Join us for a week long celebration where we meet with missionaries and challenge Central to have a vision when spreading the Gospel of Christ that ranges from around the corner to around the globe.  As believers we have a global mission field, from our own neighborhood to the "uttermost part of the earth", and this is the time where we can get to know missionaries serving locally, nationally, and internationally. We will learn more about where and how they serve, and most importantly, find out how we can be personally involved in the lives and work missionaries.

February 24-28, 2010

A Global Impact Celebration (GIC) is an annual event designed to celebrate the outreach ministries of the local church while casting a greater vision and challenge for global outreach and involvement.

As a result, of our church's 2009 GIC the faith promise commitments pledged total about $292,000.00. WOW! We became one church during this week; children, youth and adults of all ages. Below is a breakdown of how we plan to distribute the monies pledged:

45% to go to International Missions, ($97,000)

15% to go to National Missions, ($32,000)

40% to go to Local Missions, ($88,000)

Results of the G.I.C. 2009 finances thus far: To Date Contributions, $150,000.

International

Missionary Support- $60,000 (that is $5,000/year for 12 units) Our nine current missionaries: Mary, Jeremy & Joy, Jan, Marilyn, Olexander, pavle, Jim & Liz,     The Barbees and Dwight & Sarah Hires.

Projects- $30,000

• The AIIS building (Mary) received $20,000 ntoward down payment.
• $2,000 for muslim Prayer Booklets and $2,000 for the Maua Hospital in Kenya.
• Up to $9,000 out of projects is offered to the South Africa Team- they pay all travel, they used $5,000.
• To Baja Mexico, they went at their own expense and we donated $2,800 towards building supplies.
• Short Term Mission trips $5,000
• Other $3000 -$1200 paying for 15 attendees to a conference reaching the muslim world; $800 for Drake Travis to send off 3000 young evangelists all over South America. (see above as rest was spent.

National Outreach

15% of $292, 000= $32,000 (now until 3/30/2010)

• Nightstrikes (3 trips tp Portland), trips to Chehalis and a cow $1300
• Advance registration for Applalachia trip $6000
• An Alaska trip (7 attendees) heloped build a church in Girdwood $2800
• Support for Wycluffe Missionaries John & Jody Wilson $3600/year
• Repair on Mabton Methodist CHurch $400
• Dream Center & trips $250
• There is approx. $10,000 for future decisions.

Local Outreach

Local outreach Faith Promise financial support is being shared among more than 20 different ministries, with emphasis on those ministries where Central Members and Life Groups are involved. In addition to the Faith Promise donations, Christmas and Easter special offerings were used for local benevolence donations to Jericho Road and the Emmaus Center to aid families and indivuals in immediate need. Approx. $72,000 of the Faith Promise money is already planned for distribution through 3/30/2010.:

• Evangelism- $13,850 for Alpha Central & Alpha community outreach, prison ministries, KMBI Christian radio
• Seniors & Community Outreach- $4650 For Christ's Hands in the community, Sharefest
• Safety Net- $22,250 for Grace Clinic, Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity, Jericho Road, Martha's Cupboard, Union Gospel Mission
• Support & Recovery- $15,225 for Emmaus Christian Counseling, Point Man Veterans Ministry, Tri-City Pregnancy Network
• Children & Youth- $15,750 for Child Evangelism Fellowship, Ignite Youth Mentoring, PowerZone Youth Center, Skills Development Mission, Skate Park, and Young Life.

God does provide!