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identityWe are an open community of Christians gathering

to seek, celebrate, live and share the love of God for all creation.

visionWe envision being transformed by God and transforming the world

into a compassionate, just, inclusive, Christ-like community.

methodWe experience God’s unconditional love, embrace hope,

grow in faith, and become empowered by our

passion for ministry and service in the world.

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Dr. Kent Millard, Lead PastorI am the church! You are the church! We are the church together!

All who follow Jesus, all around the world! Yes, we’re the church together!

Clergy Staff

January brought REV. DAVID WILLIAMSON and REV. JAMALYN PEIGH WILLIAMSON to our staff.

David provides key leadership to Family Ministries and Men’s Ministries, while Jamalyn serves as

our Director of Children’s Ministries. They have both brought new energy and direction to these

ministries as well as leading us in new outreach ministries in Haiti. We have been blessed by their

first year here, and St. Luke’s has welcomed David and Jamalyn, along with their two children, with

open arms.

DR. ADOLF HANSEN served St. Luke’s as Theologian in Residence, primarily responsible for enrolling

new people to consider going into the ordained ministry or making a new decision about their lay

ministry. During the past seven years, Dr. Hansen has lead about people through this discern-

ment process, and more than a dozen are serving as pastors or in the process of being ordained and

serving as pastors. Dr. Hansen is also an accomplished teacher and administrator, and St. Luke’s has

benefited greatly from his leadership in these areas as well. When Dr. Hansen retired from that posi-

tion on December , our Staff Parish Relations Committee asked Rev. David Williamson to serve

as our Executive Pastor. In that capacity, David works with our Executive Team, Lead Team and

Clergy Team in helping St. Luke’s achieve the vision to which we have been called. He continues his

work with Family and Men’s Ministries as well.

DR. LINDA MCCOY, pastor of The Garden, was awarded a clergy renewal grant by Lilly Endowment.

She spent a month in Ireland and Scotland to explore an interest in Celtic Spirituality, a month

focusing on quality time with her family, and the final month in Colorado in a personal time of

reflection and preparation. During her time of sabbatical, The Garden formed a Renewal Leave

As I make my final annual report to the people of St. Luke’s

United Methodist Church, I remember that God has called

us to be the church together. The church is not primarily

the pastors or the staff or the lay leaders or the members,

but we are all the church together seeking to “love God and

love our neighbors as ourselves” as Jesus taught us to do.

During each season of the year, we lift up certain themes to

guide our journey together. In , we focused on themes

of () “Now is the TIME,” where we recognized the small

steps we can take today towards a better life for ourselves

and our community; () “Spiritual Spring Training” when

we focused on practicing some of the Spiritual Disciplines

while seeking to walk closer with God; () “Turn the World

Upside Down” where we looked at the activities, large and

small, that followers of Jesus engage in to be God’s agents

in turning the world upside down; () “Summer T.I.M.E.,”

a period to be intentional with how we experience renew-

al of mind, body and spirit; () “Back to Basics,” where we

deepened our personal relationship with God and showed

love to our neighbors; () “ Days of Giving,” an exciting

journey together as we opened ourselves to authentic

giving and receiving; and () “The Holy Family” when we

delved into the different aspects of what a “holy” family

looks like and how we all receive God’s unconditional love.

The activities of the past year reflect on these themes in a

variety of ways. Here are the some of the highlights of how

St. Luke’s continued to be Together In Ministry Everyday

in .

TOP: David WilliamsonBOTTOM: Jamalyn Peigh

Williamson

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Team that coordinated a list of guest speakers to fill in for Linda, giving other clergy and laity important time with

The Garden congregation, as well as two Gatherings of the Gardeners which began to identify the needs for the

future and clarifying The Garden’s mission and vision. The Garden celebrated its anniversary in .

We also thank God for REV. MARSHA HUTCHINSON’S leadership in counseling and pastoral care for our congre-

gation, and DR. MARION MILLER’S leadership in helping St. Luke’s to become a more inclusive congregation. We

thank God for REV. STAN ABELL’S leadership at Oak Hill Mansion in starting the Unplugged Service and the online

congregation of the Bluevine Collective.

Global Response

When the devastating earthquake hit

HAITI in January , Rev. Jamalyn

Peigh Williamson was in Fondwa, Haiti

with about a dozen other people from

St. Luke’s and Milroy United Methodist

Church. We thank God for their safe

return and pray for the , people

who lost their lives and the thousands

more who were injured.

In response to this disaster, the people of

St. Luke’s raised over , to assist in

rebuilding the lives of those who lost so

much. St. Luke’s sent four other teams

to minister to people in need in Haiti

during , and more are traveling

there in . Additionally, teams again

spent weeks working in SIERRA LEONE,

AFRICA, and the people of St. Luke’s

fanned out across the United States

working to make a significant difference

in many communities.

