Annual report 2014

Doris Clark, President

Tom Shryock, Vice President

Ed Martin, Treasurer, Avon UMC

Cathy Burris, Secretary, University UMC

M. Bert Kite, Central District Superintendent

Karen Devaisher, Associate District Superintendent

Lisa G. Morris, Executive Director

Anthony Swinger, Co-Lay Leader Central District

Madison Atkinson, UIndy Student

Jodie Baker, North UMC

Kathie Clemenz, St. Luke’s UMC

Don Cline, Bartlett Chapel UMC

Mike Collins, Carmel UMC

Jack Haefling, North UMC

Jim Petrow, New Palestine

Don Sloo, Old Bethel UMC

Terry Tolliver, Center UMC

Refine Mission – Narrow Focus of Mission & Strategy ◦ Connecting with church leadership, Central District Staff &

leadership, Conference Mission & Advocacy staff to connect resources to ministries

Clarify Communications ◦ Increase relevancy and awareness

◦ Promote service offerings

Strengthen Relationships ◦ Target Relationships with

grant opportunities

◦ Provide Board Development

Become a learning organization: It is the question, not the answer, which makes us a learning organization. ◦ What do we not know?

◦ What can we discover?

◦ What do we need to understand?

Ric Gasaway, Missioner of the Year from Old Bethel United Methodist Church

Brightwood Community Center

Board of Directors 2014 Izera McAfee-Day, Exec Dir. Lisa Morris, Metro Exec. Dir. Krishna Heyward, University Rita Gaither-Gant, St. Paul-Brightwood Georganna Irish, Christ UMC Indianapolis Jason May, University UMC Lois Prevost, Old Bethel UMC Andrew Perkins, PNC Bank Manager Holly Hardsaw, Speedway UMC Jean Ellis, Bethel UMC LaQuita Maxey, Girl Scouts Ellen Sayles Lane, University UMC

Board of Directors David Peñalva, Pastor Stacy Peñalva, Family Center Dir. Lisa Morris, Metro Exec. Dir. Karen Powell, Interim President

Mission Statement Metro Ministries, Inc. –

working in conjunction

with the Central District office, its member congregations, lay and clergy leaders connects resources to ministries and

ministries to resources for the cause of Christ.

Vision Statement Metro Ministries, Inc., will be the preeminent organization in Central Indiana for assisting, supporting, and leading United Methodist congregations in realizing their visions to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Core Values • Christ-Centered • People focused – community built • Outreach driven and learning

organization

Acton UMC

Amo UMC

Kathy Antonides

Madison Atkinson

Avon UMC

Jodie Baker

Rev. & Mrs. Monty Barker

Barnes UMC

Theola Barnett-Koudou

Bartlett Chapel UMC

Taleatha Bell

Bethel UMC

Wilma Bible-Collier

Benjamin Biggs

Jeff & Rachel Blacker

Mr. & Mrs. Ron Bolyard

Rev. & Mrs. Joe Bottorff Bradley UMC Webster & Patricia Brewer Robin Brown Cathy Burris Calvary UMC Brownsburg Carmel UMC Christina Carney-Click Mr. Tim Case Mrs. Jean Casmir-Hill Castleton UMC Center UMC Central District Chapel Hill UMC Mrs. Susan Childers Christ UMC, Indy Laurie Christie

