2022 Review, 2023 Outlook

2022 Review

• Church Theme: “Love God, Love Family, Love Church”
• Both English and Chinese ministries resumed in person gatherings, the attendance was growing steadily.
• Pastor Sion started and served as Student Minister last year.  Minister Dongjian Guo started and served as Chinese Minister last year.
• Provided systematic training to new deacons, new fellowship leaders and counselors
• English Ministry finished the first fellowship counselors training
• Strengthened young adult ministry, formed College Fellowship and Song of Songs Fellowship
• Started Gospel Tea Party
• Developed a number of policies and guidelines:  the ACCCN Child and Youth Safety and Protection Policy, the Counseling Guidelines for ACCCN Pastors and Ministers, and the Confidentiality Guidelines
• Formed a Building Planning Committee to address the need of space, especially for children, youth, college student and fellowship ministries.         
• Hosted Joint Choir Music and Testimony Evangelism Meeting
• Student Ministry was able to organize Winter Retreat for the first time since 2019.     
• Children Ministry was able to organize VBS for the first time since 2019.     
• Thanks to God’s abundant supply, ACCCN had no financial deficit in 2022, and there was a surplus at the end of the year.

2023 Ministry Outlook

• Church Theme: “Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness, Live Out Christ” – Truth, Love, Humbleness, Servanthood
• Pray for the calling  of a Senior/Chinese Pastor， a English Pastor and a Children Director
• Provide systematic training to new deacons, new fellowship leaders and counselors
• Host the Joint Choir Music and Testimony Evangelism Meeting
• Construct children playground
• The Children Ministry will organize VBS
• Host the South-East Winter Retreat at Shocco Springs