2010

ANNUAL
REPORT

TERRANOVACHURCH
TERRANOVACHURCH
Theannual
repor
tisourwa
yofr
egul
arl
ypaus
ingt
oreflect
onwhatGodhasdone.
Wecel
ebr
ateandgi
vet
hanksf
or
Hi
sst
eadf
astpr
ovi
si
on.
 Wer
einf
orcet
hatwhi
chwebel
i
eve
i
scor
etowhowear
e. 
Wes
har
ewher
eweenvi
si
onGod
l
eadi
ngus
. 
Ourhopei
sthatt
hisr
epor
twoul
dbeus
eful
and
encour
agi
ngf
ory
ouandhonor
ingofGod’
scont
inual
grace.

97531
LETTER
F
rom EdMar
cel
l
e(onbehal
foft
heEl
der
s/Pas
tor
s)

COREVALUES
Chr
ist
ocent
ri
c/Mi
ssi
onal
&Monas
ti
c/I
ncar
nat
ional

HOW W ELI
VE
Thechur
chgat
her
ed&s
cat
ter
ed

RESULTS
Our2010oper
ati
ons

RESOURCES
Leader
shi
p/Res
our
ces/Cont
actI
nfor
mat
ion
 1
HEBREW S11. neces
sit
ysi
nce20chi
l
drenwer
ebor
ninourcommuni
t
yin2010.Weha
vehea
rdt
he
wor
dof
Godpr
eac
heda
ndhea
rdTheSpi
ri
tca
ll
.Ourj
our
neydi
dnotendonSunda
ys,
but
beganourweek.
Weha
vebeenpr
esent
wit
hourci
t
yat
uni
ver
sit
i
esandar
tgal
l
eri
es.

Now f
ait
h
Weha
ves
toodwi
tht
heoppr
ess
edandens
lav
edt
osa
y“nomor
e.
”Weha
ver
eached
out
tot
heneedyands
aid,
“Let
uss
erv
e.”Weha
ves
tudi
edi
napub,
sungi
nacl
ub,
and
wor
shi
ppedwher
everweha
vebeen.
Weha
vegat
her
edi
nhomes
,st
udi
edt
hewor
d,
i
stheassur
anceof s
ung,
andpr
ayed.Al
lofi
tisonl
ybyHi
sgr
ace,
andt
oHi
sgl
ory
.Forfiv
eyear
swe

t
hingshopedf
or, ha
vef
ol
Godf
l
owed,
orHi
sgi
f
at
t
t
i
meshal
t
ingl
y
sandgoodpur
,andf
pos
es.
orfiv
It
eyear
sHi
hankGodf
sgr
acehasbeenenough.
orhowy
ou ha
vef
oll
owed,
gi
It
v
en
hank

heconvi
cti
on andr
ecei
ved-y
ouar
epi
l
gri
mswi
thusat
Ter
raNov
aChur
ch.
t
oft
hings God’
sfai
thf
ulnes
sis
n’tj
usts
eeni
ntheabs
tract
ionofi
deasort
hewor
dsofcomf
ort
ing

notseen.
s
logans
,but
eveni
nthepar
ti
cul
arsof
ourfinances
.Godcont
i
nuest
opr
ovi
deabundant
l
y
t
hrougheachofy
ou.
Graci
ous
ly,
in2010t
hechur
chwasabl
etof
ull
yrecov
erf
rom t
he
s
hor
tf
al
lsi
ncur
redasar
esul
tof2009’
seconomi
cenvi
ronment
.Notonl
ywer
eweabl
e
t
orei
nst
at
evi
t
albudget
cut
s,but
wewer
eabl
etoexpandKi
dss
paceandpur
chas
ethe
s
ounds
yst
em atRev
olut
ionHal
lwhent
heneedar
oseunexpect
edl
y–al
lwhi
le
TerraNovaChurch -i
tismor
ethananame.
Iti
satonceacor
e
r
einf
orci
ngourcommi
tmentt
ous
e10% ofourgener
algi
vingt
owar
dschur
chmul
t
ipl
i
-
defini
ti
onandcal
l
ing.F
res
hgr
ound,
newear
th…t
hati
swhatwear
e cat
ionef
f
ort
s.Godi
sgoodandwear
elooki
ngat2011t
ofur
therbui
l
dourfinanci
al
cal
l
edt
oinourwal
koff
ait
h.Wewal
konnewgr
ound,
mar
kdi
scov
eri
es, s
tabi
l
it
yandf
oundat
ionwi
thaney
etowar
dwher
eGodma
yleadus
.

