt: ‘16

Mary & Freeman Twylia & William Hodgins Markle Youth Pastor On March 25, 2020, Pastor Freeman began TAKE 3 - a 3 minute daily devo onal in response to the closing of in-person (sanctuary) worship. The devo onal is posted on his personal Facebook In response to increasing homelessness, we began page and on NazJourney.com (our website). On "Shirt Oﬀ My Back." Interes ngly enough, no shirts March 24, 2021 he posted his 365th consecu ve are involved! It is a focused clothing ministry that can devo onal. This ministry began and has be described in just four words: New Socks, Decent con nued partly in response to the need of one Jeans. Socks are the number one item requested by of his members who had ba led cancer. She did homeless shelters. And not feel comfortable returning to in-person everyone (maybe even worship even when it was made available so he General Superintendents) kept providing this source of spiritual insight. He wear jeans. We partner plans to con nue the online ministry. She with these organiza ons con nues to watch daily. to help people in need.

Sta s cs include Manteca Journey, El Buen Samaritano, Modesto Betania and Pi sburg Agua Viva

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 166 155 179 180 220 225 255 306 328 Worship 179 175 180 199 363 462 355 333 377 Discipleship A 147 205 109 156 194 216 230 332 127 Responsibility List 377 419 295 488 493 535 705 440 571 Profession of Faith 29 4 22 0 40 5 30 55 24 0 Bap sms 10 5 17 5 35 50 35 33 19 0 Amount Raised 77,467 99,005 98,732 100,414 82,554 84,238 83,390 80,080 72,691 81,808 Shares Paid 133% 117% 120% 50% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Manteca PAC since 2009

El Buen Samaritano (EBS) 444 Argonaut St., Manteca, CA 95336 209.823.7133 Lead Pastor: Rev. Alfredo & Maria Villatoro (12/27/09)

Alfredo & Maria Villatoro Berenice & Juan Ibarra Yesenia & JuanCarlos Villatoro Associate Pastor EBS/Betania Worship Ministers

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16-18, ’20 Stewardship: ‘16-17 Evangelism: ‘16, ‘19, Good Shepherd: ‘16, ‘19 General Supt’s: ‘16, Good Samaritan: ‘18

Modesto Betania PAC since 2014 Lead Pastor: Rev. Adlai & Josselyn Villatoro (11/9/14)

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: 2019

Josselyn & Adlai Villatoro Armando D., Jose M., Marco H. Lead Pastor –Betania Leadership Team Exec. Pastor—EBS Betania Rehabilitation Center

Pittsburg PAC since 2015 Agua Viva Meet: 330 Worrell Road, Antioch, CA 94509 Mail: 1269 Gloria Drive, Pittsburg, CA 94565 925.759.7729 Facebook: IglesiaAguaViva Lead Pastor: Rev. Alberto & Conchita Paredes (3/22/15)

We've had to adapt our way to preach the Word of God by using Technology; since we had the restrictions for Covid, in order to have reunions in the Sanctuary, we are having our services by Facebook live, which has been a real challenge for us in order to learn new skills for the Glory of God; we are taking Alberto & Conchita Paredes advantage of this situation and, sharing Alberto Jr., Edwin Jahaziel & Leonardo Gael the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people in our community that haven't been in a Christian service ever before.

We are also working hard to keep a good contact with the congregants of Brother Jaime Gonzales and, Aracely Acosta, they are a the church, by phone and Zoom. couple that have been impacted by the word of God though the ministry of Agua Viva Church; they been victims of the Suffering by the enemy of our souls, by people around them in their passed life; Now they are faithfully attending the activities of the church and, their faces look very different then before, they re lect peace and rejoice by the way they live, speak and act. Glory to God.

Marysville organized 1954 516 E. 16th Street, Marysville, CA 95901 530.645.2640 Facebook: MarysvilleChurchoftheNazarene Interim Pastor: Rev. Don & Sharon Fox

The challenges of this past year required ﬂexibility and out-of-the-box thinking to meet the needs of our church family. Our communica on system was updated to provide quick no ﬁ- ca on to members if a change in service me or loca on was required. When indoor services were not allowed, mee ng in the shade outdoors on the west side of the church building provided a unique opportunity for our Sharon & Don Fox community to catch a glimpse of church in ac on. Cars, bikers,

Honors past 5 years: and pedestrians on that busy Stewardship: ‘18-20 street all got a taste of Jesus. Evangelism: ‘17

Tracy and Annie Orr came to Marysville Nazarene a er losing their home during the Camp Fire in November of 2018. Their lives were forever changed as a result of that devasta on, but the story they tell is one of God's amazing provision through this me. Our church family opened the doors to what had once been the parsonage, now refurbished to provide a home for this family in need, and opened our arms to provide friendship. Hearing the instrumental worship music and hymns during Sunday services was a new experience for Tracy and Annie. The words spoke deeply to their souls and transformed their despair into hope. Bible study during Sunday School and Sunday evening services coupled with newfound rela onships brought them much needed encouragement. God has given Tracy and Annie newfound joy as they take each step in faith and watch God con nue to rebuild and restore their lives.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 80 80 80 77 79 83 81 82 82 Worship 51 47 47 43 44 39 34 36 30 Discipleship A 38 34 32 29 29 26 24 24 22 Responsibility List 68 66 66 66 66 59 55 55 55 Profession of Faith 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 2 1 0 Bap sms 8 2 2 7 3 0 1 1 0 0 Amount Raised 76,446 81,242 64,929 74,850 91,575 91,934 70,955 82,488 88,114 81,492 Shares Paid 90% 103% 132% 107% 86% 88% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Mount Shasta organized 1952 954 N. Old Stage Rd. Mt. Shasta, CA 96067 530.926.3505 Facebook: MountShastaChurchoftheNazarene Supply Pastor: Brian & Faith Alvarez (8/9/20)

We have started streaming the services online and recording them. This has given people that cannot a end an opportunity to hear the word and worship with us from their homes. We have had one outreach event, a drive-thru treat bag giveaway. It was a terriﬁc way to meet the community and love on the kids during this Brian & Faith Alvarez unprecedented me.

Honors past 5 years: Stewardship: ‘18 -‘20 Discipleship: ‘20

One woman who is homebound from disease was able to call to connect with us online and considers us her home church! Another individual who stopped a ending church for years found us online and was deeply encouraged to pursue her rela onship with Christ once again.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 20 24 24 30 34 30 28 29 31 Worship 33 32 30 38 29 27 29 19 14 Discipleship A 24 27 25 24 23 27 26 12 14 Responsibility List 39 45 45 63 62 60 62 12 62 Profession of Faith 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 1 4 0 Bap sms 3 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Raised 22,357 22,773 22,599 28,089 24,963 22,898 33,275 37,151 32,611 43,416 Shares Paid 137% 117% 135% 117% 100% 92% 100% 100% 100% 100%

North Valleys organized 1975 310 E. Patrician Dr. Reno, NV 89506 775.972.7401 northvalleysnaz.com Facebook: NorthValleysChurchoftheNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Pamela & Joe Plaisted (3/21/21)

We were able to live stream our services, we took communion online together while we all made our bread and took pictures to share. We had lunches together, prayer groups, Sunday School and book clubs via zoom. We con nued our food pantry by packing the bags and prac cing social distancing and masks. We did Pam & Joe Plaisted shopping for those they were high risk and made masks and delivered to those in need for our congrega on and to the community around us.

We had a parking lot picnic and Bible study prac c- ing social distancing and wearing masks to keep connected while studying God's word.

We believe that we impacted the life of our community as well as our church family by being able to adapt our ministry through a food pantry every week. The Nevada food bank uses our church as a point of distribu on and counseling for those in need. We believe that we impacted our community and church family by bringing the message of hope to a world that was ﬁlled with fear and chaos by bringing online prac ces such as two services on line since March 2020, counseling, prayer groups and Sunday School classes via zoom available to Honors past 5 years: anyone that wanted to come. Good Samaritan: ‘16, ’20 Evangelism: ‘‘17 We got to witness another great pastor be ordained. Discipleship: ‘19

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 99 101 99 106 97 104 114 109 Worship 98 101 90 67 70 72 75 51 Discipleship A . 74 101 47 52 50 51 59 39 Responsibility List 235 252 336 190 135 76 100 110 Profession of Faith 4 5 0 8 5 6 6 0 0 Bap sms 3 5 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 Amount Raised 117,352 136,725 125,748 106,009 107,577 122,827 144,103 128,003 117,868 Shares Paid 130% 95% 44% 32% 32% 100% NR 100% 100% 44%

Oroville organized 1938 2238 Monte Vista Ave., Oroville, CA 95966 530.533.7464 oronaz.org Facebook: OroNaz Lead Pastor: Dr. Travis & Kim Marshall (8/18/19) Travis Marshall - Lead Pastor Dale Marsh - Recovery Pastor Steven Holly - Associate Pastor Kenn Bishop - Administra ve Pastor Sue O’Hanlon - Hope Counseling Dir. Rita Englund - Children’s Min. Dir. Jan Holly - Worship Director Kolleen Wells - Office Administrator Levi Kniss - Youth Director Honors past 5 years: Travis & Kim Marshall Good Samaritan:’16-17,‘19-20 A young family started a ending Stewardship:’19-20, Discipleship:‘16-17 Bailey, Kate & Mackenna OroNaz a few months before the 2020 brought a mountain of opportunity for crea vity in the face of many challenges pandemic. In just a few months (pandemic, fires, smoke). OroNaz was fortunate to have implemented live streaming of they were connec ng in ways that all worship services in the fall of 2019 so we were prepared for church quaran ne. In some who had a ended for years addi on, as the county and state safety measures fluctuated depending upon the ac ve never were. When the pandemic cases, OroNaz was able to worship through several crea ve venues, such as; drive-in hit, they relied upon weekly stream- parking lot worship through FM transmi er, drive-thru communion, live and in person ing services but knew that they pa o worship along with pre-recorded children's experiences for families to engage would need more. With a strug- throughout the week. OroNaz even had a bonfire Christmas Eve drive in service. gling marriage and 4 children they reached out to their small group and others that they had connected with. Crea ve mes of connec on made it possible to thrive through these long and difficult months. OroNaz was also able to offer our Once OroNaz was offering outside/ building to other community drive-in worship venues and some organiza ons that were unable to use Bible Study and support groups they a physical space. AA mee ngs, Bear were one of the first ones Fire shelter resource and distribu on, involved. In talking with the father, Toys for tots motorcycle run an he simply said that without those Several others. connec ons they wouldn't make it.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 461 482 507 516 498 512 513 530 350 Worship 814 778 799 936 960 972 610 524 436 Discipleship A . 667 543 600 1,604 1,789 1,857 660 551 463 Responsibility List 2,351 2,230 2,805 2,645 2,850 3,375 2,050 2,050 2,035 Profession of Faith 17 27 26 14 11 20 7 25 19 0 Bap sms 25 32 36 45 29 45 25 16 26 3 Amount Raised 910,920 956,499 983,273 912,263 967,793 1,028,992 1,048,792 959,181 982,904 863,613 Shares Paid 93% 97% 109% 94% 99% 75% 45% 100% 100% 100%

Placerville organized 1925 6040 Mother Lode Dr. Placerville, CA 95667 530.622.3217 PlazNaz.com Interim Pastor: Rev. Sean Carpenter

On Sunday, Feb. 28 the Placerville Church honored Rev. Steve Dickerson on his re rement a er serving that community as Senior/Lead Pastor since August of 2001. In addi on to his pastorate on the Sacramento District, Pastor Steve previously served as SDMI Chair, and currently serves as Ministerial Studies Board Chair and as a member of the District Advisory Board. Thank you Steve and Steve & Collette Steve Dickerson—Lead Pastor Colle e for loving and serving the Placerville Dickerson Sean Carpenter—Associate Pastor Vicki Reese—Worship Pastor community!

