Redeemer Missionary Church

PASTOR’S YEAR END REPORT

2008

It has been my pleasure to be your pastor for 2008. I have been able to serve with you and for you in many different ways. We have seen some old traditions continue and some new traditions begin, such as our trip to Frankenmuth, our Christmas open house and children’s program’s. The youth have continued on with such things as 3DYC, a mission trip to New York City, plus a number of other projects, fund raisers, etc.

We have kept our sports going from softball to ping pong and volleyball. We have had men’s meeting on Monday nights and along with those meetings we have gone to car shows to skeet shooting, had a Wild Game dinner, and backyard cook out.

The women’s quilt group has made over 20 quilts for various people inside and outside of the church. The women have enjoyed chick flick nights, Easter egg classes and Share Croppers nights, with a trip to Shipshewana thrown in.

This year we had a summer intern, Nat Fitzgerald. We tried a basketball camp—it wasn’t very successful but at the same time we are trying new things to see what works and will continue to reach out into our neighborhood.

We had a very successful road rally, and Mystery dinner. We had a hayride through the neighborhood. We had a very successful Trunk or Treat night for Halloween. We had one wedding and one baby dedication. We had Rabbi Loren Jacobs with us who took us through the Passover Seder and showed us the picture of Christ all the way through the Passover meal.

We began a once a month coffee house, which people really seem to enjoy. I continued on with my District duties as District Youth director and thank the church for them allowing me to keep that responsibility. For the church it is a win- win situation. The things I do for the district directly effect the youth of the church. Plus as district youth director it allows me to take in functions of the district that the church could not always afford. Functions for the district included working with Teen Team and a mission trip to Spain and a mission trip to New York City. I am also working with Sonlife ministries in helping with area cluster groups and assisting in coming alongside churches in the development of a discipling ministry.

As we finish up 2008 we thank God that all our obligations were met. However not without some sacrifices, and we continue to struggle along; the economy isn’t any better for 2009. But our challenge to one another is to look at how God will supply our needs.

As I close this report I believe it is necessary to always keep our purpose in front of us to make sure we are headed in the right direction. Our purpose at Redeemer Missionary church is to help people be disciples who make disciples by LOVING God and LEARNING about Him and His will for our lives, LIVING purposefully and passionately, and LEADING others to do likewise.

I thank you all for your prayers and your support. Truly I believe the best is yet to come.

Respectfully submitted,

Tim Patch

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