Church of the Saviour UMC

CICF

Mrs. Doris Clark

Rev. & Mrs. Donald Cline

Rev. Michelle Cobb

Phyllis Cochran

Mrs. Wilma Collier

Rev. & Mrs. Mike Collins

Rev. & Mrs. Colin Cress

Cumberland UMC

Janice Dehart

Donald Densham

Rev. Karen Devaisher

Nancy Dickinson

Gisele Dollinger

Mr. & Mrs. Cloice Dotson

Carl Earlenbaugh

Eden UMW

Edgewood UMC & UMW

Mrs. Margaret Edwards

Mr. & Mrs. John Ellis

Mary Jo Ensch

Epworth UMC

Mr. & Mrs. Doug Ferguson

First UMC West Lafayette

Donald and Myra Fisher

Fishers UMC

Marcia Flora

Forest Manor UMC

Franklin Grace UMC

Rev. Carol Fritz

Rev. Michael Gant

Mrs. Rita Gaither-Gant

Mr. & Mrs. Ric Gasaway

Mrs. Beth Gilbert

Katsue Gladback

Glenns Valley UMC

Good Shepherd UMW

Robert Granpre

Ms Deborah Greene

Greenwood UMC

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Grubb

Ms. Terrie Haehnle

Mrs. Mollette Hall

Don Hancock

Rev. Holly Hardsaw

Mrs. Elizabeth Harmon

Amy Harwell

Christine Hauer

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Heidrich

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Heyward, II

Mr. & Mrs. John Hiatt Ken Holyoak Indiana Conference UMC IPS School 69 Rev. & Mrs. Joseph Johnson Mr. & Mrs. John Kanouse Rev. J. William Keith, Jr. Linda Kinder Rev. Kim King Rev. & Mrs. Bert Kite Dr. Elisabeth Kline Abigail & Benjamin Kuzma Barry Laird Ellen Lane Kurt Lang Peggy Lankford Lawrence UMC

John & Jennifer Lentz

Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Jan MacDougall

R. & JM Malone

Mr. & Mrs. Ed Martin

Diane Maves

Edna and Darwin May

Deb McCloud

Jack Hugh McElfresh

Rev. & Mrs. Robert McMillen

Meridian Street UMC

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Moore

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Morris

Lydia Morton

Dianne Motto

Mt. Olive UMC (Morgan Co.)

Candace Mullins

New Palestine UMC & UMW

Joseph & Diane Newton

Mrs. Phillis Newton

Skyler Nimmons

First UMC Noblesville

Aurelia Noel

North Salem UMC

North UMC

Mrs. Elizabeth Odle

Old Bethel UMW

Otterbein Indy UMW

Gloria Overdorf

Rev. & Mrs. David VW Owen

Rev. In Suk Peebles

Daniel & Elaine Peñalva

Michael & Krystal Peoples

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Petrow

Matthew Phipps

Plainfield UMC

Rev. Karen Powell

Mrs. Lois Prevost

R & K Consultants

Josette Randolph

Erik Reidenbach

Rev. Cynthia Reynolds Mrs. Liz Rix Roberts Park UMC Rosedale Hills UMC & UMW Charles Runyan Carol R Ryan SBC Environmental Silvano Serrano Sheridan UMC Mark & Sabrin Shirley Tom & Nancy Shryock Rev. & Mrs. Marvin Singleton Mr. & Mrs. Don Sloo George & Carole Small Margaret Smith

Southport UMW

Speedway UMW

St. Luke’s UMC & UMW

St. Mark’s UMC & UMW

St. Paul-Brightwood UMC

Larry Stahl

Mr. Howard Teagarden

The Branches Community Church

The Clowes Fund, Inc.

The Methodist Temple UMC

Terry & Suzanne Tolliver

Trafalgar UMC

United Methodist Foundation of Indiana Inc.

Union Chapel UMC

USA Funds

University UMC

Ricardo Valenzuela

Marianne VanWinkle

Jean Weinheimer

Shelley Weir

Wesley UMC & UMW West Street UMC

Cecilia Whitfield

Rev. & Mrs. Brian Williams

Jordon Willocks

Willow Branch UMC

Ms. Susan Wilson

Mr. Craig Wood/Hamilton Co Lenten Breakfasts

Devon Yoho

Zionsville UMC

United Methodist Congregations together can do more – 2014 Habitat build

Metro Ministries, Inc. Meridian Street UMC Castleton UMC Fishers UMC Old Bethel UMC Acton UMC Union Chapel UMC Epworth UMC Speedway UMC Avon UMC Broad Ripple UMC St. Mark’s UMC, Carmel University UMC Horizons of Faith UMC

The Promise Church Trinity Park UMC University Heights UMC Bartlett Chapel UMC Abundant Harvest UMC Chapel Hill UMC Lawrence UMC Epworth UMC

Vida Nueva UM Ministries

Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity

Wesley UMC

Bartlett Chapel UMC

Brightwood Community Center

East Tenth Children & Youth Center, Inc.