a
ndmo
vef
orwa
rda
not
hers
tep.
Wea
ret
hechur
ch,
thewor
dint
heBi
ble
I
nthey
ear
sahead,
Iwantt
osa
y,“
Keepi
tup.
”Keepdoi
ngwhaty
ouha
vedonei
n
i
sekkl
esi
a.Wear
ethatecl
ect
icgat
her
ing.
Weha
vet
akendi
f
fer
entr
oads
. f
oll
owi
ngGod,
givi
ngofy
ourgi
ft
s,y
ourfinances
,andy
our
sel
vest
ooneanot
her
.
Wea
regi
vendi
f
fer
inggi
f
ts.
Wea
rec
arr
yinguni
quebur
dens
.But
toget
her
, Connectwi
thy
ourTr
ibe.
ThankGodf
ort
hos
eTr
ibel
eader
s.Cont
inuet
oget
heraf
ter
Hi
m.Br
ingt
het
rut
handgr
aceof
Godt
othi
sti
meandpl
ace.Si
ng,
pra
y,andbecal
l
ed
wemov
efor
war
d.Ourfix
edpoi
nti
stheLor
d,J
esusChr
ist
.Thes
pace
anewonSunda
y,andper
sev
eret
obet
heChur
cht
aki
ngnewgr
ound.Theda
ysahead
bet
weenusi
sourcommonj
our
ney
,ourt
err
anov
a. ar
eHi
s.ByHi
sgr
ace,
wewi
l
lredeem t
het
i
me.

Weha
vewor
ked,
li
ved,
andwor
shi
ppedt
oget
herasachur
chf
or5y
ear
snow.We Sol
aDeoGl
ori
a,
ha
ves
eenl
i
vesbor
nandl
i
vesr
enewed.Weha
veopenedTheBookandha
vehad
hear
tsopened.
Weha
ver
eachedoutourhandt
oas
trangeranddi
scov
ereda
communi
t
y.F
rom acal
l
ing,
aker
nel
off
ai
th,
andt
hecompan
yof
fai
t
hful
peopl
e,we
ha
vegr
ownt
oachur
chofov
er300t
hatgat
her
sfor2s
ervi
cesatRev
olut
ionHal
l
.We
ar
ebl
ess
edwi
thmul
t
ipl
ebands
,andov
er30t
alent
edandcr
eat
i
vemus
ici
answho EdMar
cel
le,Lead/Teachi
ngPas
tor
s
erv
eust
hroughmus
ical
wor
shi
p.Weha
veexpandedourchi
l
dren’
sspace-a OnBehal
foft
heEl
der
s/Pas
tor
sof
Ter
raNov
aChur
ch

2
 HOW W ELI
VE:

CORE
VALUES
Chri
stocent
ric
Weai
mtocent
erour
sel
vesonChr
ist
,i
nwhom al
lt
hingsar
ehel
dtoget
her
,andwho
pr
ovi
desauni
queuni
tyast
heonet
rueheadoft
heChur
ch.
 (Col
ossi
ans1.
15-
20)

Mi
ssi
onal& Monast
ic
Wear
etol
i
veasacommuni
tyt
hatgat
her
sforwor
shi
p,i
sins
truct
edbyt
heWor
dand
bear
seachot
her
s'bur
dens
.Int
hiswear
ethechur
ch,
thef
ami
l
yofGod,
theBodyof
Chr
ist
,andT
empl
eoft
heSpi
rt(
i Ephesi
ans4.
1-7)
. Thechur
chal
socont
inuest
he
wor
kofami
ssi
onar
yGod.
 Wel
i
veout
si
det
hechur
chwal
l
stobr
ingr
econci
l
iat
ion,
to
l
i
vet
hemi
ssi
onofGodi
nChr
ist
.(
 2Cor
int
hians5.
16-
20)

I
ncarnat
ional
Godi
smos
tacces
sibl
etous
,andunder
stoodbyus
,whenHel
ooksl
i
keus
.Incar
na-
t
ioni
set
erni
tymeet
ingt
ime,
Spi
ri
tmeet
ingfles
h.Weat
temptt
oreflectHi
spr
esence
t
hroughdi
spl
ayi
ngt
het
rut
hofGodandgr
aceofGodi
nourpr
esentda
y.(
 J
ohn1.
14)

3 4
 HI
GHLI
GHTS
Love146/
/RRW4L
Terr
a’srelat
ionshi
pwi thLove146deepenedi n2010asPas torMatt
hewMi ll
erjoined
Love146s t
afff
ull
timeandi shelpi
ngchurchesacrossthecount ryconnectwit
hthei ssue

CHRI
STOCENTRI
C
ofhumant rafficki
ngi nameani ngf
ulway.Addit
ional
ly,
wecont i
nuetohelpleadand
supporttheRi de,Run,Walk4Lo ve–aSeptembere ventthat i
n2010r ai
sedalmos t$50k
wit
hnear ly50peopl efrom Terrai
nvol
ved.2011wi l
lseeaddi ti
onalTerr
apeopl ebe
act
iveintheof fici
allaunchof t
heTroy,
NYbas edLo v
e146T askForce.