Feeding the Hungry

St. Luke’s has raised about , for the INTERFAITH HUNGER INITIATIVE since this

program began three years ago. The Interfaith Hunger Initiative brings together

Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh leaders in our community to

help end hunger for children and families. In the Indianapolis area, IHI works with

Gleaners through the Pantry Partners Program to provide more access to food for the

increased number of hungry people who need it. And through Umoja, IHI has pro-

vided a school lunch to over children in a county in Kenya who were previously

going hungry and not attending school. Thanks to your help, we are now

feeding their bodies and their minds. Through the two dozen IHI-affiliated congrega-

tions and public support, over , has been raised to date to achieve these goals.

The Interfaith Hunger Initiative co-sponsored a community-wide event where His

Holiness the Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, spoke to over ,

people at Conseco Fieldhouse in May . People throughout our region were

inspired to live more compassionate and loving lives through listening to one of the

great leaders of compassion in our world. About , was raised by the Dalai

Lama’s speech for the Interfaith Hunger Initiative.

Senator George McGovern, former the head of the FOOD FOR PEACE program and co-

sponsor of the Federal Government School Lunch program, also came to speak at St.

Luke’s in June to support our interfaith efforts to feed hungry people.

LEFT: Haiti devastation

RIGHT: His Holiness theDalai Lama at Conseco

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Guest Speakers

In March as part of our Spiritual Spring Training theme, best-

selling author A.J. JACOBS (The Year of Living Biblically) shared

with us his experience of trying to live by as many edicts of the

Bible as he could for one year. Many groups were entertained

and enlightened by coming together to read Jacobs’ book, and

we were blessed by his unique reflections on some of the more

obscure parts of the Bible and his endeavors to understand

them from many points of view.

June saw the return of a St. Luke’s favorite, author PHIL GULLEY,

who spoke about his latest book, If the Church Were Christian.

Again, many groups chose

to read the book and engage

in meaningful conversation

around the sometimes contro-

versial topics Gulley presents.

St. Luke’s was the primary

sponsoring organization for

bringing GREG MORTENSEN,

advocate and best-selling

author of Three Cups of Tea

and Stones into Schools, to

Indianapolis in September

. Mortensen spoke to

about people at St. Luke’s, to hundreds of school children

in Indianapolis, and to hundreds of college students through-

out the state about his mission to start schools in Afghanistan

and Pakistan as a way to give girls an opportunity for an edu-

cation, provide health and employment opportunities to very

poor people, and to defeat terrorism.

About , was raised from Greg Mortensen’s presenta-

tions. On October , the Pedal for Peace bike relay was

held, which raised another , for both Greg Mortensen’s

Central Asia Institute as well as for AWAKEN (Afghan Women’s

and Kids’ Education and Necessities, Inc.), located in Muncie,

Indiana, which provides education and hope for the people of

Afghanistan.

In October, St. Luke’s hosted CAMI

WALKER, author of 29 Gifts: How One

Month of Giving Can Change Your Life.

Cami shared with us her journey of

learning to give while dealing with the

pain and debilitation of multiple

sclerosis, and inspired us to witness

how giving yourself the gift of giving

while in the midst of personal difficul-

ties can have a profound effect on your

life. The people of St. Luke’s were trans-

formed as we disciplined ourselves to

give something to someone else every

day for days and discovered how we and the person we gave

to were blessed in the process.

New Worship Opportunities

During , our worship attendance at all services increased from in the year , to in

the year , a % increase. This makes St. Luke’s among the ten largest attended United Methodist

Churches in the nation. This increase is due in part to starting two new services: a second service

at Oak Hill called Garden Unplugged led by Rev. Stan Abell, and Family Fuel for grade

school children and their parents led by Rev. Jamalyn Peigh Williamson.

GARDEN UNPLUGGED, which started in August , uses elements familiar to Garden

worship services—modern music you’d hear on the radio, and video clips. The

essence of the service is the opportunity for participants to be involved in dialogue.

The theme is tied to the main Garden theme of the morning, and opportunity for fur-

ther discussion can be found on the “virtual church” website Bluevine Collective, also

launched in . These opportunities open the doors for new ways to worship that

can reach far beyond the physical walls of the church.

Greg Mortenson

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FAMILY FUEL launched on October , . This worship service is

geared for kids, with an emphasis on parents learning along with them.

Parents and children worship together, enabling them to continue the

conversation at home during the week. It’s a high-energy service that is

reaching over moms, dads, kids and other family members and

friends each week.

