Ministry is advanced in many diverse ways at Coker. Actual 2010 expenditures from both the budget and designated giving are included to give a full picture of the funding for Coker ministries and mission. Staff salaries are included in the ministry area which they support. A detailed budget is available in the church office.

 

 

 

Children, youth and adults grow in their faith, discipleship and service in the family of faith at Coker. Children are “seeds growing in the kingdom” through Children’s Sunday School, Children’s Church, Wed. Night Bible Adventure, 1st Friday Kids Klub, mission projects, summer camps, and Vacation Bible School.

 

 

Childcare is provided for all worship services, Mid-Week Manna and a variety of events. The Coker Early Learning Center provides a daily loving, safe environment for pre-school and Kindergarten children and their families.

 

 

 

 

 

 

God is impacting lives through Coker’s student ministries.  Student Ministries provide middle school through college-age youth the opportunity to find Christ, become a “family of faith,” learn about Christian discipleship, and reach out to others in mission.  Lives are touched weekly through Wednesday Night Bible Study, Sunday School, UMYF, and a variety of special activities.  Coker’s nine-month Confirmation program provides an invaluable transition from Coker’s fabulous Children’s Ministry to the Student Ministry program for incoming 6th graders.  This year 23 youth were confirmed as church members.  Many dedicated adult volunteers and pastoral staff make this program very successful. Coker's youth mission trips bless those who go, as well as those they serve.

 

 

 

 

 

Our prayer is to see God’s continued blessings through the deepening and maturing of faith lived in student’s lives every day.  We thank Coker for the support provided to this ministry.

 

 

 

Adult ministry expenses include a wide variety of programs and ministries for adults, as well as the part-time Pastor of Visitation.  

 

Coker offers Christian Education for all ages and stages of life.  In addition to 14 adult Sunday school classes, there are both daytime and evening short-term topical classes and long-term Bible studies.

 

 

One in four families is affected by addiction.  The CARE Team promotes awareness, education and support for those in recovery.  Coker offers support in life’s crises through Stephen Ministry, Medical Equipment Loan, and Lovin’ Spoonful.  People connect through Athletics, Coker Adult Life Long Learning, Coker Men’s Ministry, Senior Adult Fellowship, United Methodist Men, United Methodist Women, and the Walk to Emmaus.

 

 

The Health and Wellness Ministry nurtures the body (health), mind (wellness), and spirit (wholeness) of our congregation and community.  It provides blood pressure checks, flu shots, blood drives, AEDs, health seminars, the Food Pantry and a family support program.

The Membership/Hospitality Committee provides the first face to visitors and members to make them feel welcomed, included, and loved by the Coker Congregation.

 

Spiritual Enrichment Ministries offer a variety of opportunities to help people connect with God through Advent and Lenten devotionals, classes, retreats, and walking the prayer labyrinth.

 

 

 

 

 

The Music  Ministry is involved every time a note is played or sung at Coker UMC.  Choirs, musical ensembles, praise bands, handbells, sacred dance, and outreach through music involve children, youth, and adults.

 

 

 

Coker's music ministry enables the congregation to express its faith in a variety of ways.  Music for every Saturday and Sunday worship service, special music programs at Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, the Patriotic Pops concert, the Arts at Coker and musicals have helped make Coker "a church with great music."  Your pledge to the 2011 Coker budget will help continue the great heritage of great music at Coker.

 

 

 

 

Worship includes the financial support of Coker's ordained clergy, as well as acolytes, worship resources and related expenses.  Coker UMC enjoys a variety of worship opportunities.

 

 

Coker UMC enjoys a variety of worship opportunities, including five services each week (Saturday night Chapel, 8:15, 9:30, and 11:00 Sanctuary services, and 11:00 Celebrate! services), plus special worship opportunities during Advent, Lent and Holy Week, as well as bi-monthly Healing and Wholeness Services.

 

 

 

Ministry support includes office supplies, equipment, computers, communications, and the administrative staff who enable programs and ministries to be accomplished.  It also includes the administrative expenses of the General Church paid through Apportionments.

 

 

 

Coker's facilities are used daily by hundreds of children, youth, and adults.  Facilities expenses include maintenance of buildings and grounds, church vehicles, debt payments, and custodial and maintenance staff.  Debt payments for funds borrowed in previous years for the sanctuary expansion, the John Gibbs building, and the maintenance reserve fund were $370,498 in 2010.  Capital funds spent in 2010, including building the West Avenue entrance, were $178,619.

 

 

 

 

Coker UMC supports missions in its budget through Conference apportionments ($205,663) which fund the missions of the United Methodist Church.  Outside the budget, Coker supports mission outreach through monthly Mission Moments and other designated donations totaling $304,826.

 

 

Some of the 66 missions supported by Coker in 2010 included: Blood Drive, CAM, the Center for the Intrepid, Church Connections, Coker Food Pantry, Christ Child Offering, Fisher House at Fort Sam Houston, Guyana Missions, Habitat for Humanity, Heifer Project, Mexico Disaster Relief, One Great Hour of Sharing, Pastor's Benevolence Fund, PET, Piedras Negras Missions, SAMM, UMCOR, Youth College Scholarships, and Youth Mission Trips.