Contact InformationWe invite qualified candidates to

submit resumes for review electronically (preferable) or by mail to: Lisa Long, search committee chair, at: admin@holyspiritwaco.com or by mail to 1624 Wooded Acres Dr., Waco, TX 76710

For more information about Holy Spirit, please visit www.holyspiritwaco.com.

Our ParishVision Statement ........... 2Hopes for the Future ..... 2Statistics Summary ......... 2

Parish Profile .................. 3Our Next Rector ............ 3Worship Services ............ 4Choir ............................ 4Ministries .................... 5-7

Outreach .................... 8-9 Facilities ..................10-11Our Community ............12Finances ......................13 Parish History ................13

Welcome!Walk into Holy Spirit Church on any

given day and what will you find? A beautiful worship space, a welcom-ing staff, volunteers tending to the church’s ministries and outreach programs, members of the local com-munity — Texas Watercolor Society, Embroidery Guild, Al-Anon, Recovery International, Monday Slammer’s Bridge Group, and our Holy Hookers knitting group.

Most importantly, you will find warmth, acceptance and openness. In that midst, we eagerly await the arrival of our new rector.

We are a visible and active presence in the community, welcoming one and all to join us in worship and in doing God’s work. We take great pride in our Anglican traditions, our passion for music and Christian formation, and our commitment to outreach.

This parish profile outlines who we are today and who we want to be in the future. Thank you for your interest as we begin to write the next chapter in our long and rich history. We wel-come the opportunity to discuss our church’s future with you.

Episcopal Church of the Holy SpiritParish Profile March 2014 Waco, Texas

Parish MissionChurch of the Holy Spirit is called together by God to experience and share the love and joy

of Jesus Christ through regular worship, study, fellowship, and service to all.

Adopted by the vestry, April 2004

Vision Statement

We are a community experiencing God’s transformative grace. In glad response, we purpose to:

● Offer joyful and dignified Eucharistic worship that draws on the rich art and musical traditions of the church, both historical and contemporary.

● Develop an ever-deepening Episcopal community that is intergenerational in its prayer, Bible study, meals, home groups, and recreation.

● Practice an intentional stewardship of our facilities such that it says to young and old and middle-aged, singles, and families, “Come and See.”

● Share generously from everything we are and possess in order to extend the grace we have received, both to our city and to fields beyond our horizon.

Hopes for FutureOver the next 3 to 5 years, we would like to advance on several

fronts. In worship, we would like to maintain a balanced variety of musical styles, one that preserves the finest of our Anglican traditions while incorporating the best new contemporary music. In outreach, we want to reflect the Lord’s heart for the world, wheth-er just outside our doors or across continents. To do that, we are looking to develop specific, new strategies to announce the gospel of compassion and transformation. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the poverty rate in Waco is 82 percent higher than the state average. Many in our county need bread. All in our area need the living bread. We would like to serve both loaves, joyfully. In formation, we want to extend our successful adult Sunday School to become an inclusive age-graded program for all who come. Additionally, we want to promote new intergenerational activities, both in our church and in our homes. We especially must develop a flourishing youth ministry, starting with the committed few who are in place. For our facilities, we recognize the need over the next several years to launch a capital-giving campaign to improve and update what the Lord has placed under our stewardship.

Finally, in all things, we hope to be increasingly known as people who steadfastly prayed, then courageously sought, as Acts 13:36 has it, to serve our generation by the will of God.

2011 2012 2013

Average Sunday Attendance 132 128 129Easter Day Attendance 233 227 280

Sunday Eucharists 121 122 115Weekday Eucharists 64 74 64Private/Home Eucharists 36 29 39Daily Office 46 52 45Other Offices 77 94 34

2011 2012 2013

Marriages 1 0 0Burials 6 12 8Bapstims 7 7 1Confirmation/Reception/Reaffirm 8 3 3 Baptized Members 339 341 338Transfers In 2 7 2Transfers Out 14 7 6

Attendance

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Parish Survey ResultsOur parish survey shows us as a forward looking,

though older, congregation whose goal is to get to heav-en, taking as many with us as we can. We are steeped in traditional Episcopal liturgy and worship, and we regularly focus our lives on our church. The majority of us have been here more than 10 years, with fewer than 40 per-cent of us being here less than 10 years. This speaks well of the large core we can claim, 82 percent, as regular at-tendees. A solid 60 percent of those regulars are couples, though we are slightly more female in overall makeup.

