MISSION MAKE JESUS KNOWN & MAKE DISCIPLES WORSHIP. CONNECT. SERVE. Thank you for your time, attention, and consideration of Valleydale Church. Over the last few years and during this current time of transition, God has been preparing our church for new opportunities and empowering us for continued work to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ and serve our community. Thus, we are excited for how He will use our next Senior Pastor to lead, shepherd, and equip all of our members to make Jesus known and make disciples in Birming- ham, across our nation, and throughout the world. We are expectant that God will reveal His will to our church and to the individual whom He has ordained and prepared to fulfill His purposes in that role. We pray He may grant us all discernment to know how He will manifest that plan during this time. We wanted to take the time to introduce you to Valleydale Church and the surrounding com- munity of Shelby County, and we hope that it will communicate who we are and how God has been working in our church. We appreciate your prayers during this time, and we look forward to having further conversations with you about Valleydale Church. Sincerely, Greg Graves Pastor Search Committee Chair PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE Rich Bartlewski Kady Kilgore Karen Cheney Scott Lenning Ben Crocker Antjuan Marsh Jimmy Godfrey COMMUNITY PROFILE Valleydale Church is located in Shelby County, Alabama. With a 2015 population estimate of 207,501, Shelby County has experienced a 45% population increase since 2000. The largest cities in the County are: Alabaster (2015 population estimate of 31,940) and Pelham (2014 population estimate of 22,403). Shelby County has emerged as a viable business destination and offers two of- fice markets for corporate operations. The Highway 280 market is among the fastest growing business corridors in the Southeast and the I-65 office market is located in the county’s northern region. The I-65 south corridor has prime locations for distribution and manufacturing. *Birmingham Business Alliance 2016 SHELBY COUNTY DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY • Population Total - 207,501 • Average Household Income - $96,530 • Households - 78,820 • Median Household Income - $70,713 • Average Household Size - 2.60 • Per Capita Income - $36,785 • Median Age - 38.0 School Rankings: Valleydale Church is surrounded by the Shelby County & Hoover City School Systems. Many of these schools consistently rank well on greatschools.org and usnews.com. Spain Park High School is ranked #978 and Oak Mt High School is ranked #1225 in the National Rankings at usnews.com. Hoover City Schools are ranked 4th in the state and Oak Mountain Schools are ranked 25th. COMMUNITY PROFILE City of Hoover Demographic Page https://birminghambusinessalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ City-of-Hoover-Demographic-Profile1.pdf CITY OF HOOVER: SHELBY COUNTY: 2015 Population 85,712 2015 Population 207,501 The median age in this area is 37.9 2015 White Alone 80.9% 2015 White Alone 72.7% 2015 Black Alone 12.1% 2015 Black Alone 16.8% 2015 American Indian/Alaska Native Alone 0.3% 2015 American Indian/Alaska Native Alone 0.3% 2015 Asian Alone 2.1% 2015 Asian Alone 5.5% 2015 Pacific Islander Alone 0.0% 2015 Pacific Islander Alone 0.0% 2015 Other Race 2.8% 2015 Other Race 3.0% 2015 Two or More Races 1.7% 2015 Two or More Races 1.8% 2015 Hispanic Origin (Any Race) 6.1% 2015 Hispanic Origin (Any Race) 5.7% 2015 Total Households 78,820 2015 Total Households 34,024 2015 Average Household Income $96,530 2015 Average Household Income $101,574 COLLEGES IN THE AREA • Birmingham Southern • Samford University • Jeff State Community College • Southeastern Bible College • Lawson State Community College • UAB • Miles College • University of Montevallo COMMUNITY PROFILE ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Mountain Shopping Villages - Vestavia, Mountain Brook, Homewood Alabama Theatre Oak Mountain Amphitheater American Village Oak Mountain State Park Birmingham Barons - Regions Park Oldest Veteran’s Day Parade Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Patton Creek Birmingham CrossPlex/Fair Park Arena Pepper Place BJCC Railroad Park Barber Motorsports park Sidewalk Moving Film Festival Birmingham Museum of Art Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Brookwood Village Sloss Furnace Birmingham Zoo The Summit Cahaba River Vulcan Lyric Theatre McWane Science Center Valleydale Church is a part of the Greater Birmingham Community. Birmingham, Alabama has a rich History and offers thriving community of Arts, Culture and Business. To learn more about Birmingham’s history, arts, shop- ping, restaurants, family outdoor activities and more visit Birminghamal.org VALLYDALE CHURCH PROFILE VALLEYDALE CHURCH HISTORY • Planted by Lakeside Baptist Church 70s • 1973 Valleydale Church was born with 100 Charter Members • Paul Moore called to Pastor the Church • 1984 Calvin Kelly called to Valleydale as Pastor 80s • Membership grew to 700 • Weekly attendance grew to 1500 s 90 • 3 Worship Hours/3 Lifegroup Hours 2000s • Early 2000’s Weekly