&M ONASTIC
ChurchMul
tipl
icat
ion
Weasacommuni ty,conti
nuetos eeChurchMul t
ipl
icat
ionasthepri
maryMi s
sional
MI
SSI
ONAL eff
ortof
Terr
aNo va.In2010wes har
edinthej o
yof seeingtwochur
chesthat
wedi rect
l
y
supportmovet
owardsbei nglaunched.GraceRoadChur ch,l
edbyKevinMaloneyin
Chur
chMul
ti
pli
cat
ion SundayGat hered
Rochest
er,
waslaunchedi nearl
y2010andF ocus21,l
edbyMar cPi
l
oninSherbrooke,
Chur
ches
:Foc
us21,Grac
eRoad TerraNovaKids
Part
ner
s:Act
s29,
Vis
ion360 Quebec,wil
lof
ficial
lylaunchinJanuary2011.
Bapti
sms
Love146 TheCi t
y Tri
bes
Ri
de,
Run,
Wal
k4L
ove
Nucleus God' sworkofspirit
ual f
ormati
onandpas t
or alcareconti
nuestohappenint hecontext
Habit
atf
orHumanit
y TheologyattheTaproom ofour18homegr oupswecal l"Tribes",
whi char escatt
eredaroundtheCapi t
alDistr
ict
.
Jos
eph’sHous
e Men’s/Women’ sRet
reat 70% of t
heTerracommuni tyhaveengagedi nT ri
besandwecont i
nuetoinvestt
imeand
Imago/Poi ema resourcesi
ntosurfacingandequi ppingT r
ibel eaders.In2011,wewi l
lst
arttoconnect
* I
n2011,Tri
beswil
lengage
mi
ssionall
ythr
oughregi
onallybas
ed Discipl
eship ourT ri
bestogetherintolarger
,regi onal
lybas ed" Mis
sionalCommuni t
yGr oups"that
Mi ss
ionalCommunit
yGr oups *Tr i
bes wil
l widenrel
ati
ons hi
psi nsi
deT erraandcr eatev enuestoengaget hepeoplewel ove
outsi
deof t
hechur chi nthedif
ferent communi tiesTerr
adr a
wsf r
om.

TerraNovaKi
ds
TheSundayKidsprogram i
soneof thefas
testgr
owi
ngareasofTer
raand2010sawKids
at
tendancegro
w30% tonear ly50chil
drenperSunday
.Asar es
ultappro
ximat
el
y1,200
s.
f.ofs
pacewasaddedt oTerra’sof
fice/Ki
dsspacet
oaccommodatet hegro
wth–and
Godpr ovi
dedres
ourcesforthisinabigwa y
.

I
NCARNATI
ONAL LI
FE.PLACE.M EANI
NG.
TheCi
t
2010s
y
awTheCi tybecomeT er
ra’
s“on-
li
ne”communi
tythat
no whous espri
maril
yall
oft
hecommu
m ni cati
onandint
eract
ionf
ortheon-
goi
ngli
feofthechurch.Tobeplugged
i
ntowhatisgoingon,makesureyouareonTheCit
y!F
oraCi t
yaccountsendanemail
ol
t i
fe@terranovachurch.org

5 6
 2010RESULTS SOURCES
Gener
alGi
ving$361,
103

304
ATTENDANCE

375 Ot
herI
ncome$47,
824

269
233
300

204
Tot
al:$408,
927
161

225

150
USES
75
Monast
ic14%
0 Missional11%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ExpansionFund7%
Number
srepr
esentav
erageoff
inal8weeksi
neachcal
endary
ear Operations68%

200,
000
$183,
331
180,
000

160,
000

140,
000

120,
000

100,
000 $94,
937

80,
000

60,
000
$45,
020
40,
000 $36,
118
$27,
848
20,
000 $12,
970
$6,
585
$2,
119
0
Sunday Di
sci
ples
hip Chur
ch J
ust
ice&Mer
cy I
ncarnat
ional Expans
ionFund Per
sonnel General
Gathered Mul
ti
pli
cat
ion Pr
esence Operat
ions

7 M onast
ic Mi
ssi
onal Operat
ions
 PASTORS
EdMarcell
e[Lead/Teachi
ng]
Ed@t
err
anov
achurch.
org

PhilTaylor[
Executi
ve]
Phi
l
@t er
ranov
achurch.
org
GATHERSEVERY
Scot
tWomer[ Wor
shi
pArts]
SUNDAYAT
ELDERS/

Scot
t@t
err
anov
achur
ch.
org

PaulGordon[ St
ewardshi
p]
10AM & 12NOON
I
N REVOLUTI
ON HALL
Paul
@ter
ranov
achurch.or
g
RESOURCES
Matt
hew Mi l
ler[
Communi t
yExt
ens
ion] www. t
erranovachur
ch.or
g
Mat
t@ter
ranov
achurch.
org Teachi
ngs/Mus i
c/Fil
m

QUESTI
ONS
I
fyouwoul
dli
ket
olear
nmor
eaboutt
hefinanci
als
ideof
Ter
raNov
a,pl
eas
ereach
outt
oPaul
Gor paul
don: @ter
ranovachur
ch.
org.

I
fyouha
veanygener
alques
ti
onsabout
Ter
raNov
aChur
ch,
pleas
ereachoutt
o
l
ife@t
err
anovachur
ch.
orgorcal
l518.
833.
0504

Ar
eyoui
nter
est
edi
ngi
vingt
oTer
r a?Cl
aNov ickher
etogi
veon-
li
ne.

2010REPORT
TERRANOVACHURCH
ANNUAL

409Ri
verSt
reet|P
.O.
Box55 |Tr
oy,
NY12180