Exceeded 2017 Projected Budget by $22,608 (+6.46%), paid $28,085 extra principal payments on church’s mortgage and deposited $35,046 in church's Reserve Account.
Increased official membership by 8.99% over previous year.
Sponsored Voters’ Registration Drives for local, State and national elections, registering non-voters at church and in the Southeast Raleigh community.
Provided $2,000 in emergency Missions relief assistance to two families; $1,100 in relief assistance to three families in need during a major Winter Snow Storm and declared State of Emergency; and $1,000 in recovery assistance, in the aftermath of hurricane Florence, to one family, for flood water damage and remediation.
Sponsored monthly Health Education Awareness Sundays including a blood pressure screening, several healthy lifestyle presentations, diabetes and breast cancer awareness, and HIV awareness day.
Started a Financial Wellness Ministry that conducted Debt Elimination, Budgeting, and financial literacy Workshops.
Hosted the International Covenant Connection's 16th Annual Conference.
Sponsored a Prophetic Workshop for education and impartation of the gift of prophecy.
Held Graduates Day honoring 2 high school graduates with gifts and college stipends.
Provided AWF’s Children and Youth Christmas “goody” bags, toys and gift certificates.
Provided Back-to-School book bags and school supplies to AWF Children and Youth and to foster children in partnership with Wake County Child Welfare.
Partnered with Jobs for Life, Inc. and the SE Raleigh Community Center to help prepare unemployed individuals with soft job training skills for full-time job placement and Alliance of Aids Services Carolina to support their efforts in providing free STD and HIV testing, and a Food Pantry for families in need.
Provided $50 gift cards to needy families for Thanksgiving.
Sponsored a World Missions Day to celebrate cultures represented in the church from around the world
Provided monthly missions donations to help support a pastor and his family, school children and two teachers at Restoration Hope Academy in Eldoret, Kenya, and donated monthly support and provided Christmas gifts to a sponsored orphan at the GFE orphanage in Eldoret, Kenya.