TOWN HALL MEETING 2015 SECRETARIAT S REPORT Southwest Region - PDF document

� � 1/21/15 � TOWN HALL MEETING � 2015 SECRETARIAT ’ S REPORT Southwest Region Conference New Church Properties/Congregations 2011 Conroe Spanish Company- Conroe, Texas……………...………..……Organized Arlington Metro Company - Arlington, Texas…………………..……....Organized Voice of Hope - OKC, Oklahoma…………...………..……..........................Purchased New Property Dallas West Spanish, Dallas, Texas…………...………..……................New Congregation from TX Conf Dallas West Spanish, Dallas, Texas…………...………..……................Purchased New Property MLK School Baton Rouge, Louisiana…………………..……..............Merged with Berean School Maranatha - Winnsboro, Louisiana…………………..……..............Purchase New Property Loving Church – Fort Worth, Texas…………………..……..............Purchased New Property 2012 Agape Fellowship – Lancaster, Texas……………..……………...New Church Building Construction Cleburne Spanish Company – Cleburne, Texas …………………..……Organized Fort Smith Spanish Company – Ft. Smith, Arkansas …………………..Organized Livingston Spanish Company – Livingston, Texas …………….……....Organized Camden SDA Mission - Camden, Arkansas……………..……………...Purchased New Property Bethel - Tulsa, Oklahoma……………..……………………………….....Renovation Arlington Metro Company, Arlington, Texas…………………..…….... Purchased New Property El Paso East Spanish Company – El Paso, Texas ………...………...…..Purchased New Property Cleburne Spanish Company – Cleburne, Texas …………………..…… Purchased New Property 1 �

� � � � � � � 1/21/15 � Southwest Region Conference New Church Properties/Congregations 2013 Arlington Ebenezer Company - Arlington, Texas……………..…………Organized Marrero Three Angels Company - Marrero, Louisiana..............................Organized Lone Star Camp - Athens, Texas……………..…………………………..Renovation Corpus Christi Company - Corpus Christi, Texas.....................................Organized World Harvest Outreach - Houston, Texas......…..……………...Purchased New Property New Caney Company - New Caney, Texas..........……………..…………Organized Sugarland Church - Houston, Texas......…..……………...Purchased New Property Esperanza Church - Houston, Texas......…..……………...Purchased New Property 2014 Berean - Houston, Texas…………...………..……................ Purchased New Property Real Truth - Houston, Texas…………...………..……............Purchased New Property Alpha - Austin, Texas…………...………..……..........................Renovation Alfred Booker Jr. Academy – Alexandria, Louisiana…………...………Renovation Applegate Jr. Academy – Round Rock, Texas…………...………..…….New School Constructed Maranatha – Okmulgee, Oklahoma…………………..……..............New Church Building Constructed Maranatha – Houston, Texas…………...………..……............Purchased New Property New Congregations To Be Voted El Paso East – El Paso, Texas …………..….…………..…...........Pastor Edy Rosa-Paez � Katy Spanish – Katy, Texas………………...………………….....Pastor Ruben Cols � La Esperanza - Houston, Texas…….………………………….....Pastor Ruben Cols � Arlington Metro Community Church…….………………………Pastor Samson Mwebi � 2 �

� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1/21/15 � CONGREGATIONS TO BE DISBANDED � First Church.................Lake Providence, Louisiana � Friendship Church.................McAlester, Oklahoma � Faith Fellowship Church.................Marrero, Louisiana � Mt. Olive Church.................Hillsboro, Texas � Everlasting Joy Church.................Waldo, Arkansas � Twin Pines Church.................Monroe, Arkansas � Mt. Carmel Church.................Hobbs, New Mexico � Rayville Company.................Rayville, Louisiana � Membership Statistics 2011-2014 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOTAL AVG Bapt 716 927 650 3,049 762 756 POF 71 120 104 86 381 95 Letter 279 589 640 397 1,905 476 Adj 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1066 1,465 1,671 1133 5,335 1,401 Letter 287 355 587 381 1,610 410 75 Death 62 61 71 269 66 Apostasy 173 7 208 14 402 129 Missing 421 532 483 333 1,769 479 Adj. 0 0 0 0 0 Total 943 955 1,353 799 4,050 1,084 Ending Membership 24,032 24,542 24,860 25,194 24,657 Net Gain 123 510 318 334 1,619 321 3 �

1/21/15 � NET GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP PER YEAR � NET GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP PER YEAR 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 201 1 2012 2013 2014 PERCENT GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP PER YEAR � PERCENT GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP PER YEAR 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 4 �

1/21/15 � MEMBERSHIP BY STATES � TEXAS OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS LOUISIANA NEW MEXICO 1% 26% 5% 64% 4% MEMBERSHIP BY TERRITORIES � W. TEXAS S.C. TEXAS N.E. TEXAS OKLAHOMA NEW MEXICO ARKANSAS S. LOUISIANA N. LOUISIANA 4% 6% 21% 26% 5% 1% 4% 33% 5 