Fletcher Place Art in the City

Franklin Grace UMC]

Lawrence UMC Youth Corps

Sheridan First Lunch Club

Smith Valley Ultimate Frisbee

The Branches Mega Camp

University UMC

Vida Nueva UM Ministries

◦ Asian Help Services

◦ Barnes Community Outreach

◦ Brightwood Community Center, Inc.

◦ East Tenth UM Children & Youth, Inc.

◦ Exodus Refugee Immigration, Inc.

◦ Fletcher Place Community Center, Inc.

◦ Roberts Park Soups On

◦ United Methodist Jail Ministries

◦ Vida Nueva UM Ministries

Strengthened Metro Ministries Board in Development as an engaged board and teams

Indiana Conference Outreach

20

Central

District

Ministry

28%

Central

District Grant

14% Endowment

27%

Donations

11%

Central

District Grants

4%

Youth Grants

16%

Income

21

Personnel

31%

Administration

1%

Communication

2%

Property

14%

Program

52%

Expense

Doris Clark, President

Tom Shryock, Ex Officio

Terry Tolliver, Vice President

Ed Martin, Treasurer, Avon UMC

Cathy Burris, Secretary, University UMC

M. Bert Kite, Central District Superintendent

Karen Devaisher, Associate District Superintendent

Lisa G. Morris, Executive Director

Anthony Swinger, Co-Lay Leader Central District

Jason Young, Co-Lay Leader Central District

Jodie Baker, North UMC

Kathie Clemenz, St. Luke’s UMC

Don Cline, Bartlett Chapel UMC

Michael Collins, Carmel UMC

Don Sloo, Old Bethel UMC

Jack Haefling, North UMC

Roger Outcalt, Meridian Street UMC

Marianne Van Winkle, Union Chapel UMC

Our goal is to “make disciples.” In the process our intention is to help, enable, and empower churches to be missional and outwardly focused churches. Our responsibility is to work with 105 local congregations and the community ministries that are connected with UMC in outwardly focused ministries. Through that process we work for leadership development in those areas -- whether that is leadership directly local church, board development or community ministry development -- working with them and not controlling.

Doris Clark

It is exciting to get a call from a member of a local church with this statement – “We were thinking about a new program while we are going through FCJ, and we thought of Metro Ministries to help us resource it.” The challenges of 2014 with board development, financial support for community ministries have been met with hard work, problem solving next steps to move forward in ministry.

Brightwood Community Center is moving forward with board development, strengthening programs for children and working with families with job search, resumes, and computer access.

Vida Nueva has tremendous ministries and programs that continue to grow and strengthen through staff and laity contributions. Financial sustainability for operating is a challenge that continues. Metro Ministries has provided grants to relieve deficits during the year.

Metro Ministries partnered with Central District with purchasing office space for Central District and Metro Ministries. The space will be occupied early 2015.

Metro Ministries partners with Central District on grants like Wesley UMC where Metro Ministries has oversight.

Metro Ministries partners with United Methodist Congregations in Central District with a Greater Indianapolis Habitat Build grant.

Metro Ministries continues to be a presence in Central Indiana with the Youth Grant Process, Leadership Development workshops, Lay Servant School leadership, speaking engagements for Faith Promise Mission Sundays, local church meetings and visits with Sunday worship services.

The Executive Director keeps in close contact with community ministries – serving on Brightwood Community Center, Vida Nueva UM Ministries, East Tenth UM Children & Youth, and NeighborIndyLink Boards.

Refine Mission – Narrow Focus of Mission & Strategy

◦ Connecting with church leadership, Central District Staff & leadership, Conference Mission & Advocacy staff to connect resources to ministries

Clarify Communications

◦ Increase relevancy and awareness ◦ Promote service offerings

Strengthen Relationships

◦ Target Relationships with grant opportunities

◦ Provide Board Development

Become a learning organization: It is the question, not the

answer, which makes us a learning organization.

Metro Ministries encourages the 105 congregations in Central District to become outwardly focused through communications and sharing the stories of the churches and community ministries in Central Indiana.

Connect by sharing your financial gifts, volunteers and prayers. http://www.indymetroumc.org/giving

lmorris@indymetroumc.org 317-452-4786