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2023 ANNUAL REPORT
2 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.orgDonations from 792 member churches, individuals, foundations, and non-member churches were contributed to the NACCC and Congregational Foundation.Member churches called 12 ministers to the pulpit through the pastoral search program, while 26 churches are at different stages in the process. The NACCC andCongregational Foundation are supported by 262 qualied and motivated volunteers. The 2022 Annual Meeting and Conference, held in Wichita, Kansas, and virtually, was attended by 228 individuals.During the inaugural year of The Listening Tour, visits were made to 35 NACCC churches in 14 states.The Congregational Foundation contributed $320,684 to the NACCC in support of its ministries and programs. Gifts totaling $164,103 were received for One Great Hour of Sharing, an NACCC program that raises funds to assist missions, member churches and communities struck by disasters. The NACCC is made up of 304 Congregational churches in 36 states across the country.Member churches ordained 5 ministers and installed 5 ministers.The new and improved Lay Ministry Training Program began its second year, with 14 students in two cohort groups.The 2022 Ministers’ Convocations were held in California, Connecticut, and Michigan and attended by 43 NACCC ministers.The Congregational Investment Trust, a long-term investment vehicle available to NACCC members, has 33 churches that participated. Contributions and nancial assistance were provided to 14 global missions. DID YOU KNOW...79212262228$164,10335/14$320,684304/361014431433
Dear Friends,Renowned nineteenth century abolitionist and minister of Plymouth Church of Brooklyn, New York, Henry Ward Beecher, urged: “We should live and labor in our time that what came to us as a seed may go to the next generation as blossom, and what came to us as blossom, may go to them as fruit. This is what we mean by progress.” Over the past year, the NACCC has lived and labored to make meaningful progress. The annual meeting and conference (AMC), a ourishing blossom, bore new fruit with our rst hybrid event. Some 156 attendees representing 69 churches gathered in Wichita, Kansas, hosted by Plymouth Congregational Church and University Congregational Church. Also present were 72 virtual attendees. We welcomed six congregations into membership. The Annual Meeting and Conference Committee is exploring untapped terrain for future conference destinations by considering convention and airline hub cities.Under the shade of the Vitality Ministry Council, a new planting, the Lay Ministry Training Program, enrolled its second cohort. The venerable Congregational Foundation for Theological Studies recognized one graduate, admitted a new fellow, and offered a Boston Seminar in Congregational History and Polity for CFTS students and pastors new to the NACCC. Ministers Convocations were held in the Midwest, New England, and on the West Coast.The Growth Ministry Council planted seeds for future collaboration around Christian education and youth ministry, compiling a list of local church leaders engaged in faith formation. The Council supported the NAPF/HOPE young adult meeting held in Wichita during the AMC. A draft schedule of webinars will help bring their dreams for productive dialogue to fruition. Through One Great Hour of Sharing offerings, the Mission and Outreach Ministry Council nurtured communities imperiled by war, natural disasters, and food insecurity, in addition to their ongoing partnerships with global missions. Staff and council members tilled the ground for the rst Cultural Exploration Ministry Trip in Cherokee, North Carolina. Accepting a seed packet from the Planning and Action Committee, the Leadership Council cultivated three objectives: increase professionalism, expand the visibility of the NACCC, and foster collaboration. This overarching body examined what unies the Association. The Racial Justice Task Team will culminate its three-year initiative at the 2023 AMC and send blossoms to the future, including resources and recommendations for formal discussion.Whether working with seeds, blossoms, or fruit, the NACCC elected leaders, staff, ministry partners, and other volunteers lived and labored in ways that bore progress for the Congregational Way. Thank you to all who contributed to this abundant harvest! FROM OUR LEADERSnaccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 3Rev. Arthur P. Ritter NACCC Moderator Chair of the Leadership CouncilRev. Dr. Ashley Cook Cleere NACCC and Congregational Foundation Executive Director