Honors past 5 years: Evangelism: ‘18, Stewardship: ‘17-19

One Wednesday a young man named Mike dropped by the church. He was a new Chris an and was missing the fellowship of believers. At that me, services were not being held at his church. Pastor Steve spent me listening to Mike's story and praying with him. He visited Worship Services at PlazNaz our worship service and later requested prayer were held outdoors in God's for his daughter facing surgery. Mike was so beau ful natural apprecia ve of the ministry of PlazNaz. He has surroundings. now relocated to the Bay Area. May God con nue to bless him!

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 122 127 122 132 133 123 126 123 128 Worship 121 117 113 134 129 117 109 100 102 Discipleship A . 96 97 97 105 102 105 95 75 73 Responsibility List 172 173 168 189 184 183 156 163 184 Profession of Faith 5 8 2 14 4 5 11 0 4 2 Bap sms 0 0 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 Amount Raised 321,710 371,967 349,272 355,329 337,142 326,575 351,909 368,919 369,254 346,839 Shares Paid 114% 102% 101% 101% 98% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Red Bluff First organized 1923 900 Johnson St., Red Bluff, CA 96080 530.527.3361 Lead Pastor: Rev. Jesse & Jennifer Morris (3/19/06)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16, Evangelism: ‘16-17

We have adapted our ministries by incorpora ng: -Facebook live Sunday service -Facebook live Bible study -Facebook live prayer me -Outdoor services Jennifer & Jesse Morris -Indoor services/Facebook live Jasmine, Samuel, Jade & Emma -Hand wri en notes -Zoom mee ngs

Susan was in the Mormon church for 30 years. Susan has been long me friends with Cindy Russel (A long me member of our church). Cindy has prayed for many years for Susan's salva on. Susan and her family le the Mormon church, however they s ll did not yet know the one true God, they did not yet know the true Jesus of the Bible. With great feelings of loss and betrayal Susan threw her self into alcohol. Yet Susan had a praying friend, and Cindy is in a praying church. And so we prayed, and in God‘s good ming he brought Susan to the end of her self. He let her know that there were Chris ans who cared. So in the midst of a pandemic with the church on lockdown, no in person services, Cindy brought her broken friend Susan to meet with Pastor Jesse. There, by God’s grace, Susan surrendered to the Lordship of the True Jesus. Free at last! Home at last! Healing has begun. Repentance and faith in the true Jesus did more for Susan in an instant than 30 years of Mormonism could ever do. Susan shines as a witness to the rest of her family about the power of the true Jesus. We con nue to pray that the rest of her family will enter into the light as she has. 2020 is a year that many would say was broken, however some will say it was the year that they were made whole. Blessed be Jesus forever and ever! Amen

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 62 66 71 40 45 49 49 51 54 Worship 92 85 95 65 57 54 52 50 56 Discipleship A . 64 67 57 35 49 52 40 35 34 Responsibility List 98 101 75 41 61 61 62 52 50 Profession of Faith 4 5 5 1 7 5 0 2 3 0 Bap sms 5 6 7 4 3 0 6 3 1 0 Amount Raised 184,684 51,577 234,230 57,534 56,690 75,503 77,122 71,133 62,613 77,924 Shares Paid 4% 0 50% 23% 58% 63% 72% 72% 55% 60%

Redding First organized 1946 & Iu Mien 2225 Bechelli Ln., Redding, CA 96002 530.223.0454 ReddingfFirst.org Facebook: ReddingFirst Lead Pastor: Rev. Colin & Corrie Duffy (03/15/20) Mien Pastor: Rev. Fou Vang & Nging Saechao (12/01/12)

From Father's Day through Labor Day weekend, we held drive-in services by inves ng in an FM transmi er and other resources. We were able to connect with visitors in a safe way, and have retained at least two people, now that we are worshiping in Fouvang & Nging person again. Colin & Corrie Duffy Saechao Cara, Claton, Ciara & Cobie Iu Mien Pastor

A lady began a ending our drive-in services, and following one service she met with Pastor Colin, sharing how her husband was dying. She subsequently met with pastor for prayer and encouragement, and when her husband eventually died, she began engaging more in the life of our church. She has found community, love and support at Redding First, and is now pursuing church membership, having just assisted with our recent church elec ons.

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘17, ‘19 Stewardship: 16, ‘18

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 565 567 639 647 659 658 661 659 292 Worship 357 349 372 377 365 348 292 250 220 Discipleship/SS A . 306 346 355 292 254 224 188 165 115 Responsibility List 705 760 765 750 750 705 705 630 630 Profession of Faith 19 8 14 18 17 2 8 3 4 0 Bap sms 11 18 19 12 6 11 7 5 6 0 Amount Raised 754,177 783,854 779,871 790,733 718,173 704,193 692,459 650,686 568,696 593,463 Shares Paid 102% 103% 102% 105% 100% 91% 100% 52% 82% 100%

Reno church type mission Victory Christian Fellowship 9744 S. Virginia Street, #D-1, Reno, NV 89511 775.499.5802 VCFreno.org Facebook: VCFreno Honors past 5 years: Lead Pastor: Rev. David & Kristal McDowell (2/3/19)

Brian Weston - Worship Director Tiﬀany McKimmy - Chaplain, U.S. Army Liz Marion - Discipleship Pastor Louis Woicinski - Co-Dir. Youth Ministry Lezlie Lemus - Co-Dir. Youth Ministry Kendra Steinert - Crea ve Media Director David & Kristal Ally Meyers - Compassionate Min. Dir. McDowell Doug Elias - Ministerios Impacto Director

The Murdoch family has been such a blessing to the VCF Family since we We launched a new ministry launched in Feb. ‘19, and they experienced a tragic journey this past year. called VCF Mean's Home, a In Jan. of ‘20, Darin, or ‘D’ to his friends, was diagnosed with an in- transi onal housing ministry operable malignant brain tumor. That did not stop D from figh ng! The designed to help those who VCF family was able to rally around D and B (Bridge e). We launched the 4 have been displaced from -D challenge! It started with Pastor David shaving his head live on Face- their homes. book and challenging others to join in. Any family that had a head shaved We have begun placing RV/Trailer units into a also commi ed to assis ng with the prac cal needs of the family, and God fully equipped RV park. We have received either saw that it was so. We had so many people shave their heads live online financial dona ons or material dona ons to get that people outside of our church were joining in! D and B really felt the our first unit placed. Our first opportunity to help love and compassion of Christ through the love they an individual is Ken Bra on and his feisty received from the VCF Family. D lost his ba le 9 chihuahua sidekick Sarafina. Ken moved from months a er his diagnosis, and his presence is sore- Georgia at the beginning of the pandemic and ly missed. B and her parents are s ll ac ve members found himself on the streets within a month. Ken and wonderful servants to the Kingdom of God and has an income, but not enough to cover housing. to VCF. This collec ve effort not only helped hold up Ken is a member of our church now and our first a family in our church, it also grew us as a family and tes mony of what God can do when we execute community exponen ally. His mission for us.

STATISTICS 2019 2020 2021 Membership 64 Worship 81 Discipleship A . 157 Reported Responsibility List New Church Start as of February 2019 173 with Profession of Faith Sparks 34 29 Bap sms 20 2 Amount Raised 77,474 161,547 Shares Paid 100% 57%

Rio Linda organized 2006 LifePointe meet: 7200 Rio Linda Blvd. Rio Linda, CA 95673 mail: PO Box 490, Rio Linda, CA 95673 916.991.4624 lifepointenaz.com Facebook: SacLifePointeNaz Lead Pastor: Rev. Robert & Janice Hale (3/4/18)

Kauechoy Saechao-Mien Pastor, Cathy Scharf-Community Pastor, Deanna Trammell-Kids Robert & Dir., Rhonda Jones-Worship Dir., Sharon McCalister-Women’s Min. Pastor, Janice Hale Teresa Michaelson-Of ice Manager, Valerie McEfee-Youth Dir.

A local senior care residence reached out to Let’s be real! This year was a challenge and required more change than any of us are LifePointe for help at Christmas me. ever comfortable with! We had to shi from somewhat of a “backup” presence online Through dona ons from our church family, we to the online presence being our priority. This forced our en re staff to take on were able to help 137 different roles and learn new processes. And though it some mes came with a li le people experience God’s love in a me of grumbling, we adapted AND quickly! We began to pre-record our Sunday Services for need. We supplied them with blankets, Facebook and YouTube and we also set up ZOOM services for most of our Ministries & shawls, slippers, socks, devo ons and adult Connec on Groups including kids, teens and elderly. A Care Call ministry was set up to coloring books. On a separate mission, we reach out to our church family with regular phone calls. We offered drive-up purchased and pre-packaged en re Christmas communion for those needing an in-person connec on as we remember our Lord’s meals (ready to be prepared and cooked) for sacrifice. We held a socially distanced Christmas concert outdoors. Our outreach several families in our community. Although required an en rely different approach. For this, we created several Facebook others may have been blessed by these acts, challenges with prizes and a few videos highligh ng different businesses in our area. the blessing was truly ours! These changes have been nicely received. Now that restric ons have been li ed, we are back to offering in-person service with required safety measures in place. However, we look forward to expanding on the newly found momen- Honors past 5 years: tum of a priori zed online presence. We recognize that Good Samaritan: ‘16, this online presence has given us all the opportunity to Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18 easily invite others that would not normally a end Good Shepherd: ‘16, ’20 church. As a result we have witnessed the amazing Stewardship: ‘16-18, ‘20 impact of the easily accessible church. Discipleship: ‘20

