In April, 2010 Faith United Church began the VERTICAL MOTION process, a time of Bible study, prayer, brainstorming and conversation that focused on the seven areas of emphasis listed to the left. The process began with prayer and continued through a series of seven Bible Study / Brainstorming Sessions, held in May-June. The ideas from these sessions were recorded and passed on to VERTICAL MOTION Teams. Each team was responsible for developing a report for their particular area of emphasis. The reports were compiled as the final VERTICAL MOTION report, which was completed and adopted in July, 2010.

          Since adopting the VERTICAL MOTION  document, Faith United Church has seen God bless with the completion and/or initiation of most of the tasks that it contained. The document was never seen as a formal, or long-term plan. It was simply made up of tasks and ideas that came out of the process of praying and brainstorming together.

          The items on this page represent tasks and ideas that came out of the VERTICAL MOTION process which we feel can be accomplished in 2011.

2011 POINTS OF EMPHASIS

WORSHIP

We will continue to incorporate a variety of elements into our Sunday Worship Celebrations, a combination of hymns, modern music, prayer, Scripture reading, drama, and any other forms available to us.

DISCIPLESHIP

• "God Sightings," is a year long emphasis on the New Testament that will include Bibles & Beans, CrossTraining, as well as Pastor Steve's Sunday sermons. By Thanksgiving, 2011 we will have covered the entire New Testament together.  BEING DONE!
• "Sunday Service," is one opportunity for us to apply Biblical truth by taking action. We will offer a series of community-oriented service opportunities on Sunday afternoons.
• Financial Peace University.

GROWTH
We will seek to share the love of Jesus Christ with as many individuals as possible in 2011 and grow numerically through the following:

• A self-produced, promotional DVD.
• Restarting the Church newsletter.  BEING DONE!
• Encouraging our people to supply us with contacts.  BEING DONE!
• Better record keeping.  BEING DONE!
• "Friend Day." DONE! (National Back to Church Sunday)
• A Guest Services Center in the foyer, outside the Sanctuary.
• Vacation Bible School.  DONE!

SERVICE
We will continue to meet needs in our community through the following:

• AngelFood Ministries *We are no longer participating in Angel Food.
• Food Drops for the Needy with CrossOver Downtown Ministries
• "One Item A Month"  BEING DONE!
• Cooperation with F.I.S.H. of Grand Blanc.  BEING DONE!

FELLOWSHIP
We will continue to strengthen and expand our fellowship through the following:

• E-mail and phone-based Prayer Chains.  BEING DONE!
• "Once-A-Month Lunch"  BEING DONE!
• Monthly Volunteer Days.
• Church Picnic DONE!
• Women's Spring Banquet  DONE!
• Men's Breakfast  BEING DONE!
• Other opportunities that present themselves.

PROPERTY
Although a great deal of maintenance work was completed in 2010, there is still much to do. As resources become available, we will complete the following tasks:

• Repair the brickwork on the Fellowship Hall.
• Change the burned out light bulbs all over the building, inside and out. 
• Cut down the dead trees along the west side of the property.
• Check the Playscape for safety and maintenance. Make the necessary repairs.  DONE!
• Move the Workroom to the Pastor's old office. DONE!
• Use powerwashers to clean the parking lot and buildings.
• Weatherize all the windows before winter.
• Repair the bird holes outside the west entrance.
• Fix the entry doors on the north entrance and the Fellowship Hall.
• Regrade the front of the property so that the water runs away from the building.
• Repair and repaint the face of the old sanctuary, as well as all the brown trim on the oldest portion of the building.
• Repair the leaks in the roof.
• Increase the capacity of the hot water in the kitchen.
• Install some kind of barrier that keeps cars from turning around in the grass beside both driveways.
• Repair the sidewalk leading to the north entrance.
• Find a way to eliminate the ice problem at the north entrance in the winter time.
• Repair outside lighting on the north and west sides of the building.
• Repair and repaint the fence along the east side of the property.
• Paint the Fellowship Hall.
• Repair the broken furnace or reroute the duct work to bring heat into the Fitness Center and the Children's Center.
• Clean out the drainage ditch.

STEWARDSHIP
We will encourage our people to be good stewards of the resources God has given them through the following:

• Emphasis on Biblical Tithing.  BEING DONE!
• Encouraging the use of Stewardship Envelopes.  BEING DONE!
• Continuing to make online giving available to those who wish to use it.  BEING DONE!
• Regular reports from our Treasurer.
• "Paper Clip Offerings"  BEING DONE!
• Reestablishment of the Building Fund.
• Establishment of a Memorial Fund.