Hosanna Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report

When I look back on this past year, I see a truly extraordinary group of people who are passionately and sacrificially multiplying the presence of Jesus where they live, work, study and play. I see people who are ready to pursue and experience more healing, more transformation, more community and more impact than ever before in their lives. I see people who are looking more and more like Jesus, in a world that needs his love, humility, compassion, unity and peace more than ever. And as I look ahead, I see...even more. 

That said, this annual report is about looking back and celebrating all the ways that God has been moving and proved faithful over this past year. It's good to stop and celebrate every once in a while!

At a recent staff meeting, we took some time to celebrate the progress we've been making as a team and ministry. I asked our production staff to play the song Celebration by Kool and the Gang after each highlight was shared. (Don't tell anyone, but I even showed off some of my dance moves!) 

You are going to read about many of these highlights in the pages that follow. Take some time to celebrate--maybe even dust off some of your dance moves! This church has never been more generous, unified, diverse or focused on our vision to multiply the hope and heartbeat of Jesus. 

I am inspired and proud of the work that God is doing through you, Hosanna. Your faith is irresistible. I love this church--and I love being your pastor!

Humbly and boldly,

Ryan Alexander

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Then [Jesus] said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”

Luke 9:48 (NLT)

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Serve

We had some big highlights in the area of serving this past year.  As of this fall, all of our kid’s spaces at all four campuses are now being led by volunteers. We also sent dozens of high level volunteers to the Global Leadership Summit in August where they were able to grow as leaders in their own life, at home, work and at church. 

We created a new serving structure in Children’s Ministry that allows us to utilize high level volunteers in a more impactful way. Similar new serving structures were put in place in Hospitality and in Student Ministry. 

We began a shift this past year to move weekend volunteer roles to a more streamlined and consistent structure across all our campuses that includes pre-serving huddles in our ministry areas. We also did a three week serving push in August that included video messages during Sunday services coupled with personal and relational encouragement at each campus from which we saw a positive influx of volunteers.

Looking ahead, we will begin laying groundwork to have a volunteer central experience at each campus that will include a podcast created just for our volunteers.  We will also work to improve our volunteer recruitment, onboarding, deployment, development, celebration and multiplication.

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Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Philippians 4:6 (NLT)

Finances

Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Report

September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022

Overall, FY22 was the largest giving year in our history with General Fund tithes and offerings totaling $12,906,645. We, as a collective faith community, reflected God’s image by giving. 

“He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16, NLT.   

As we turned our hearts to Him, we acknowledged that all good gifts come from Him. With this heart posture, our financial generosity grew by 9.55% over FY21 and put us within 2.5% of our giving budget. Additionally, 651 families made their first gift to Hosanna; a 27% increase over FY21

In FY22, our expenses exceeded our FY22 revenue. The primary reasons for this were the projects and payments that were approved in FY21 using contributions received in FY21, but completed and expensed in FY22:

• $775,000:  Capital expenses approved in FY21 and expensed in FY22        
• $245,000:  Extra mortgage payments                                            
• $145,000:  Special capital project      

Tithing

The Hosanna tithe: The amount we as a body of believers sent outside the walls of the church  was our largest ever at $2.48 million. The Hosanna Impact Team and campus leaders oversee the distribution of these dollars. Local and national partners include churches, non-profits, ministries, affiliations, missionaries and public entities that extend the mission and vision of Hosanna. Our global partners include missionaries as well as organizations primarily operating in our three country partners: Ethiopia, Haiti and India. In FY22, we also supported humanitarian relief for the people of Ukraine through SONetwork. 

Capital Improvements

Important investments in capital repairs and improvements totaled $2 million, which included $775,000 approved in FY21 and expensed in FY22. The following are examples of improvements across all campuses: enhanced lighting at Lakeville, steeple repair in Northfield, remodel of bookstore at Rosemount, video suite equipment, exterior repairs at Shakopee, new signage at HEART.

Best Practices

We adhere to financial best practices by maintaining a 3 month minimum of cash reserves as required by our lender. We also have an additional 1.5 months of designated funds to carry into FY23 for future growth and capital needs. We also have an annual audit/review conducted by an independent accounting firm. 

Estoria in Lakeville

We accepted an offer from Ebenezer to purchase 3.97 acres of the southwest corner of the Lakeville Campus for $475,000 to build senior co-op, Estoria. The City of Lakeville has approved this project with minor adjustments. We anticipate closing on this sale in spring of 2023. 

Looking ahead to Fiscal Year 2023

As we prepare for FY23, our Vision Board approved a budget of $14.340 million, which is 11% more than our FY22 contributions, to accomplish the mission God has placed on our hearts. Thank you Hosanna faith community, for being part of this movement to humbly and boldly multiply the hope and heartbeat of Jesus!

Additional financial information is available upon request. To request, email Jennifer Ford, Executive Director of Ministry Services at .