All of this seems to illustrate a slow but steady growth over the last 10 years that appears to be maintaining our size more than adding to it. With slightly more than 13 percent of the respondents to our parish survey under the age of 45, it’s evident why the greatest concern and desire of our congregation is to find ways to bring in young families and youth. Just under half of us live within 5 miles of the church, a quarter of us within 10 miles, the rest 11 miles or more away. I think it’s important to note that 10 percent of our congregation lives 20 or more miles out and attend regularly, a number that has grown. We have a great strength in our large core of regulars, and distance is no barrier to us.

We also participate in the services and ministries of our church at an enviable rate. An overwhelming majority suit up, or step up, for every service and ministry we have. I think we must attribute this to the conscious efforts of the majority to be the friendliest parish in town, and willfully promoting it in ourselves and those who visit us. The

habitual effort to be inclusive and inviting is one of our greatest strengths. That friendliness, a strong sense of community, and our friends and family are what keep us here, followed by the rich tradition and liturgy in our worship services. We yearn for a fulfilling Christian education. Our adult education

has grown and thrives with a majority of the parishioners attending it, necessitating a move to the parish hall to accommodate the crowd made up of both 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. service participants. We want to improve, have a strong motivation for, and investment in, a youth pro-gram that suffers from a lack of youth. Support is indeed strong and visible, fueling the prayers for more young families and youths.

— Compiled by Parker Lockhart, senior warden

Our Next RectorWe look forward to welcoming a priest who effectively proclaims the message of the Bible in order to encourage, chal-

lenge, and give vision to members of the congregation. We are praying for one who will teach Biblical content in order to assist the congregation in understanding the historical context and meaning of scriptural passages, and a pastor who will personally minister to the sick, dying, and grieving.

We look for an evangelist who will actively reach out for new members, work to retain them, and help maintain a cli-mate where everyone feels accepted as a loved member of our church.

We look for the leader who will enthusiastically encourage us as we strive daily to do the Lord’s work, foster fellowship at parish events and gatherings, and support our activities, ministries, and outreach with prayerful guidance, innovation, and counsel.

Above all, we want the Lord’s will to be done, as we seek the rector whom God has chosen to lead the Church of the Holy Spirit.

Members by the numbers75% live within 10 miles

Most have been mem-bers for 10+ years

13% are under age 45

82% of core members attend regularly

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Worship and LiturgyThe worship experience at Holy

Spirit is distinguished by tradition and music. Our sanctuary pro-vides a beautiful setting for prayer, reflection, and celebration. We are invited to become the Body of Christ as we gather to share the sacraments. From greeters and ushers and members of the choir, to acolytes and lay Eucharistic ministers, we hope to reflect a genuine spirit of inclusion.

Sunday services include celebra-tions of the Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The 8:00 a.m. service is Rite I and embraces quiet and traditional forms of the liturgy. The worship service at 10:30 a.m. is mainly a Rite II and features traditional and contempo-rary music and our choir. Nursery care is available at the 10:30 a.m. service on Sundays.

The Wednesday evening service includes Holy Eucharist and the Litany of Healing. There is generally no music at this service.

We encourage the participation of lay Eucharistic min-isters and lay readers at every service. On special occa-

sions, such as the celebrations of Christmas, Palm Sunday, and Easter, we see even greater participation of parishion-ers at our services. Baptisms are scheduled at the regular 10:30 a.m. service at the discretion of the family.

Other seasonal services include Advent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter and Thanksgiving. We also conduct a monthly chapel service at Stillwell Retirement Center.

Regularly scheduled activitiesSunday worship, 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.Adult Christian education, 9:30 a.m. SundayWednesday prayer and communion, 6:00 p.m.Choir rehearsal, 9:00 a.m. Sunday and 7:00 p.m. Wednesday

Office hoursMon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Please visit our website at http://holyspiritwaco.com/calendar/for a complete list, including community activities at our building.

ChoirThe choir is committed to excellence in music and worship. This all-

volunteer group leads the congregational and choral music during our worship services. With the purchase of a Rodgers Masterpiece organ in 2009, uplifting and marvelous sounds can be heard each Sunday. The formal dedication concert took place Jan. 25, 2009, with renowned or-ganist Bradley Welch performing.