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 176 200 186 191 220 226 241 246 309 Worship 224 224 263 275 296 272 225 254 261 Discipleship A . 167 188 189 187 199 182 210 82 167 Responsibility List 287 295 279 328 310 325 206 201 284 Profession of Faith 20 22 0 4 49 8 19 13 71 10 Bap sms 18 4 32 7 7 7 14 7 15 0 Amount Raised 270,440 278,705 321,569 331,726 352,159 393,022 380,798 469,474 522,172 418,896 Shares Paid 103% 114% 107% 106% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sacramento organized 1951 Arden 3337 Arden Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 916.482.6064 ardenchurch.org Facebook: ArdenNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Jim & Rhonda Dorsey (3/12/17)

Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16-18 Evangelism: ‘18-19 Good Shepherd: ‘19 Discipleship: ‘20

Rhonda & Jim Allen Trujillo Nakisha Woods Dani Gourley Dorsey Visitation Pastor Youth Director Of ice Manager

Ministry highlights for this year include:

• Our first efforts for making worship available through online feeds and telephone conference calls. We believe these efforts will con nue to be produc- Like our sister congrega ons on the Sac ve even a er the COVID crisis is behind us and allow us to reach out into our District, this has been a challenging year community to new families and individuals. for ministry for Arden Nazarene Church. • Several volunteer leaders and ministry teams joined in the efforts this year Our ini al plans for renova ons have to be available virtually and by conference calls to stay in touch even though been placed on hold un l we are through we were restricted from being together. The Ministry to Caregivers con nued the COVID crisis. In the mean me, we to meet each Tuesday morning, as well as the Men’s Recovery Group on have adapted and adjusted our ministry Tuesday evenings and several Bible Study groups. efforts to help make disciples in the na- ons. We are pleased the way the Lord • Plans are to launch mul ple new small groups using Zoom mee ngs at has blessed and provided for the dozens different mes in the week. Our hope is to con nue to reach out to the un- of ministries that have con nued over churched in our community and disciple them into our fellowship. this past year. Looking Ahead to 2021: Change and crisis mes, like the COVID pandemic, will provide an opportunity to connect with new contacts. We plan a launch of new church ministries into the Arden Arcade area in the coming months.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 344 351 191 200 206 85 139 157 168 Worship 140 136 137 113 121 121 121 121 121 Discipleship A . 140 136 138 136 121 121 121 121 121 Responsibility List 243 245 250 241 179 237 237 237 237 Profession of Faith 6 10 9 10 8 0 49 27 12 9 Bap sms 13 6 1 3 1 0 17 24 26 0 Amount Raised 411,091 355,450 351,352 332,564 305,763 343,046 256,772 178,005 170,043 161,580 Shares Paid 103% 105% 105% 106% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sacramento organized 1949 Community meet: 4401 Franklin Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95820 mail: 31 Hidden Cove Cir., Sacramento, CA 95831 916.600.5804 Facebook: CommunityChurchoftheNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. John & Mirna Perez (6/14/11)

Like many churches, our ministry has taken a hybrid approach. During this me we have learned to have Bible studies and leadership gatherings on zoom and to stream our services on FB live. Many of our senior members join service and Bible studies via their phones. Our Women’s and men's Bible studies have reached new people. Our youth have stayed connected through our zoom youth night gatherings on Fridays. Our Kid’s ministry has reached new ministry through our weekly zoom Bible Adven- ture Classes. In these classes our children have learned Bible stories, memory verses and win prizes. Mirna & John Perez Our COVID compliant outdoor in-person Sunday services have been a blessing to those who are socially isolated and we've Honors past 5 years: had many join us from our surrounding Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18 neighborhood. We also delivered COVID Discipleship: ‘16, ‘20 Good Samaritan: ‘20 safe gi packages to our members in need and neighbors during the holidays. We thank God for the adaptability and faithfulness of our current leaders and how God has raised up new leaders to respond during these challenging mes. This year we were able to serve 18 teens and their families from our community through a ten-week Entrepreneurial Program. We were able to encourage these teens to develop their own businesses, learn from entrepreneurs in our community, and watch them launch their own small businesses. Young adults from our church mentored these youth and we plan to stay in contact with these par cipants. We were able to bless the families of these par cipants with grocery gi cards for the holidays and each youth was awarded a $500 s pend at the comple on of the program. We are excited to see what new doors God opens in 2021 to con nue reaching families in this way. We want to thank Pastor Terry and Pastor Paris Dye from Liberty Towers, for helping us discover this opportunity to bless the youth and families of our surrounding community.

STATISTICS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 89 95 92 92 86 76 Worship 106 104 93 102 72 70 Discipleship A Sacramento Community 85 99 82 60 57 93 transferred from the Western Responsibility List 150 189 155 135 120 137 La n American District to the Profession of Faith Sacramento District in 2014 9 15 2 6 3 8 0 Bap sms 2 9 2 3 4 2 0 Amount Raised 115,444 106,320 137,711 124,893 111,668 104,685 87,320 Shares Paid 103% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sacramento organized 1963 Cordova 3520 Bradshaw Rd. Sacramento, CA 95827 916.363.0364 cordovanaz.com Facebook: CordovaNaz Lead Pastor: Rev. Jeff & Indra Bassett (1/22/17)

This year has seen Cordova Naz embracing many of the small ways of faithfulness that we have available to us. In the midst of the pandemic, we have seen this community of Chris ans take responsibility for one another through phone calls, shared finances, distanced visits, and new modes of worship. We have gathered in parking lots and over Zoom to pray for members who have Debbi & Joel Smith—Children’s Pastor Indra & Jeff Cody Ellis—Associate Pastor been hospitalized with COVID. We have come to know Emmaus and Miriam Jeff & Indra Bassett—Lead Pastor more deeply the reali es of our limita ons as an opportunity for God’s faithfulness. The highlight of the year was the opportunity to catechize and bap ze This year has seen Cordova Naz explore mul ple 4 young people in the American River in October. This was directly modes of worship. During Holy Week and Easter of a er our second outdoor service and it was such a privilege to see 2020, we were able to connect with the church com- their faith growing, even in the midst of this pandemic. That has really munity through mailed packages and a 6- . flowering been the story for us. Although nothing has been easy this year, we cross placed on Bradshaw Rd. on Easter morning. We have discovered reserves con nued to worship online from March to Sept., with of generosity and a brief a empt at distanced indoor services in May. We strength that cause me to then moved to outdoor services in Oct. The church simply praise and thank community came together to put together a gazebo for the Lord for his goodness. worship on the south part Praise God from whom all of our property. It has been blessings flow! wonderful to be able to worship together throughout the fall, winter, and now spring and as more Honors past 5 years: and more of us are vac- Good Samaritan: ‘16-17, ‘19 cinated, we are hopeful for Stewardship: ‘16-17, ‘18, ‘20 a day when we can gather Discipleship:‘17-18 inside again. STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 162 162 168 176 180 179 186 187 188 Worship 128 125 125 132 104 90 99 97 88 Discipleship A . 112 119 121 102 88 97 153 101 114 Responsibility List 210 229 260 215 150 205 323 363 279 Profession of Faith 3 2 10 9 6 0 7 0 2 0 Bap sms 18 6 10 8 0 3 13 3 2 4 Amount Raised 228,704 236,193 250,221 256,149 232,639 222,755 363,890 235,345 219,994 211,379 Shares Paid 119% 123% 116% 112% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sacramento First organized 1922 1820 28th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 916.452.6171 sac irstnaz.org Lead Pastor: Rev. Marcia & John Hull (1/20/19)

John & Marcia Hull John Hull—Church Administrator Marcia Hull—Lead Pastor Angela Pennant—Children’s Ministries

We connected with God and each other in new ways through messages and devo onals on the website, personal calls and visits to homes where we Vince and Inne Hamilton needed to ﬁnd an distributed 'goodie bags' to EVERYONE! We met apartment near the church. The church family outside in the shaded parking lot through the surrounded them, found a place (right next summer and fall staying ac vely connected in the door to the church), helped move them, Word, prayer and encouragement. acquired needed furniture, and cleaned up the old place. Inne serves faithfully in the weekly clothes closet outreach and Vince walks around the church every evening picking up li er and keeping the grounds safe for the neighborhood. Two beau ful people invested in Jesus and Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘17, ‘19-20 invested in others. Discipleship: ‘18

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 339 349 346 353 353 346 345 341 341 Worship 182 205 196 201 192 156 132 137 116 Discipleship A . 125 113 133 90 109 86 249 75 101 Responsibility List 307 297 297 263 171 184 239 204 190 Profession of Faith 6 12 5 13 4 5 8 4 5 5 Bap sms 11 21 6 10 0 8 2 0 7 0 Amount Raised 442,114 370,559 298,664 280,468 332,820 286,406 280,260 279,772 290,352 309,330 Shares Paid 17% 16% 31% 72% 27% 43% 20% 74% 92% 100%

Sacramento organized 2009 Friends In Covenant (Friends in Jesus + Sac New Covenant merger) 7128 Florin-Perkins Road, Sacramento, CA 95828 916.501.3618 Lead Pastor: Tim & Manoh Wulah (2/22/09)

Manoh & Tim Wulah Friends In Jesus Leadership Team Victory & Naomi

Honors past 5 years: (New Cov) The Assembly of 2021 will consider approval of an oﬃcial merger Good Samaritan: ‘16-17 of these two congrega ons. Discipleship: ‘17-18 Stewardship: ‘17, ‘20

STATISTICS—Friends 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 60 60 68 68 62 Worship 64 64 21 NR 36 Discipleship A . 23 23 21 NR NR Responsibility List 23 23 26 NR NR Profession of Faith 11 11 27 0 6 Bap sms 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Raised NR NR 36,895 NR NR Shares Paid NR 15% NR NR 9% NR NR 0% 0% NR

STATISTICS-New Cov 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 91 136 136 135 135 128 126 128 126 Worship 140 113 115 55 32 37 28 32 27 Discipleship A . 101 132 81 54 12 21 38 35 27 Responsibility List 200 285 257 155 12 58 65 67 117 Profession of Faith 4 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bap sms 8 9 3 3 0 0 2 5 2 Amount Raised 41,694 37,473 36,421 36,590 37,293 32,783 30,219 29,550 26,164 Shares Paid 104% 112% 101% 116% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% NR

Sacramento organized 1996 Korean Bethel 3424 I Street, North Highlands, CA 95660 916.339.9191 Lead Pastor: Rev. Hojoon & Kyosuk Yun (11/19/95)

Honors past 5 years:

Hojoon & Kyosuk Yun Samuel, Daniel & Grace

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 47 45 46 30 32 Worship 46 40 38 18 20 Discipleship A . 30 22 35 8 6 Responsibility List 49 25 49 35 33 Profession of Faith 2 7 3 2 1 Bap sms 0 0 0 3 0 Amount Raised 53,200 57,628 54,000 49,373 53,099 Shares Paid 0% 4% 0% NR NR NR 0% 0% NR NR

Sacramento organized 1956 Liberty Towers 5132 Elkhorn Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95842 916.807.4903 libertytowers.org Honors past 5 years: Facebook: LibertyTowersChurch Good Samaritan: ‘16-17 Lead Pastor: Rev. Terry & Diane Schneider (11/03/11) Discipleship: ‘16, ‘20 Evangelism: ‘16-18 In 2020, Liberty Towers started out strong with con nued outreach to our local community. As a neighborhood church, with something going on for people of all ages and diverse cultures, we were able to quickly and eﬀec vely transi on to “Quaran ne” ministry at the start of the Pandemic. Pandemic ministries included partnering with the City of Sacramento to launch “Check Yo Vibe” a mental health awareness campaign for teens. 50 teens par cipated in 20 hours of mental health training to help themselves and others Terry & Diane during the pandemic and coordinated a relevant, city wide Schneider mental health awareness campaign. Liberty Towers launched a food distribu on ministry that provided 5,000 boxes of food to Sacramento families. We have also hosted a COVID tes ng site with up to 500 people every week.

