Gary United Methodist Church Case Study

God loves his Church and Jesus is the one who builds the Church. Then, it goes without saying that God loves the local church and Jesus builds the local church. Unfortunately, there are many factors that come into play, causing churches to become complacent or stagnate before entering into a season of decline. Yet this can be avoided through the process of revitalization.

After the architect was selected and in our initial meeting, I was asked to imagine things about the building; how it would look, types of offices, other rooms, bathrooms, the sanctuary, the colors of the walls, types and colors of floor tile, etc. I was to imagine the building without being concerned about cost or any other constraints. I imagined this grand building with tall windows in the sanctuary to let in the light, colorful rooms for the nursery and pre-school children, a gym for working out, classrooms with large screens and projectors, a sound room with state of the art production equipment, a bride’s room so that brides could get dressed at the church, a banquet room for receptions, dinners and dances, and a cadre of other things. I let my imagination take to the sky. Nothing was off limits. I imagined a suite for Pastor and First Lady to include a private dining room, executive conference room, full bathroom with shower and Jacuzzi, conference room for counseling sessions, individual dressing rooms, office with big screen televisions and computers. Their offices would have chaise lounges for resting when they are in the church for extended periods of time. The architect took my ideas along with our Pastor’s and developed a design of the building. While awaiting the architect’s design, I set about learning the other steps in the development and construction process.

In 2006, Love Center Family Church (LCFC) was birthed out of the vision of Pastor Joseph Hill. He along with his wife created LCFC to “Reach out to others with God’s love.” LCFC operates as a 501c3 company and is guided by the regulations that govern non-profit organizations. Love Center Family Church is led by the founding pastor and the decisions are made by the board of directors. The church is a storefront church located in Suffolk, VA and since its start Love Center Family Church has grown from 10 members to over 250. The church offers various ministries within the church such as the Men’s, Women’s and Children’s ministries but also reach out to the community through their outreach ministry. While the church is still relatively small

For Patrick Noonan, his 13-year tenure as executive director of The United Methodist Village has been time well spent.

Westside Baptist Church has been blessed to serve our community under the direction of Pastor Dale Ingersoll for the past twenty-seven years. After many years of faithful service, Pastor Dale had made the decision to retire from ministry and notified the church of his decision in December 2014.

As the pastoral resident for Macedonia Baptist Church, I understand that I am put in the position to learn how to pastor a church, in hopes that I will gain understanding and experience to effectively pastor a church one day. I expect to learn the practicality of the things that go into pastoring a church, for example as a pastor how do I prepare for the upcoming baptisms and communion? How would I prepare the church for transition or in what ways can I learn to help a church grow and be healthy?

This chapter is Jim Lynn’s call to the church to WAKE UP! He uses an organization of a factitious church complied by his many years of observation and personal experience (p. 221). The church is dying from the inside but a change is about to take place. In the beginning, the church was full of excitement, as with any new local body of believers. A building was built, a pastor was called, and attendance grew steadily. The church became a “rock” in the community offering many different programs. “As time went on, the church begin to lose its flavor. What started out with the freshness of new beginnings begin to fade, and the church began to decline in membership.” (p. 223) A number of the congregation became sick with many different diseases,

The reason behind this study is to find out a strategy to be used for replanting a church in the United States, Jackson County, Alabama in a town known as Woodville. The study will put into consideration whether a certain kind of individual can show propensity on a contextual basis towards replanting of a new church through the exploration of distinctive of the people in this town from a cultural stand and also the church planting history in a cultural and geographical context. The study will also involve the determination of demographic research and resources exploration that will be enough for the replanting of a new church in Woodville, Alabama.

A pastor in Sullivan City, Texas said he will start carrying a handgun while preaching from the pulpit, a change that was prompted by the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church (FBC) in Sutherland Springs which killed 26 worshippers on Nov. 5.

When It is believed by many that some of these members are founding fathers of both churches the area but we have no written proof of this as a fact. It is not apparent why Rev. W. McDaniel left in 1914 ” it is unrecorded on what cause the break—up, however, some of those aggrieved members

BACKGROUND: Lakewood Church currently holds an exemption from Texas property tax as a charitable organization.

1. Lack of a permanent Church Structure - The church was involved in a long-term lease agreement which prevented the church from saving resources.

Organizations, including church congregations, are unique in its context and understanding of how to function as an organization. One thing not so unique is the system of power and authority. Each congregation has a set structure of how the organization will operate and distribute power and authority. Surprising to some, there also is an informal system of power and authority that often carries more control than the written plan. The nearly 170-year-old Coalbush United Methodist Church has both an informal and formal organizational structural system.

Growing up, I was raised in a traditional Methodist church where everyone knew one another, everyone sang straight from the hymnal books, and everyone dressed in their Sunday best. Once I started school I began attending Life Church in Cookeville, Tennessee. I knew this church would not be the same as my traditional church, but I did not know what I was about to experience.

Pastor Robert Shreffler of the campus church makes the recommendation for the standard of conduct. The school administrator is responsible making the standards and rules based on the biblical principles, and the principal has responsibilities to check the standards and rules, make a final decision and sign for it. The school board, including the pastor, administrator, principal, and secretary have to review the standard of conduct for San Francisco International Christian Academy annually to ensure a safe and orderly learning environment for the students.