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2023 By The Numbers
While numbers and metrics aren't "THE" way to take the temperature of a church, they are certainly "A" way.
Check out these slides to see some fantastic details about finances, partnership & involvement, generosity, and more.
2024 & Beyond
Although we're looking back on 2023, we're also full steam ahead into 2024 and looking excitedly towards the future.
There's a few slides in here, as well, of things that are "Now Playing" and some "Coming Attractions". The horizon is bright and we hope you're ready to join us!
2023 Special Events & More
EVENTS // LifePointe has four flagship events we do annually to create a friendly atmosphere and connect people from our community. These events include Fall Fun Getaway at the Rockahock Campground, the BIG Cook Off, Food Trucks On The Farm, and the Chilly Bowl.
LIFEGROUPS // LifeGroups have grown year over year, increasing from 22 groups at the end of 2022 to 37 groups at the start of the 2024 Spring semester and our overall registrations have increased by 70 from last year. Dozens of new-to-LifePointe people join a LifeGroup within the first month of attending and over 70% of our teenage & adult congregants attend LifeGroups. Nearly half of our 50 group leaders are co-leading or leading for the very first time and ALL of our leaders receive weekly training & encouragement, meeting twice a year for the ‘‘LifeGroup Rally’’, an appreciation & training dinner.
TEAMS // Minstry Team & Volunteers are the very fiber of what helps make things happen here at LifePointe. LifePointe has added three new Teams in the past year - Parking, Facilities, and Vehicle. In Starting Pointe, we connect people with their Next Step and encourage them to join a LifeGroup or serve on a Team. Because of the variety of Teams we have, people of various ages serve in various ministries throughout the church.
ALL IN SUNDAY // All In Sunday is when people come forward to Partner with the church, and the church comes alongside to further Partner with them. Not everyone who goes to LifePointe is a Partner. For the church, it is an encouragement to see others raise their flag of faith, stand before them, and declare, “I want to be a part of this church family and join them as they worship Jesus and seek to change the world!” In 2023, 79 people became Partners with LifePointe, not including those baptized here.
STARTING POINTE // Last year, 78 people attended Starting Pointe. Many of them are now serving, attending LifeGroups, and Partnering with LifePointe. Starting Pointe, a 90-minute event that happens four times a year is a new attender's next step. We give attendees free childcare and a gift bag, give them time to connect with Elders and Staff and tell them about what God is doing through this church.
LCCYM / NextGen Ministry
"My first year on staff with LifePointe has been sich a fun ride. In 2023, God blessed the NextGen ministry with about a dozen baptisms, along with dozens of new teens and young adults checking out our programming for the first time. We've celebrated new adult leaders coming on-board, as well! I can't waint for what the rest of 2024 has in store with all the events and activities LifePointe hosts for young people to connect with Jesus."
- Reed Smith, NextGen Minister
- Reed Smith, NextGen Minister
KidPointe - Nursery, Preschool & Elementary ages
This year in KidPointe we have seen very healthy growth in our small groups, volunteers, and events. We celebrated Christmas and Easter together with Easter Jam and Jingle Jam. We hosted over 200 children at VBS, took over 20 fourth and fifth graders to the SuperStart Preteen Convention, and filled over 275 boxes for Operation Christmas Child. We celebrated 27 KidPointe baptisms of kids and volunteers this past year.
LifePointe Missions 2023
In 2023, LifePointe continued to support SIX mission groups on a monthly basis. They include:
Chris & Sonia Tedeschi - Chris & Sonia and their 4 boys called LifePointe their home church prior to leaving for Magala, Spain. They work with Christar as they focus on church planting with the North Africans in Malaga. Sonia is also engaged in helping at a refugee center teaching women to make crafts to support themselves.
Alan & Judy Norman - Alan & Judy have 4 children and work through Team Expansion to bring the gospel message to the people of Cambodia through medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They will be home on sabbatical in Virginia from July 2024-June 2025.
Debra Smith - Debra is also with Team Expansion. She is based in Fredericksburg, VA. She works to facilitate Discovery Bible Studies and prayer with Afghan immigrants here in the States.
Disciple Makers - Disciple Makers operate throughout the world identifying the unengaged, unreached and unsaved. They hold as a high priority the planting of brand new, indigenous churches in these areas. The areas of focus are Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kenya, Guatemala, & Honduras.
Christ’s Church at Virginia Tech-CCVT is the campus ministry at Virginia Tech. CCVT focuses on reaching the college students by giving them a place where they can establish and grow their faith while away from home.
Camp Rudolph - Camp Rudolph is a Christian camp and retreat center in Yale, VA.
Alan & Judy Norman - Alan & Judy have 4 children and work through Team Expansion to bring the gospel message to the people of Cambodia through medicine at Mercy Medical Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. They will be home on sabbatical in Virginia from July 2024-June 2025.
Debra Smith - Debra is also with Team Expansion. She is based in Fredericksburg, VA. She works to facilitate Discovery Bible Studies and prayer with Afghan immigrants here in the States.
Disciple Makers - Disciple Makers operate throughout the world identifying the unengaged, unreached and unsaved. They hold as a high priority the planting of brand new, indigenous churches in these areas. The areas of focus are Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Kenya, Guatemala, & Honduras.
Christ’s Church at Virginia Tech-CCVT is the campus ministry at Virginia Tech. CCVT focuses on reaching the college students by giving them a place where they can establish and grow their faith while away from home.
Camp Rudolph - Camp Rudolph is a Christian camp and retreat center in Yale, VA.
2023 Events and Special Gifts supported by LCC Missions
- Turkey Earthquake - In February, funds were sent through Team Expansion for aid to Turkey in the midst of their catastrophic earthquake.
- Missions For Christ - Also, in February, a gift was sent to repair the roof at STTJKI (a Bible College in Indonesia).
- YUGO Ministries - In July we sent a team of 9 to build a home for families in Ensenada Mexico.
- Haiti Meal Pack - Nearly 100 people joined us in September to pack over 45,000 meals to be sent through Lifeline Christian Mission to Haiti.
- Operation Christmas Child - The Mission Team partnered with KidPointe to fill and send over 200 boxes to send to children around the world.
- Mid-Atlantic Christian University - A gift was sent in December to help continue the education of Church workers to further the Kingdom here and around the world.
- Remember The Children – A year end gift was sent and used as the mission visited orphan homes in Romania. They were able to distribute gifts to the children, tell the story of Jesus, and make ornaments.
- Greg & Nikki Saldi - The mission team along with LPCC Leadership agreed in December to add Greg, Nikki, & Ophelia Saldi to our monthly missions. Their mission is to plant churches throughout France. In September 2023 they began serving at a new church plant in Fougeres, France.