Agenda - 4th Quarter - December 18, 2024

 First Baptist Church of Wahiawa

Agenda for the 4th Quarter Business Meeting
December 18, 2024
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  1. Opening Prayer

  2. Call To Order

  3. Quorum

  4. Review of Minutes from previous business meeting - August 14, 2024 - Minutes of Business Meeting

  5. Treasurer's Report

    1. October 2024, Financial Statement

  6. Old Business

  7. New Business

    1. Motion by Stewardship Committee:   Motion to accept the 2025 budget proposal (See the budget proposal 2025 attached).   Here are some highlights of the budget and more are described in the attachment.   

      1. Total Budget Proposed is 209.450. It is 8.23% lower than 2024.  

      2. Proposal includes the use of avail. Restrict funds (designated) as indicated in the comments section of the 2025 Budget Proposal worksheet. 

      3. Allocate $10,000 from D14 (Restoration) to 414 (Church Property Maintenance) for the Property and Space Parking Lot Resurfacing of the church and parsonage.  

      4. Pull out $10,000 from Mission Endowment Fund (approximate interest yield for 2024) for the use of 2025 Summer Missions, lineitem # 112.   

      5. See page 6 of the 2025 Budget Proposal for more descriptions. 

    2. Motion to amend all documents especially pertaining to the financial process to read “financial secretary/bookkeeper”.  The church has hired a bookkeeper and all policy procedures have to be updated to include the bookkeeper.   

    3. On Membership: Motion by the Deacons:  Motion to accept membership of the following: 

      1. Levander McQueen, December 8, 2024.

  8. Committee Reports (as needed, see reports below)

  9. Announcements:

    1. Next Business Meeting

  10. Adjournment &  Closing Prayer



COMMITTEE REPORTS COMPILED FOR SEPT - DEC, 2024

  1. Pastor's Report

    1. HPBC, OBN, HBF.   

      1. Annual Meetings.   Mahalo to all messengers who came to support and participate.   The HPBC had new officers and a great celebration of unity and fellowship transpired.   Puu Kahea Baptist Conference is now open but is still needing improvements.   Our church will look into using the Baptist Camp for church retreats and training.   OBN annual meeting approved its new calendar and budget.   The proposed constitution and bylaws were deferred for next year’s annual meeting. 

      2. OBN Baptist Men Retreat was attended by Pastor Bong and Cody Young (Dec. 6-7). 

      3. OBN SHE Quarterly Inter-church Fellowship was hosted by our church and women from different churches participated (Dec 7).  

      4. HBF held a luncheon and a few members of the stewardship attended.  We are grateful for years of partnership with HBF and their excellent work in investments and funds.   

    2. Young Adults - Continue to Pray for the Young Adults as they are being discipled and evangelized by Chaplain Kyle McCool.   

    3. Missions - In coordination with Mission Ministry, we continue to dialogue with Japan and Philippines and a possible exploratory trip for Japan and Pastor's conference and enrichment of church plants in the Philippines in June. 

    4. Nursery - This past quarter had been challenging due to Violy’s changed schedule.  We are grateful to Cara Igloria, Kathy Uchino and Heidi Catingub for the nursery care they have extended.  

    5. Prop and Space and the Baptist Men will do major work early next quarter with the parking lot reseal project.  We are grateful for Ranny’s leadership and many men who come out once a month to work and assist in maintaining the building.   

    6. Pulpit Preaching - the Candle Advent is the series for Christmas.  Our church has finished the books of 1 & 2 Peter and the sermon, Faith in the Public Square which prepared our people for the presidential election in November, 2024.   Pastor Bong and Chaplain Kyle continue to preach.   We are grateful to Dr. John Montgomery (Nov 10) sunday preaching and to Navy Chaplain Andy Forrester for Thanksgiving Day participation (Nov 28) 

    7. Weekday Early Education Preschool Ministries

      1. There was a waitlist of students last school year opening.   The community continues to grow and with the upcoming opening of the Wahiawa Civic Center, more young families need to be served.   Unfortunately, Preschool until 2nd grade can only use the bottom floor as mandated by the DOE. If FBC of  Wahiawa where to meet the need, the church had to expand broader.   

      2. Pray that God will give us wisdom in the use of the higher floors for ministry and community.  

      3. Pray that God will help us meet the needs of young families with young children by expanding horizontally.

    8. Flowers Ministry - I want to commend Ms. Linda Quiseng, Edith White and Edwina Wong and Belinda Catingub for their recent work with flowers ministry this past quarter.  It was creative, refreshing and beautiful.   Thank you ladies and to all the ladies and gentlemen who assist in this very important ministry.  

