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Janet Moyer, Membership Coordinator

First-time Guests
All of our first-time guests are documented and local guests, unless we know otherwise, are considered
prospective members and followed up according to our protocol. The overview of 2016 local guests is as
follows:
 46 adults and 14 children were identified as local first-time guests. (These figures do not take into
account Easter and Christmas Eve when it is not possible to identify first-time local guests from within
the large number of attendees.) Compared to 2015, we had 32% fewer first-time adult guests.
 Of the 46 adults, 24 (52%) returned at least once. This compares favorably with 2015 (44%) and 2014
(50%).
 Four (8.6%) of first-time adults joined in 2016.

Worship and Church School Attendance
Average weekly worship and church school attendance with a three-year comparison:

Adults Children Combined
2016 159 23 182
2015 158 20 178
2014 151 19 170

Activities
 Greeting Team: Beginning in June I expanded the Greeting Team beyond Maryn and myself to include
six other Westmoreland members to assist with greeting on a monthly schedule. An expanded team
gives us more depth to engage our guests and expands the number of Westmorelanders who
recognize and greet guests even when they are not “on duty.”

 Potomac Association LGBTQ: Along with Nancy Lohman, I began representing Westmoreland on the
new Potomac Association LGBTQ task force.

 Get Acquainted Events & Welcoming Sundays: Organized five Get Acquainted events for guests who
had been regularly visiting/attending worship. We welcomed new members into the congregation on
Sundays in March, June, September and December.

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