2012 Church WithOut Walls Annual Report

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CHURCHWITHOUTWALLS2012ANNUALREPORTAGUIDETOOURPAST,PRESENTANDFUTUREATCWOW

619SWilliamsonSt.,Atlanta,MO63530(660)281-7777

[email protected]

Facebook&Twitter:@churchwow

www.goatlantachurch.com


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 1

held the first Sunday ofevery month followingworship unless otherwiseannounced.

Ministry team meetingsare open to anyone that

has ever attendedworship at ChurchWithOut Walls. We donot maintain churchmemberships. Theofficial ministry team iscomprised of at most fivemembers and includes:

Aaron Baker,President

Blaine Moore, VicePresidentShallon Collier,SecretaryJanice Bane, TreasurerCathy Baker, Member

To learn more about theministry team and itsduties, see the By-

Laws, attached in theAppendix.

2012 GROUPLEADERS

Adults: JonathanBurian is a native of

Iowa and served as theministrys first pastor. A2011 graduate of CentralChristian College of theBible, Jonathan lived inMoberly with his wife,Emilee, during most of2012. Jonathan is adynamic speaker andmusician. Unfortunately,

Jonathan and Emilee leftthe ministry in lateDecember to take a full-time calling in Illinois.We were proud to be apart of Jonathanstraining and he servedthe ministry well during2012. AaronClinesmith assisted

Jonathan during theyear. Steven Vose andhis wife, MaryEllen ofrural Atlanta also led theclass during the spring.

Teens: Erica Baker wasraised in La Plata and isa graduate of MoberlyArea Community Collegewith an emphasis inearly childhoodeducation; she works asa nanny in Columbia.Erica also helps providebreakfast every Sundaymorning before worship.Aaron Clinesmith andEmilee Burian alsohelped lead teen classes.

Elementary: La Platanative Justine Bane is agraduate of CulverStockton College inelementary education.

She served as theelementary teacherthrough the most of theyear. Erica Bakerhelped finish the year aselementary teacher.

Nursery: FelicityWilcox led the nurseryprogram by organizing

the curriculum andvolunteers. She is ateenager at CWOW.

ELDERS &DEACONS

There are currently noelders named for thiscongregation. AaronBaker was elected


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deacon on November 1,2009.

Chad Summa waselected as deacon onApril 3, 3011 and leftthe ministry in early2012.

FRIEND OFCHURCH WITHOUTWALLS AWARD

Each year, a Friend ofChurch WithOut Wallsaward is given to anindividual our couplethat have supported theministry with their

prayers, work orfinancial gifts. Previousaward recipientsinclude:

2012: Richard &Cathy Cochran, LaPlata, MO.

2011: AngelaSchultz, Atlanta,MO.

2010: Richard &Jackie Thomas,Madison, MO.

2009 CindyOLaughlin,Shelbina, MO.

WHAT WE DID

Organized a moneybomb for the TeterFamily after a housefire, raising more than$3,000.

Participated in theAtlanta Homecomingwith kids games.

Hosted adult gamenights at the church forweekend fellowship.

Sponsored FelicityWilcox to attend WorldView Academy inColumbia, MO in the fullamount of $695.

Hosted Never BlueAvenue fromColumbia to leadworship during severalweekends.

Continued acomputer labprogram for collegestudents and thecommunity includingfour laptops and awireless printer.

Observed communionon a weekly basis.

Made 600 cherry piesfor a fundraiser for thewomens ministry trip toWomen of Joy.

Divided into cellgroups prior toworship, by gender, forprayer requests andencouragement.

Organized a familyskating party with 27local children and adultsin attendance.

Hosted an Easter EggHunt including 5,000eggs and goody bags,25 local teen and adultvolunteers and morethan 300 children andadults participating. Thehunt included prayingwith families, iTunescards for teens, gascards for adults andthree bicycle giveways.

Sponsored a group offour women to the


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 3Women of JoyConference in Loisville,KY: Erica Baker,Penny Danner, MarlaGander and Pam

Sampson attended theconference featuringChris Tomlin, KayArthur and CharlesBillingsly.