4 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.orgDear Member Churches and Supporters:I am honored to report on the work of the Board of Directors, which manages legal and nancial matters. Staff changes kept our Personnel and Administration Committee busy. With gratitude for the dedicated service of Dan Drea, Debby Fulton, and Carrie Dahm, we wish them blessings on their next adventures.We creatively outsourced selected stafng needs: • Our fractional CFO, Cheryl Milnes, and her team updated our nancial structure to increase efciency and engage the ministry councils in budgeting procedures. • The Rev. Dr. Gerry Krupp served for six months as the part-time consulting director of programs to support churches in transition and team up with the Growth and Vitality Ministry Councils. • A professional meeting planner, Jessi Bauer-Phipps, addressed hotel, transportation, and other ne details that make the Annual Meeting and Conference successful. Shortly after the close of the scal year, we welcomed two full-time staff members: • As Executive Assistant, Andrea McCall provides intricate care for the Executive Director, CFO, Board of Directors, and Leadership Council. • Kristin Ward, Director of Development and Communications, focuses on fundraising and donor stewardship.On the rst year of the Listening Tour, our Executive Director, Rev. Dr. Ashley Cleere, visited 35 member churches, hearing their visions and concerns while enjoying fellowship. I am thankful for the collaboration, dedication, and professionalism of the Board of Directors, Ministry Councils, Congregational Foundation, and staff that enhances the Congregational Way.Dear Members, Donors and Friends of the NACCC,I write this report with great respect and appreciation for each of you! Your support and generosity has allowed the Foundation, serving alongside the Board of Directors and Leadership Council in FY2023, to further the work of the Ministry Councils, The Congregationalist, the Center for Congregational Leadership, and other worthy efforts, the Foundation distributed $320,684 to the NACCC as part of the collaborative budget process. Likewise, we are pleased to partner with the NACCC in the Congregational Investment Trust (CIT). NACCC, Foundation, and member church investments combined in the CIT strengthen the nancial position for all of us! As intended, gifts from donors were allocated to the NACCC at levels comparable to previous years. Good News! We are pleased to report that both Leadership Giving and the Annual Christmas Appeal saw an increase this year. Likewise, 36 churches increased their annual gift by 10% or more in FY 2023! We will spread this good news often as we encourage others to follow your lead! Thank you for making a difference this year! Most importantly, thank you for your generosity through your faithful contributions! A special shout-out to the NACCC staff for their outstanding expertise and dedication! Working together, all of us assure the living promise and freedom of the Congregational Way!A MESSAGE FROM OUR BOARDSJodee Lord Vice Moderator Chair of the Board of DirectorsLaura Hamby President, Board of Governors Congregational Foundation
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONGREGATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCHES AND CONGREGATIONAL FOUNDATION INC Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2023Consolidated Statement of Unrestricted ActivitiesConsolidated Statement of Financial Position Assets Cash $ 210,452 Investments at Fair Market Value 24,971,794 Accounts Receivables (net) 137,623 Property & Equipment (net) 188,409 Other Assets 32,991 Total Assets $ 25,541,269 Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities: Accounts Payable Member Church Trust Accounts $ 7,736,418 Deferred Revenue 16,485 Other Liabilities 69,894 Total Liabilities $ 7,822,797 Net Assets: Unrestricted: NACCC Unencumbered $ 1,053,499 NACCC Designated 880,712 Foundation Unencumbered 105,850 Total Unrestricted Net Assets $ 2,040,011 Restricted Net Assets Shared Ministries $ 1,360,730 Missions & Outreach 592,662 Vitality 1,213,601 Gr o w th 277, 0 01 Foundation 12,234,467 Total Restricted Net Assets $ 15,678,461 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 