TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCHNOVEMBER CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

Sunday, November 22, 201512:30pm

Agenda

Call to Order and Welcome – Philip Edlund, President Opening Devotions  –  Pastor Gaustad Adoption of Minutes from Last Congregational Meeting – January

18, 2015 Report of Nominating Committee

Elections: Council Members Trust Committee Nominating Committee (2016)

State of Trinity & Heritage & Hope Campaign Celebration of Ministries from servants of Trinity’s Ministry and

Mission Election Results Closing Prayer – Pastor Gaustad

Current State of Trinity

• Listen! God is Calling!

Listening involves not only our ears, but our eyes and our hearts!

5 Year Plan Revisited

Reintroducing outside benevolence into the regular Ministry & Mission Fund balance as an inspirational mechanism to inspire giving

Provide funding for the Youth to attend the 2015 Summer Youth Gathering AND permanent funding for the Youth Director position

Become better stewards of our Staff

5 Year Plan Revisited (Cont’d) Integrating our Capital Improvement

budget with the Ministry & Mission Budget, but providing an annual Building Reserve Fund contribution in addition to annual expenses

Address the current year’s budgeted deficit, and repay our designated funds (the cumulative deficit)

Maintain and improve our facilities to support the Ministry & Mission

HERITAGE & HOPEHow are we doing?

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity

Benevolences Five Benevolence Recipients received $1,200

each: PLUMs – PLU Matching Scholarships Vocational Training Assistance Program Lutheran Community Services Northwest – Caregiver

Services Mount Rainier Lutheran High School Heifer International

Other 2015 Benevolence Recipients are: $2,000 – PLU Nicaragua Water Well Project $1,500 – Disaster Relief set aside $500 – Habitat for Humanity – Tacoma/Pierce County

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 Provide permanent funding towards

the Youth Director position Karli Floyd hired Youth regularly serve in worship services

each month!

Provide financial support towards the youth attending the July 2015 Lutheran Youth Gathering 7 youth and 2 adults received financial

support to attend the 2015 Summer Lutheran Youth Gathering

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 (cont’d) Increase Trinity’s employer retirement

contribution from 3% to 6% - ($10,200) Provisions were made to contribute the

additional 3% by year-end

Provide $4,800 to begin to address salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA) In addition to a 2% COLA, some

adjustments were made to staff positions with significant inequality with their non-Trinity peers, including benefits

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 (cont’d) Eliminate the 2014 current year

deficit of approximately $39,000 We ended 2014 with a smaller deficit of

$17,000

Other 2015 Achievements

Hiring of a ¾ time Communications & Marketing Coordinator position Initial funding provided by a grant from

the Mission Endowment Fund

Supporting the larger church by providing funding and training for a seminary intern (Matt Byrd) Funding provided by a grant from the

Mission Endowment Fund

WHERE WILL WE GO IN 2016?

Year 2 – (June 2016 thru May 2017) Provide an additional $10,000 for new non-

Trinity Benevolences ($20,000 total)

Increase Trinity’s employer retirement contribution from 6% to 10% - ($13,300)

Provide $6,400 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)

Provide $35,000 to begin repaying the accumulated deficit

Year 2 – (June 2016 thru May 2017) – Cont’d Providing funds to begin to address the capital

improvement projects identified in the Heritage & Hope campaign

Continuing to support the seminary intern position through August 2016

Supporting the beginning of a Spanish Bible Study, in support of the ministry of Jesus Rodriguez

Further developing a collaborative ministry between Campus Ministry and Trinity

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED TRUST AND SUPPORT, AS TOGETHER WE CONTINUE TO LISTEN TO WHERE GOD IS CALLING US NEXT!

ELECTION RESULTS

CLOSING PRAYERPastor Gaustad

Future Years

We must sustain this increase, to ensure that the 2015 deficit is permanently eliminated AND that we pay back the long-term deficit that we have borrowed against 100% of our designated funds and memorials

By the end of our 100th Anniversary we will: Annually provide $100,000+ in total Benevolence Provide permanent support for Youth Program staff Provide fair local market compensation to our paid

staff Provide a solid financial foundation for the next 100

years

Read more about the plan

Visit www.trinitylutheranparkland.org Click on “About” Click on “Council” at the bottom right

hand corner Click on 2014-11-2-Trinity-Annual-

Meeting.pdf

Also see “2014 Mission Assets Task Force Plan.pdf”

Year 3

Provide and additional $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences ($30,000 total)

Provide $37,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)

Provide $48,000 to repay the remaining balance on the accumulated deficit

Year 4

Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences ($40,000 total)

Provide $30,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)

Provide $22,000 to establish cash reserves

Year 5

Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences ($50,000 total)

Provide $18,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)

Provide $5,000 to establish cash reserves