Started FifthQuarters

following homebasketballgames,

includingsnacks and aslideshow ofphotos from thegames.

CelebratedGraduationSunday withleather-bound

NIV StudyBibles gifted tohigh schoolgraduates LanaAllen andAmeliaSmothers.Othergraduatespreviously involved atCWOW that were

honored included GrantRoberts and MichaelWombles.

Made and sold pies toraise funds for the LaPlata Soybean Festivalas a community service.

Delivered breakfast inthe community ahead ofSunday worship as anoutreach for theministry.

A swim party andpizza party wereorganized to celebratewith the elementaryand youth classesrespectively.

Hosted a SummerCampout, with Eric

Stephens of CCCB asthe guest speaker. Theevening included abonfire and weenieroast.

Sent a donation to theJulie Kay Howe Familyof Novinger following afire.

Hosted a prayerweekend and worshipweekend to expandways to bring honor andglory to God.

Purchased a newprojector to replacethe original, borrowedequipment from 2008.

Supported AtlantasAfter Prom.

Donatedelementary

class funds toWater is Life.

Provided morethan $600 tooffsetting localutility bills.

WitnessedBrandonWilcoxs

baptismfollowing adecision madeat our annualcampout.

Hosted aBack toSchool Lock-

in at the church forlocal teens.

Posted building useand chaperoneinstructions for futureuse.

Ordained ChadSumma with leadersfrom CCCB at ChurchWithOut Walls.


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 4Assisted Jeana Banewith a mission trip toSt. Vincent.

Hosted a baby

shower for Chad &Mary Summa.

Launched a womensministry, meeting oncea month at homes andthe church. Thegatherings include food,fellowship anddevotionals.

Fed more than 300Thanksgiving mealsat our annual FallSmorgasbord, raisingmore than $5,000 forthe ministry at theelementary school in LaPlata.

Provided a Christmasprogram including a

skit by the teens, areading by the adultsand a play by theelementary students.

Traveled to theXtreme Youth

Conference with 21students and adultssponsored by theministry. Entertainersincluded Britt Nicole,

Newsboys, TenthAvenue North,Thousand Foot Crutchand Casting Crowns.Speakers includedTomRichter, JoshMcDowell and Nick Hall.Those attendingincluded: AaronClinesmith, AaronBaker, Kyla WilcoxTanner Smith,Tristan Borron,Tristan Collier,Jeremiah Rhodes,Austin York, JadeWhitsell, JustinBender, DemetriThomas, AbbieParton, KirstenGilliland,

Christina Pennington,Katie Ogden, AlyssahThomas, JusticeLicht, DanielleWelch, JulieSmothers, MollyWaddle and JustinaReed.

OUR HISTORY

Church WithOut WallsMinistries met for itsfirst worship service onApril 13. 2008, to reachpeople of all ages thatmay not be reached bytraditional churches.The mission statementof the ministry was tolead people to aproductive, lifelongrelationship with JesusChrist.

After meeting at theOlde Atlanta LockerRestaurant, thecommunity building andpark, the congregationbegan worshiping as ahouse church in ahome purchased byAaron and EricaBaker via foreclosuresale at 619 South

Williamson Street.They were the onlybidder at thecourthouse steps thedate of the sale,October 16, 2008. Thefacilities have provided


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 5a great layout andlocation for activities.

Aaron and EricaBaker, Cathy Baker,

the late LindaGladhill, the lateLynnette Gladhill,Kerry Green, HubertaJackson, Barbie Kitts,and SharonPennington wereadults active in helpingto meet the ministrysearlypurpose in

its first year.DebbieCainbecame apart of theministry inthe summerof 2008 tohelp withthe

elementarysmall group.The groupdescribedtheirdoctrine asfundamentally Bible-based, withMethodist hospitalityand Baptist zeal forSalvation.

A majority of thoseattending worship in theministrys first yearwere 30 years old orless, including a largeportion of teenagers

actively participating inthe planning andexecution of ministryactivities. In its firstyear, the ministry sent

a group of 34 youthsand adults to a youthrevival in Branson. Thisevent helped grow theministry, including theaddition of severalfamilies from La Plata.