25,541,269Revenues Unrestricted Contributions Churches & Individuals $ 339,142 Special Gifts 303,904 Annual Meeting & Conference Revenue 92,161 Publication Sales 49,325 Other Income 23,907 Net Investment Results 118,182 Contributions Released to Programming 1,140,119 Total Revenues $ 2,066,740 Expenses Programming Services Expense Programming Support Services $ 528,713 Travel 20,428 Publications 52,230 Committees, Commissions & Teams 7,360 Promotion 4,222 Annual Meeting & Conference 57,952 International & Domestic Aid 449,069 Theological Scholarships & Training 91,786 Depreciation 22,894 Other 278,710 Total Programming Services Expense $ 1,513,364 Total Administration & Donor Cultivation Expense 397,549 Total Expenses $ 1,910,913 Change in Net Unrestricted Assets $ 155,8272%1%5%49%13%30%Net Asset Distribution & Member Church InvestmentsVitality Ministries ($1,213,601)Missions & Outreach ($592,662)Growth Ministries ($277,001)Congregational Foundation ($12,340,317)Member Churches’ Investments ($7,736,418)Shared Ministries Fund ($3,294,891)FINANCIAL STATEMENTSnaccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 5
DONOR RECOGNITION* Deceased6 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.orgTHANK YOUThe National Association of Congregational Christian Churches wishes to thank all individual, foundation, corporation, association and non-member church donors who supported our mission with a contribution of $100 or more in Fiscal Year 2023 (April 1, 2022-March 31, 2023). (Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. If your name has been omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact our Development staff at 414-856-1615 or development@naccc.org)$50,000 +Bill & Lorraine StreetHarry & Marjorie Walbridge*William H. Guild Charitable Trust$10,000-$49,999Elsie Bunker TrustCalifornia Community Foundation - Harry R. Butman TrustJim & Leanna RogersBeth Wilkins$5,000-$9,999Bow Lake Free Will Baptist ChurchRichard DerhamJoyce DunnFirst Congregational Church of South EgremontDonald & Sandra KnappJim Larson & Janet WilsonJohn McElroyBlaine & Diane SimonsMike & Pat StahlRex & Renda Tillerson$1,000-$4,999William AhrensArena Congregational ChurchMartha AverillEdith BartleyRick & Barbara BauzenbergerBecks Reformed ChurchGlenn & Mimi BiedronRoger & Janice BowersCathy BrockingtonMarria CasnerJames & Candice CassidyTom & Gisela ChelimskyKenneth & Harriett ClarkAshley CleereAllen & Kathy CorbmanJeff & Sharon DillonFirst Congregational Church of Mt. PleasantFirst Congregational Church of Rochester MAFirst Presbyterian Church of Clay CenterTeresa FournierJoseph GlassKevin Gromley & Nancy ScottLaura HambyJim & Ann HarrisJohn HeggemanMargaret HoatsJim HopkinsJo Ellen HothPaul & Loretta HowellIdana Presbyterian ChurchGail LeypoldtLowell & Shirley LindenLyerly Evangelical ChurchTimothy & Susan MaguireRobert & Karla MallJoy MatosSylvia McCormickJohn & Linda MellowesMertie & Harley Stevens Memorial FundRichard & Kay Miller-ToddBarbara MullenNorth Branford Congregational ChurchNortheast FellowshipTed & Marlene PendletonVarn & Liz PhilbrookNancianne RathbunTed & Robin SchachtDottie SchimpfAlice ScottBob & Barbara SmithSt. Luke’s Reformed ChurchTed & Ellen StiferBob & Suzy StoyerJim Waechter$500-$999Jodi BrandserRobert BuckleyRichard & Roberta DavisSanford & Linda FreudIrven & Brenda GammonGloria GilsonRandall & Linda HaseRon & Judith HeiligensteinJames HensonNeil & Sharon HuntPhil & Loris JacobsPaul KraemerSuky KwakBill & Sue LeFeberSusan ListFred & Jodee LordMount Hope ChurchBill MulhollandPaul & Karen NickelsSharon PetrieKevin RoachJeffrey & Julie RobieRon RuddSam & Lucy* ShinozakiHow fortunate we are to have such engaged, committed laypeople! –––––––––––––––––––––– Rev. Dr. Mimi Biedron, Lay Ministry Training Program Instructor––––––– “––––––––