Generosity

I thank God for the amazing generosity of the peo-

ple of St. Luke’s during these difficult financial

times. Nationally, religious organizations received

about % less in than they received in .

However, because of the generosity of this congre-

gation, our income for the budget increased to

,, in compared to ,, in ,

or an increase of about , during .

In addition, you gave , for the final year of the

Powerful Possibilities capital campaign, and about

another million in gifts for missions in Haiti,

Sierra Leone, Indianapolis intercity ministries,

Habitat for Humanity, United Christmas Service,

Interfaith Hunger Initiative, Greg Mortensen, Pedal

for Peace, as well as many other missions supported

through The Garden’s % giving program,

Stephen Ministry, and children, youth, women and

men’s ministries. Furthermore, our Endowment

increased from a market value of ,, on

December , to ,, on December ,

due to generous estate and memorial gifts and

an increase in the stock market during .

Because our pledge commitments for are

slightly less than , our Finance Committee is

estimating that our projected income for will

be ,,, or about , less than .

Our Staff Parish Committee has recommended that

we not reduce staff during to balance the

budget, especially during this leadership transition

time, so the Finance Committee is proposing a

budget which does not reduce staff but does

reduce communication expenses, new programs,

and other areas of the budget. We are committed

to a balanced budget and not spending more than

our income allows.

Family Fuel worship service

During , the St. Luke’s congregation continued to generouslysupport the ministries of the church with their financial gifts.

Gifts received for Powerful Possibilities Campaign ,

Other Capital Campaign/Building Fund Gifts ,

TOTAL Capital Gifts ,

Gifts toward Annual Operating Fund ,,

Gifts received for support of The Garden ,

Funds received for Missions/Designated Funds/Programs** ,,

Gifts received for St. Luke’s Endowment ,

TOTAL Gifts received for Operations/Outreach ,,

TOTAL Gifts Received from the St. Luke’s Family in $ ,,

gifts

: The congregation continues to respond to St. Luke’s mission with their Prayers, Presence, Service and Gifts.

# of Families Pledging Total Pledges Average Pledge ,, ,

,, ,

,, ,

,, ,

,, ,

Pledge Income ,,

Identified Plate ,

Loose Plate ,

Christmas/Easter ,

Special Gifts ,

Gain/Loss on Securities

Prior Year Pledges ,

Facility Rental ,

Sundays in the South ,

Annual Designated ,

TOTAL Income ,,

EXPENSES

Utilities ,

Building Maintenance ,

Staff Parish Relations ,,

Church Apportionments ,

Program Budgets ,

TOTAL Expenses ,,

Net ,6

pledges

2010 Annual Income Statement

American Indian ProjectsAppalachian Project, Hazard, KYAWAKENBarnes UMC Community CenterBurma/MyanmarCaring Churches NetworkCentral Asia InstituteChanging FootprintsConstruction Ministries (SAWS)CROP WalkDamien CenterDeaf MinistryD'Iberville Volunteer CenterEPES - ChileEarthquake and Flood ReliefFirst Baptist Food BankFletcher Place Community CenterFox Hill ElementaryFresh StartGlobal AIDS Initiative

Global Interfaith PartnershipHabitat for Humanity

Indianapolis; Collier County, Naples, FL; John's Island, SC; Ft. Myers, FL

Haiti: Fondwa; Haitian Academy, Port au Prince; John Wesley School, Jeremie; Three Angels

Heifer ProjectIndiana United Methodist

Children's HomeInterfaith Hunger InitiativeIU/Kenya AIDS/Power of OneInter-Faith AllianceLiberia, AfricaLucille Raines ResidenceManna from HeavenMar Elias/Nazareth Academic InstituteMetropolitan School District of

Washington Township for Nora refugees

Midwest Mission Distribution CenterNeema OrphanageOperation Classroom,

Sierra Leone & LiberiaOutreach, Inc.Sierra Leone, AfricaTaiama, AfricaTimmy FoundationTree of Life, South DakotaUMCORUnderneath It All, We're All the SameUnited Christmas ServiceUnited Methodist Children's Home

in KentuckyVida Nueva Food PantryWorld Missions support of work tripsZimbabwe Water Project

** Sampling of Outreach Ministries receiving service/funds in

••• Total gifts and contributions made to world and community groups from UMW, The Garden, Singles, Children’s

and other ministries were over ,.

••• St. Luke’s also contributed , through apportionments to the work of the United Methodist Church

throughout the world.