Liberty Towers Children's ministry coordinated online lessons and cra projects for families with small children. Prior to the online workshops, children's staﬀ hand delivered supplies for young children to par cipate in online cra making and bible studies.

Liberty Towers hosted online services and outdoor services with full worship services. We hosted Covid safe, walk through carnivals, and socially distant winter family photos for hundreds of community members!

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 605 672 751 757 839 900 899 897 926 Worship 240 447 573 543 702 602 636 503 602 Discipleship A . 75 127 105 110 702 111 176 95 110 Responsibility List 190 1,139 680 635 1,056 1,874 1,125 850 956 Profession of Faith 28 82 91 62 103 72 35 12 37 Bap sms 7 72 73 63 96 107 92 62 83 Amount Raised 334,766 359,619 309,841 275,457 407,122 434,269 540,679 430,641 616,741 Shares Paid 78% 7% 15% 5% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% NR

Sac. & Marysville organized 2016 The Crossing Church 1227 N. Market Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95834 1945 Sampson St., Marysville, CA 95901 916.928.0599 thecrossingchurch.info Facebook: TheCrossingSac & TheCrossingMarysville Lead Pastor: Rev. Kyle & Kelly Johnson (6/24/01) Kairos Pastor: Charlie Herrera & Marcia Garro (2019)

Stacey Lego - Children’s Pastor Travis Cook - Sound/Produc on

Kelly & Kyle Bonnie Marroquin - Admin. Assist., Sarah Kerschner - Honors past 5 years: Children’s Min., Fred Hammer - Community Pastor, Kyle Johnson - Discipleship: ‘16, ‘18-19 Bailey, Mackenzie, Lead Pastor, Kelly Johnson - Communica ons Dir. & Women’s Min., Evangelism: ‘16, ‘18 & Carter Johnson Ray Benesh - Worship Arts, Marcia Garro - Kairos Ministry Dir., Good Samaritan: ‘20 Jordan Bolger - Ligh ng & Produc on, Charlie Herrera - Kairos Spanish Pastor, Byron Fisk - Equipping Pastor

The Crossing used the uncertainty of this past Since our services were broadcast online we had a young woman worshipping year to do church in diﬀerent ways which with us from the Palm Desert area in Southern California. Once she heard we brought us back to the reality that the church were doing a bap sm she made plans to drive up to Sacramento and par cipate is not a building at all. We had a Drive-In in this sacred expression with her 'church family'. It was an excellent illustra on Easter service and a season of outdoor church of how God's message and transforma on is not limited by the seemingly under a tent. In all of it, God was gloriﬁed impersonal online presenta on. and we were able to experience His favor and presence.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Members 139 145 150 162 179 192 214 223 233 Worship 198 202 214 268 283 261 305 339 350 Discipleship A . 56 58 62 73 79 85 103 115 195 Responsibility List 110 121 132 415 431 433 475 482 477 Profession of Faith 7 8 10 12 19 11 21 11 12 0 Bap sms 20 10 12 18 6 14 12 22 25 25 Amount Raised 204,688 212,370 244,320 338,937 369,400 335,750 442,754 590,720 522,650 513,084 Shares Paid 100% 76% 72% 70% 70% 76% 75% 74% 99% 100%

Shasta Lake PAC since 2019 Branches Community 4440 Shasta Dam Blvd. City of Shasta Lake, CA 96019 530.276.4794 branchescommunity.org Branches has been working with a Facebook: BranchesCommunity grandmother raising two teenage grand- children in an unhealthy living situa on Lead Pastors: Rev. Kiera & Rev. Beau Chambers (9/1/19) to try to ﬁnd a safer, healthier, more permanent place to live for the past 3 years. In mid-September we were able to successfully move the family into their own apartment. Not only did Branches help them ﬁnd and obtain the new place they also helped gather furniture and household supplies so they would have the items needed. We con nue to meet with the grandmother to help her understand budge ng, menu planning, bound- Beau & Kiera aries, and overall life management skills. Chambers

Our mee ngs had been taking place in our home and since March, we've been mee ng in a zoom format. Branches Faith Com- munity's focus is serving our community. At the beginning of Shelter-in-Place we looked for ways to connect with families and individuals while s ll remaining safe. We connected with the local Families First program, learned about a few families that were housing unstable and needed ways to occupy their kids while living in their cars. We put together baskets of ac vi es for these families. We also connected with a local assisted living home for those with mental health which has been in a full lockdown since March, and helped supply them with pre- sents, ac vi es, and snacks for a Christmas in July celebra on. We offered many online ways for our faith community to engage with others during the lockdown, a family/COVID pod photo scavenger hunt, zoom Scategories, zoom Bingo. We had a local photographer offer to take socially distance photos for families to document this unique me in history. For the past 3 years, Branches has offered support to our community's school staff by bringing baked goods and soups on special days. Due to COVID we created treat baskets with individually wrapped treats for the staff members. We had two gradua ng seniors that were unable to par cipate in tradi onal gradua on ceremonies so Branches Faith "Gradua on Bombed" their homes decora ng the yards with school colors and decor. Some teens in our faith community, dis- appointed that we were unable to par cipate in the tradi onal City of Shasta Easter Sunrise Service, painted Easter rocks and hid them in our community for kids and families to find and enjoy. The rocks became something that people enjoyed so much that they can s ll be found around the town today.

STATISTICS Members Worship Discipleship A . Responsibility List Reported with Redding First Profession of Faith Bap sms Amount Raised Shares Paid

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Sparks organized 1945 Home Church 2200 El Rancho Dr. Sparks, NV 89431 775.358.4066 homechurchnv.org Facebook: HomeChurchNV Honors past 5 years: Lead Pastor: Carlos & Rikki Garcia (08/16/20) Discipleship: ‘17-18, ‘20 Evangelism: ‘17 Stewardship: ‘20 Good Samaritan: ‘20

Rikki & Carlos Garcia TOP ROW: Carlos & Rikki Garcia-Lead Pastor & Women’s Min., Pepe & Norah Dorigo- Arabella, Mateo & Carlos La no Min., Mark Butler-Missions, Janet & Jim Lathrop-Love & Compassion Min., Barb West-Sr. Adult Min., Ron Sherwood-Security Min., Israel Or z-La no Transla on, Agapito During this challenging me, we & Sylivia Orozco-La no Min., Beth & Josh Stoycoﬀ-Nursery Dir. & Worship Leader. LOWER ROW: Mike & Jenn Metzger-SDMI & Administra ve Secretary, Jane Morrill- u lized our YouTube channel to Children’s Dir., Jeannie Adams-Hope and a Future Min., Amanda & Ma Fries-Youth Min. broadcast our Sunday services live Leaders and used social media to connect with our congrega on. Pastor Carlos One of our new members is a return member. He le the faith completely along with members including the kids, but by God’s grace, he married an incredible woman of God and returned created videos to keep the congrega on to our church. Together, they are serving as our youth leaders. Through connected. Some of our small groups their ministry they were able to walk side by side with one of our teenag- started mee ng via Zoom and we also ers, Karina, and guide her through her own struggle and ques ons with her started a new prayer group every Mon- faith. God worked a miracle in her life and she no longer day night via Zoom. Once we were al- struggles with the ques on of the reality of Christ. Karina lowed to meet at limited capacity, we stood in front of the congrega on and gave the tes mony created an overﬂow room in our gym of how God has been working in her life even when she with a live stream of the service so no wasn’t aware of it. God is using our youth leader and his one would be turned away. wife in mighty ways.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 315 363 368 368 376 387 388 401 385 Worship 330 356 362 346 352 350 352 301 250 Discipleship A . 208 234 246 264 207 211 219 203 179 Responsibility List 455 360 481 501 595 510 600 635 431 Profession of Faith 7 48 10 12 18 29 8 15 24 12 Bap sms 35 9 12 7 33 10 17 12 19 14 Amount Raised 598,189 572,974 643,040 607,179 577,938 590,411 671,413 583,074 481,737 458,645 Shares Paid 130% 120% 101% 102% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Stockton organized 1912

Axis Church 1414 W. Park Street, Stockton, CA 95203 209.951.6760 AxisNaz.com Facebook: AxisNaz Honors past 5 years: Lead Pastor: Rev. Renee’ & Mark Bennett (11/16/08) Good Samaritan: ‘16-17