Some of the more

active youth in theministrys first yearincluded AutumnZahn, Brock Simons,

Cindy Erwin, Sam andCody Benowitz,Derek Wertz, DerrickMcQuitty, JesseLikes, NathanielLush, Robert andRodney Nearhood,Stephanie Jackson,

Tricia and Tara Pore,and Zach Reed.

Several of thesestudents participated ina mission trip

administered by theministry to Chicagossouth side in thesummer of 2008.

By the end of that firstyear, Aaron Baker wasleading the adult smallgroup, Erica Baker

taughtteens, andDebbieCain was incharge oftheelementaryclass.Volunteerstook turnsassisting inthe nursery.

Adults alsomet forministryteamplanningmeetingsweekly on

Sunday evenings,including a Bible Study.In 2009, the ministryteam began meeting onthe first Saturday,monthly. Today, theministry meetsfollowing worship onSundays.


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Kerry Green wasinstrumental in

establishing thepaperwork andnonprofit status for thecongregation throughthe help of a localaccountant and lawyer.

Aaron Baker leadsworship most Sundayswith the help ofRodney Nearhood.Grant Roberts,Merzaydee Moore,Cody Benowitz andPang Her have all ledthe praise and worshipmusic.

Today, Sunday morningworship services stillinclude a trademark

country-style breakfastprovided by the

ministry and itsvolunteers. Thesemeals include a weeklyrotation of items suchas pancakes and baconand biscuits and gravy.

The congregationcontinues to not havepaid staff or a pastor.There is no officialmembership roll. Allbrothers and sisters areresponsible for meetingthe needs of those inthe congregation andcommunity.

Many of the founders ofthe ministry were activein the Atlanta United

Methodist Church.Historically, participants

have been from avariety of backgroundsincluding Baptist,Methodist, Pentecostal,Presbyterian, Catholic,and Christian Churches.

The ministry is bestknown for its invitationand outreach in thecommunity and its workwith local youth.

BAPTISMS

1. Cody Benowitz,March 21, 2009 byAaron Baker at theMacon Comfort Inn.

2. Rodney Nearhood,October 4, 2009 by


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Aaron Baker in theyard at CWOW.

3. Katie Ogden, June19, 2010 by AaronBaker in a pool nearCWOW.

4. Tristan Borron, June19, 2010 by Aaron

Baker in a pool nearCWOW.

5. Kirsten Gilliland ,June 19, 2010 byAaron Baker in apool near CWOW.

6. Christina Pennington,June 19, 2010 byAaron Baker in apool near CWOW.

7.Sharon Pennington,June 19, 2010 byAaron Baker in apool near CWOW(rebaptism byimmersion).

8. Ojuanna Smith ,June 19, 2010 byChad Summa in apool near CWOW.

9. Aaron Baker, June19, 2010 by ChadSumma in a poolnear CWOW(rebaptism byimmersion).

10.Phoebe Dowell,June 20, 2010, by

Aaron Baker in apool near CWOW.

11.Derrick McQuitty,June 18, 2011, byAaron Baker in apool near CWOW.

12.Le Kia McQuitty,June 18, 2011, byAaron Baker in apool near CWOW.

13.Lance Couch, June18, 2011, by Aaron


14.Tanner Smith, June18, 2011 ,by AaronBaker in a pool nearCWOW.

15.Trista Smith, June18, 2011, by Aaron


16.Javeen Collier, June19, 2011, by AaronBaker in a pool near

CWOW.17.Ashlea Pennington,

October 22, 2011, byAaron Baker at theAquatic Center inKirksville.

18.Brandon Wilcox,July 22, 2012, byAaron Clinesmith andJimmy Wilcox atLong Branch Lake.

We baptize to followwhat Jesus instructedus to do as an outwardexpression of our faith.

