2024 Year In Review

Reflecting on 2024, we're grateful to be a part of all God has done in and through Vibrant! It has been an incredible year of growth, transformation, and community impact. Scroll through this page to join us in celebrating what God is doing through YOUR efforts at Vibrant.

growth

We added a third service in January of 2024!

We had 543 first time guests this year. Thank you for intentionally inviting the One – reaching those that don't know Jesus.

Our average attendance grew from 399 in December of 2023 to 810 in December of 2024.

Christmas at Vibrant 2024 totaled 6 services and 2,058 people onsite.

Missions

10% of our annual budget goes outside our church's walls to spread the Hope of Jesus.

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In May we were encouraged to "Get Off Your Donkey" and serve others. Across the 22 projects of Serve Week, we collected 918 donations and saw almost 300 volunteers step up to help feed those in need, write cards to patients in the hospital, and so much more! 

Through our partnership with Missions of Hope International (MOHI), our church family sponsors nearly 300 kids in Kenya. Our 2024 Kenya Mission Trip was another life changing experience – learning, dancing, and celebrating with our community in Kiwandani.

Night to Shine 2024 hosted 117 of our friends with Special Needs. Thank you to every vendor, volunteer, and prayer warrior that made it happen!

"Volunteering for a night to shine and kids camp over the summer also were great experiences that I will continue every year! Getting to see young people enjoy our space and get to experience it. Our community is truly fantastic! Whether they are a believer or not, getting to witness them experiencing the gift of Vibrant brings me such joy!!!" – Jordan

Baptisms

We saw 84 baptisms this year! Each baptism represents a life being transformed by God.

“My daughter was baptized. The decision she made to dedicate her life to Jesus, it was a proud moment and affirmed my decision to change churches and join Vibrant.” – Natalie

“We had two big God things happen this year! First, our son Rob has been alcohol free for over 6 months. During this time he has been coming to church regularly and just recently been baptized!!! Second, our oldest grandson, Michael, began his turn towards God almost 2 years ago. Previous to that his comments about church were always "that's not my thing". He and his new wife have just recently been baptized. Both of these God things could not have happened without our church, we feel so blessed and look forward to 2025 for more blessings.” – Harry
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teams

300+ volunteers of all ages gave their time and talents to support our ministries.

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“I absolutely love volunteering on the welcome team! Getting to be the first friendly face someone sees when they come in on Sunday morning and getting to see all of the family dynamics that come in every week is truly remarkable! I remember the first time I walked in those doors and having a friendly face to welcome me in and help guide the way made it a very enjoyable experience so I’m happy to be that for someone now!” – Jordan

“I serve in the prayer area and it is always a blessing and a privilege to be able to pray for someone who is in need or hurting or just looking for direction. I’ve seen people walk away with peace and hope, just knowing someone was there to listen and to pray with them/ for them.” – Pam

“I started helping out in Kid min to help foster & teach our kids about Jesus. I was excited to help them grow in their faith but in turn, it’s helped me grow in my faith. It created a motivation I didn’t realize I needed to keep me in the Word, studying the Bible stories and engaged in the church community.” – Kourtney

“It is great being able to make the bible come alive for the kids ministry.” – Abby

“I love volunteering in the cafe. I get to see and talk to so many people that I may not get a chance to talk to normally.” – Emily

Groups

Nearly 38% of adults engaged in a group in 2024. That includes 27 study groups, 8 interest groups, and 3 support groups.

“Our family joined a life group and it has been such a blessing for us. We’ve grown closer to God, the other families and kids in our church and to each other within our own family.”  – Kourtney

“Our group has helped us form community relationships that have helped us many times when we were in need. We have had several medical emergencies in our family this last year and the church and our group have stepped up for us!” – Rachel

“I’ve been able to connect with the other people in my life group and learn from them and really lean on each other when times are hard.” – Brianna

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Kids & Students

710 uniquely individual Kids & Students engaged this year.
300 of them were new to Vibrant!

Kids Weekly Programs – We saw 150+ kids (infant - 5th grade) engage with our Kids programming each week.

“I’ve had multiple families tell me that this was the first church their kids loved and felt excited to come back to!” – Jamie, Parent & Vibrant Kids Team

Start the Party – 107 kids participated in Kids Camp 2024.

Students Weekly Programs – We saw 50+ students (6th grade - 12th grade) engage with our Student programming each week.

“I got to meet so many new people and grow my relationships through my group.” – Rissa, High School Student

Church of Today – 34 students attended summer camp to deepen their relationship with Jesus and over 40 students served in various ministries.

“I decided to say yes to Jesus at Vibrant summer camp!” – Olivia, Middle School Student

Learning together

We were challenged and encouraged through several impactful sermon series.

“The Genesis series really made me realize that God can still use me even if I make mistakes” – Robin

“It was nice to hear the pastors talking about their own struggles, and how everyone in that church community has anxiety or issues that they are fighting with and really put a good perspective on everyone in this building truly comes from the same place! I feel like church can sometimes feel like everyone has to be perfect and I just love how we are constantly reminded that there’s no perfect person in that building besides the lord!” – Jordan

In the spring, our friend Ben Cachiaras, the Lead Pastor from Mountain Christian Church in Joppa, MD, brought a powerful message that helped us evaluate which chair we’re sitting in regarding our approach to faith - commitment, compromise, or complacency.

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Our friend and Lead Pastor at The House Church in Ferguson, MO, Lenny Barber shared from Genesis about how the God who sees is with us, even in our most challenging moments.

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Series Highlights

God is the author of new beginnings.

Through our service and active faith, others will see Jesus.

Changing the world starts with one person at a time.

Event Highlights

Football Sunday

Night to Shine

Mother's Day

Father's Day

Kick Off Sunday

Christmas

Generosity

$1,875,103 was given in 2024!

Ministries and Programs: 8% of funds supported children, youth, adult groups, and outreach programs.

Facility and Operations: 40% of funds were used for church operations, maintenance, and improvements.

Missions and Outreach: 10% of funds were allocated to support local and global mission partners.

Staffing and Training: 42% ensured our leaders are equipped to serve and lead well.

Thanks to your year-end gifts, we are starting the second half of the fiscal year (which goes from July - June) at 48% ($989,562) of the budgeted donations received.

“I give to help the church and others, and also simply to obey Jesus. God is always faithful and even while giving I’m never lacking for anything. The amazing thing is, the more I give, the more I want to give and help others”. – Pam

“Our family has diligently given since we started attending vibrant, even when it would have been easy to pull back on our giving due to bills or unforeseen circumstances, we never once thought about changing our tithe, instead have actually increased it multiple times. We have seen God work miracles in our finances and we are at a place of financial freedom today that we never thought possible individually or as a married couple. “ – Rachel

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From baptisms to partnerships with like-minded missions or new groups to growing ministry areas within the church – your contributions made an incredible impact! God has worked in ways we could have never anticipated. Thank you for being on mission with us!

We’re excited to see what more we can do together in 2025 as we continue to connect EVERYONE to Jesus!