Sunday, November 22, :30pm

Agenda  Call to Order and Welcome – Philip Edlund, President  Opening Devotions – Pastor Gaustad  Adoption of Minutes from Last Congregational Meeting – January 18, 2015  Report of Nominating Committee  Elections:  Council Members  Trust Committee  Nominating Committee (2016)  State of Trinity & Heritage & Hope Campaign  Celebration of Ministries from servants of Trinity’s Ministry and Mission  Election Results  Closing Prayer – Pastor Gaustad

Current State of Trinity Listen! God is Calling!

Listening involves not only our ears, but our eyes and our hearts!

5 Year Plan Revisited  Reintroducing outside benevolence into the regular Ministry & Mission Fund balance as an inspirational mechanism to inspire giving  Provide funding for the Youth to attend the 2015 Summer Youth Gathering AND permanent funding for the Youth Director position  Become better stewards of our Staff

5 Year Plan Revisited (Cont’d)  Integrating our Capital Improvement budget with the Ministry & Mission Budget, but providing an annual Building Reserve Fund contribution in addition to annual expenses  Address the current year’s budgeted deficit, and repay our designated funds (the cumulative deficit)  Maintain and improve our facilities to support the Ministry & Mission

How are we doing?

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016  Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences  Five Benevolence Recipients received $1,200 each:  PLUMs – PLU Matching Scholarships  Vocational Training Assistance Program  Lutheran Community Services Northwest – Caregiver Services  Mount Rainier Lutheran High School  Heifer International  Other 2015 Benevolence Recipients are:  $2,000 – PLU Nicaragua Water Well Project  $1,500 – Disaster Relief set aside  $500 – Habitat for Humanity – Tacoma/Pierce County

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016  Provide permanent funding towards the Youth Director position  Karli Floyd hired  Youth regularly serve in worship services each month!  Provide financial support towards the youth attending the July 2015 Lutheran Youth Gathering  7 youth and 2 adults received financial support to attend the 2015 Summer Lutheran Youth Gathering

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 (cont’d)  Increase Trinity’s employer retirement contribution from 3% to 6% - ($10,200)  Provisions were made to contribute the additional 3% by year-end  Provide $4,800 to begin to address salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)  In addition to a 2% COLA, some adjustments were made to staff positions with significant inequality with their non-Trinity peers, including benefits

Year 1 (May 2015 thru May 2016 (cont’d)  Eliminate the 2014 current year deficit of approximately $39,000  We ended 2014 with a smaller deficit of $17,000

Other 2015 Achievements  Hiring of a ¾ time Communications & Marketing Coordinator position  Initial funding provided by a grant from the Mission Endowment Fund  Supporting the larger church by providing funding and training for a seminary intern (Matt Byrd)  Funding provided by a grant from the Mission Endowment Fund

Year 2 – (June 2016 thru May 2017)  Provide an additional $10,000 for new non- Trinity Benevolences ($20,000 total)  Increase Trinity’s employer retirement contribution from 6% to 10% - ($13,300)  Provide $6,400 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)  Provide $35,000 to begin repaying the accumulated deficit

Year 2 – (June 2016 thru May 2017) – Cont’d  Providing funds to begin to address the capital improvement projects identified in the Heritage & Hope campaign  Continuing to support the seminary intern position through August 2016  Supporting the beginning of a Spanish Bible Study, in support of the ministry of Jesus Rodriguez  Further developing a collaborative ministry between Campus Ministry and Trinity

Pastor Gaustad

Future Years  We must sustain this increase, to ensure that the 2015 deficit is permanently eliminated AND that we pay back the long-term deficit that we have borrowed against 100% of our designated funds and memorials  By the end of our 100 th Anniversary we will:  Annually provide $100,000+ in total Benevolence  Provide permanent support for Youth Program staff  Provide fair local market compensation to our paid staff  Provide a solid financial foundation for the next 100 years

Read more about the plan  Visit  Click on “About”  Click on “Council” at the bottom right hand corner  Click on Trinity-Annual- Meeting.pdf  Also see “2014 Mission Assets Task Force Plan.pdf”

Year 3  Provide and additional $10,000 for new non- Trinity Benevolences ($30,000 total)  Provide $37,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)  Provide $48,000 to repay the remaining balance on the accumulated deficit

Year 4  Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences ($40,000 total)  Provide $30,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)  Provide $22,000 to establish cash reserves

Year 5  Provide $10,000 for new non-Trinity Benevolences ($50,000 total)  Provide $18,000 to continue addressing salary inequality (over and above the annual COLA)  Provide $5,000 to establish cash reserves