David & Carol StoepkerBarry & Sue SzymanskiDion & Minnie TanionDavid TeeterWilliam Van LueEleanor VernonVisit WichitaCraig & Barbara WalkerJoe & Shaaron WaltonKim Woellhof$250-$499Don AndersonRandy & Nancy AsendorfEd & Jami BackellWilliam & Barbara BarnesCharles Barr IIThelma BasleyNeil & Linda BennettSharon BeringsonPhilip and Mary BiondiCharles BlackmanScott & Andrea ChaseCollbran Congregational Church UCCHarold CovillClifford & Corinne DepewFrederick DunnJohn & Jan ElgerEvangelical Congregational Church SchoolDan & Carol EvansMaurice & Sara FettyLorraine FinisonRob FredricksonRuth FrostSherry GlabDaniel & Angela GoelzerGustave GoldshineArthur & Patricia GreeleyPaul & Nancy HamiltonVictor & Cynthia HardyRobert HarloffGeorge & Pamela HolmesAndrew & Kathy IrishClaude JohnsonKen & Patricia JohnsonCharmaine JonesJohnathan JonesJames & Dawn KeoughMichael LambertSteven & Bridget LangehoughSandra LeonardDouglas LobbLewis, Caryn & Chase LongThomas & Janet LovellJames MacarilleJames & Veronica MannAndrew & Hillary McHenryNorth Pownal Congregational ChurchRussell & Cindy PetriePiedmont UniversityDavid & Karen PierRyan & Mary PrendergastDonald & Marilyn RauschlPhil & Peg ReadPhilip & Jonnie RheaCedric & Lorraine RogersBenj & Janice SimpsonSoutheastern Michigan Association of Congregational ChurchesCorrine SternbergMarion StowellCarolyn SundquistJohn & Cindy TamilioCliff & Betty WallArt & Lee WallachJim & Cindy WalshBruce WaltersEdgar & Suzanne WheelerRobert WhitePhyllis WickerAllan & Marilyn WorthSharon Wozencraft$100-$249Richard & Joyce AdairDale AlisonSandra AllgoodKenneth ArnoldMary BagleyRebekah BarschNeweld Community Church in Neweld, Maine held a monthly concert series thanks to a grant from the John Richard Memorial Endowment.naccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 7
* DeceasedJoy BaumgartnerSusan BehrensElizabeth BinghamBruce & Melissa BlockMichael & Polly BodjanacRobert BorgmanJohn & Kay BowmanRobert & Faye BoyetteBeth BrooksAlfred & Lorraine BrownSandra BuchmanJohn BuscemiDawn CarlsonBasil & Linda ChadbourneMichael & Vicki ChittumNorm & Marcia ChristensenJoseph & Marcia CifaldoLeslie CosgroveShirley CoyPhylis CroonenberghsWayne & Marta DaltryMarilyn DanielsonJune DavidsonKenneth & Jane DavidsonPatricia DeBelakLen DiamondBarbara DunhamNorman & Barbara ErlendsonGregory & Marcie ErricoJohn & Jill EvansAlan & Sharon FeareyFirst Christian Church of WellingtonPhil & Judy FrickLois GaultKirby GilmoreCraig GoodlockRuth & George GraftonGeorge GrofJoseph & Christine HackettCharles HallScott & Lynette HambyMary HawkClarence & Jean HeeremaAnn HerrickBetsy HessPeter & Bonnie HigginsRobert & Jennifer HigginsLarry & Katherine HowellDeanna HuppMark & Kathryn JarvieMelinda JasterMary JensenPatricia JipsonMark JohnsonMelvin & Leatha JohnsonRobert JohnsonGrace JonassenDonald JuedesDeborah KacpuraMary KaufmanTed & Mary KellnerKimberly KennedyMarianne KingClaudia KniefelPaul & Ann KoeshallPaul LaederachWill LangeArlin & Sharon LarsonMarilyn LeePhil LeHoux & Glenda BarkwellDorothy L. LenzLarry & Joyce LindererShane & Renee LippDoug & Kerry LouxIan & Kathleen MacdonaldLloyd & Cynthia MaxwellDonald & Judith MayberryGeorge & Magdalena MaysJohn & Mary McAlileyMark & DeeAnn McCormickDavid & Marsha McMurrayCatherine MelendyVictoria & James MelendyPhyllis MerrittMichigan Conference of Congregational Christian ChurchesCaroline MillerCharles MillerRobert MorrisJohn MorrowWilliam & Sharon MullerKathryn MullinsChris & Chuck MurphyBernie & Alberta NicholsWarren & Becky NobleSharon NortmanMarilyn OberKathleen O’DellJohn & Denise O’MearaThe Listening Tour kicked off in Maine, where members of nine congregations met Rev. Dr. Ashley Cleere for lunch, followed by a traveling caravan to visit their churches.DONOR RECOGNITION8 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.orgWhat a great visit we had with you! Thank you again so very much for making the trip all the way out here. –––––––––––––––––––––– Enterprise Congregational Church members, on their Listening Tour visit––––––– “––––––––
Charles PackerShirley ParkerAlice & Clifford Pence Jr.Bradford & Carla PhillipsSteven PierceVirginia PrattRae-Ellen PreussJohn & Jacqueline RamosKirk & Cynthia RaueJoyce ReichRuth ReindlDeborah & Steve RhinesmithArt & Laura RitterLynn RobertsonJohn RobieEzekiel & Dalila RodriguezJohn RuppelMrs. Louise SantisDudley SchadebergPat SchickDale SharpBurton & Miriam ShurlowGloria Jean SkeeteKevin & Susan SmailPeter & Carol SmithRobert SmithKaren SnitkerLarry & Joelle SommersPeg StephensPatrick StewartMichael & Catherine StilesJudy StoneMonte & Nelda StuckWilliam SukeforthRobb TarrMartin & Carol TaylorJoanne TempleTimothy & Sarah TerlouwJerilynn TitsworthEldon TolanDon & Vicki UnderhillThomas & Wendy Van TassellCasey & Teresa vanderBentCinda WaltonGil WangerEverett & Ellen WesselCarol WeyandStanley WhiteFern WilsonReginald & Pat WingLeland WittingSteven & Kitchel WoodsThe 1620 Legacy Society serves to honor and recognize our friends who have included, or have made arrangements to include, a planned gift in their estate plans