2018 Church Annual Report
The 2018 Local Alliance Church Annual Report is available for churches to begin completing. Lead pastors and editors should have received an instructional e-mail from Terry Smith, vice president for Church Ministries.
The deadline to finish the Annual Report is
February 22, 2019.
If you have any questions, please contact the District Office.
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Launch One Day Location Change
 IMPORTANT:
If you registered for the Launch One Day event on January 24, please note that the location has changed!
It will no longer be at the District Office. See new location below.
Date: January 24, 2019 (
FREE/Must Sign Up)
NEW Location: NEW DESIGN CHURCH
7102 LADD LANE
FREDERICK, MD 21703
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Lunch: Provided Free of Charge
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All In Registration is Live!
Who's Invited: Anyone interested in pursuing God's call on their life or leaders interested in understanding the process of pursuing full-time ministry with the Alliance. This is a great event for working adults, students, local leaders, and pastors.
When: February 16th, 2019
Time: 9:00am- 4:30pm
Where: First Alliance Silver Spring (14500 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20904)
Cost: $50 per person (this includes lunch and snacks throughout the day).
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The SDI Training that was scheduled for March 25-27 has been postponed to April 29-May 1st.
The SDI is a powerful and effective tool for understanding the motives and values that drive behaviors. The SDI plays off people's basic need to better understand themselves and others, and that understanding allows them to lead with clarity and empathy, build stronger teams, and more effectively navigate conflict.
More information coming soon!
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The Gathering - Save the Date!
Join us as we come together to pray once again on May 10, 2019 from
7-8:30pm at The Gathering.
God is moving in the Mid-Atlantic District! Will you be a part of it?
Click here
to sign up your church as a satellite site.
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Prayer for Wilmington, DE - Save the Date!
We came together to pray for Washington, DC at the beginning of January. On May 10, 2019, we will be praying for Wilmington, DE, one of our district's target cities.
More information coming soon!
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Praising God for Diversity
 This month, Rev. David Smock, pastor at The River Christian Fellowship, had a Matthew Party in his home. He invited believers and non-believers to celebrate the birthday of a young lady from his church. They had eight different nations represented that night. Praise God!
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New Undergraduate Student Scholarship
On behalf of the U.S. Alliance Church Ministries, we are thrilled to announce the second year of the Alliance Family New Undergraduate Student Scholarship. Our desire is that Alliance students have opportunity to experience the affirmation and spiritual vitality of our Alliance college campuses. To help make this possible,
The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is awarding 10 scholarships of $1,000 each to qualifying high school students (grades 10-12).
Any student planning to attend an undergraduate institution is eligible to be nominated to receive a scholarship, which would be applied to the fall semester of their freshman year at any Alliance college. To qualify, students must be U.S. citizens and active attenders of a C&MA church at the time they receive and activate the awarded scholarship.
Visit AllianceYouth.com/scholarship to complete and submit an online student nomination form. Only one submission per student will be accepted.
All submissions must be received by 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, 2019.
Please note: By submitting student information for the drawing, you grant permission to provide disclosed student information to Nyack College, Crown College, Toccoa Falls College, and Simpson University admissions offices.
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Work Teams Needed in Paradise, California
From Terry Smith, vice president for Church Ministries
I spoke with Pastor Andrew Burchett, lead pastor at Neighborhood Church in Chico, California, this week. This congregation near the town of Paradise has been heavily involved in assisting members of Paradise Alliance Church and the community following the devastating wildfire. Neighborhood Church is now ready to receive and house work teams from our Alliance churches.
Phase 1 of the work will be sifting through ashes to find valuables of residents whose homes burned. Opportunities to pray with and encourage people will also surface for these teams. Phase 2 will begin in about three months and involve constructing storage sheds for residents as they rebuild their homes. Phase 3 will begin later as homes begin to be rebuilt.
Churches interested in sending teams should contact Neighborhood Church at (530) 343-6006 or
kathyvarner@ncchico.org. The Alliance family is needed, and I'm confident they will rally to this cause. Please share this with your churches. THANKS!
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Date: April 2-3, 2019
Location: First Alliance Church (Baltimore, MD area) 14500 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904
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January 22
Budget & Finance |
January 24
Launch One Day |
January 31
Church Health Team |
February 12
LO&CC |
February 16
All In |
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Alliance Strategies in Mission
Alliance Strategies is hosted on the site
www.CMAllianceU.org, and the enrollment process is the same: create an account and click on "Enroll Now" in the Alliance Strategies in Mission section.
Here are the dates for the upcoming sections of the course:
* February 3, 2019-April 13, 2019
* May 5, 2019-July 13, 2019
* August 4, 2019-October 12, 2019
* November 3, 2019-January 18, 2020
(allowing one week off for Christmas)-not yet available for registration
Technical questions can be addressed to
info@cmallianceu.org or by using the feedback form on the site.
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Alliance Church-Planting Sunday
On
February 24, the Alliance family will again celebrate our shared passion for church planting during Church Planting Sunday. We invite congregations to join in this special day by setting aside 5-10 minutes to corporately pray for and support a church plant in your district or feature your own church plant as part of your worship service. A video and bulletin insert will be available from the National Office at the end of January.
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Our District is privileged to be
SENDING at least 3 family units overseas for ministry in 2019. We have a limited time to connect with these families before they leave us. If your church would like to connect with one of these new IWs, please contact Ira and he will help you get connected. Remember these men and women are still working in their current ministries so connection might have to take place on something other than a Sunday morning. Contact Ira for more information!
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Our annual District Youth Retreat is right around the corner.
Dates:
April 26- 28, 2019
Location: Rockbridge Alum Springs Camp
More information to come!
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Dell Member Purchase Program
For those considering a computer purchase, Dell offers a special Employee Purchasing Program available to the Alliance family. This includes National Office, district, Alliance church staff and church members.
Employee Member Benefits:
- Best Price Guarantee on Dell consumer PCs
- Up to 30% off desktops and laptops
- Discounts on thousands of electronics and accessories
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Have you been yearning for a family oriented Mission opportunity where you can serve and grow in God's
will as a family?
Summit Grove is planning an event that focuses on giving you
quality family time while serving. T
his Mission opportunity is for you!
Date: April 12-13, 2019
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Personnel and Church Updates
Personnel Updates:
- Rev. Douglas Mindek joined our district as a retired worker.
Church Closures or Status Change:
Church Location Changes:
New Church Plants:
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Fair Share & Church Planting Update
December 2018
Fair Share (YTD):
Budget: $187,856.45
Received: $179,411.19
Deficit: $8,445.26
Church Planting (YTD):
Budget: $87,500.00
Received: $102,766.22
Surplus: $15,266.22
See note below.
"The amount received year-to-date for Church Planting is showing up as a surplus because of the one-time gifts we received from several churches in 2018.
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Share Your Stories!
Mid-Atlantic District Churches! We would love to share what God is doing in our churches to encourage and inspire other workers and churches in the district.
Send your church's social media account information and newsletter signup links to Yenory Orozco at
yorozco@cmamad.org. Or, if you have a specific story you would like to share, please send it to us!
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