attendance grew to 1800 • 2004 Moved to current location • 2005 First WorldReach Celebration • 2013 Jason Dees called as new pastor VALLEYDALE LEGACY, FIRST 40 YEARS: VIMEO.COM/75114766 RECENT HISTORY At Valleydale Church, our mission is simple, MAKE JESUS KNOWN AND MAKE DISCIPLES. In fall of 2013, Valleydale began the first Make Initiative. The Make Initiative aligns the church’s resources with vision for the following two years through a one-fund approach. Valleydale set out to MAKE JESUS KNOWN AND MAKE DISCIPLES in the following ways: • Make the Mission Continue with excellence in Ministry • Make Disciples around the world • Make Great Environments for our church • Make More Possibilities through debt freedom • Make Jesus Known in our city With our mission to MAKE JESUS KNOWN AND MAKE DISCIPLES, Valleydale knows it takes strategic vision, leadership and resources. Valleydale has been intentional to set up biblical church structure to fulfill this mission. VALLYDALE CHURCH PROFILE Since Make Initiative began in 2013, the church has taken these strategic steps: IN 2014, STAFF AND LAY MEMBERS REWROTE VALLEYDALE BAPTIST CHURCH BYLAWS. This set the course for present-day leadership structure, membership including church discipline and governance. BY FALL OF 2014, VALLEYDALE INSTITUTED AN ELDER LEADERSHIP TO FURTHER PROVIDE PROTECTION, SHEPHERDING AND OVERSIGHT. This plurality of elders oversee and shepherd the members of the Church; provide vision, leadership, and oversight to the work of the staff, deacons, and committees; equip the membership for the work of the ministry; encourage sound doctrine and practice; admonish and correct error; oversee the process of Church discipline; pray for the sick; promote and give leadership to the ministries of the Church; lead in mobilizing the Church for world missions; and are firmly committed to praying for the pastoral staff. THE MISSIONS COMMITTEE Provisioned by the church bylaws in 2014, this committee is charged with the responsibility to exercise oversight of mission efforts and partnerships, as well as financial accountability of the Missions Committee budget. The Missions Committee encourages and equips members of Valleydale to grow in mission awareness and become involved in mission activities. Our church mission statement is simple and reflects what God has called the church to do: Make Jesus Known and Make Disciples. We think God has called us to spread the name and fame of His Son, Jesus Christ, in our families, in our community, in our nation, and in our world. In doing so, we are working to produce more people whose lives are dedicated to knowing and following Christ. IRON CITY CHURCH In Fall of 2013, Valleydale Church launched a Missional Multi-site in downtown Birmingham called Iron City Church. Iron City Church’s goal is four fold: For Unity, For Diversity, For the City, and For the Glory of God. Over the past 3 years, a faithful congregation made up of people of all ages, all walks of life, and diversity in ethnicity attend, fellowship, serve and press into the word of God together. Because of Valley- dale Church’s support, the dream of building a diverse congregation of believers is taking shape in downtown Birmingham. • 168 Total Members • 18 Baptisms to date • 220 individuals weekly gather in small community groups throughout the city VALLYDALE CHURCH PROFILE ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC STEPS • Staff and Personnel team revised Valleydale’s Personnel Manual in 2015. • To better serve the body, Deacons have increased in number and have restructured into strategic teams; Sunday Morning Outreach, Pastoral Ministry, Pastoral Service, Communication and Prayer. • Enhanced the Membership Process (“We Are Valleydale” and “We Are Iron City”) to fully engage the membership in Worship, Connect and Serve. • To better care and shepherd the body, Valleydale has reviewed and updated membership roles. • Twice a year, Valleydale focuses on cultivating new connections for discipleship and service. • Valleydale is cultivating an active prayer culture through corporate prayer worship services and enhancing Valleydale’s prayer ministry. • Valleydale is enhancing its 0 - 18 ministry through equipping events, such as parent luncheons and hosting a parent conference. NEW MINISTRIES LAUNCHED SINCE 2013 VALLYDALE CHURCH PROFILE DAY 3 - Valleydale Church is committed to the continued spiritual development of our young adults. Day 3 meets weekly for worship and study of the word. More information at daythree.org. Valleydale Church is pleased to offer BIBLICAL COUNSELING services and training. Our Director of Biblical Counseling, Lou Priolo, ministers to members and guests through individual counseling and leads several classes of counseling training. Lou is a graduate of Calvary Bible College and Liberty University, a Fellow in the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors, and is an instructor with the Birmingham Theological Seminary. At Valleydale, we seek to make Jesus known and make disciples of all people. One way we do that is to make great environments for our members and guests to experience the Gospel of Christ.