to benet the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches or the Congregational Foundation. These dedicated and generous donors are committed to supporting our continued growth and development. (Please let us know if you have made a commitment to the NACCC or Foundation in your estate plans by contacting our Development staff at 414-856-1615 or development@naccc.org)Onnalee Ahrens*William H. AhrensJean Anderson*Charles W. Barr II Ellen BauerleJohn Baxter Black*Charles A. Blackman Elsie Bunker* Carol Burton*Jennette & Harry Butman* Bobbie Chapman*Ashley Cook CleereMildred Gibbens*Sherry GlabHubert Goodale*Marion Goodale*William H. Guild*Bonnie Haas*Laura HambyR. Ron HeiligensteinLois A. Heilmann*James A. HopkinsClaudia KniefelKatherine Macdonald*LeeAnne & Thomas RichardAlfred Rowe Jr.*Virgil Shipley*Grant A. Stannard*Julie Johnson StaplesMertie Stevens*Nancy & Roland* Sutton Jr.Casey & Teresa vanderBentAnna Vogt*Harry & Marjorie Walbridge*Lee & Art WallachCharles G. Wharton*LEAVING A LEGACY* DeceasedNACCC staff and volunteers diligently prepare to ship Lent and Advent devotionals to Congregationalists around the US.naccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 9
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches wishes to thank all churches who gave to the Shared Ministries Fund in Fiscal Year 2023 (April 1, 2022- March 31, 2023). Your generous support helps us to provide programs and services to all member churches. We especially thank those churches that contributed at the Fair Share Plus Sponsor, Fair Share Plus and Fair Share levels. (Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this list. If your church has been omitted or listed incorrectly, please contact our Development staff at 414-856-1615 or development@naccc.org)FAIR SHARE PLUS-SPONSOR Gifts of $18.00 per member or moreCALIFORNIAChurch of the OaksFirst Congregational Church of PortervilleCOLORADOOld Stone Congregational ChurchCONNECTICUTSecond Congregational Church of DerbyStafford Springs Congregational ChurchFLORIDAThomas Edison Congregational ChurchGEORGIACenter Congregational Church of AtlantaDemorest Methodist Congregational Federated ChurchIOWAFirst Congregational Church of BurlingtonFirst Congregational Church of OrchardFirst Congregational Church of SpencerGrace Congregational Church of GreenvilleILLINOISYork Community Congregational ChurchMAINEFirst Congregational Church of SearsportMASSACHUSETTSBecket Federated ChurchFirst Congregational Church of BecketFirst Congregational Church of Fall RiverFirst Congregational Church of MarsheldOakham Congregational ChurchOrthodox Congregational ChurchSilver Lake ChapelUnion Congregational Church of WollastonMICHIGANCrystal Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of BreckenridgeFirst Congregational Church of LaingsburgMayower Congregational Church of LansingNorth Congregational ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church of Bloomeld HillsSuttons Bay Congregational ChurchNEBRASKAHyannis Congregational ChurchNEW JERSEYVentnor City Community ChurchNEW YORKCongregational Christian Church of RavenaOHIOHeritage Congregational Church of BereaLittle Washington Congregational ChurchWISCONSINFaith Community ChurchFirst Congregational Church of BeloitFirst Congregational Church of TomahawkFAIR SHARE PLUSGifts of $15.00 to $17.99 per memberALASKAFirst Congregational Church of AnchorageCALIFORNIACongregational Church of MenifeeCongregational Church of the ChimesCraig Memorial Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of AnaheimFirst Samoan Church of San DiegoGrace North ChurchNew Pilgrims Fellowship of Rio VistaDONOR RECOGNITION – CHURCHES2022 Annual Meeting & Conference Attendees enjoy an evening of food, fellowship, art, and music at the Wichita Art Museum.10 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.org
