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Background information
| What is your congregation's religious/denominational conference or convention affiliation? |
4014 - Union American Methodist Episcopal |
| What would most of the members characterize this congregation as, theologically? |
Conservative |
| In your view, would the majority of members agree that the scripture is the literal word of god? |
Yes |
| What is the average number of worship/prayer services held during a week-end (excluding periods of major holidays/Lent/Ramadan/high holidays - also excluding Bible classes)? |
2 |
| What is the average number of worship/prayer services held Monday through Friday? |
2 |
History and Property |
| What year was your congregation founded? |
1887 |
| How many years has the congregation been at this property? |
20 |
| Property |
Own Building free and clear with no mortgage |
| Does the congregation carry any of the following insurances? |
| Property |
Yes |
| Life/Pension for the clergy |
Yes |
| Liability |
Yes |
| Are there any major structural problems with any of the buildings? |
| Roofing |
No |
| Leakage |
Yes |
| Stress |
No |
| Electric |
No |
| Heating/Cooling |
No |
| Code Problems |
No |
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| Has your building been surveyed by an architect or engineer in the past five years? |
Yes |
| Are there accessibility problems that inhibit participation of people with physical disabilities (Ramp, Lift/Elevator, large bathrooms, stairwell rails)? |
No |
| What is the total number of seats in the worship hall, including overflow space? |
1000 |
| What outdoor space do you have? |
Parking Lots, lawns |
| Is this space made available to the public? |
Yes - public and the community |
Membership
| What is the total number of people affiliated with the congregation (include maximum connected/mailing list/on the roll)? |
300 |
| What is the number of active members (seen once a month)? |
240 |
| What is the number of non-active members (seen once a month)? |
75 |
| What is the average number of different persons (unduplicated) attending worship services during an average week? |
300 |
| During the past three years, the congregational membership has: |
Risen |
| What is the ethnic/racial makeup of your congregation? |
| Black |
97.0% |
| Asian |
0.0% |
| Caucasian |
2.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
0.0% |
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| What percentage of your congregation are first generation immigrants? |
5.0% |
| Do the clergy use languages beside English during worship (excluding music)? |
No |
| Do you provide services in other languages? |
| On a one-on-one basis |
No |
| In committee meetings |
No |
| Part of the worship |
No |
| Sermon |
No |
| All of the worship |
No |
| How would you characterize the age of your congregation's membership? |
| Seniors (65+) |
12.0% |
| Adults (30-64) |
27.0% |
| Young Adults (19-29) |
22.0% |
| Teens (13-18) |
17.0% |
| Children (under 12) |
22.0% |
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| During the past three years, the congregational membership has: |
Gotten younger |
| What is the percentage of males/females: |
25.0% / 75.0% |
| What percentage of your congregation live: |
| Within a 10-block radius of the congregation building |
5.0% |
| Live in the city but not in the immediate community (more than 10-block radius of the congregational building in Wilmington) |
19.0% |
| Live outside city limits (in the immediate suburbs of Wilmington?New Castle County |
75.0% |
| Live outside the region |
1.0% |
| Has there been a change in the composition of the membership in the past 10 years? |
Yes - age |
Financial Information |
| Does the congregation have a 501(c)3 designation |
Yes for congregation |
| What percentage of your annual budget is desgnated for social outreach, social action, social ministry and social programs (including clergy and staff time) |
6.0% |
| Do you hold a special collection designated for social care (such as 'Fifth Sunday' or a second collection)? |
Yes |
| Did you hold any family reunion or similar events for rent or income during the past two years? |
Yes |
Staff
| Position |
Full-time Paid |
Part-time Paid |
Full-time Volunteer |
Part-time Volunteer |
| Clergy |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
| Secretary |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Administrator |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Janitor |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Maintenance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Treasurer / Bookkeeper |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Social program directors (e.g. day care) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other (e.g. teachers, music directors) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ushers |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
| Board Members |
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0 |
1 |
0 |
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| For senior/head clergy only: on average, how many hours, per week, do you engage in community/social volunteering outside the congregations? |
0 |
| What percentage of staff time is designated for the congregation's: social outreach / social action / social ministry / social programs? |
85.0% |
| What amount of staff time is designated for determining the need for and planning of social outreach / social action / social ministry / social programs (planning and development)? |
95.0% |
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