The Home Church
2022 Annual Report

Let's look back at all that God blessed us with in 2022
& look forward with expectant hearts to 2023!

Sermons of 2022

Testimonies of 2022

Current Season

Mission Recaps

Spiritual Journey

THC Classes

Other

Joan Lim and Delia Perez

VBS Recap

Church Membership

An Overview of Church Membership in 2022

Current State of the Ministry

2022 Serving Teams 

Needs/ Prayer Requests

1. For Members to Fulfill Vows
2. Non-Member Christians at THC to Become Members and Serve

THC Membership Covenant

Having received Christ as my Lord and Savior and been baptized, and being in agreement with
The Home Church’s statement of faith, mission, and expectations as a member, I now feel led
by the Holy Spirit to unite with The Home Church as a church member.

In doing so, I commit myself to God and to the other members to do the following:

1. I WILL PROTECT THE UNITY OF MY CHURCH
...By acting in love toward other members at The Home Church & House Church.  
...By refusing to gossip
...By following the leaders (Pastors & Shepherds)

2. I WILL SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MY CHURCH
...By praying for its growth
...By inviting VIPs to The Home Church & House Church.  
...By warmly welcoming and encouraging those who visit The Home Church & House Church.

3. I WILL SERVE THE MINISTRY OF MY CHURCH

...By using my gifts to serve the members of The Home Church & House Church.
...By being equipped to serve by my Pastors and Shepherds.
...By developing a servant’s heart

4. I WILL SUPPORT THE TESTIMONY OF MY CHURCH
...By attending faithfully to The Home Church & House Church.
...By living a godly life
...By giving regularly

House Church

Life together as a family ~

“The Church is under orders: Evangelistic inactivity is disobedience” (John Stott)

“You are a Christian because someone cared. Now it’s your turn!” (Warren Wiersbe)

PURPOSE -

House Church is the primary ministry of The Home Church.

Our hope is for THC to grow, primarily through evangelism, not through Christians transferring
into our ministry. The purpose of this ministry is to reach the lost (VIPs), disciple them towards
Christian maturity, and experience biblical community.

This past May we completed 5 years of THC doing the House Church model. We evaluated if FC
is the most effective way for our church to fulfill the Great Commission. We had Shepherd
Meetings, a survey, and a “THC Roundtable Discussion” to gauge House Church effectiveness
and ways we could improve our Great Commission Ministry.

In God’s sovereignty, He brought Pastor Eric Shin and New Life Fellowship Leaders to lead a
weekend Revival service. God used the teaching and testimonies of these leaders to unite our
hearts in attempting, again, House Church Ministry.

Covenant Members voted on whether we should continue in this model shortly after our
Revival. Members decided, overwhelmingly, to continue in House Church Ministry. We even
decided to change the name from “Family Church” to “House Church” to be in greater
alignment with the House Church Network.

After the Holy Spirit united our hearts, we launched a sermon series: “A Proper Foundation”
where we returned to New Testament principles for the purpose of the church. Shepherds
went through “Re-Alignment Training” and a Shepherd’s Covenant was enacted in an effort to
prioritize healthy leadership in our House Churches.

When I look back at May, I realize that THC operates like a family. Honest feedback was given to
leaders, ideas for improvement went forward, some Shepherds stepped down from leading and
others stepped forward to the front of the lines. Not one covenant member left the church
through this process. I believe God was honored through our process and the church is united
in moving forward in this evangelism/discipleship/leadership development model.

The Mission Matters Most,

Pastor Mitchell

Shepherd Covenant

As a Shepherd of The Home Church, I Covenant to...

Classes

Classes are an important way that we can grow in more structured and systematic ways.
Sundays are primarily about coming together to worship Jesus, House Church is primarily about
evangelism and community, and these “classes” are primarily focused on deepening our
knowledge of Christianity and how to apply that knowledge in our lives.

The classes offered in 2022:
* Foundation (2X) - Pastor Mitchell
* Transformation - Pastor Mitchell
* 3 Circles Evangelism Workshop - Pastor Mitchell
* How People Change – Hanna Kim
* Meditation Mondays & Word Wednesdays– Howard Park & Elaina Perez
* Worship Training – Rachel Park
* Love of Husband – Elder "Papa" Mitch


I’m grateful that we continue to prioritize the study and application of Scripture/biblical
principles to our life.

I ask every member to take at least 1 class in 2023 to deepen their knowledge in the faith.

Growing in the Knowledge of His Grace,
Pastor Mitchell

Elder Update

From our 2021 “Church Leadership” Sermon Series which kicked off our Elder-Process.
Scriptural Conclusions Based on New Testament –

1. The Office of “Elder” is for Qualified Men of THC – 1 Timothy 3:1-7
A. Men who have been called to the office.
B. Men of Christ-shaped character.
C. Men of doctrinal-competency (Teaching with
     lips and life)

2. Elders Take Spiritual Responsibility for THC – Acts 20:17-38

3. Elders are Suffering-Servant-Shepherds so THC has Examples – 1 Peter 4:12-5:4

4. Elders are Honored & Submitted to by THC for the Blessing of All – Hebrews 13:17

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