CONNECTICUTEagle Rock ChurchFounders Congregational ChurchGrace Congregational Church of FarmingtonNewbury Congregational ChurchFLORIDAFirst Congregational Church of Cape CoralFirst Congregational Church of NaplesThe Congregational Church in SummereldGEORGIALiberty Congregational ChurchIOWAAllison Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of ElkaderFirst Congregational Church of PetersonKANSASCongregational Church of KinsleyMAINEDixeld Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of South ParisLubec Congregational Christian ChurchNeweld Community ChurchSaunders Memorial Congregational ChurchSecond Congregational Church of WarrenWest Gorham Union ChurchMASSACHUSETTSBerkshire Community ChurchFirst Church in PembrokeFirst Congregational Church of WilliamsburgFirst Congregational Church of YarmouthGoshen Congregational ChurchPilgrim Trinitarian Congregational ChurchSecond Church of PlymouthWindsor Congregational ChurchMICHIGANFirst Congregational Church of DetroitFirst Congregational Church of GreenvilleFirst Congregational Church of HudsonFirst Congregational Church of MorenciOlivet Congregational ChurchPlymouth Congregational Church of WatervlietRockwood First Congregational ChurchMINNESOTADuluth Congregational ChurchNEBRASKAAshby Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of AshlandNEW HAMPSHIRECampton Congregational ChurchNEW YORKFirst Congregational Church of Crown PointFirst Congregational Church of East BloomeldOREGONEnterprise Community Congregational ChurchPENNSYLVANIAEvangelical Community Congregational ChurchTENNESSEEFirst Congregational Church of CrossvilleVIRGINIACongregational Christian Fellowship ChurchWASHINGTONFirst Congregational Church of MaltbyFirst Congregational Church of TacomaWarden Community ChurchWISCONSINFirst Congregational Church of WauwatosaFox River Congregational ChurchHeritage Congregational Christian Church of MadisonTrinity Congregational Church of AdamsFAIR SHAREGifts of $13.00 to $14.99 per memberALASKACedarwood Community ChurchARIZONACongregational Church of Sun CityCALIFORNIACongregational Church of SoquelFirst Family Community ChurchLemon Grove Community ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church of PomonaCOLORADOSt. John ChurchCONNECTICUTFirst Congregational (Road) Church of StoningtonFirst Congregational Church of BarkhamstedFirst Congregational Church of WaterburyGreeneville Congregational Church of NorwichThird Congregational ChurchFLORIDAFirst Congregational Church of InterlachenPilgrim Congregational Church of Pomona ParkIOWALa Moille Congregational Community ChurchILLINOISBig Woods Congregational ChurchCentral Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of BeardstownINDIANAFirst Congregational Church of Terre HauteKANSASFirst Congregational Church of HutchinsonMAINECarmel Union Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of North Ansonnaccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 11
Rockland Congregational ChurchSawyer Memorial Congregational ChurchMarylandFirst Congregational Church of FrostburgMASSACHUSETTSChurch in the CoveCongregational Church of CantonFirst Church of Christ of LynnFirst Congregational Church of NantucketSouth Congregational Church of BraintreeUnion Congregational Church of AmesburyMICHIGANArbor Grove Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of Central LakeFirst Congregational Church of ClarkstonFirst Congregational Church of SaugatuckLittle Stone ChurchMount Hope Congregational ChurchOnondaga Community ChurchSturges Memorial Congregational ChurchMINNESOTAPeople’s Congregational ChurchRemer Congregational ChurchMISSOURICongregational Church of IberiaNEW HAMPSHIREFirst Congregational Church of KingstonNortheld-Tilton Congregational ChurchNEW JERSEYParamus Congregational Christian ChurchNEW YORKCambria Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of Little ValleyFirst Congregational Church of SaugertiesFlatbush-Tompkins Congregational ChurchHyde Park Christian ChurchOakwood Heights Community ChurchPlymouth Church of BrooklynOHIOMayower Congregational Church of ManseldShandon Congregational ChurchPENNSYLVANIAGlenolden Congregational ChurchWest Spring Creek Congregational ChurchVERMONTFirst Congregational Church of BenningtonFirst Congregational Church of East HardwickWISCONSINSt. Jacobi Congregational ChurchCONTRIBUTING PLUSGifts of $6.50 to $12.99 per memberCALIFORNIACentral Congregational Church of La MesaCONNECTICUTColebrook Congregational ChurchPreston City Congregational ChurchSouth Congregational Church of HartfordFLORIDACommunity Congregational Christian Church of Citrus SpringsUnited Church of Marco IslandIOWABerwick Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of Clear LakeFirst Congregational Church of MarshalltownThe Little Brown Church in the ValeKANSASFirst Congregational Church of EmporiaUniversity Congregational ChurchMASSACHUSETTSFirst Church of SquantumRobbins Memorial Congregational ChurchWest Congregational ChurchMAINECongregational Church of East SumnerNorth Deering Congregational ChurchSecond Congregational Church of BiddefordVeazie Congregational ChurchMICHIGANFirst Congregational Church of FrankfortFirst Congregational Church of Grand JunctionFirst Congregational Church of Lake OdessaFirst Congregational Church of PortlandFirst Congregational Church of RoscommonDONOR RECOGNITION – CHURCHESGifts totaling $164,103 were received for One Great Hour of Sharing initiatives in the United States, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Syria, and Ukraine.12 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.org