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Children’s MinistryHoly Spirit prides itself on being a family-friendly parish. All are

welcome with open arms. A sense of close-knit family pervades the entire parish with the mature members knowing and nurturing the younger generations. Children have been a priority at Holy Spirit since its inception. Children are gathered to the front of the Nave where various individuals preach a three to five minute children’s homily. Children return to their seats, hopefully in the front, and stay throughout the entire service.

A challenge the children’s ministry faces is attracting families and their children to the church. Program leaders are struggling and feel they need new energy and additional volunteer participation. Cur-rent attendance is extremely low, with a large gap between infants/toddlers and youths. Members are seeking direction on how to revive the ministry.

Pastoral Care● We have three lay Eucharistic

ministers to deliver Communion to our homebound or sick members.

● A newcomers committee writes notes and telephones visitors.

● A benevolence committee provides luncheons for families.

FellowshipWeekly coffee time is after the

10:30 a.m. Sunday service. It is a time to socialize and welcome new-comers. Volunteers host coffee time. Special coffees are organized for events such as Easter and confirma-tions.

The church family also gathers for Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Easter Egg Hunt, Trunk or Treat, fifth Sunday celebrations and the parish picnic.

The primary forms of parish com-munication are the monthly newsletter and church website. A church direc-tory is published annually.

Ministry

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Youth MinistryThe youth ministry at Church of the Holy Spirit ministers to students in

grades 5 through 12. There are currently three active youths from the con-gregation in 5th through 9th grade. These youths occasionally bring friends to events. However, attendance averages two or three at any given activity. Those who attend really enjoy the lessons, games, and social times, but they are sometimes discouraged by the small numbers. A handful of other teenagers attend worship on Sunday mornings, but they have not been in-volved in the youth ministry. One of the biggest challenges the ministry faces is obtaining critical mass and attracting new youths and their families to the church.

The youth group meets from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. two Sundays a month. Additionally, each month the youth minister plans an intergenerational event and a social event. Intergenerational events are designed to break down barriers between generations and strengthen relationships within the congre-gation. Recent events include: a Trunk or Treat on Halloween, a board game night, a spaghetti dinner hosted by the youths on Valentine’s weekend, and volunteer opportunities with local charitable organizations.

The social youth events are less structured and more fun. Their primary goal is to allow youth leaders to interact with and build relationships with the youths. Examples of these social events include: going out to lunch after worship, a Super Bowl party, and miniature golf. We encourage our youths to attend the diocese-sponsored Happening and YES retreats. Two of our cur-rent youths have attended at least one of these events.

The youth ministry is led by Youth Minister Matt Moudry, who is assisted by several adult volunteers and parents. Matt was hired in September 2012 and works part time (20 hours) at the church. However, due to a growing fam-ily, Matt has recently obtained full-time employment elsewhere and will be resigning from his position with the church on April 30, 2014.

Daughters of the King

In Waco, our Daugh-ters of the King chapter is comprised of women from all three Episcopal churches. Daughters of the King is in charge of the Operation Christmas Child shoebox project for the Samaritan’s Purse ministry.

Men’s Breakfast

Men of the church get together for breakfast every Thursday at 7:00 a.m. They eat, visit, sing, have a Bible read-ing, and then pray.

AcolytesDuring early and week-

night services, our acolyte duties are usually per-formed by adult acolytes, who sometimes double as a Eucharistic minister. The 10:30 a.m. service is staffed by two youth volunteers. On special or feast days, torchbearers are often used. The youth pool of volunteers serves on a rotating basis and consists of six acolytes in grades 5 through 12. We have a number of adult acolytes that we use when needed as well.

Family Life MinistryOur purpose is to:● Have everyone feel valued and cared for at all

stages of life. ● Through time together, make memories

which give us a common bond.● Become a church family in actions as well as

words. With so much divorce today and people taking jobs that move them away from relatives, our programs fill a void for many families.

We began our Family Life Ministry in September 2013 after a Diocesan assessment of our children and youth programs. Our congregation is mostly made up of older members, and an intergenera-tional ministry offers everyone enjoyable time together that they may not otherwise have.

“As the church we need to break down the silos of ministry and allow individuals to interact, learn, teach, and minister to one another,” said Matt Blank, Diocese of Texas youth missioner.