Baptisms are a publicway to acknowledge ourentry into the churchand our decision to

make Jesus Christ Lordin our life. Items toconsider before beingbaptized: 1) Have youaccepted Jesus Christas Lord in your life? 2)When / how you cameto this decision. 3) Doyour actions reflect achanged heart and yourlifelong commitment? 4)

Are you committed tomaking your body andyour life a livingsacrifice to God bystudying his word,worshiping himregularly, building uphis church here onearth and sharing yourfaith with others? 5) Do


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 8you understand you arenot saved by water norby good works, but byGods grace through theacceptance of Jesus

Christ as your savior?

Once the above itemsare satisfied, thefollowing must bedetermined: 1. A date,time, and location forthe baptism; this couldinclude worship atWOW, an event atWOW, or any other time

or facility and 2. TheChristian to perform thebaptism.

Anyone interested inlearning more aboutbeing baptized shoulddiscuss the matter witha small group leader atChurch WithOut Walls.

INFORMATION FORVISITORS

Guests who have orcould visit ChurchCWOW should receivethe followinginformation by personalvisit followed by awritten note:

Where is the church?

We are a house churchlocated at 619 S.Williamson St., Atlanta,

MO 63530. We areone block west of theschool and three blockssouth of the city park.The home rests at thesouthwest corner of thecity of Atlanta.

What do you believe?

Our purpose is to lead

people to a productive,lifelong relationship withJesus Christ; ourfounding verse isRomans 10:9: That ifyou confess with yourmouth that Jesus isLord and believe in yourheart God raised himfrom the dead, you willbe saved.

You will find that ourpresentation of theGospel is compatiblewith most Protestantchurches in America.Our adults include folkswith a Baptist,Methodist, Presbyterian,Pentecostal, Catholic,

and IndependentChristian Churchbackgrounds.

What is your serviceformat?

We begin breakfast at9:30 A.M. and worship

at 10 A.M. By 10:30A.M. we break into oursmall groups. Thosesmall groups end at11:30 A.M.

We strive to provide aninviting and friendlyatmosphere. A large,country-style breakfastis provided each week

with coffee mugsprovided to allattendees.

We use acoustic guitarsor recordings to leadcontemporary praiseand worship songs.

We work hard toprovide Christ-centered

small groups dividedbetween preschool,elementary, teens, andadults. We do not dosermons, except for thelast Sunday of eachmonth when a guestspeaker is invited toshare his or hertestimony.

Are you just a youthministry?


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 9No! Although God hasblessed us with a largenumber of teens atworship services, weare a church made up

of every age group. Ofcourse, children dohave a special place inour hearts.

Who is your pastor?

We do not currentlyhave a paid pastor.Each of the smallgroups has a leader

that presents theirBiblical smallgroup lessonanddiscussion.Aaron Bakertypically leadsa portion ofour morningworship and

serves as adeacon. Ourparticipantsdo not expectto bepastored byoneindividual.Each person committedto the purpose of theministry is called to

minister to the needs ofthe church family andbeyond.

How do I fit in?

We will strive to provideyou with theopportunity and theresources to grow in

your faith andunderstanding of God'splan for your life. Youcan become as involvedas you choose. Our

focus is becoming achurch where everyonecan belong and serve -no matter their maturityand knowledge.

What do I need towear?

Come as you are. Weare interested in you -

not your wardrobe.

Many in ourcongregation wearjeans, some dress up a

bit more, but overall weare casual in our dress.

What about mychildren?

We provide age-appropriate, Bible-centered classes for allage groups. Of course,

your children arealways welcome to joinyou at any time.

If I visit, will I be

singled out as aguest?

We treat guests asregulars. For example,you will not be asked tostand or to say anythingor otherwise be madeto feel uncomfortable.

How do you take

communion?

As Jesusinstructed, wetakecommunion toremember thesacrifice Hemade on thecross. We takecommunion invarying wayson the firstSunday of eachmonth. Webelievecommunionshould belimited to those

who have confessedwith their mouth, Jesus

is Lord and have beenor plan to be baptizedas followers of JesusChrist.

Will I be asked formoney?

No. We do not ask ourpeople for specific


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donations and we wouldcertainly not ask anewcomer to contributefinancially to ourministry.

