Serenity Church Terrell

1. Our #1 goal is to serve the spiritual, physical and practical needs of the homeless and housing insecure persons who have made Terrell, Texas their permanent or part-time location.
2. Design and build a Church structure on land we have purchased in south Terrell where we can provide daily meals, shelter, clothing, laundry and shower facilities and Christ-based guidance/counseling to these persons.
3. Employ a fulltime Director to manage daily ministries and operations.
4. Establish a sustainable annual financial operating base of $100,000 consisting of contributions from individuals, churches, businesses, organizations, corporations and grants.

1. Serenity has a large group of volunteers who serve meals, collect clothing and other items needed, seek job opportunities, provide transportation for doctor visits and all kinds of other social service needs.
2. A committee of volunteers, contractors, and architects are currently working with the city, local churches and organizations to build a church and ministry space of adequate size and capability to serve our growing homeless and housing challenged population in Terrell.
3. We are currently training a local young man, a recovered addict who has a heart for ministry to serve as a Director. He is enrolled in a Bible College course and is the preaching minister on Friday nights at "The Circle".
4. The Board of Directors establishes annual fund-raising goals and plans to raise 100% of this revenue from donations from people, churches and businesses and grants from local businesses and charitable organizations.

1. Serenity has a dedicated leader and functioning Board of Directors including two Pastors which have kept it moving and growing for 7+ years. With strong volunteer support, Serenity has managed to garner enough donations to rent a building, pay the utilities, provide two meals a week and meet 32 different needs of the homeless who are drawn there including a weekly bag of street-friendly food.
2. There are now committees of volunteers helping to stock and distribute the food bags, write grants and plan fundraising opportunities, seek out building possibilities, provide meals, etc.
3. Our functioning grant writing team is key to identifying grant opportunities and writing targeted grant applications that have been key to Serenity's financial success.
4. We have moved our finances to QuickBooks and have a volunteer Treasurer / Bookkeeper who manages and reports financial performance at a very detailed level.

1. Serenity now has a fully functional Board of Directors, two Pastors and Treasurer, has an EIN number, is a 501(c )3 non-profit, has a post office box, has a website presence and is on Facebook. In 2022 our supporters grew to nearly 250 online and in-person volunteers and friends. We were awarded $11,000 in grant funds, maintained a pantry stocked and capable of providing 24 bags of ready-to-eat meals per week to our homeless friends, have a printed brochure and a promotional video, is serving over 40 clients weekly in some manner.
2. Priorities:
1.Building where ministry can take place all day every day, where problems can be resolved, where wounds can be healed, where love and care can be disbursed with abandon,
2. Hire a fulltime Director,
3. Maintain a predictable, sustainable income stream that supports a growing need.