Sandals Church began 17 years ago with five people in a tiny living room. If you had told me then that we would eventually be where we are today, I don't think I would have believed you. But today I see that God has generously blessed Sandals Church and we are getting the opportunity to share the good news of Jesus Christ with more people every week.
This year, I'm excited to share an overview of what God has done at Sandals Church in 2013 to celebrate some amazing moments and give you a better idea of our current attendance, involvement and budget for the year. Our desire is to be real, open and transparent with what God has entrusted to us and empower more people to be a part of what God is doing here.
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Matt Brown, Lead Pastor
Every Seat is a Story
5,020
Average Weekly Attendance
Main Campus
4,228
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1,176 children
3,052 adults
Woodcrest
792
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228 children
564 adults
People from 130 different countries have visited Sandals Church Online
Online
577
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*Darker colors denote higher concentration of viewers.
588
Baptisms
"God wants to use Sandals Church to reach people for Jesus.
That's the only reason we're here, because Jesus saves."
Pastor Matt Brown
New Stories Start Every Day
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214Middle & High School
424Babies & Preschool
547Elementary
31% of Sandals Church Are Children
Real Change Happens in Relationship
1,513
People in 157 Community Groups
300
Frontside students in groups
160
Pipeline students in groups
223
People in Real Healing
625
Women in Cultivate Study
We're Better Together
595
Active Volunteers Each Week
"You don't know what kind of rejoicing is going to happen on that day when Jesus Christ returns
and people are saved because of a simple act of service that you did."
Pastor Matt Brown
The Gospel Must Go
1
Staff Member Committed Full-time
to Ministry on Campus at UCR
3
Teams Engaged in Global Missions
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40
People Sent to Chicago
$50,000
Given to Support Church Planting
Since 2012, Sandals Church has given over $277,000 to help plant Real Church Chicago
Everything Belongs to God
| Total Income |
$6,877,911 |
| Offering |
$5,421,918 |
| Building Fund |
$876,927 |
| Other* |
$579,066 |
| Assets |
$24,840,322 |
| − Cash |
$2,726,281 |
| − Pledges Receivable |
$5,037,762 |
| − Fixed Assets |
$16,824,966 |
| − Other Receivables |
$251,312 |
| Liabilities |
$16,093,181 |
| − Building Loan |
$10,587,033 |
| − Deferred Revenue |
$4,933,364 |
| − Accounts Payable/Accruals |
$572,784 |
| Total Expenses |
$6,781,877 |
| Staffing |
$2,588,444 |
| Admin & Facilities |
$1,148,211 |
| Ministry |
$1,371,538 |
| Building Fund** |
$858,531 |
| Debt |
$482,889 |
| Missions |
$332,264 |
* This includes rental income, ministry revenue from classes, book
purchases and benevolence giving throughout the year.
** Includes patio build out, design and engineering costs, and facility upgrades.
Annual Giving by Household
3,569
People gave to Sandals Church
An Increase of 9% over 2012
824
23%
$0-50
762
21%
$50-200
527
15%
$200-500
703
20%
$500-2000
17% of annual income comes from 79% of our donors
394
11%
$2000-5000
232
6.5%
$5000-10000
127
3.5%
$10000+
83% comes from 21% of our donors
Each year, Sandals Church undergoes a full financial audit with a Certified Public Accounting (C.P.A.) firm. Our financial records and our internal processes are audited to ensure that we are compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. By reviewing our internal controls, the C.P. A. firm ensures we have proper approval processes and cash handling processes to protect staff, volunteers and the church as a whole. Our Board of Directors reviews our financial statements throughout the year and approves the Sandals Church annual budget.
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In the book of Acts, Jesus makes this statement, "You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." In saying that, he not only laid out the plan for Christians throughout history, he also laid out the blueprint for the future of Sandals Church.
We call it REACH.
REACH is about community, generosity and shared struggle. We know that, as the Bible says, a cord made of three strands is not easily broken. This fall, hundreds of families from Sandals Church joined together to REACH up to God in acts of worship, REACH out to our community in love and REACH deep within ourselves to multiply our effectiveness and influence and take the vision of being real further than ever before.
We want to thank every one of you who made a REACH commitment. God is using Sandals Church to make an eternal impact throughout the world and we are inspired by the amazing generosity of our church.
Enlarge your house; build an addition. Spread out your home, and spare no expense! For you will soon be bursting at the seams. Your descendants will occupy other nations And resettle the ruined cities.
Isaiah 54:2-3
To date, we have received 1,696 pledges totaling $5,142,090. While we haven’t hit our $8.3 million target yet, we are encouraged and thankful for every person who chose to REACH deep within themselves and up to God, so that we can REACH out to others with the good news of Jesus Christ.
$815,147
Cash Received
$5,142,090
In Pledges
$8,400,000
Goal
$3,254,460
The REACH campaign is still in process and has not ended. We’re hopeful that our total will continue to increase as we receive pledges from individuals who have not yet taken the opportunity to participate.
Reach Donor Profile
| Gift Range |
Number of Donors |
Percent of Donors |
Average Gift |
| $0-500 |
491 |
28.95% |
$172 |
| $500-1,500 |
377 |
22.23% |
$1,012 |
| $1,500-3,000 |
379 |
22.35% |
$2,329 |
| $3,000-6,000 |
257 |
5.15% |
$4,713 |
| $6,000-10,000 |
83 |
4.89% |
$8,599 |
| $10,000-20,000 |
89 |
5.25% |
$13,415 |
| $20,000-30,000 |
15 |
0.88% |
$24,226 |
| $30,000-40,000 |
1 |
0.06% |
$35,000 |
| $40,000-50,000 |
2 |
0.12% |
$48,000 |
| $50,000-100,000 |
2 |
0.12% |
$89,768 |
|
1,696 |
100% |
$3,032 |