Our church has recently sponsored:● Outdoor movie night on the church front lawn● Trunk or Treat for Halloween● Congregation Christmas party after the 10:30

a.m. service, in conjunction with St. Nicolas’ visit to the children

● Game night● Valentine’s dinner with children, youth, young adults and seniors

Altar GuildAltar Guild at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit is made up of men and women who

serve many hours silently behind the scenes to ensure that worship and the Eucharist can be celebrated without distraction. We have four groups comprised of four or five members each, all of whom were selected according to the requirements established by the Diocese of Texas as published in the “Handbook for Altar Guilds,” revised in 2006.

There is a director who attends parish planning meetings and staff meetings and receives direction from the rector. Between training meetings, the director then communicates with the designated leader of each group who in turn disseminates vital information to the group/team members.

Each group/team is responsible for service preparation, primarily on Sunday and Wednesday, for one week at a time. Additional services — weddings, funerals or Stations of the Cross, for example — that occur during their scheduled period of duty also become that group’s responsibility.

We enjoy the good fortune of having such dedicated members that there are always willing hands available when needed to assist with added duties. Plus, we have our very own “church mouse” who dedicates her service exclusively to the extraordinary care of our linens. In addition to the guidelines presented in the diocesan “Handbook for Altar Guilds,” Holy Spirit also has a local handbook which details the preferences of the current priest.

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ECWThe Episcopal Church Women is the fellowship of all

women of the church and is organized to enable the women to serve our Lord through service, worship, edu-cation, evangelism, and pastoral care.

The Episcopal Church Women have several outreach programs including: furnishing an apartment at Compas-sion Ministries, donating to United Thank Offering, Cari-tas, The Salvation Army, and to a church family. To fund these programs, there are money-raising events during the year. Some of our 2014 off-site events will include: a bus trip to the Bush Museum in Dallas, visiting Past Time Treasures Antique Store, and the annual Christmas party at Ridgewood. Programs and events are also held in the parish hall, including a Mardi Gras books and bingo party, one of the big fund-raising events.

Men ready to serve

ECW games and fellowship

Parish picnic

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Christian Formation

One area of exciting development at ECHS has been our growing adult Christian formation class on Sunday mornings.

One way to characterize our parishioners is that they are intellectually curious, and they have been eager to engage in a diverse array of special topics classes over the last several years. The topics have included the writings of Stanley Hauerwas, Cor-mack McCarthy’s “The Road,” C.S. Lewis’s “The Four Loves,” the church and racism, world religions, and the Bible and environmentalism (with special refer-ence to the work of Wendell Berry).

The church is fortunate to have a number of educators in its congregation and to be situated in a larger university community, making such a variety of topics possible.

In the future, we look forward to being able to expand offerings, to include Biblical/textual studies and church history. Moreover, we see this growth as part of the larger vision for age-graded Sunday school classes.

OutreachThe Outreach Committee search-

es out opportunities for parish outreach and presents them to the vestry when financial assistance is required.

Current outreach ministries are broad and varied:

● Caritas of Waco – a non-profit charity that offers food, clothing, household items, and travel to anyone.

● Friends for Life – a local charity that improves the quality of life for seniors and the disabled, particularly those without family.

● Honduras Good Works – a Christ-centered non-profit organiza-tion committed to helping the poor-est in Honduras.

● Shepherd’s Heart Food Pan-try – a non-profit providing food and services to those in need.

● Mission Waco – an organi-zation providing Christian-based holistic, relationship-based pro-grams that empower the poor and marginalized.

● Food for Families – together with food pantries all across Central Texas, this one-day food drive col-lects non-perishable food for area food banks and pantries beyond the holiday season.

● Operation Christmas Child – a Samaritan’s Purse program that distributes gifts to children all over the world.

● Storybook Christmas – a Christmas outreach program that places more than 125,000 new books in the hands of children ages 3 to 8 who do not have books of their own.

● Episcopal Relief and Devel-opment, United Thank Offering, and Victims of West explosion – parish-wide fund-raising support.

● Compassion Ministries —pro-vides case management and refer-ral services aimed at reintegrating homeless individuals and families, as well as those on the verge of homelessness, into permanent housing and employment.

Share the JoyThe parish raises funds, solicits donations, and recruits volunteers

from 22 cities to conduct McLennan County’s largest one-day feed-ing program for the hungry on Christmas Day. Meals are served at two venues — for the homeless at the Meyer Center and for fragile, needy senior citizens in the church’s parish hall — as well as delivered to hungry, homebound women and children in the greater Waco area. In 2013, more than 650 people received meals on Christmas Day as part of this outreach.