First Congregational Church of Royal OakFirst Congregational Church of WayneHorton Congregational ChurchMeadowbrook Congregational ChurchPine Hill Congregational ChurchTipton Community Congregational ChurchMONTANALittle White ChurchNorth CarolinaAmelia Christian ChurchNEBRASKABrunswick Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of McCookNEW HAMPSHIREBarnstead Parade CongregationalFirst Congregational Church of PittseldNEW JERSEYCongregational Church of Bound BrookNEW YORKCadman Memorial Congregational ChurchOHIOGahanna Community Congregational ChurchGrace Church of ColumbianaPilgrim Church of ToledoTrinity Church of PomeroyPENNSYLVANIAFirst Congregational Church of EtnaRHODE ISLANDRiverpoint Congregational ChurchWEST VIRGINIA First Congregational Church of Ceredo WISCONSINCommunity Congregational Church of KewauneeFirst Congregational Church of RochesterLancaster Congregational ChurchNorth Shore Congregational ChurchOzaukee Congregational ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church of Green BayUnited Church of BeloitCONTRIBUTING Gifts up to $6.49 per memberCALIFORNIACommunity Church at Jess RanchOneonta Congregational ChurchCONNECTICUTChurch of Christ Congregational of Stony CreekHanover Congregational ChurchSecond Congregational Church of Jewett CitySecond Congregational Church of West HartlandWestchester Congregational ChurchFLORIDARighteous Chapel ChurchStuart Congregational ChurchILLINOISFirst Congregational Church of ToulonFirst Union Congregational Church of QuincyKANSASPlymouth Congregational Church of SedgwickMASSACHUSETTSBethany Congregational ChurchEast Freetown Congregational Christian ChurchFirst Congregational Church of WesteldFlorence Congregational ChurchUnion Congregational Church of BraintreeMAINEDennysville-Edmunds Congregational ChurchEast Orrington Congregational ChurchElijah Kellogg Congregational ChurchFirst Congregational Church of MillinocketKenduskeag Union ChurchSkowhegan Federated ChurchMICHIGANFirst Congregational Church of Ann ArborFirst Congregational Church of Eaton RapidsFirst Congregational Church of PittsfordMerrill Congregational Christian ChurchRapid River Congregational ChurchSandstone Congregational ChurchMINNESOTAFirst Congregational Church of New RichlandNORTH CAROLINABear Creek Congregational ChurchNEW HAMPSHIREGilmanton Community ChurchNEW JERSEYBaleville Congregational Christian ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church of WarrenSouthern Ocean Congregational ChurchOHIOCongregational Christian Church of LaFayetteFirst Congregational Church of AkronFirst Congregational Church of ManseldState Line Community ChurchWISCONSINCommunity Congregational Church of Lone Rocknaccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 13We would strongly encourage new churches to attend the annual meeting. Through our participation, we feel a strong sense of belonging and encouragement which might not have been possible otherwise! ––––––––––––––––––––––– Pastor Scott Chase, Union Congregational Church of Amesbury, recipient of a New Church grant to attend the Annual Meeting & Conference–––––––– “––––––––
The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches wishes to thank our member churches who contributed $1,000 or greater to one or more of the global missions we support, or to our “One Great Hour of Sharing” program, created to assist individuals, misssions, churches, and communities who have been affected by disaster.