1Q 2014 Congregation Report Readers (PDF)

2014 CONGREGATION
1ST QUARTER

REPORT

Table of Contents
Note from the Senior Pastor.....................................2
Ministry at Trinity UCC...........................................4
Management and Operations................................12
Financials..............................................................18

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Note from the
Senior Pastor
Beloved,
As long as I live, I will continue to be
amazed at the wonders that God brings
forth every day. It seems that no sooner that
a new challenge arisen, then that challenge
has dissolved into another opportunity for
our God to demonstrate the power and
dominion that can overcome any struggle
or transgression.
During the first quarter of 2014, in the
midst of the snow and the cold, our God
made provision for this branch of Zion. It
seemed that every Sunday in January, and even into February, there was a snowstorm. Yet,
even with the slight attendance that these “snow Sundays” often caused, and the resulting
diminished tithes and offerings and increased spending on snow removal, we were able to
“weather the storm,” with God’s help.
In January, our Worship Planning Team working with the DuSable Museum and organized
what we think was the first collaboration between a church and museum to commemorate
the Maafa. Our 12 Sunday Maafa Worship Services during Black History Month were
supplemented with a powerful historical context each Wednesday at the DuSable. As we
remembered the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and our ancestors from Ghana, the DuSable
showed a film on Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian freedom fighter and first post-colonial
president, and held a panel conversation; when we ventured to Haiti to celebrate Toussaint
L’ Overture, the DuSable dug deeper into this incredible leader. We continued through the
slave ports of New Orleans and onward, to the great migration north to Chicago. A powerful
partnership indeed!

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Imani Village, our green, sustainable multi-use complex under development at 95th and Cottage
continues to progress in the face of challenge. With a great team in place, led by Attorney James
Montgomery and Attorney Patricia Eggleston, and supplemented by the efforts of Rev. Dr. Stacey
Edwards-Dunn, doors are continuing to open throughout Chicago and the state of Illinois. This
project of daring imagination is coming closer to realization, daily.
God also worked through the people of Trinity UCC, as we marched ever closer to our Raise
the Roof goal of $5 million. As I am writing this note, we are a hair’s breadth away from $4.6
million. Praise God! I have every confidence that we will meet, and even exceed our goal soon,
and, as soon as our planning has concluded, we will begin working on our green roof, and other
projects that will upgrade/update our physical plant and other infrastructure.
What a wonderful God we serve! What a joy to serve God, and this congregation.

Asking you to imagine . . .

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III

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DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History      

 

the  DuSable.  

and    

The  Illinois  Amistad  Commission    
Present    

Museum  of  African  American  History  

 
DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History      
Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ    

“Suite DuSable: A Vision of Faith,”

TR IN IT Y

UN ITE D

CHURCH

OF

Composed and Conducted by Renée Baker

C HRI S T

Friday, February 28, 2014
6:30 pm

and    

The  Illinois  Amistad  Commission    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join Trinity United Church of Christ and The DuSable Museum of African American History
during Black History Month, as we Commemorate

MAAFA

ion

The Journey of Remembrance con�nues throughout the month of February (7:30 a.m.,
11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. worship services), as we travel from the shores of Ghana to the
slave planta�ons of the Caribbean, to the slave ports of New Orleans, concluding with
the great migra�on north to Chicago. We will be immersed in the spiritual, cultural, and
historical perspec�ves of our ancestors.
And, for the rst �me, the DuSable Museum will partner with us in this journey, as
each Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., they will present programs that deepen our historical
understanding.
Mark your calendars, as the Black History Month Maafa Commemora�ons at Trinity UCC
and the DuSable Museum connect you to your history as never before!

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Be sure to order your MAAFA CD/DVD set!

$35.00 CD Set
$45.00 DVD Set

The DuSable Museum of African American History and the Illinois Amistad
Commission are pleased to present “Suite DuSable: A Vision of Faith,” by world
renowned composer, Renée Baker. This symphonic poem presented in collaboration
with Chicago Modern Orchestra Project and AACM, is a tribute to Jean Baptiste
Pointe DuSable, the founder of Chicago. This piece is a celebration of Jean Baptiste
Point DuSable’s visionary journey, tracing in sound the water routes traveled and
choice encounters by Chicago’s first settler from his home in Haiti in the Atlantic
Ocean through various waterways leading to the Great Lakes.