Confessions of Faith

Confirmation Class

Transfer from UMC or Restored

Other Denominations

TOTAL New Members

Removal of Members

Withdrawn

Transfer to Other UMC

To Other Denominations

Deaths

TOTAL Withdrawn

Net Membership Gain

Membership

Baptisms

Preparatory / Children under 18

Constitutents

Average Worship Attendance

St. Luke’s Worship

The Garden

TOTAL

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Welcoming New MembersDuring we welcomed new members at St. Luke’s and lost members by death, transfers or

withdrawal for a net gain of members. The total membership of St. Luke’s is , at the end of .mem

bership

A TIME FOR DECISION

On December 27, 2010, I informed the con-

gregation of my decision to retire as Senior

Pastor of St. Luke’s effective June 30, 2011.

As I sat down to prepare my Annual Report

for St. Luke’s, I was reminded of these

words of St. Paul:

“What is Apollos? What is Paul? They are servants who helped

you to believe. Each one had a role given to them by the Lord: I

planted, Apollos watered, but God made it grow…the one who

plants and the one who waters work together…we are God’s co-

workers, and you are God’s garden.” FIRST CORINTHIANS :-

St. Paul came to Corinth in ancient Greece and started a con-

gregation of people who trusted in God and followed Jesus

Christ. After awhile, Paul left Corinth and moved on to start

other congregations of Christians in other communities, and

another Christian leader named Apollos came to lead the con-

gregation in Corinth.

In his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul uses this analogy: The

congregation is the garden, Paul came and planted the seeds of

faith in that garden, Apollos followed him as a leader who watered

the plants in the garden, but God is the one who made the plants

in the garden grow. Paul says that the one who plants and the one

who waters are not nearly as important as the God who provides

the soil, the sun, the seeds and the miracle of growth.

St. Luke’s is a garden of followers of Jesus Christ.

Rev. Bill Imler was the first pastor of this congregation. He worked with a faithful group of lay persons

to plant the seeds of faith in this garden in . Dr. Richard Hamilton, Dr. Carver McGriff and I have

been the senior pastors of St. Luke’s who have watered this garden of faith since the congregation was

founded years ago this March . However, all of the senior and associate pastors who have served

here since know that we are simply co-workers whom God uses to help the seeds of faith grow into

mature and fruitful plants in this garden of faith.

I will retire on June , , and God will bring a new senior pastor here sometime after that. I know

that God will use that pastor to continue to water, nurture and tend the garden of faith here along with

all of the other pastors and staff of this congregation.

TRUST GOD NO MATTER WHAT

In , it was determined that St. Luke’s needed to expand its

facilities in order to accommodate the church’s growing

ministry. Ground was broken for a new Sanctuary as well as

expanded Educational and Music areas, and the Expect a

Miracle capital campaign was launched. That campaign raised

just over million.

In subsequent years, building Luke’s Lodge, expanded parking

and HVAC replacements were completed, bringing the total of

all building project expenses (including interest) to million.

Through Expect a Miracle and two other campaigns—With

God, All Things Are Possible, and Powerful Possibilities—the

generous people of St. Luke’s have given million toward

those expenses.

Before former senior pastor Dr. Carver

McGriff retired in , St. Luke’s had a cap-

ital campaign to eliminate the indebtedness

on the facilities expansions during his min-

istry here. It was a wise thing to do.

The church is now faced with a similar situ-

ation. St. Luke’s has expanded facilities and

ministries over the past years and is now

reaching about twice as many people in worship, education,

fellowship and service than before. However, we also have

incurred indebtedness in the process.

Our current indebtedness stands at nearly million. While

there are sufficient capital gifts on hand to pay the mortgage

through the end of , additional gifts are needed for mort-

gage payments beginning in or we may have to reduce staff

and programming to make those mortgage payments.

The St. Luke’s Governing Board has authorized a TRUST GOD

NO MATTER WHAT capital campaign to generate million in

five-year pledges to make our monthly mortgage payments,

and hopefully to become a debt-free congregation by .

The debt that was eliminated before I came in enabled the

leaders of St. Luke’s to envision what God was calling the

church to do next in terms of expanding its strong servant min-

istries throughout the community and world, and in expanding

the facilities to meet the spiritual needs of a growing congrega-

tion. Doing the same would leave the next senior pastor and

our leaders with a financially strong congregation so that the

ministries of St. Luke’s would continue to serve the spiritual

and personal needs of thousands of people

in our community and beyond.

Now is the time to finish what God started

among us a decade ago and not pass our

indebtedness on to future generations.

When we expect miracles and trust God

no matter what, the miracle of generosity

happens and we discover that our trust in

God is not misplaced.

When I came here years ago, I had to put aside fear and trust

God completely as God led all of us into an unknown future.

But we discovered that God is always faithful to us, and when

we TRUST GOD NO MATTER WHAT, God will lead us to greater

heights than we could ever have imagined. The best years of St.

Luke’s are always ahead of us.

Grace and Peace,

Kent Millard

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