At Meyer Center: 2013 was the 10th year a hot turkey meal and gift bag for the hungry were offered. Meals were served to homeless and needy men and women, homeless and needy veterans, those from shelters and out of prison, tent city residents, the unemployed, needy families, and single parents with children. There was also a take-out station.

Using a 60-foot by 60-foot tent in the parking lot, site kitchen, small dining room, and storage area, the event saw 90 pre-committed volun-teers plus 29 more who came that morning to help.

411 meals were served. They included food for more than 41 women; 42 women and children in the dining room; 34 at tent city; 18 delivered to families in Mart; and eight taken out. Partnerships: McLennan County Veterans Association with 40 patriotic and veteran groups, China Spring High School.

At Holy Spirit: 2013 was the 6th year a hot turkey meal and gift bag were offered at the Holy Spirit Church for needy, fragile seniors. There was also homebound delivery and a take-out station. The event saw 29 people volunteer and 11 walk in that morning to help. 226 meals were served, of which 73 were in the dining room and 111 delivered or

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Share the Joy (continued)taken out. Partnerships: Friends for Life, Meals and Wheels, St. Andrews Orthodox Church, and Congregation Agudath Jacob Synagogue.

The Need: The motivation for this outreach is that almost all food services are discontinued for the needy by public and private agencies for the two to three days of Christmas, sometimes as many as four days. This is further complicated by Waco being reported as a national area of serious hunger with more than 1,000 children going hungry daily.

The Message: Again this year, our message con-centrated on being hungry. “If you are without Christ-mas Day dinner, come join us”.

Getting the Word Out: We believe these needy groups have been under served by our event for years. So our major objective was “getting the word out.”

1. For the first time, local television station Chan-nel 10 covered our event by running clips throughout Christmas Eve day and sent a reporter on Christmas Day. The reporters committed in advance not to take any pictures of those in need.

2. For the first year, the Waco Tribune Herald printed an article in the Briefly section with a good layout. The article listed the two food sites and specified the dining rooms and our take- out stations.

3. 7,000 cards, in different colors, by category, were printed as “reminder cards” for target groups such as senior citizens, veterans, a general card with 11:30 a.m. and noon serving times which included dining rooms for families, and a card for both venues includ-ing dining rooms for families and take out.

4. These “reminder” cards were given to the groups that committed to distribute them to the needy such as: Shepherd’s Heart Pantry, Caritas, Caritas Thrift Shop, Mission Waco Homeless, Veterans Administration Admitting, five sections at the Veterans Hospital, two veterans posts, two clinics, legal aid, Head Start, Back Pack schools, mental health services, One Stop Veterans Center, Independence Center, Mart Baptist Church, My Brother’s Keeper, Gospel Café, Mission Waco Café, Victory Ministry, Act Baptist Ministry, tent city, Victorious Life Food Pantry, Greater New Light Church, and St. Nicholas Orthodox Church

5. The McLennan County Hunger Coalition continued to help “get the word out” by sanction-ing and promoting the event and distributing cards.

6. For the first time, the poor were helping the poor, with hungry women offering to contact needy neighbors and then distribute meals that were delivered to them.

7. Friends for Life made more than 100 contacts with fragile and needy seniors to be picked up to have lunch at Holy Spirit Church.

8. Meals on Wheels worked with one pod leader who put together a delivery schedule for 33 homebound, needy people.

In 2013, Church of the Holy Spirit established itself as “The Little Church with the Big Heart.”

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Facilities

The SanctuaryThe sanctuary is the original facility

dedicated in 1964. Designed with the fu-ture in mind, it was intended to later be converted to a parish hall with the new sanctuary built off the existing structure. The seating capacity of the sanctuary is 250. It is fully air conditioned, features high ceilings, stained glass, and carpet. The choir and the organ are situated in the back of the church. The altar is the focus of the front of the church. It is self-standing. Behind the altar is a round, stained-glass window, featuring a descending dove which has become an identifying logo of this parish. Behind the altar area is the sacristy.

The NarthexThe narthex serves to greet members and

visitors to Holy Spirit. Information regard-ing our church and upcoming activities are displayed in this area as well. Former pastor’s portraits, church history and other important icons are displayed in this area. Although somewhat small, the narthex serves its purpose. There are restroom facilities located near the entryway.

Off the narthex is a parlor which serves as a place for small, intimate meetings in a comfortable environment.

Administrative Of ficesAdministrative offices are located in various areas of the church.