$20,000+Plymouth Church of Brooklyn$10,000-$19,999First Congregational Church of ElkaderFirst Congregational Church of KingstonFirst Congregational Church of WauwatosaLancaster Congregational ChurchPilgrim Congregational Church of PomonaThe Congregational Church in Summereld$5,000-$9,999Heritage Congregational Church of BereaFirst Congregational Church of HutchinsonMayower Congregational Church of LansingFirst Congregational Church of MarshalltownFirst Samoan Church of San DiegoNorth Congregational Church$3,000-$4,999Arbor Grove Congregational ChurchCentral Congregational Church of La MesaFirst Congregational Church of Central LakeFirst Congregational Church of HansonFirst Congregational Church of ManseldFirst Congregational Church of SpencerFox River Congregational ChurchNorth Shore Congregational ChurchOakham Congregational ChurchPreston City Congregational ChurchSecond Congregational Church of Warren$1,000-$2,999Amelia Christian ChurchBerkshire Community ChurchBethlehem Evangelical & Reformed ChurchCongregational Church of SoquelCongregational Church of Sun CityCongregational Church of the ChimesDennysville-Edmunds Congregational ChurchEast Freetown Congregational Christian ChurchFirst Church in PembrokeFirst Congregational Church of AnaheimFirst Congregational Church of BecketFirst Congregational Church of Cape CoralFirst Congregational Church of EmporiaFirst Congregational Church of FrostburgFirst Congregational Church of North AnsonFirst Congregational Church of PortervilleFirst Congregational Church of SearsportFirst Congregational Church of ToulonFirst Congregational Church of WayneFirst Congregational Church of YarmouthGrace Church of ColumbianaGrace Congregational Church of Greenville, IAGreeneville Congregational Church of NorwichMount Hope Congregational ChurchOneonta Congregational ChurchPlymouth Congregational Church of WichitaSkowhegan Federated ChurchSouthern Ocean Congregational ChurchStuart Congregational ChurchUnited Church of BeloitWarden Community ChurchMeadowbrook Congregational ChurchSecond Congregational Church of WarrenSouthern Ocean Congregational ChurchStuart Congregational ChurchSuttons Bay Congregational ChurchUnited Church of BeloitCHURCH GIVING – MISSIONS New school supplies at Mission School of Hope in Cameroon.14 • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • naccc.org
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FY 2022-2023The Leadership Council is responsible for program implementation and strategic visioning of the NACCC. Rev. Art RitterModerator & ChairpersonJodee LordVice-ModeratorKate O’DellSecretaryPatrick StewartTreasurerRev. Dr. Mary BiedronHistorianMelinda JasterYouth RepresentativeRev. Rich Miller ToddMission & Outreach Ministry Council RepresentativeRev. Justin NiererVitality Ministry Council RepresentativeMary PrendergastGrowth Ministry Council RepresentativeRev. Ezekiel RodriguezGrowth Ministry Council RepresentativeRev. Robb TarrVitality Ministry Council RepresentativeGerald ZwagaMission & Outreach Ministry Council RepresentativeBOARD OF GOVERNORS FY 2022-2023The Board of Governors oversees the work of the Congregational Foundation, a separate 501(c)3 nonprot organization established to raise funds and administer endowments which benet the NACCC. Laura HambyPresidentBob SmithVice-PresidentVarn PhilbrookSecretaryKevin GromleyTreasurerDick DavisSandra LeonardBOARD OF DIRECTORS FY 2022-2023The Board of Directors is responsible for all legal and nancial matters of the NACCC. Jodee LordVice-Moderator & ChairpersonKate O’DellSecretaryPatrick StewartTreasurerRev. Art RitterModerator Rev. Dr. Beth BinghamClaudia KniefelCurt SchmidtRev. Tom Van TassellRev. Dr. Ashley CleereExecutive DirectorTracy BernhardtDevelopment & Communications CoordinatorMarianne KingEditor: The Congregationalist Rev. Dr. Charles PackerDean: Congregational Foundation for Theological StudiesJulie RobieMissions Coordinator Laura WrightChurch Services CoordinatorNACCC & CONGREGATIONAL FOUNDATION STAFFas of March 31, 2023Thank you so much for making our difcult transition weekend for the leadership and staff of our church uplifting and thoughtful. Everyone enjoyed your thoughtful approach and benetted from their time together with you. ––––––––––––––––––––––– NACCC member church in transition–––––––– “––––––––LEADERSHIP AND STAFFnaccc.org • NACCC Annual Report 2023 • 15
PO Box 288 n Oak Creek, WI 53154Phone: 800-262-1620 n naccc@naccc.orgwww.naccc.orgCover images, left to right: Oakwood Heights Community Church, First Congregational Church of Clear Lake, United Church of Beloit, First Congregational Church of Central LakeOUR MISSION To nurture fellowship among Congregational Christian Churches and to support ministries of the local church in its community and to the world, all in the name of Christ.OUR VISION Vital and healthy Congregational Churches, sharing the love of Jesus the Christ.