Each set includes the 11:00 a.m. worship services of February!

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 • www.trinitychicago.org
Li�ing Up Christ, Engaging the Community, and Celebra�ng our Culture

CHICAGO

 
 

Present    

 

 

 

Join Trinity United Church of Christ and The DuSable Museum of African American History
during Black History Month, as we Commemorate

MAAFA

The Journey of Remembrance con�nues throughout the month of February
(7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. worship services), as we travel from
the shores of Ghana to the slave planta�ons of the Caribbean, to the slave
ports of New Orleans, concluding with the great migra�on north to Chicago.
We will be immersed in the spiritual, cultural, and historical perspec�ves of
our ancestors.
And, for the rst �me, the DuSable Museum will partner with us in this
journey, as each Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., they will present programs that
deepen our historical understanding.
Mark your calendars, as the Black History Month Maafa Commemora�ons
at Trinity UCC and the DuSable Museum connect you to your history as
never before! Special guests currently scheduled:
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th

Guardian of the Flame Indians • Steel Drum Band • Uncle Reggie 'n the Kids' Cafe
(Gumbo, beignets and non-alcoholic hurricanes)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th

Jazz Singer, Tracey Eileen • Roxanne Stevenson Band
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 • www.trinitychicago.org
Li�ing Up Christ, Engaging the Community, and Celebra�ng our Culture

Wednesday,  February  26,  2014  
 

Trinity United Church of Christ

 

DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History    
(740  East  56th  Place,  Chicago,  IL)  
Wednesdays  @  6:30pm  
Wednesday,  February  5th    
MAAFA  –  Ghana    

Join Trinity United Church of Christ and The DuSable Museum of African American History
during Black History Month, as we Commemorate

MAAFA

the  DuSable.  

DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History  
Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ  
MAAFA  Calendar  

 
 

The Journey of Remembrance con�nues throughout the month of February
(7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. worship services), as we travel from
the shores of Ghana to the slave planta�ons of the Caribbean, to the slave
ports of New Orleans, concluding with the great migra�on north to Chicago.
We will be immersed in the spiritual, cultural, and historical perspec�ves of
our ancestors.
And, for the rst �me, the DuSable Museum will partner with us in this
journey, as each Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., they will present programs that
deepen our historical understanding.
Mark your calendars, as the Black History Month Maafa Commemora�ons
at Trinity UCC and the DuSable Museum connect you to your history as
never before! Special guests currently scheduled:

th

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 Sunday,  February  9    
Guardian  of  the  Flame  Indians  –  Steel  Drum  
Band  
Sunday,  February  16  
Tracey  Eileen  –  Roxanne  Stevenson  
 

 Wednesday,  February  19th    
MAAFA  –  New  Orleans  
Wednesday,  February  26th    
MAAFA  –  Chicago  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th

Jazz Singer, Tracey Eileen • Roxanne Stevenson Band
Uncle Reggie 'n the Kids' Cafe
(Gumbo, beignets and non-alcoholic hurricanes)

Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 • www.trinitychicago.org
Li�ing Up Christ, Engaging the Community, and Celebra�ng our Culture

Maafa
Services of Remembrance

and    

The  Illinois  Amistad  Commission    

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 Wednesday,  February  12    
MAAFA  –  Haiti  

NEW
ORLEANS

Museum  of  African  American  History  

 
DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History      
Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ    

Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ  
(400  West  95th  Street,  Chicago,  IL)  
Sundays  @  11:00  am    
 Sunday,  February  2nd    
South  African  Choral  Group    

 

Present    

 
 
 

 

Worship Supplement

Training  School  for  Wives  and  Mothers.  Baton  Rouge,  L.A.  1888  

Wednesday,  February  19,  2014  
 

HAITI

the  DuSable.  

DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History  
Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ  
MAAFA  Calendar  

 
 

DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History    

Wednesdays  @  6:30pm  
Wednesday,  February  5th    
MAAFA  –  Ghana    
The Journey of Remembrance con�nues throughout the month of February

MAAFA

(7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:00 p.m. worship services), as we travel from
the shores of Ghana to the slave planta�ons of the Caribbean, to  W
the
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February  12th    
ports of New Orleans, concluding with the great migra�on north to Chicago.
–  Haiti  
We will be immersed in the spiritual, cultural, and historical perspec�vesMAAFA  
of
our ancestors.
And, for the rst �me, the DuSable Museum will partner with  W
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in this
February  19th    
journey, as each Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., they will present programs
that –  New  Orleans  
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deepen our historical understanding.
Wednesday,  February  26th    
Mark your calendars, as the Black History Month Maafa Commemora�ons
MAAFA  
at Trinity UCC and the DuSable Museum connect you to your history
as –  Chicago  
never before! Special guests currently scheduled:
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th

Guardian of the Flame Indians • Steel Drum Band • Uncle Reggie 'n the Kids' Cafe
(Gumbo, beignets and non-alcoholic hurricanes)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16th

Jazz Singer, Tracey Eileen • Roxanne Stevenson Band
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Pastor Emeritus
400 West 95th Street • Chicago, Illinois 60628 - 1120
Telephone (773) 962-5650 • www.trinitychicago.org
Li�ing Up Christ, Engaging the Community, and Celebra�ng our Culture

Museum  of  African  American  History  
Wednesday,  February  12,  2014  

Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ  
(400  West  95th  Street,  Chicago,  IL)  
Sundays  @  11:00  am    
 Sunday,  February  2nd    
South  African  Choral  Group    

Join Trinity United Church of Christ and The DuSable Museum of African American
History
(740  East  
56th  Place,  Chicago,  IL)  
during Black History Month, as we Commemorate

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 Sunday,  February  9th    
 
Guardian  of  the  Flame  Indians  –  Steel  Drum  
 
Band  
 
Sunday,  February  16  
 
Tracey  Eileen  –  Roxanne  Stevenson  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DuSable  Museum    of  African  American  History  
 
Trinity  United  
Church  of  Christ  
 
 

 

GHANA

 

the  DuSable.  

MAAFA  Calendar  
 
 

Please  join  us  every  Sunday  at  Trinity  U   nited  Church  of  Christ  and  Wednesday  at  DuSable  
Museum  throughout  the  month  of  February  for  MAAFA,  a  series  of  commemorative  
programs  examining  the  historic  and  on-­‐going  effects  and  atrocities  inflicted  on  African  
people  during  the  Arab  and  Transatlantic  slave  trade.  

 
 

DuSable  Museum  of  African  American  History    
(740  East  56th  Place,  Chicago,  IL)  
Wednesdays  @  6:30  pm  
Wednesday,  February  5th    
MAAFA  –  Ghana    

Trinity  United  Church  of  Christ  
(400  West  95th  Street,  Chicago,  IL)  
Sundays  @  11:00  am    
 Sunday,  February  2nd    
South  African  Choral  Group    

 Wednesday,  February  12th    
MAAFA  –  Haiti  

 Sunday,  February  9th    
Guardian  of  the  Flame  Indians  –  Steel  Drum  
Band  

The  story  of  Kwame  Nkrumah    
and  Ghana  independence  

Documentary  and  Lecture  on  the  Haitian  Revolution  
and  its  impact  on  America  and  the  world  
th

 Wednesday,  February  19    
MAAFA  –  New  Orleans  

Sunday,  February  16  
Tracey  Eileen  –  Roxanne  Stevenson  

Wednesday,  February  26th    
MAAFA  –  Chicago  

 

Documentaries  on  the  land,  people  and  culture  of  
Louisiana    
Discussion  with  Jihad  Muhammad  and  filmmaker  
Masequa  Myers  

Panel  Discussion  with  Rev.  Dr.  Otis  Moss  III  and    
Prof.  Chris  Reed    

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Museum  of  African  American  History  
Presents    

 
 
 
 

“The  Amistad  Children”  
 By  
 Rene  Townsend  

Trinity United Church of Christ
and

the DuSable.
MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Maafa 2014
Journey of Remembrance

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EBONY EXPRESSIONS

1,233 DEACON VISITS

STREET ART: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
YOUTH WORKSHOP
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7 BABY
DEDICATIONS

33

BAPTISMS

89 NEW MEMBERS

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Management & Operations
Human Resources

5-Star Award goes to Teonte Miller

1.72% BELOW
BUDGET ON
SALARY AND
BENEFITS

Operations
44 SNOW DAYS AND 83 DAYS BELOW
FREEZING
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