I was born and raised in Stockton and I am 53 years old. Growing up, I lived a rebellious lifestyle. My priori es had been about the material world, the flesh and addic on. I never knew God. In 2016, I finally had enough. I fell to my knees and I asked for help. My partner at work, Andres Zapata invited me to his church (Axis) and I was scared and didn’t know what to expect. Thankfully, the people at Axis and Andres never stopped invi ng me. I s ll struggled to commit my life fully to God. In 2019 everything Renee’ & Mark Bennett changed and my life was turned upside down. My son became gravely ill and wasn’t expected to sur- We began to implement a more vive. When we saw my son with tubes and machines ac ve online presence. We use Fa- keeping him alive, my heart was broken. The one cebook, YouTube and Zoom as well thing that started my change was when my son, who was intubated, but was able to as some online teaching resources communicate by wri ng, asked for his Bible. My son asked me to read Isaiah 41:10. “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen like RightNow Media. Having the you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”. Seeing my son in zoom capability as well as access to this heart-breaking condi on and asking for his Bible made my heart fill with pride. The the RightNow Media resource next day was when I knew the power of prayer and the healing power of God was real. opened up a very ac ve women's Our son survived. This tragedy changed everything for me personally. I am a ending group that was not present prior to church and listening to amazing words. I’m praying and reading scripture. I always felt COVID. When we first started with a out of place, the one who has been lost and broken, but God never gave up on me. My zoom book study we had about 8 Chris an friends and my church never gave up on me. They have shown me who Jesus ladies and the most recent group(s) is in the flesh. God has forgiven me. I want to give everything that hurts and worries now has 30 in a endance (both me and leave it at the foot of the cross. AXIS church was a big part of this step in my online and in person). Because of faith. Now, all I want is to live for Jesus. He is on my mind all the me, and I thank him for what he has done and s ll doing for my family and for me. the size we now have two sessions.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 201 212 217 117 123 126 101 97 46 Worship 134 141 127 125 108 88 69 85 61 Discipleship A . 96 76 57 65 72 54 50 44 43 Responsibility List 201 188 171 179 128 160 91 85 75 Profession of Faith 40 21 21 16 7 6 11 0 0 7 Bap sms 18 7 1 5 5 11 5 0 0 0 Amount Raised 107,117 107,221 90,899 109,263 119,610 110,317 145,986 102,014 103,559 113,626 Shares Paid 108% 74% 50% 101% 100% 100% 97% 94% 85% 82%

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Stockton organized 1974 Horizon Christian Fellowship 10702 N. Lower Sacramento Rd. Stockton, CA 95210 209.478.4789 horizonstockton.com Facebook: HorizonStockton Lead Pastor: Dr. Earl & Tami Gillett (11/27/17)

It was a Year of Firsts:  Inaugural Drive-Thru Communion  First Online Membership Class – 4 New Members  First Online Basic Bible Studies with New Believers  First Regular Sunday Morning Worship Outdoors  First Regular Livestream of Services  First Zoom / Virtual Church Board Mee ng Youth Ministry: A Bright Spot in 2020-21 Under the leadership of our NYI President, Dena Greeno, our Youth Ministry has con nued to meet both live and on Zoom this year. Our Youth are con nuing to live out the commit- Tami & Earl Gillett ments they made at NYC 2019. Grace (11th Grade), has been leading a group of four girls in daily devo ons via zoom before the school day begins. They read the Bible together, pray together and share their struggles with one another. Luke (10th Grade) led the way for us in Honors past 5 years: figuring out how to Livestream our services and con nues to help troubleshoot the process Discipleship: ‘16, ‘18 Good Samaritan: ‘16-17, ‘20 weekly. Aubrey (11th Grade) and Bella (11th Grade) have joined in to help us run this technology, helping us with the ongoing needs. “Share the Love” – 2nd Annual Christmas Offering Raises $3000 We con nued our Annual Christmas Offering to bless others raising funds for Child Sponsor- ship, Clean Water, Covid Relief Funds & Showered With Love mobile showers.

The Power of Kindness - Like many communi es in California, Stockton has its fair share of people experiencing homelessness. People o en pass through our property looking for support, food, water or a rest stop. We o en help people for a few minutes on one day and then send them on their way never to hear from them again. This year we have the opportunity to invest long- term in a person coming out of a journey of homelessness and addic on. In November a lady and her three dogs started spend- ing nights in our parking lot in her car. The pastor stopped o en to talk with her, encourage her and pray with her. In December some members took no ce of her and when they realized how cold she must be trying to sleep in her car they purchased her an electric blanket, extension cords and permission to plug in to an outdoor plug. By Christmas, she had reunited with her husband and the Sunday a er Christmas she and her husband started a ending worship and have con nued ever since. All because of a simple act – the gi of an electric blanket and an encouraging word.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 206 212 210 211 217 217 169 161 168 Worship 172 170 166 199 225 136 140 132 152 Discipleship A . 80 80 65 58 106 84 85 54 50 Responsibility List 115 121 121 123 157 142 342 367 690 Profession of Faith 4 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 11 4 Bap sms 12 8 8 5 3 10 8 0 5 0 Amount Raised 235,197 268,080 252,714 294,255 278,442 220,575 235,074 279,327 276,209 267,656 Shares Paid 54% 104% 84% 61% 75% 32% 77% 100% 100% 100%

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Sun Valley organized 1963 H.O.P.E 205 W. Gepford Pkwy. Sun Valley, NV 89433 775.673.2700 HopeChurchNaz.com Facebook: HopeChurchNaz Lead Pastor: Rev. Joseph & Angela Barstow (9/15/96)

H.O.P.E. church was able to adapt by using Facebook to live stream our message, while recording for YouTube to be uploaded by Sunday night for those that do not have access to Facebook.

When we were not able to meet in person, we used Zoom for Leadership, prayer, mee ngs and keeping in touch with core Angela & Joseph groups who reach out to the congrega on. Barstow H.O.P.E. Church food pantry went mobile - we were able to go to diﬀerent loca ons throughout our communi es, bringing people in need of a li le extra help, while staying safe.

Our Senior group is very apprecia ve for the phone calls and visits (when able to meet safely) to keep them informed on how other people are doing throughout the church and community since it's been very hard for them to get out themselves during 2020 -2021. The impact has been expressed in words such as, it helps us feel

that we are s ll a part of the church and community and that Honors past 5 years: people s ll care and love us. Discipleship: ‘16, ‘18, ‘20 Evangelism: ‘16 Good Samaritan: ‘16-18, ‘20

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 55 62 62 64 61 60 70 65 59 Worship 32 40 33 36 42 41 52 43 49 Discipleship A . 89 52 55 49 85 62 96 41 85 Responsibility List 230 103 153 135 177 181 216 152 244 Profession of Faith 0 7 8 8 7 0 11 1 0 0 Bap sms 0 0 8 9 8 0 11 0 0 0 Amount Raised 18,314 18,684 24,818 23,921 20,845 25,013 20,337 22,644 29,259 24,445 All Shares Paid 88% 0% 51% 106% 45% 45% 86% 90% 25% 3%

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Susanville organized 1966 1825 Spring Ridge Dr. Susanville, CA 96130 530.257.5195 suznaz.org Facebook: SusanvilleNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Chris Nikkel (1/31/21)

Honors past 5 years: Stewardship: ‘16-20 Evangelism: ‘16-17

Chris Nikkel Vern & Kathy Watson Jon & Barb France John & Charlene Garnica Lead Pastor Associate Pastor Discipleship & Care Pastor Sr. Adult Pastor

Feb. 29, 2020, we celebrated the re rement of Pastor Joe Sturgeon and his wife Joanne. Pastor Joe led our congrega on for 28 years. More than one hundred people came to the re rement dinner held the night before our Annual Mee ng. On March 1, Pastor Joe ended the morning service with a “Love Feast.” The congrega on shared grapes with each God had been working in a other as they hugged, laughed, and affirmed each other in Chris an love and fellowship. Those young family who began coming 30 or so minutes became especially poignant when two weeks later the church board made the difficult decision to suspend all ac vi es within the church because of the pandemic. to church. The mom and dad We ended 2020 with a Christmas Eve service with more than 60 people in a endance. and their five children were very It was a joyous reunion of believers gathering together to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus. involved in kid's sports. There During the months the church was closed for in-person mee ngs, the church board and never seemed me for church. pastoral staff learned how to navigate different online pla orms so we could s ll have church. With Covid-19 causing the Facebook Live became the best way to have church and adult Sunday School. We also had zoom Bible studies for the ladies and the kids. We had one main objec ve while we closed, suspension of all kid's ac vi es, and that was to stay connected with each other. We spent me talking on the phone and the family realized they needed dropping off surprises to the senior adults at Easter and the moms on Mother’s Day. The to be back in church. They are children’s department spent hours each week pu ng together lessons, goodies, and cra s for faithful a enders and have each of the children so they could have children’s church at home. In many ways, though we expressed a desire to become could not be face-to-face, we grew closer as a church body. During 2020, our church board prayed and worked diligently to find the right pastor members. Other infrequent for us. In December, the board recommended Chris Nikkel to take the helm as our spiritual a endees have also been leader. He and his children moved here the first week of January. District Superintendent Steve coming more regularly. Sco installed Pastor Chris on Jan. 31, 2021. The sanctuary was filled again, and we held a pot- luck. We as a church are happy to have Pastor Chris, Ethan, Isaac, Luke, and Katelyn become part of our rural community. STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 104 94 93 85 88 101 102 98 82 Worship 132 129 123 127 134 119 119 120 90 Discipleship A . 84 88 94 127 116 104 99 92 155 Responsibility List 150 137 151 197 215 162 144 169 85 Profession of Faith 9 0 12 3 6 15 6 5 5 2 Bap sms 5 0 4 3 4 2 5 1 1 0 Amount Raised 272,755 237,240 288,574 282,846 227,805 293,236 290,112 277,267 263,609 249,479 Shares Paid 108% 111% 109% 101% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Sutter Creek organized 1964

14050 Ridge Road, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 209.267.1307 scnaz.org Facebook: SCNazChurch Lead Pastor: Rev. Austin & Amber Bender (1/17/21)

Matt & Jessica Garner—Worship Pastor Amber & Austin Bender Austin & Amber Bender—Lead Pastor Reagan & Marley Alisa & Aaron Price—Children’s Pastor

In the year of 2020, we turned our auditorium On Christmas Eve, we received a call for benevolence from into a television studio, and we streamed our a family who was impacted by challenges of 2020. Our services online on Sundays. We added a mid- church body was able to reach out to some community week online service as well. We really utilized partners and local businesses to assist the family in ind- our YouTube Live chats to stay connected with ing a place to live, giving them a hot meal, and gifting them our congregation. We also added online a Christmas tree and gifts for their children. children's and youth lessons created by our pastoral staff. We were proactive in calling our Tara Phillips joined the Su er Creek Staﬀ in February as the congregation and meeting the needs when we new Youth Pastor. Tara were able to do so. Our church continues to rally and husband Dave have around families who have been impacted by the three children, Adilynn, challenges of 2020. Sawyer and Ezra and came to Su er Creek from Lodi Honors past 5 years: Faith Community. Good Samaritan: ‘16 Discipleship: ‘17, ‘19, Stewardship: ‘18 Welcome Tara!