  2. Choir and Music - Carol Buenconsejo

    1. The choir ministry will perform the Annual Christmas Concert this Sat (12/21) and Sun (12/22) in cooperation with other SBC churches: Mililani FilAm Baptist Church, Waipahu Community Christian Church, Hawaii Christian Baptist Church, Word of Truth.   

    2. The choir ministry will hire nursery care for all related Christmas Choir events to help with members who have young kids to be cared for.   

    3. The choir ministry will begin rehearsing for Easter in January, 2025.  

  3. Seniors Ministry - Many thanks to Grace Hayashi and Sharlene Teruya for contacting seniors for fellowship and our own deacons, Patti Bunghanoy, Lyn Yoshizaki, and Geoff Horvath of Gideon Bible for leading in the last quarter of the year monthly seniors fellowship.   We are grateful for the endless provision of food from many seniors.  

  4. Nursery:  The change of Violy’s schedule signals that we will be hiring workers for nursery.  Please let Pastor Bong know if you have any prospects for this position.   

  5. Sunday School - We are grateful for the work of Nancy Yonamine and Edwina Wong for manning the clerical work of Sunday School.   A big mahalo to all of our teachers Sharlene Teruya and Joanna Baggette (Children), Edith White (Older Women), David Azada (Older Men), James Honke (Younger Men), Amy Pacupac (Younger Women)  and Levi Catingub Sr (Filipino).   As a reminder, there are 60 Sunday school manuals ordered but  no more than half attend.  .   

  6. Youth Ministry - We are thankful to Micah Abagon and his discipleship with all of our youth.  Recently, Micah had the older youth lead and teach the word.   We are grateful for their involvement in the Christmas Parade on Dec 6 at Wahiawa and Dec 7 at Mililani .   

  7. Social Ministry -  The social ministry and the generous gifts of foods by church members is a source of thanks.   We also thank our Deacon Ministry for providing a great portion of the foods in the past three aloha lunches.   

  8. Baptist Men -  will reorganize and will elect a group of men to help disciple the work among the men of the church. 

  9. Missions Committee - Amy Pacupac, Chair.   We recognize the hard work of Hugh Lowry who over the years have served as the Mission Committee Chair.  We miss and continue to Pray for Hugh who is now residing in the East of Oahu retirement facility.   

  10. Property and Space - Ranny Catingub, Chair

    1. 2025 Listings of priorities:  Reseal the parking lot; install proper lighting at the parking lot; renovate classroom as needed. 

    2. New custodial team has come to clean our place once a week.  We are grateful to the Marshallese church for their maintaining the yard at the church and parsonage.  

    3. The Mililani Korean church bought 20 new

    4. Use of property request

      1. January 13-14 - Calvary Chapel requested the use of the fellowship hall for their Stewardship emphasis.   

  11. Stewardship Committee - Bob Kent, Chair

    1. The 2025 budget went through 5 revisions.  We are grateful for all the committee leaders and their patience. 

    2. We encourage our congregation to give their offering generously.  Tithing is a fundamental practice to our church.  We thank and continue to encourage people for their ceaseless donations to the mission work and designated funds of the church.  

  12. Deacons Report, Don Buenconsejo, Chair

    1. Assisted Villado and McQueen in their time of transition

    2. Yokefellow Program added Cody Young where he will receive intentional training and discipleship for spiritual growth and ministry involvement.  

    3. Assisted in the Aloha Lunch for the past three months.  

    4. Continues to Preach and teach on Wednesday FOCUS tackling Christian topics.  

  13. Flowers Committee - Linda Quiseng, Chair

  14. Scholarships - Edith White, Chair

  15. Personnel Committee - Mike Castell, Chair

    1. On going conversion to transition Chaplain Kyle McCool from Contract Worker to a Part-Time Employee

    2. Welcomed Levi Catingub Jr., as Secretary Intern

    3. Welcomed Katrina Dela Cruz as the bookkeeper for the church

  16. Nominating Committee - Belinda Catingub, Chair

  17. Preschool Committee - Carol Buenconsejo, Chair

    1. Preschool Ministries begin their school year with a wait list.   The community continues to grow and with the upcoming opening of the Wahiawa Civic Center, more young families need to be served.   Preschool until 2nd grade can only use the bottom floor as mandated by the DOE. 

    2. Bids for jalousie windows are in and there is an on-going conversation with Prop and Space to accommodate this future project for 2025.  

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