Any offerings you maygive are completelyyour decision; God hasblessed our ministryfinancially and we havenever failed to meet aneed because of a lackof funds.

An offering is taken atthe breakfast bar everySunday to cover thecosts of the ministry.These include utilities

for the facilities,breakfast and eventcosts.

Will I be contacted orplaced on a mailinglist?

Those that participate inany part of our ministryreceive a quarterly

newsletter unlessrequested otherwise.We also try to follow upwith guests to thankthem for attending andto answer anyquestions. However,any further contactwould be up to you.

Summary:

We are serious aboutour mission to leadpeople to a productive,lifelong relationship withJesus Christ. We caremore about folks thathave not yet become apart of our church than

our most vestedmembers. We are hereto be Christs church onearth, not to divide. Wewould love for yourfamily to be a part ofours.

WHAT WE TEACH

Christian education is afocal point of ourministry. It is our hopethat graduates of eachsmall group would knowand understand thefollowing truths:

Nursery:

God created theworld. (Genesis 1:1)

Jesus was born in alowly manger and isthe son of God.

Jesus died on a crossfor our sins; on thethird day he rosefrom the dead.

Jesus is Gods onlyson and if youbelieve in him, youwill know him inheaven. (John 3:16)

Elementary:

Accepting JesusChrist and being


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 11born again is themost importantdecision we can makein our lives it is achoice to make Jesus

Christ the Lord ofyour life.

God is represented inthree parts: TheFather, The Son, andThe Holy Spirit.

Baptism is anoutward sign of ourinward decision tomake Jesus Lord inour life. This decisionleads to oursalvation.

We take communionmonthly to rememberthe broken body andthe blood of JesusChrist on the cross.

There is only onepath to heaven and itis through Jesus

Christ. The Bible is God-

breathed andabsolutely true. It istrue no matter whoyou are, where youlive or when you areliving.

We should study theBible to know and

love God more,including how to useit and where to findthe books.

The Bible begins withAdam and Evesoriginal sin and how itremoved people fromGod. The rest of theBible teaches us

people can get backwith God.

An understanding ofthe following Biblicalstories and

characters: Adam andEve, Cain and Abel,Noah, The Tower ofBabel, Abraham, LotsWife, Isaac, Jacob,Joseph, the TwelveTribes of Israel, theExodus, Moses, TheTen Commandments.

Teens:

A Biblical-world-viewis the safest bet toplease God in ourdaily lives and togrow in ourrelationship withHim.

God does not causebad things to

happen, he lets themhappen. If someone makes

the genuine decisionto accept JesusChrist, they will livea different, morefruitful life. Thisincludes good works.

Good works do notget us to heaven,

making Jesus Lord inour lives, does.However, if we aregenuinely saved, wewill have goodworks.

If a person has madethe genuine decisionto accept Christ,

they will work toturn away (repent)from their sins.However, we willalways be sinners.

Even though we arebroken and are notworthy, we can stillgo to heaven if weaccept Jesus Christ.That is grace.

Adults:

We can debate, butshould not divide over

Christian issues suchas communion,baptism, and endtimes.

It is our hope adultswould have anunderstanding of thetruths being taught toour other smallgroups and a deeper

understanding of thehistorical backgroundof the entire Bible.

SUNDAYATTENDANCEAVERAGES

2008: 18 2009: 32 2010: 33 2011: 46 2012: 35

ANNUAL INCOMETRENDS

2008: $11,427.50 2009: $17,790.00 2010: $24,854.71 2011: $41,465.16 2012: $20,962.00


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2012 ANNUAL REPORTCHURCH WITHOUT WALLS, ATLANTA, MO 122012 HIGHLIGHTS

Hiring our firstminister.

Witnessing BrandonWilcoxs baptism.

Preparing a moneybomb for the Teterfamily followingtheir house fire.

Launching newprograms like ourwomens ministry

meetings andbreakfast deliveryoutreach.

619 S Williamson St.Atlanta, MO 63530

Phone (660) [email protected]

Online:

www.goatlantachurch.com

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