South Side Mission Senior Pastor and Assistant Executive Director leads the group in prayer as a nervous-looking preacher at his left (SSM Executive Director Phil Newton) prepares to bring the message.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM JANUARY 2011
Decisions to follow Christ for the month
321
Avg. Nightly Census in our New Promise Center shelter
34
Families served with free clothing, furniture, appliances & housewares
428
Attendance in our Laramie Street Sunday School, weekly
26
Attendance at our RiverWest Bible Study
3
Children enrolled in our Kings Kids Christian Day Care
39
Elderly Services home, hospital or nursing home visits
54
Formerly homeless women moving out successfully
0
Food baskets given away at our RiverWest Satellite Office
11
Boys Club attendance
43
Number of people completing a discipleship course this month
4
Average attendance at the Lighthouse Diner
11
Average attendance at Roosevelt Magnet School before-school Bible study
72
Girls Club attendance
40
Churches that have Adopted Blocks in 61605
20
Attendance at our Trewyn Middle School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
12
Food baskets given away through our Garden Street Benevolence Center
553
Attendance at our South Side Manor Bible Study
6
Food baskets given away at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office
49
Attendance in our Chapel services, Laramie Street, weekly
36
Attendance at our Harrison Primary School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
17
Volunteer hours, as a ministry
2,848
Attendance in our Chapel services, Garden Street, weekly
245
Attendance at our B’Nai B’Rith Bible Study
12
Pastoral care visits & counsels (non-elderly)
31
Attendance at our Hurlburt House Bible Study
8
Attendance at our Manual High School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
6
Hot meals to the poor
5,890
Mother’s of Kids in the Youth Department Meeting
30
Kids enrolled in After-School Tutoring
75
Attendance at our Pleasant Hill School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
16
FINANCIALS FROM JANUARY 2011
Monthly revenue vs. budgeted
$173,024/$170,725
Monthly expenses vs. budgeted
$230,869/$270,216
Positive or Negative on the Month
- $57,845
Yearly revenue vs. budgeted
$173,024/$170,725
Yearly expenses vs. budgeted
$230,869/$270,216
Positive or Negative on the year
- $57,845
How we’re doing versus budget
+ $41,646
The Lord Reserves the Right to Not Participate in a Recession
Praise God, we’re off to a good start. January revenues were over budget. January expenses were under budget. That’s where we want to be.
The Lord has allowed us to achieve a major goal of the ministry—each public school in zip code 61605 has a before or after school Bible study & prayer meeting happening. God is good. Pleasant Hill, Roosevelt, Manual, Trewyn, Harrison and Garfield all have an evangelical witness now! When we launched the goal in 2002, there were no public schools in the zip code with a Christian club meeting there. Roosevelt Magnet School was the last piece of the puzzle. Since re-starting the ministry there, we have seen up to 75 kids coming for the Bible study.
The Stoney Creek Inn and Holiday Inn Express have signed on to work with us to accommodate students for the next class of the Hotel Housekeeping Training School!
New Life in Morton is our 20th Adoptablock church! They just signed up to work the vicinity of Garden and Krause.
Daurice Figgers is a Spring 09 graduate of our culinary program, works full time at Embassy Suites in East Peoria, and recently was promoted to complimentary breakfast supervisor. Daurice now oversees a staff of five and is responsible for staffing in her area. Guess where she came to look for prospects? That’s right. The Culinary Arts Training School of South Side Mission!
