“Thank you for your steady and reliable commitment to being a church marked by the radical generosity of Jesus. You continue to generously give of your time, talent, and treasure to help others know Jesus, and your generosity is both encouraging and empowering to our shared mission to Love God, Love People, and Awaken the Movement that Jesus began! The Ethos Church Elders, the Finance Team, and Staff carefully steward your financial gifts to meet the ministry needs of our church family, while also generously blessing those beyond our church both locally and globally. The testimonies throughout this report are a sampling of the inspiring work God is doing through His people at Ethos Church. And it is because of you that we all can tangibly see and celebrate the work God is doing!”
The following represents a snapshot of Ethos Church’s financial generosity and how those funds were allocated in 2023:
MINISTRY STAFF
42.9% • $907,747.82
To equip the people of God to make disciples of Jesus, including 15 Part-Time and 10 Full-Time Downtown and Central Staff as well as contracted labor.
DOWNTOWN VENUE
5.4% • $115,017.81
To provide a location for the Downtown Sunday Worship Gatherings.
(Marathon Music Works)
ETHOS OFFICE & OPERATIONS
9.2% • $194,502.74
To provide the physical space and the systems needed for day-to-day ministry operations for the purpose of discipling our church family and community leaders as well as mobilizing our community of faith.
ETHOS FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
12.7% • $269,394.62
To continue the ongoing work of discipling the people who call Ethos their church home.
(Kids, Students, Online Livestream Worship,
House Church, Disciple Makers Cohort,
Prayer Gathering, Grow Classes)
LOCAL & GLOBAL MISSIONS
18.3% • $386,653.78
To advance the mission of Jesus in Nashville and beyond.
(Church Planting (Local and Global), Local and Global
Ministry Partners, Food Drive Sunday, Easter and
Birthday Sunday, Power-up Clubs)
HILLSBORO VILLAGE
11.4% • $241,428.15
To provide staffing (2 full time and 3 part-time), venue, and ministries for our HV family and a missional presence in the Hillsboro Village area.
Hello,
It is hard to believe another year has already come and gone. We hope you have been as encouraged by this year’s Ethos Stories as we have been. As we reflect back on all that God has done among our church family over the last year, we’re reminded of the words of Psalm 9:1 where David declares:
“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
With every passing year, our hearts are filled with an ever increasing gratitude for the gift of getting to be a part of this local church family with each of you. Your love for God and love for one another has blessed us deeply and is so contagious.
As we look back on the past year, we are so grateful for:
Every volunteer that gave of their time and talents to love and serve Jesus in a variety of ways.
Every person that gave joyfully and generously to advance the mission of God locally and globally.
Every strategic partner that was willing to work with our church family so together we could accomplish far more than either of us could achieve on our own.
Every disciple maker that had the courage to step into the wild unknown as they sought to make disciples in all of the places where they live, work and play.
And most of all, we are grateful to our Heavenly Father, for all of the ways He pruned, protected, and provided for our church family this past year.
As Brandon mentioned at the beginning of this we couldn’t include every stat and story from across our church family, but much like our brother John wrote in John 20:31, we have included these stories in hopes that your heart would be encouraged and your faith in Jesus strengthened!
Thank you for the all of the ways in which you are loving God, loving people, and helping fan the flames of this movement that Jesus is awakening.
We love you Ethos Church!
Dave and Sydney Clayton