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 362 348 352 376 383 392 407 419 434 Worship 433 404 389 463 471 449 425 385 374 Discipleship A . 375 237 386 368 340 246 265 280 264 Responsibility List 730 670 670 816 1,450 1,476 1,043 1,214 1,247 Profession of Faith 16 9 17 35 12 9 17 14 23 4 Bap sms 39 7 12 13 5 22 13 4 7 3 Amount Raised 640,417 528,656 652,326 735,789 840,766 829,685 843,538 863,378 839,883 698,068 Shares Paid 103% 105% 106% 108% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Tracy organized 1952 New Heart meet: 1647 Bessie Ave. Tracy, CA 95376 mail: PO Box 1055, Tracy, CA 95378 209.221.0128 newheartnaz.org Facebook: NewHeartChurchTracy Lead Pastor: Dr. Ron Creasman (6/9/13) Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16– 20 Discipleship: ‘16

The Spirit of God used a vintage Volkswagen Beetle to draw Carli & Brett Cardoza Julie & Kyle Porta Ron Creasman Connections Pastor Michael Funes to Jesus. As a high Executive Pastor school senior, he saw an ad on his phone during a Pre-Calculus class for a 1971 Beetle. He We've changed nearly all opera onal aspects of our men oned to his friend si ng beside him (who happened to be ministries. We've moved to live streaming all of our the Pastor’s son) that he was going to buy it. Then this past weekend worship services; transi oned to mul ple November, two years later, when the Pastor held a gathering in op ons for weekend services (online, indoors, and his front yard for other VW enthusiasts in the city of Tracy, his son men oned that an old high school buddy owned one. outside); created a mobile system for se ng up all Michael came, ate pizza, and talked about the joys and technological aspects; developed a new tech ministry; frustra on of trying to keep a 50 year-old Bug running. Through created Zoom capabili es for all small groups, that gathering the friendship was renewed. Then because of children's ministry, and student ministries; changed Michael’s college work with computers, Michael was asked to opera onal tac cs to con nue offering free meals and help out with the technical por on of livestreaming the Sunday a shower to those in need within the Tracy Worship service. Since that gathering of VW enthusiasts, he has not missed a Sunday service and has also community, adjusted our ministry budgets to faithfully a ended the college-age small effec vely steward church giving amidst the current group. In fact, on March 8th, he officially dynamic, and created a Connec ons team to stay in joined New Heart Church of the Nazarene. contact with those at high-risk and those without the Our God’s pursuit of this young man capability of connec ng online. employed an an que car to bring him into the kingdom of God.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 189 129 129 128 129 134 132 136 141 Worship 142 115 98 97 95 94 97 80 75 Discipleship A . 158 108 84 57 87 79 79 67 71 Responsibility List 258 213 112 99 135 105 96 200 167 Profession of Faith 29 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 3 5 Bap sms 29 0 11 1 7 10 13 6 2 0 Amount Raised 172,075 126,808 172,927 124,396 125,253 139,360 132,371 144,367 149,197 153,114 Shares Paid 4% 89% 68% 110% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Tracy church type mission Anugrah (Grace) meet: 1647 Bessie Ave. Tracy, CA 95376 209.629.2644 Lead Pastor: Sam & Suman Prasad (7/26/15)

We have been livestreaming via Messenger.

Shutdown (COVID 19) made it possible to go live streaming, Sam & Suman connec ng with family and friends from, Australia, New Zea- Prasad land, Fiji Islands.

A strong Hindu (saibaba) devotee, a er 4 years of witnessing and dealing with demonic a acks and inﬂuence, ﬁnally surrendered to Jesus Christ, truly experiencing the freedom and the peace of God.

STATISTICS 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 26 Worship 18 Discipleship A . Reported with Tracy New Heart 10 Profession of Faith 3 Bap sms 0 NR NR NR

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Truckee organized 2003 Tahoe Forest meet: 10315 Hirschdale Rd. Truckee, CA 96161 530.587.7725 tahoe.church Facebook: TahoeForestChurch Lead Pastor: Terrence & Kate Sutton (9/16/18)

Kate & Terrence Sutton Violet, Torin & Sullivan Top: Tony Miller—Executive Pastor, Ryan Aldrich—TRLP Director, Tina Cutler—Design & Logistics, Evan Fiddyment— Honors past 5 years: Middle School, Bottom: Jody Poe—High School, Kate Sutton— Evangelism: ‘18 Children’s Dir., Jason Teter—Grounds & Facilities Good Samaritan: ‘16-18 Discipleship: ‘18-19

In 2020 we experienced… We were able to house a family living out of their car over the Services in our outdoor amphitheater, Christmas week and bless the family with daily meals and pre- bolstering our live-streaming sents for their two offerings, zoom groups, irst digital young kids (3 & 7). It interactive Christmas in Truckee was an honor to cross program pushed to the whole paths with this wonder- community, creative connection ful family and have so points (drive-way worship sets, online many in our church gaming sessions, daily video devo's, serve them in this way. ice skating, family snow days, etc).

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Members 167 171 197 204 213 224 251 265 279 Worship 178 170 172 170 184 198 221 268 280 Discipleship A . 118 153 153 189 189 161 218 295 275 Responsibility List 290 362 359 348 348 338 348 468 430 Profession of Faith 4 9 26 10 8 12 27 15 16 24 Bap sms 12 17 10 16 14 8 14 22 14 16 Amount Raised 221,256 285,553 252,395 298,186 381,400 369,195 373,057 405,277 497,341 697,712 Shares Paid 105% 103% 106% 105% 99% 90% 49% 30% 29% 39%

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Vacaville organized 1955 New Life 5900 Cherry Glenn Rd. Vacaville, CA 95688 707.446.9000 newlifechurch.com Facebook: NewLife.Solano Honors past 5 years: Lead Pastor: Darren & Debi Emory (3/14/21) Good Samaritan: ‘16 -17 Evangelism: ‘16 -17

Immediately following the COVID-19 shutdown, we launched online services and have added addi onal service mes since then to help meet the needs of our congrega on. We have also experimented with livestream prayer and worship events in which we interact with our congrega on live via the chatroom. This has helped bring a feeling of community while our building has been closed.

A quote from a young husband and wife in our congrega on: "Thank you, everyone, for ALL you do. It has been such a blessing to feel connected in a me where there is a lot of isola on. My wife and I greatly appreciate being able to watch church weekly and to comment in the chats. Missing everyone and can’t wait un l Debi & Darren Emory this pandemic is over. Be well and have a wonderful week!" Abe & Audrey We also had the pleasure of hos ng a Halloween drive-thru where we saw hun- We led our church through a 3 week dreds of families drive through our property as our team and volunteers set-up fas ng/prayer series in January 2021 various sta ons and halloween decor with the lights out. It was a knock-out suc- and heard the following comments cess and actually backed up two oﬀ-ramps from i80 for 90 minutes. We handed regarding how God worked: out 100 free pizzas in addi on to many bags of free candy for families and kids.

1) "God has done something so diﬀerent for me during this fast. He showed me my weakness. He drew me closer to him"

2) "This fast has really made a signiﬁcant diﬀerence in my prayer life.."

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 786 816 884 925 985 1,011 1,034 1,047 1,043 Worship 587 585 841 838 727 729 628 577 540 Discipleship A . 367 426 583 345 259 318 278 294 273 Responsibility List 715 2,390 2,991 3,418 3,083 3,003 3,545 3,034 2,114 Profession of Faith 36 30 69 47 56 37 29 17 1 1 Bap sms 33 0 36 34 78 22 11 36 32 0 Amount Raised 958,640 990,099 1,068,086 1,023,528 905,625 919,822 1,077,405 1,156,163 1,010,676 884,489 Shares Paid 105% 85% 57% 37% 0% 32% 30% 30% 22% 65%

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Vacaville organized 1954 SonRise Community Fellowship 310 Parker Street, Vacaville, CA 95688 707.448.2566 sonrise-vv.org Facebook: SonRiseCommunityFellowship Lead Pastor: Rev. Dean & Doniese Roberts (8/23/02)

2020 At SonRise:  Moderniza on of SonRise website to enhance accessibility locally and beyond  Broadcast weekly Worship services on three diﬀerent pla orms to increase outreach  Enhanced weekly Video content for children Dean & Doniese Chico Diaz Ron Armenta and pre-teens Worship Leader Assoc. Pastor Roberts  Developed and facilitate weekly Youth Pod-

A group of SonRise volunteers came together in August for a neighborhood Cast clean-up project. The goal was to convey the love of Christ to individuals in a  Maintained our weekly food ministry to our local community and provide hope during a difficult year. local community (Helping Hands) The first home owner (a senior woman on limited income, who suffers from  Facilitated Bible Studies and Pastoral Care debilita ng depression and hoarders’ disease) needed assistance with remov- opportuni es via Zoom and phone calls ing a dilapidated deck structure from her backyard. The structure posed a  Developed an on-line prayer ministry, and hazard and was in danger of collapsing. Volunteers removed the neglected connec on cards structure, trimmed surrounding vegeta on, cleared gu ers and removed dead branches. The second homeowner, (an elderly widow) needed help  Upgraded our HVAC systems with Air cleaning overgrown vegeta on in her backyard. Volunteers removed the scrubbers to help mi gate airborne exposure debris and waste from the yard. The third homeowner had a large tree stump  Incorporated all the CDC CCOVID -19 safety in their front yard that had fallen years’ prior and was in need of removal. protocols and requirements Volunteers disposed of the debris to serve this unsuspec ng homeowner. The fourth and final was blessed with waste removal from their side yard while they were away at work. A er each project was completed the SonRise volunteer’s prayed over each homeowner and their home. Since the comple on of this neighborhood clean Honors past 5 years: -up, the SonRise family living in this neighborhood has been able to grow their Good Samaritan: ‘16-18 rela onships with these homeowners and con nue to share the love of Jesus Discipleship: ‘17 with these neighbors.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 155 171 187 184 187 193 199 202 206 Worship 160 170 167 146 106 110 107 118 108 Discipleship A . 85 65 45 178 106 110 107 118 108 Responsibility List 332 372 413 263 162 179 222 192 180 Profession of Faith 12 17 16 0 3 6 6 6 4 2 Bap sms 19 8 7 20 8 9 5 4 1 1 Amount Raised 274,968 318,162 263,567 252,017 252,833 234,224 217,575 215,615 238,419 245,786 All Shares Paid 2% 8% 126% 68% 74% 73% 74% 76% 77% 100%

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Weaverville organized 1958 meet: 21 Paulsen St. Weaverville, CA 96093 mail: PO Box 1939, Weaverville, CA 96093 530.623.6154 nazarenes.net Facebook: WeavervilleNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Jesse & Melinda Ragan

What a year! With the many changes this year, we upgraded some of our technology! We started to video record our sermons and put them up on a brand new website: www.Nazarenes.Net. Online giving joined us as well as the church obtained its own privately branded app! Many items went digital including some fun teaching videos at the beginning of Covid last March. When Christmas came around we did a series of kid's Bible devo ons that led up to Christmas! We took our announcements into the county and oﬀered food boxes with the Trinity Lake in the background. The Chaplains also did a joint video together trying to help our county know that "You are not alone!" One of the scariest movies that was made in 2020 was an interview by a local Redding Melinda & Jesse Ragan TV Sta on regarding all of the Covid-19 precau ons. It came out well! It was good to Gracie, David Josiah, have everything in place just in case a news reporter stopped by. Ezekiel & Joshua This has been a year of many challenges and changes!