The main office is set up for the reception area, administrative as-sistant, copy machine, and ministry mailboxes. The rector’s office is located off the main office and has its own outside entrance. In other areas of the church, there are offices for the youth director, children’s ministry, family life ministry, and music director.

The administrative assistant’s main function is to support the rector and vestry. Additional responsibilities include maintaining regular office hours to receive calls, answering questions regard-ing the church, scheduling appointments, handling incoming and outgoing mail and other miscellaneous duties.

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Christian Education WingHoly Spirit has a wing devoted to Sunday

school. There are a nursery and toddler room, seven classrooms, the youth room, the children’s chapel and the library. The nursery and toddler rooms were renovated in 2013. There are several child-friendly restrooms located off the nurs-ery and toddler room and between two of the classrooms. The children’s chapel is not currently used, although this is something the parish would like to see.

The Parish HallThe parish hall was renovat-

ed in 2000. It was extended by thirty feet, painted, car-peted, and all windows were replaced. A large storage room was built on the end of the new addition. Handicapped restroom facilities were added in this area as well. The parish hall is a multifunctional room. Adult Sunday school, coffee hour, Advent and Lenten series, weddings, showers and receptions are but a few of the many uses of this area.

Holy Spirit has a reputation for opening its doors to outside self-help groups that meet every evening of the week. In 2011, the parish hall was updated to include vinyl plank flooring, replacing the old, worn carpet.

Buildings and GroundsThe facilities committee identifies and/or reviews projects

presented to them and recommends facility needs to the ves-try (junior warden). The facilities committee identifies physi-cal facility needs, revenue resources, priorities, and material and color choices.

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Our CommunityNamed after the area’s first inhabitants, the Huaco Indi-

ans, Waco began as a village. In 1849, surveyor George B. Erath laid out its first streets. It was incorporated as a city in 1856, and by the 1870s it became a hub of commerce for Texas with the arrival of several railroad lines. In 1886, Baylor University relocated here from Independence, Texas, merging with Waco University. By the turn of the century, Waco had established itself as one of the world’s leading cotton producers.

Greater Waco is a great place to live with an outstanding array of community assets — from arts to education and from Big 12 college sports to recreation. Concerts, theatre, lectures, symphony, livestock shows and rodeo events, festivals, and farmers markets can be enjoyed by all!

● Waco is a 90-minute drive from Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. It is located in the heart of the Texas manu-facturing, distribution, and technology corridor on IH-35.

● With the three college facilities of Baylor University, Texas State Technical College, and McLennan Community College, Waco is a seat of higher learning.

● Diverse housing options range from historic to close-in neighborhoods, lakeside to riverfront.

● Waco is home to two non-profit acute-care hospitals and three networks of clinics.

● Retail offerings vary from shopping malls to main street boutiques.

• This is the birthplace of Dr Pepper and the location of

the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

• Area Attractions include: Cameron Park Zoo, Cameron Park, Waco Mammoth Site, Art Center Waco, Mayborn Mu-seum, Hawaiian Falls Waterpark, Waco Suspension Bridge, Ferrell Center, Little League Baseball Complex, Riverbend Park, and Lake Waco Wetlands.

• Lake Waco is the place for boating, fishing, swimming, and camping.

% Growth Area 1980 1990 2000 2010 ’90-’00 ’00-’10 ’90-’10Waco MSA 170,755 189,123 213,517 234,906 12.9% 10.0% 24.2%Bellmead 7,828 8,323 9,214 9,901 10.7% 7.5% 19.0%Hewitt 5,418 8,869 11,085 13,549 25.0% 22.2% 52.8%Lacy-Lakeview 4,765 5,310 5,764 6,489 8.5% 12.6% 22.2%McGregor 4,262 4,204 4,723 4,987 12.3% 5.6% 18.6%Robinson 6,034 6,947 7,845 10,509 12.9% 34.0% 51.3%Waco (city) 101,412 105,722 113,729 124,805 7.6% 9.7% 18.1%Woodway 7,191 7,957 8,733 8,452 9.8% -3.2% 6.2%Region* 497,260 565,277 616,621 715,080 17.2% 16.0% 26.5%Texas 14,167,914 16,986,510 20,851,820 24,145,561 22.8% 15.8% 42.1%United States 224,811,135 248,710,012 281,421,906 308,745,538 13.2% 9.7% 24.1%

*Region includes counties: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill, Limestone, and McLennanSource: US Census Bureau

Baylor University

Population and GrowthThe Waco Metropolitan

Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of McLennan and Falls coun-ties in Central Texas, anchored by the city of Waco. As of the April 1, 2010, census, the MSA had a population of 234,906 (although a July 1, 2011, estimate placed the population at 238,564). The U.S. Census 2012 population estimate, released in June 2013, is 256,317. This includes Falls County, which was added to the Waco MSA in 2013.

