New Hope United Methodist Church
De Pere
Vision Planning 2014
Exploring: Who Do We Serve?
What’s Around us?
10 places of Worship
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St Anne's Episcopal Church 347 Libal St, De Pere, WI
Christ the Rock De Pere 556 Main Ave, De Pere, WI
Journey Community Church 115 N Wisconsin St, De Pere, WI
First United Presbyterian Church 605 N Webster Ave, De Pere, WI
Hope Lutheran Church 700 S Superior St, De Pere, WI
New Hope United Methodist Church 1950 Dickinson Rd, De Pere, WI
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School 1305 Lourdes Ave, De Pere, WI
Blessed Hope Baptist Church 645 Grant St, De Pere, WI
Saint Francis Xaviers Parish 220 S Michigan St, De Pere, WI
Crosspoint Church 339 Main Ave, De Pere, WI
And let’s not forget: Spring Lake Church located in Ledgeview, 2240 Klondike Rd, Green Bay, WI
What Are Their Focuses?
A. St Anne's - Food Pantry
B. Christ the Rock De Pere - Nondenominational, small group studies, strong social media /
web services. Started as men’s prayer group, first formal worship in 2003.
C. Journey Community Church - Nondenominational, small group studies, strong social media
/ web services. Started in 2004.
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First United Presbyterian Church – Presbyterian traditional church
Hope Lutheran Church Lutheran traditional church with onsite preschool.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Traditional Catholic with onsite grade school.
Blessed Hope Baptist Church no website
Saint Francis Xaviers Parish Traditional Catholic church, offers SCRIP program.
Crosspoint Church no website
K. K. Spring Lake Church - Evangelical Free Church of America, small group studies with
numerous “events” to attract visitors and align with interest groups. Strong mission focus. Not
very personal.
Where do New Hope members
live?
Definitions: Types of
Households
Flourishing Families – Babies and Bliss
 Middle aged couples with large families and active lives
Booming with Confidence – Boomers and Boomerangs
 Baby boomer adults and their teenage/young adult children sharing a
home
Autumn Years – Aging in Place
 Middle class seniors
Suburban Style – Sports Utility Families
 Upscale, middle-aged couples with school-aged children living active
family lives
Promising Families – Families Matter Most
 Active, middle class families leading active, family-focused lives
Family Union – Stock-cars and State Parks
 Middle-class couple and families living in more remote communities
Significant Singles – Wired for Success
 Young, mid-scale singles and couples living socially active lives
Most Prominent Households in New
Hope Primary Service Area (54115)
28% of households are:
– Babies and Bliss (12.4%)
Middle aged couples with large families and active
lives
Booming with Confidence – Boomers and Boomerangs (8.3%)
Baby boomer adults and their teenage/young adult
children sharing a home
Autumn Years – Aging in Place (6.9%)
Middle class seniors
Fact: 26% of New Hope Families fall into the Flourishing
Families category.
Flourishing Families – Babies and
Bliss
Key Traits
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Describe themselves as both spiritual and religious.
Church is a part of a balanced lifestyle.
Child-sensitive and family friendly,
Generational programs in a single location.
Wide variety of generational programs by age
Conservative in their social attitudes,
Open to the creativity of youth groups.
Not activists
Support pro-life and traditional families.
Commitment to church is often intense for a limited time,
then move on.
Booming with Confidence – Boomers
and Boomerangs
Key Traits
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Adult households with 20-something children living at home
These households tend to be remarkably harmonious
Parents & young adult children share traditional lifestyles and right-of-center viewpoints
May differ about the importance of church
• 20-something children may not attend church
• parents are apt to become less involved in church
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Parents high commitment to family over commitment to career
Sense of wellbeing is tempered by money management concerns
Kids often influence lifestyle decisions
Attracted to churches that are usually larger, resource rich or church plants
• contemporary worship style
• traditional in worship structure
• senior pastors are often younger than the paid staff
• provide a wide variety of short term activities
• strong external focus for evangelism and/or social service
Autumn Years – Aging in Place
Key Traits
– Neighborhoods are mature and perhaps more
urbanized but younger families may be moving in
– Local church continues to be an integral part of
their identity.
– Traditional tastes and conservative family values.
– “Brand loyal”, but quite open to ecumenical
cooperation.
– Like “smooth cruising” and harmonious churches
that don’t make too many waves.
– Worship is predictable and profound without too
many surprises
Trait Comparison
1st Frequent
2nd Frequent
B08 Flourishing
C14 Booming with
Families - Babies and Confidence - Boomers
Bliss
and Boomerangs
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2
2,011
1,350
12.40
8.30
Religious
Perspective
General
Spiritual
Insight
Key Behaviors
An Important Part of a It’s The Right Thing To
Healthy Lifestyle
Do
Keenly Aware of Life
Cycles;
High Expectations for
Relevant Programs
3rd Frequent
J34 Autumn Years Aging in Place
3
1,129
6.90
"God’s Mission, Our
Community, My
Church"
Quiet Good Taste
Sink Deep Roots, Enjoy
Being Home
Morality With
Minimum Sacrifice
Cherish Grandchildren
Keep It Simple
Inclination &
Attitudes
Mood & Values
Very Sociable
Global Perspective
Local, Traditional
Indulgent
Planned Lifestyles
Planned
High Devotion to
Family
High Sense of Well
Being
High Commitment to
Career,
High Sense of Well
Being
High Devotion to
Family
High Importance of
Religious Faith
Trait Comparison
1st Frequent
Leadership
Hospitality
Worship
Relevant
Ministry
Choices
B08 Flourishing
C14 Booming with
Families - Babies and Confidence - Boomers
Bliss
and Boomerangs
CEO
Discipler
Discipler
Outreach Others
J34 Autumn Years Aging in Place
Enabler
Care Giver
Multiple Choices
Coaching
Inspirational
Inspirational
Coaching
Multiple Choices
Healthy Choices
Care-Giving
Educational
All options open
Experiential
Curricular
Topical
Peer Group
Designated or Rotate
Leaders
Biblical or Topical
Generational
Designated Leaders
Outreach Themselves
3rd Frequent
Multiple Choices
Education
Small Group
2nd Frequent
Rotate Leaders
Affinities or
Curriculum
Affinity
Affinities or
Curriculum
Human Potential
Interpersonal
Relationships
Quality of Life
Human Destiny
Recovery
Interpersonal
Relationships
Health
Interpersonal
Relationships
Quality ofLife
Human Potential,
Quality of Life
Quality ofLife
Survival
Trait Comparison
1st Frequent
2nd Frequent
B08 Flourishing
C14 Booming with
Families - Babies and Confidence - Boomers
Bliss
and Boomerangs
Property and
Technology
Relevant
Institutional
Strategies
Communication
J34 Autumn Years Aging in Place
Utilitarian
Utilitarian
Ecclesiastical
Christendom
Christendom
Modern or Post Modern
Christendom
Unified Budgets
Unified Budgets
Unified Budgets
Designated Giving
Lifestyle Coaching
Internet
Lifestyle Coaching
Lifestyle Coaching
Multi-Sources
Telephone
Gatherings
Print
Post - Modern
Stewardship and
Financial
Management –
3rd Frequent
Modern
What do these 3 groups look
for in a church home?
• Multigenerational programs
• Networking social functions that matches families with
similar interests
• Noisy Worship – tolerance to children and families
• Worship that is informal and inspirational – however
thrives on predictability
• Fiscally very cautious, however will give generously for
direct purposes. Responds well to stewardship
campaigns
• Prefer electronic communications – web, texting, social
media