Central's investment in diverse and high quality worship experiences will continue to be a priority for ministry funding in 2006. Three Sunday morning services and a number of specially designed worship experiences provide a solid center to our life as God's people. In addition, Central's music program and pastoral team have grown to support these multiple approaches to praise the true and living God.

Central continues its commitment to reaching out with spiritual hope and funding for needed goods and projects. We help to support 100 missionaries and organizations locally and globally. We contribute finances and the willing hands and feet of our congregation to 25 different organizations, touching the homeless, the poor, the broken, the incarcerated, youth and seeking adults in Baltimore. Internationally, most of our support enables nationals in ministry within their native countries. We are involved abroad in seminaries, micro-enterprise projects, hospitals, church plants, literacy and translation work and relief aid. Throughout the year, we encourage and help finance Central people going on short-term mission experiences. We are growing in our understanding that missions is not a program, but a life-style decision for every Christ follower in obedience to the Lord.

The Young Adult Ministry vision is to give spiritual permanence to transient people. We provide connection and spiritual growth for those in their 20s and 30s who are new to our community. The plan for the upcoming year is to continue with social activities, small groups, and other elements of the current ministry. We hope to develop more small groups for young adults, train new leaders, and create new teams within the ministry. With God's help, Central will continue to be instrumental in reaching local young adults for the Lord and raising up a new generation of Christian leaders.

Students reaching out to their peers is what this ministry is about. As we continue to train students in how to do this, we are seeing growth happen in a steady way. 'The Storm' is THE place to be on Sunday nights. And, that attitude is spreading rapidly throughout all our ministries as well as the community. Our Satellite Stations (small group discipleship) are growing and EOS (core students) is teaching our students how to be leaders.

God's Big Backyard exists to reach out to children with the message of God's unconditional love, guiding them to grow into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and nurturing in them a heart to serve. We provide a safe, secure and age-appropriate environment where children from birth through 5th grade are nurtured, loved, and taught of God's love through worship and teaching. Children's Ministries also educates children in the missional aspect of Central through Second Sunday for the World and Mission 'n Mind for Kids. More than 125 volunteers welcome, care for and educate an average of 180 children a week. In their acts of service, God is using our volunteers to accomplish His Kingdom purposes for them and for Central's children.

To have a solid foundation for impacting the world, we must be sure that we are effectively equipping and caring for the members of our church community. This area is critical to the fulfillment of our mission. Growing initiatives in this area include Alpha, Small Groups, Adult Sunday School, the continuing service of the Diaconate Ministry, and the development and support of our leaders.

To support Central's growing programs, we must heat, light, clean, and maintain our large facilities seven days a week and fourteen hours most days.

This provides for office staff, computers, copy machine and other administrative costs necessary to support the above growing ministries. Good management and faithful volunteers help to keep the growth in this area down. The need to communicate about our many ministries is what drives the expenses in this area.