Jesus is s ll building his church in the midst of the many challenges of the year! In the midst of the pandemic, we oﬀered membership classes to some new families. These are the families that struggled with ﬁnding the me to join. What was fun is that the kids wanted to a end the classes. One young adult came and then another. Our membership class takes four mee ngs over four weeks. At the end of each four week period we kept having to start another one for some me. The families joined, and the kids learned a lot about our Nazarene Church. Eventual- ly, the junior high kids formed a Youth Council to prepare for Youth Group in the fall. We have had a Youth Group before, but not a student led group. Honors past 5 years: They con nue to invite their friends and Jesus' Good Samaritan:‘16, ’19-20 message is going out to another genera on of kids! Stewardship: ‘16, ‘18-19 Discipleship: ‘16, ’19, Evangelism: ‘16

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 148 145 145 115 101 107 112 115 112 Worship 83 78 70 78 90 80 76 70 97 Discipleship A . 49 38 40 54 104 95 67 105 150 Responsibility List 128 171 170 21 132 53 49 257 257 Profession of Faith 9 2 8 6 11 8 7 6 3 13 Bap sms 2 7 4 0 15 3 4 12 3 4 Amount Raised 185,534 173,691 169,791 195,949 194,509 199,039 202,510 184,214 197,639 234,060 Shares Paid 94% 107% 101% 102% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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West Sac. organized 2003 Southport Community 2919 Promenade St. Ste. 100, West Sac., CA 95691 916.407.0160 southportonline.org Facebook: Southportchurchwsac Lead Pastor: Rev. Micah & Jessica Moreno (7/31/16)

Our Church was made aware of the dis nct popula on of a elderly Russian community in our city that was hunger challenged. Due to limi ng services during the Pandemic, they struggled to get food assistance for various reasons. For two months we weekly brought food boxes in partnership with the Yolo Food Micah & Jessica Moreno Ricardo & Tiffany Garza Bank. It was amazing to see our Community Shaylee, Ava, Logan & Isabelle Community Life Pastor Ac on Team serving and ministering to people who were prac cally shut in. We con nue to We pivoted quickly into learning how to adapt to the new partner with opportuni es to minister online and through tech. We the Food Bank developed a new life cycle of the Church from how and with the where to engage with the community, as well as bringing developing informa on and needs to pla orms that all were needs of our encouraged to adapt to. We also developed outdoor neighbors. services and events that helped people remain connected in these mes.

The pastoral team also met people where they were at by making deliveries to their homes for Virtual VBS, care Honors past 5 years: packages, and other Good Samaritan:‘17, 19-20 milestones. Discipleship: ‘18, Evangelism: 17-18

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 144 140 152 137 140 151 200 182 192 Worship 104 118 132 169 130 160 164 154 142 Discipleship A . 84 105 107 111 88 87 288 180 229 Responsibility List 266 270 492 357 259 492 891 763 408 Profession of Faith 7 8 21 5 4 12 25 15 20 6 Bap sms 10 7 23 8 13 12 11 7 9 2 Amount Raised 188,378 196,590 222,706 239,329 247,441 206,660 285,077 246,364 246,629 181,121 Shares Paid 26% 39% 40% 61% 79% 76% 73% 51% 2% 15%

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Willows organized 1950 216 N. Culver Ave., Willows, CA 95988 530.934.3702 Facebook: WillowsChurchoftheNazarene Lead Pastor: Rev. Andrew Murakami (11/9/14)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16, Evangelism: ‘16 Andrew Murakami Bette & Steve Murakami Stewardship: ‘16-19, Good Samaritan: ‘19 Adult & Music Ministries

2020 was a challenge that was shared by all, but unique in its experience by each church community. In the midst of this challenge, God has proved Himself faithful even in the midst of disrupted fellowship and the grief over lost church members, family and friends. This year, the members of Willows Church of the Nazarene were reminded that our rela onship with God and fellowship with each other is not dependent on physical loca on but rather the love and grace of God and faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. As the Body of Christ, we embraced the chance to serve, seeking to be the hands and feet of Christ by helping to meet the needs of our community.

2020 also provided our congrega on with the opportunity for crea vity and growth. One way we have grown this year is through the use of technology. Our worship services are now live streamed via social media, reaching many people both in our local community and around the world.

2020 also presented our congrega on with the possibility to serve our community in new ways. At the beginning of the pandemic, Willows Nazarene donated over 50 N95 facemasks to local healthcare workers. We also supported our local food banks with regular dona ons of food for local families in need.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 22 25 11 11 15 16 13 10 12 Worship 35 35 24 23 24 26 22 20 18 Discipleship A . 26 37 20 17 24 25 24 20 18 Responsibility List 45 50 30 20 48 40 42 40 42 Profession of Faith 2 4 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 Bap sms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amount Raised 39,267 56.967 46,842 42,833 54,772 59,823 56,869 38,734 38,600 28,548 All Shares Paid 100% 104% 103% 104% 100% 100% 100% 100% 54% 100%

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Woodland organized 1937 Centerpointe 100 Woodland Ave. Woodland, CA 95695 916.295.0241 Facebook: CenterpointeNaz Campus Pastors: Shane & Kerrie Tatman (May 2020)

CenterPointe Church, in partnership with Rio Linda LifePointe Church, worked to crea vely reach our community with fun family ac vi es to re-introduce our church into our community. In October we gave away 100 pumpkins to the community and hosted a pumpkin decora ng contest. The community members decorated their Kerrie & Shane Tatman pumpkins and then posted their Noah, Jedidiah & Anna pictures onto our social media pages and encouraged their friends and families to like and share their pictures on our social media pages, compe ng for movie night basket. We had other contest throughout the year and plan more in coopera on with the LifePointe Family of Churches to draw our community together and drive people to our Facebook page.

The principal of the elementary school reached out to us this last yeat regarding a family who was in need. Maria, a single mom of two young daughters, contracted COVID-19. She was hospitalized and suﬀered heart failure, resul ng in a coma. Praise the Lord, Maria was healed and released. Unfortunately, Maria lost her housing and everything that they owned. Our church was able provide generous dona ons including towels, toiletries, household necessi es, toys and ac vi es for the girls, and a month's worth of food, on Maria's birthday. Maria’s only experience with Chris ans had been a Honors past 5 years: nega ve one. It was wonderful for us to be able to love on her in a Christlike way with Evangelism: ‘18-19 no expecta on in return. We have con nued to stay in contact with her and have had Stewardship: ‘16 Good Samaritan: ‘16-19 many opportuni es to pray with her. We have been blessed to rejoice with her as she has found stable working opportuni es.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 88 88 82 91 92 90 63 68 67 Worship 50 55 62 65 65 55 89 139 122 Discipleship A . 33 25 24 49 55 50 38 40 16 Responsibility List 38 36 28 66 55 55 302 208 NR Profession of Faith 6 4 4 9 1 2 6 6 0 0 Bap sms 0 8 6 5 0 0 24 15 21 0 Amount Raised 142,603 139,911 135,921 151,138 125,456 119,553 122,693 125,606 97,968 75,382 Shares Paid 117% 55% 117% 122% 100% 89% 44% 15% 9% 3%

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Yreka organized 1951 415 Evergreen Ln. Yreka, CA 96097 530.842.2689 ynaz.com Facebook: YrekaNaz Lead Pastor: Rev. Jon & Debbie Fitzpatrick (8/23/15)

Honors past 5 years: Discipleship: ‘16-17, ‘20 Evangelism: ‘16, ‘19 Good Samaritan: ‘18, ‘20 Debbie & Jon Fitzpatrick Travis & Brittany Simas Alex & Emilie Associate & Small Groups Haney Nathan, Kassidy, Andrew Pastor Youth Director

Our year began with a challenge to "Love Well" which encouraged our people to think outside Our men's group con n- the box while pu ng their love in ac on. We ued to grow into a family upgraded our online presence by adding a live throughout this last year. stream on Sunday mornings. Some of our small We gathered either groups a empted Zoom gatherings with mixed through an online success. We hosted a parking lot prayer gather- pla orm or by mee ng in ing. We hosted "drive-in" style services for East- a socially distanced small er and 4th of July. We hosted a drive through group se ng. This group not only prayed for and supported each Christmas bag giveaway with snacks and candles other, but we were able to complete a for our online Christmas Eve service. We opened "Work and Witness" project to the Mount one of our buildings Shasta Church just down I-5 from us. We twice weekly for a were able replace 8 doors on their building study hall/coﬀee over 2 weekends and we raised enough shop for college money to begin with some other much and high school needed projects that will take place in the students who were Spring. The way these guys put their faith distant learning. into ac on was encouraging and added to a sense of brotherhood within the group.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 115 117 115 121 129 129 126 135 135 Worship 167 165 171 166 149 152 136 136 157 Discipleship A . 102 105 73 79 112 115 102 88 89 Responsibility List 158 171 167 180 210 224 198 195 199 Profession of Faith 12 7 11 6 12 3 5 12 7 0 Bap sms 11 2 3 6 0 4 0 0 8 0 Amount Raised 351,441 350,862 436,530 330,152 345,847 354,592 300,534 292,614 316,168 270,617 Shares Paid 9% 4% 4% 4% 21% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

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Yuba City organized 1926 Hope Point 600 N. George Washington Blvd., Yuba City, CA 95993 530.671.1130 hopepointnaz.org Facebook: HopePointNazYC Lead Pastor: Rev. Doug & Tonya Smith (8/24/14)

Top: Hannah Maddalena, Communications Min. Dir. Colby Middlebrooks, High School Min. Dir. Justin Bronder, Middle School Min. Pastor Tonya & Doug Bottom: Smith Matt Wickline, 4th & 5th grade Min. Dir. Honors past 5 years: Good Samaritan: ‘16,‘18,’20 Nate Kurtz, Tech Director Discipleship: ‘17, ’20 Evangelism: ‘16-18 Stephanie Miller, Finance

We hosted two drive thru events: This last Christmas season, we started a program called a back to school event that provided "Need a hand, Lend a hand." We connected needy over 300 families with backpacks, families in our church to families wan ng to lend a shoes, and back to school supplies. hand. Among the many families we helped, a single We hosted an "Everyday Hero Cele- mom of three children stood out. Jamie just recently bra on" drive thru event. It was a had surgery, lost her job & contracted Covid during her way of saying thank you to our ﬁrst responders/health care profes- recovery process. A family in our church stepped up sionals and any other frontline workers who took care of us. Amidst and cooked them Christmas eve dinner, and provided the challenges of the year, local Christmas gi s for Jamie and all of her kids. Jamie and businesses in our community her family have become regular a enders. Since then, came together for both of these we have con nually walked alongside Jamie in more ways than one. Even though her situa on was once events and we were able to bless hopeless, she has found peace in community & in the our community in an impac ul presence of God. way.

