Sovereign Grace Church Inc

SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH, INC., IS A NEWLY FORMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. OUR CHURCH HAS AN AVERAGE WEEKLY SERVICE ATTENDANCE OF 30 AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 24 MEMBERS. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS BELONGED TO NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH STRUGGLED AFTER THE DEATH IN 2014 OF PASTOR JOHN MITCHELL, WHO SERVED THE CHURCH FOR OVER 40 YEARS. IN 2016, THOSE MEMBERS BECAME INTERESTED IN REVIVING THE CHURCH, AND THEY SET UPON FORMING A NEW LEGAL ENTITY AND SEARCHING FOR A PASTOR TO LEAD US, AS WELL AS GATHERING THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT A NEW PASTOR. OUR CALL TO MINISTRY WAS ANSWERED BY PASTOR PETER MENEY, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (UK). PASTOR MENEY AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING THEIR LIFE FROM UK TO MONTANA, USA,AND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF SECURING AN R-1 RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA FOR HIM TO JOIN US IN MINISTRY AS OUR PASTOR. OUR CHURCH IS EAGERLY AWAITING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT UNTIL PASTOR MENEY CAN LIVE, WORK, AND WORSHIP, WITH US IN MONTANA.NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH GIFTED ITS ASSETS TO SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH IN FULL, AND THIS IS THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THIS RETURN. AS A CHURCH, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FILE AN ANNUAL 990 RETURN. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO DO SO THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT THE TRANSITION AND PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NEW PASTOR.FOREIGN ACTIVITIES: IN 2016, OUR CHURCH DEACONS VOTED TO SUPPORT NEW FOCUS MAGAZINE, A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN THE UK AND ONLINE TO THE WORLD. PASTOR MENEY IS CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF NEW FOCUS. OUR VISA SPONSORSHIP EFFORT IS TAKING LONGER THAN WE EVER ANTICIPATED, SO WE FEEL SUCH GIFTS ARE AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND INDIRECTLY ASSIST PASTOR MENEY AS HE UPROOTS HIS LIFE IN THE UK TO EVENTUALLY SERVE AS PASTOR OF OUR CHURCH. AT THE END OF 2016, OUR DEACONS PLEDGED $24,000 TO NEW FOCUS.THIS PLEDGE WAS PAID IN EARLY 2017 AND IS REFLECTED IN IN THE SCHEDULE OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL GIFT IN 2017 OF $2,000. RECIPIENT MAILING ADDRESS IS CURRENTLY: NEW FOCUS MAGAZINE / GO PUBLICATIONS, C/O GIBB HILL FARM, PONSONBY, SEASCALE, CUMBRIA, CA20 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM. OR ONLINE: WWW.GO-NEWFOCUS.CO.UK

SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH, INC., IS A NEWLY FORMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. OUR CHURCH HAS AN AVERAGE WEEKLY SERVICE ATTENDANCE OF 30 AND WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 24 MEMBERS. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS BELONGED TO NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH, WHICH STRUGGLED AFTER THE DEATH IN 2014 OF PASTOR JOHN MITCHELL, WHO SERVED THE CHURCH FOR OVER 40 YEARS. IN 2016, THOSE MEMBERS BECAME INTERESTED IN REVIVING THE CHURCH, AND THEY SET UPON FORMING A NEW LEGAL ENTITY AND SEARCHING FOR A PASTOR TO LEAD US, AS WELL AS GATHERING THE FUNDING TO SUPPORT A NEW PASTOR. TO DATE, WE HAVE SET ASIDE OVER $34,000, AND CONTINUE TO BUILD OUR PASTOR SUPPORT FUND. OUR CALL TO MINISTRY WAS ANSWERED BY PASTOR PETER MENEY, WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (UK). PASTOR MENEY AND HIS WIFE HAVE BEGUN THE PROCESS OF TRANSITIONING THEIR LIFE FROM UK TO MONTANA, USA,AND WE ARE IN PROCESS OF SECURING AN R-1 RELIGIOUS WORKER VISA FOR HIM TO JOIN US IN MINISTRY AS OUR PASTOR. OUR CHURCH IS EAGERLY AWAITING SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT UNTIL PASTOR MENEY CAN LIVE, WORK, AND WORSHIP, WITH US IN MONTANA.NEW COVENANT BAPTIST CHURCH GIFTED ITS ASSETS TO SOVEREIGN GRACE CHURCH IN FULL, AND THIS IS THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTED IN THIS RETURN. AS A CHURCH, WE ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO FILE AN ANNUAL 990 RETURN. WE HAVE CHOSEN TO DO SO THIS YEAR IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT THE TRANSITION AND PROVIDE FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NEW PASTOR.FOREIGN ACTIVITIES: AT YEAR-END, OUR CHURCH DEACONS VOTED TO SUPPORT NEW FOCUS MAGAZINE, A CHRISTIAN MINISTRY IN THE UK AND ONLINE TO THE WORLD. PASTOR MENEY IS CO-FOUNDER AND EDITOR OF NEW FOCUS. OUR VISA SPONSORSHIP EFFORT IS TAKING LONGER THAN WE EVER ANTICIPATED, SO WE FELT THIS GIFT WAS AN APPROPRIATE WAY TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR CHRISTIAN MINISTRY AND INDIRECTLY ASSIST PASTOR MENEY AS HE UPROOTS HIS LIFE IN THE UK TO EVENTUALLY SERVE AS PASTOR OF OUR CHURCH. OUR DEACONS PLEDGED $24,000 TO NEW FOCUS. OUR CHURCH REPORTS ON A CASH BASIS, SO THIS PLEDGE IS NOT REFLECTED IN 2016 FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES. THE PLEDGE WAS FULFILLED AT THE BEGINNING OF 2017. RECIPIENT MAILING ADDRESS IS CURRENTLY: NEW FOCUS MAGAZINE / GO PUBLICATIONS, C/O GIBB HILL FARM, PONSONBY, SEASCALE, CUMBRIA, CA20 1BX, UNITED KINGDOM. OR ONLINE: WWW.GO-NEWFOCUS.CO.UK