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Our HistoryLocated at 1624 Wooded Acres Drive in Waco,

Texas, our church is in an established economi-cally and culturally diverse area of town. Originally planned as a neighborhood church, Holy Spirit was planted on the edge of a growing community and has since been surrounded by both commercial and residential development.

The first organizational meeting of the Northwest Waco Mission was Sept. 10, 1961. The congrega-tion consisted of 25 members from Waco’s St. Paul’s and St. Alban’s Episcopal Churches. On Sept. 30, 1961, our name was selected as the Church of the Holy Spirit. The congregation met at Lake Air Center Town Hall until the parish hall was completed. Rev. Carlton E. Permenter was assigned to organize the church and be its pastor. Inquiry classes were started, and 17 people were confirmed in November 1961. The church was accepted as Diocesan mission at the Diocesan Council following its organization.

The first church service was Sept. 17, 1961, at Lake Air Center Town Hall.

Construction on the first unit of the church began in December 1963. It consist-ed of a parish hall, church school, office and kitchen. Worship services were held in the parish hall until the main worship building was constructed. The exterior of the church is cedar and fieldstone. The service of dedication was Sunday, Oct. 4, 1964.

Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, we celebrated our 50th anniversary at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

2011 Actual 2012 Actual 2013 Actual 2014 BudgetIncome General Fund Pledges/Non-Pledge Offerings 247,285.72 268,659.00 252,966.88 237,873.00General Fund Loose Plate 3,063.71 2,655.70 2,721.44 2,500.00Loose Plate - Little Saints Chapel 56.52 11.00 2.67 - General Fund Interest 47.80 51.95 27.31 50.00 General Fund Facility Use 5,539.60 10,519.70 13,411.72 8,200.00 General Fund Miscellaneous 564.13 790.50 483.00 300.00 Supplemental Funding 25,250.00

Total General Fund Income 256,557.48 282,687.85 269,613.02 274,173.00 Expenses Personnel Salaries 102,130.28 114,828.44 111,393.93 127,904.80 Diocese of Texas (assessment and mission) 38,707.20 34,196.04 33,938.04 20,570.00 Church Utilities 21,674.91 18,744.36 18,101.87 21,875.00 Personnel Retirement 11,552.40 11,552.40 6,855.54 15,294.09 Office Operations/Publications 10,282.84 10,105.99 12,608.22 12,050.00 Personnel Taxes and Social Security 12,509.98 13,175.48 9,258.62 13,660.30 Crump Loan Payment - Church Building 12,400.00 12,200.00 12,000.00 11,800.00 Local Outreach 10,007.54 10,800.00 11,300.00 11,800.00 Seminary Support 9,000.00 2,500.00 - - Insurance 11,461.60 11,510.13 11,504.80 11,155.00 Rector Search Expenses - 461.27 17,500.00 Church Maintenance / Renovations 9,309.43 9,521.81 11,210.17 13,600.00 Employee Health Insurance - 1,924.00 6,576.00 6,800.00 Worship 1,140.30 1,663.90 4,618.85 5,600.00 Yard Mowing and Church Miscellaneous 7,333.02 5,183.52 5,113.86 6,100.00 Parish Life 4,271.76 2,088.22 7,013.98 4,670.00 Christian Education 1,376.96 1,284.33 3,019.16 2,270.00 Rector / Assisting Priest variable expenses 852.45 2,816.49 573.65 1,920.00 Council Fees 1,579.06 1,280.50 1,301.40 1,600.00 Music Program 1,206.53 750.40 1,171.95 1,385.00 EYC Program Spiritual Enrichment 706.44 - 1,001.15 1,250.00 Advertising 220.80 144.26 159.15 300.00 Periodicals 342.15 - - 300.00 Computer/Financial Software 455.73 - - 1,000.00 Other Expenses 314.43 - - -

Total General Fund Expenses 268,835.81 266,270.27 269,181.61 310,404.19 Net Surplus/(Defecit) (12,278.33) 16,417.58 431.41 (36,231.19)

Our FinancesBreaking ground

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