STATISTICS 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Membership 1,104 1,153 1,189 1,227 1,332 1,336 1,361 1,114 1,072 Worship 1,975 1,696 1,770 1,453 1,600 1,778 1,723 1,465 1,410 Discipleship A . 1,223 1,017 928 847 700 1,292 1,351 1,227 1,249 Responsibility List 3,142 3,314 2,595 2,396 1,300 2,933 2,938 2,823 2,942 Profession of Faith 72 56 36 38 100 48 53 23 52 0 Bap sms 25 46 19 41 78 122 102 12 34 15 Amount Raised 2,281,072 2,299,425 2,098,423 2,009,899 1,728,224 1,798,268 1,658,703 1,659,946 1,556,510 1,267,201 Shares Paid 33% 14% 17% 22% 23% 25% 47% 40% 41% 67%

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In Memory of Family & Friends

ELDERS & DEACONS Rev. Vernon E. Lee Jr. Rev. Jonathan Bruce Lewis Dr. Robert Sco Rev. Norma Siberts Rev. Raymond Wisner

Auburn Parkside Live Oak Placerville Gay Bonner Rev. Jonathan Bruce Lewis Robert Benne Lee Drunktenis Alice Nuchols Myrle McCalmon Ruth Lee Terry Miller Peggy Reiches Lodi Faith Carolyn Sco Dale Smith Mary Kirk Dr. Robert Sco Bob Stoﬂeth Cathi Woods Bacher Bill Welch Kim Goss Redding First Robert Pilson, Sr. Vern Edwards Dayton Valley Community Paula Sco Rev. Vernon Lee Jr. Bob Williams Joe Grubba Bill Hutchinson Rosalie Gies Ka e Towery Marysville Jim Moore Fairfield New Hope Rev. Raymond Wisner Nicole Kerby Jean Brown Manteca Journey Rio Linda LifePointe Gardnerville Crossroads Mel Reynolds Lynna Lo on David Bordenkircher Oroville Sacramento Community Lincoln Emmaus Kay Grimes Shyanne Gardea Francis Thompson Nicole Spaﬀord Raul DelaRosa Steve Fraga Quincy Sampson Linda McManus Rilla Sumner Ray Wall Allen Hall Jim Allen Arnie Marin Jeane e Hernandez Ramon Hernandez Isabel Aleman

We who are in Christ grieve with hope, because we believe He will return for us; and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore, encourage each other with these words!

1Thessalonians 4:13-18

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In Memory of Family & Friends

Sacramento Cordova Stockton Horizon Joel Smith Jimmie Lee Bowling Stella Spangler Donna Heninger Sun Valley HOPE Bonnie Machost Deborah Ann Houston

Sacramento First Susanville Alva Gene Mallory Norma Reager Carolyn Howes Marge Towne Sutter Creek Faye Link Sein Hpoo Sr. Rick Snow Leon Laird Lynn Holton George Newsom Mary Walker Sac Liberty Towers Toni Zuﬀa Polly Johnson Bill Pierce Tracy New Heart Harlan Benton Silvia Weis Sue Celli Rudy Hallverson Vacaville SonRise Margret Bass Pamela Johnson Merv Hall Haley Hines W. Sac Southport Joseph Baker Sac The Crossing Church Larry Charles Arnold W.eaverville Ruby Jester Sharron Gray

Sparks Home Church Yreka Robert Heaton Linda Childre Bob Wear Stockton Axis Marjorie Weisman Rev. Norma Siberts Marina “Punkin” Ba on Yuba City Hope Point Eric Buﬀord We who are in Christ grieve with hope, because we believe He will return for us; and so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore, encourage each other with these words!

1Thessalonians 4:13-18

119 ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS 5 section Achievements & Awards

2021

Marysville - Rev. Don Fox Oroville - Dr. Travis Marshall Redding First - Rev. Colin Duﬀy Rio Linda LifePointe - Rev. Robert Hale Sac First - Rev. Marcia Hull Weaverville - Rev. Jesse Ragan Qualiﬁca ons: All Shares paid in full and minimum 10% giving for Missions Willows - Rev. Andrew Murakami

New Members Total Giving by Profession of Faith top 10 top 10

Reno VCF 29 Lodi Faith Community $2,207,631

Truckee Tahoe Forest 24 Yuba City Hope Point $1,266,871

Lincoln Emmaus Church Com. 19 Vacaville New Life $875,094

Chico East Ave. 15 Oroville $822,238

Lodi Faith Community 14 Truckee Tahoe Forest $697,712

Weaverville 13 Su er Creek $695,793

Sparks Home Church 12 Lincoln Emmaus Church Com. $668,551

Rio Linda LifePointe 10 Redding First $582,017

Sac Arden 9 Sac The Crossing Church $513,084

Stockton Axis 7 Sparks Home Church $451,735

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EVENTS & RESOURCES 6 section Sacramento District Calendar

2021-2022

2021 2022 MAY JAN 20 District Advisory Board mee ng 15 District Nomina ng Commi ee mee ng 20 District Advisory Board mee ng JUNE 21-25 Uniﬁed Youth Summer Camp - Mt. Hope FEB 7 Church Yearbook Page Due JULY 21-23 Ministerial Studies/Creden als Boards 15 District Advisory Board mee ng 28 Church Year End 19-22 Kids Summer Camp - Diamond Arrow AUG MAR 14 Year-end Reports & APR Due 13-14 The Journey - Global NYI Virtual Event 17 District Advisory Board mee ng SEPT 7 Pastoral Team Retreat Registra on opens APR 11 NMI & NYI Conven on 17 Easter Sunday 16 District Advisory Board mee ng

OCT 22-23 Ministerial Candidate Seminar MAY 5-7 The Reunion/District Assembly/Ordina on NOV 19 District Advisory Board mee ng 1-3 Pastoral Team Retreat, S. Lake Tahoe Resort 18 District Advisory Board mee ng 25-26 District Oﬃce Closed

DEC 24, 31 District Oﬃce Closed

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Retreat to the Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel in South Lake Tahoe for a 3-day event with friends & colleagues. Enjoy a me of worship, fellowship and renewal! Check-in: Monday, November 1 at 4:30 pm * Check-out: Wednesday, November 3 at 11:00am *Op onal extra night: Sunday, October 31

Couple: $400 or Single: $375 Includes: 2 Nights 4 Meals (Monday dinner, Tuesday breakfast & dinner, Wednesday breakfast) Price increases a er October 8, 2021 to $475 for Couple or Single Op onal Sunday night: add $126 which includes Monday breakfast Cancella ons: Full refund available by October 22, 2021, 50% refund therea er

Registra on opens September 7, 2021 A Registra on link will be posted at SacNaz.org and emailed to all churches Payment op ons: Online at sacnaz.org/online-payment (3% transac on fee applied) Mail - check payable to Sacramento District 6235 S. Walnut Street, Suite 200 Loomis, CA 95650

124 OUR MISSION: PLNU exists to provide higher educa on in a vital Chris an community where minds are engaged and challenged, character is modeled and formed, and service is an expression of faith. Being of Wesleyan heritage, we strive to be a learning community where grace is founda onal, truth is pursued, and holiness is aw way of life.

UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE

 Fall 2020 enrollment: 3,216  Fall 2019 enrollment: 1,400  66% female, 34% male  75% female, 25% male  14:1 student to faculty ra o  66% of students receive ﬁnancial assistance  64% of incoming freshman graduate within 4 years  49% of graduate students are racially diverse  Average incoming GPA: 3.90  Average SAT: Reading 616, Math 606 GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED:  Average ACT: Composite 26.4 Nursing Ministry  88% of students receive ﬁnancial assistance Counseling Physician Assistant  85% of freshman return for their sophomore year Educa on Leadership  54% of students live on campus Biology Special Educa on  40% of undergrad students are racially diverse Kinesiology Business  2021-22 Tui on: $38,000

PLNU is an NCAA DII School with 11 athle c teams including: Men’s Baseball, Basketball, Soccer & Tennis Women’s Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field and Volleyball GO SEA LIONS!

STUDY ABROAD & INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT: At PLNU, developing a be er understanding, awareness, and apprecia on of a global and diverse world for our students is a cri cal piece of a holis c educa on. That’s why each PLNU student has the opportunity to study abroad by engaging in faculty-led, semester, summer, or yearlong program op ons all over the world. The Oﬃce of Global Studies is commi ed to helping you ﬁnd a program that not only allows you to travel to nearly any loca on in the world, but also complements your overall academic experience. Although this was not an op on in the 2020-21 academic year, it is our hope to con nue in the future.

125 The Center for Pastoral Leadership (CPL) strives to be a resource for pastors and all those serving in ministry, providing for the rela onal, mental, and prac cal needs of these spiritual leaders, so they can con nue to serve eﬀec vely. We strive to equip eﬀec ve ministers, enable lifelong service, and build strategic partnerships. The CPL is a liaison for the Nazarene Church in the Southwest Region, but seeks to resource ministers of the local church regardless of denomina on. Spanish language resources are also available. Contact CPL at pointloma.edu/centers-ins tutes/center-pastoral- leadership to receive informa on on our next event.

VIRTUAL CAMPUS VISITS Every college campus has its own unique LOVE feel and look, and PLNU is no diﬀerent. That’s why we encourage you to visit and see for yourself what life at PLNU is all Apartment about. We are currently oﬀering ways you can virtually experience PLNU, as well as Program weekday in-person visits.

Virtual visits include an in-depth look at life at the admissions process, scholarships, fi- Loma Ocean View Escapes (L.O.V.E) is PLNU’s Pastor Vaca on nancial aid, academic programs, campus Program. The purpose of the program is to “give back” to the pastors on involvements and spiritual life at PLNU. the PLNU Educa onal Zone. Your Nazarene church faithfully supports Each session provides a life chat with a the mission of PLNU through prayer, the sending of students, and/or the counselor as well. paying of your educa onal budgets. We are grateful and thus, seek to partner with you in this way. LOVE Apartment Program offers a week Weekday visits include an informa on ses- long stay in one of our 8 available apartments during the summer. Each sion with of our admission counselors and a consists of a two bedroom furnished apartment, including a full kitchen, student-led 90-minute walking tour of the linens, TV, wifi and access to a laundry facility. campus. Email [email protected] for an applica on and details. Register for a visit at pointloma.edu/visit

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