Ministry By the Numbers - May 2011

Pretty curtains for the newly refurbished Kearney Cabin at South Side Mission's Camp Kearney await those looking for a quiet and homey spot to spend an afternoon or a night. Email Camp Director Paul Mulholland at paulm@southsidemission.org to book the cabin.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM MAY 2011

Decisions to follow Christ for the month
144

Avg. Nightly Census in our New Promise Center shelter
39

Families served with free clothing, furniture, appliances & housewares
501

Attendance in our Laramie Street Sunday School, weekly
21

Attendance at our RiverWest Bible Study
5

Children enrolled in our Kings Kids Christian Day Care
39

Elderly Services home, hospital or nursing home visits
49

Formerly homeless women moving out successfully
4

Food baskets given away at our RiverWest Satellite Office
18

Ladies in the New Promise Center who have established a church home
5

Boys Club attendance
50

Number of people completing a discipleship course this month
168

Average attendance at the Lighthouse Diner
20

Average attendance at Roosevelt Magnet School before-school Bible study
81

Girls Club attendance
55

Churches that have Adopted Blocks in 61605
20

Attendance at our Trewyn Middle School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
18

Food baskets given away through our Garden Street Benevolence Center
504

Attendance at our South Side Manor Bible Study
8

Food baskets given away at our Harrison Homes Satellite Office
62

Attendance in our Chapel services, Laramie Street, weekly
44

Attendance at our Harrison Primary School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
37

Volunteer hours, as a ministry
2871

Attendance in our Chapel services, Garden Street, weekly
44

Attendance at our B’Nai B’Rith Bible Study
11

Pastoral care visits & counsels (non-elderly)
41

Attendance at our Hurlburt House Bible Study
8

Attendance at our Manual High School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
14

Hot meals to the poor
6719

Mother’s of Kids in the Youth Department Meeting
30

Attendance at our Harrison Homes Bible Studies
17

Kids enrolled in After-School Tutoring
75

Attendance at our Pleasant Hill School Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
19

FINANCIALS FROM MAY 2011

Monthly revenue vs. budgeted
$249,254/$191,725

Monthly expenses vs. budgeted
$283,805/$276,629

Positive or Negative on the Month
- $34,551

Yearly revenue vs. budgeted
$1,175,442/$974,625

Yearly expenses vs. budgeted
$1,306,267/$1,380,923

Positive or Negative on the year
- $130,825

How we’re doing versus budget
+ $275,473

The Lord Reserves the Right to Not Participate in a Recession

For the first time in my tenure here, we had more people complete a discipleship course than make a decision for Christ in a month – 168 to 144. Isn’t that awesome?

Minister Armosha Sturdivant, Director of Discipleship and Dean of the Hospitality Training School has expanded our original vision by spurring her students on to higher educational achievements. Three of her students are going on to college and two of them will attain their GEDs.

Julius will be the Valedictorian of the second class of the Hospitality Training School. He has been a model student, has aced every exam and has trained well in the hotels with whom we’ve worked. Like all five of the participants in the current class, Julius already has a job waiting for him. Here’s the twist, though. Julius is in the Department of Corrections’ Work Release Program. If he keeps on his current path, he will be done soon and launch into a successful parole program. Julius is more proof that God “redeems our life from the pit and crowns us with love and compassion” (psalm 103).

We have expanded our Urban Gardening Program this year to include three large outdoor gardens. We are partnering with Master Gardeners of Peoria (U of I Extensions Program) to expand our BC garden and establish a Chef’s garden… together being called Victory Gardens! The gardens have already produced an abundant crop of mustard greens and various types of lettuce!