2025-01-27T17:19:14-05:00 2024-07-31 382549242 BREDERNITZ WAGNER & CO PC 109 W CLINTON ST HOWELL MI 48843 990 2023-08-01 383002347 THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT SWOR 5173368530 1502 RIVER TER EAST LANSING MI 488235314 JAMES MUNK TREASURER 2483437037 2025-01-10 false GREGORY D CLUM P00144382 5175462130 2025-01-24 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES MUNK 771776 false X THESWORDOFTHESPIRITNAR.ORG X TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AND THE STRENGTHENING OF GOD'S PEOPLE- CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT, AND ORTHODOX- WORLDWIDE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF ACTIVE EVANGELISM, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FORMATION, DOCTRINAL AND MORAL INSTRUCTION, ECUMENISM, AND PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED. 8 6 9 140 0 869564 532286 276370 196636 15007 34000 73999 8854 1234940 771776 158962 121268 0 990064 173018 0 10354 736511 545073 1885537 839359 -650597 -67583 2541046 2765593 1648138 1887803 892908 877790 X TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AND THE STRENGTHENING OF GOD'S PEOPLE- CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT, AND ORTHODOX- WORLDWIDE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF ACTIVE EVANGELISM, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FORMATION, DOCTRINAL AND MORAL INSTRUCTION, ECUMENISM, AND PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED. false false 372614 121268 118284 MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES - PREACHING THE GOSPEL AND STRENGTHENING CHRISTIAN LIFE THROUGH A PROGRAM OF ACTIVE EVANGELISM, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FORMATION, WORLDWIDE MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES, AND DOCTRINAL AND MORAL INSTRUCTION. 70 "YOUNG PROFESSIONALS" IS THE TERM WE USE IN THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT TO IDENTIFY OUR MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING BOTH MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, AS WELL AS MEMBERS THAT OPTED TO PURSUE ANOTHER PATH THAT DIDN'T INVOLVE ATTENDING COLLEGE. MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR REGION HAVE ACTIVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUPS. OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUPS ARE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS THAT FEEL CALLED TO LIVING OUT THEIR FAITH IN AN ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY THAT ALSO HELPS THEM TO GROW AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS CAN LOOK LIKE PARTICIPATING IN BIBLE STUDIES, SERVING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND PRIORITIZING FELLOWSHIP WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THINGS LIKE BOARD GAME NIGHTS, HIKES, OR CO-ED SPORTS LEAGUES. 223829 78352 KAIROS NORTH AMERICA IS THE REGIONAL YOUTH WORK PROGRAM OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE YOUTH OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT BY AWAKENING THEM TO A VENTURESOME FAITH, INVITING THEM TO GIVE A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO THE LORD, AND OFFERING THEM A PLACE TO SERVE. OUR ULTIMATE AIM IN ALL THAT WE DO IS RADICAL, LIFELONG DISCIPLESHIP FOR OURSELVES AND FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE TEENAGE YEARS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR THE TRAJECTORY OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE, AND AS SUCH, WE SEEK TO ENCOUNTER YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS STAGE OF LIFE THROUGH HIGH IMPACT EVENTS THAT CALL THEM DEEPER INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND OPEN THEM UP TO THE ADVENTURE OF DISCIPLESHIP. FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WE OFFER TWO SERVICE PROGRAMS; THE TWO MONTH KAIROS ADVENTURE GUIDE PROGRAM AND THE YEAR LONG GAP PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO OUR NETWORK OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT YOUTH GROUPS AROUND THE REGION AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AS THEY TACKLE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING CHILDREN IN THE MODERN WORLD. 596513 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 9 true false false false false false false false false X 8 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true true false MI X X BONNIE KING 5173368530 1502 RIVER TER EAST LANSING MI 488235314 JAMES MUNK TREASURER 1.00 X X 35308 0 0 DANIEL SMITH TREASURER/SE 1.00 X X 32250 0 0 FRED BUNSA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER DEFORD SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 STUART FERGUSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY FLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID GROPPEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HUGHES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY SMITH PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID WILLIAMSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN WILSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN YOCUM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 67558 false false false 58513 473773 532286 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 185097 185097 SERVICES RENDERED 11539 11539 196636 25256 25256 8744 8744 8744 8744 FEES FOR SHARED OFFICE SPACE 5645 5645 OTHER INCOME 3209 3209 8854 771776 8744 230746 X 41000 41000 80268 80268 161137 82415 74991 3731 11881 6077 5529 275 91788 91788 10354 10354 4757 4757 114952 90297 22865 1790 8684 5698 2801 185 11887 7800 3834 253 36756 24118 11856 782 10987 10987 1395 915 450 30 PROGRAMMING 241238 241238 SUPPLIES 4602 3020 1484 98 MISCELLANEOUS 3130 1748 1325 57 FUNDRAISING 3123 3123 1420 932 458 30 839359 596513 232492 10354 296618 57888 282464 655843 54936 35709 30215 19227 1931749 2032635 2541046 2765593 1648138 1887803 1648138 1887803 X 892908 877790 892908 877790 2541046 2765593 X -67583 52465 X true X false X 1757170 2110648 2528658 869564 532286 7798326 1757170 2110648 2528658 869564 532286 7798326 7798326 12756 54703 16809 29191 25256 138715 826701 565556 613316 350369 205490 2561432 10498473 839457 0.74280 0.74140 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 2,355,942 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 54936 35709 19227 19227 FUNDS HELD FOR OTHERS 1874773 DONOR DESIGNATIONS PAYABLE 9250 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 3780 1887803 819484 52465 52465 767019 4757 4757 771776 834602 834602 4757 4757 839359 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B INVESTMENT FEES 4,757 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B INVESTMENT FEES 4,757 true EUROPE GRANTS 80268 80268 80268 SUPPORT 80268 1 false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST, A REGISTERED CHARITY, ALSO KNOWN AS "THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT", LOCATED IN LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. THE ORGANIZATION TITHES 30% OF TITHES IT RECEIVES TO EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST BUT RETAINS THE MONEY IN ORDER TO AVOID CURRENCY TRANSLATION AND WIRE FEES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION TITHED 80,268 TO EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RECEIVES CONTRIBUTIONS DESIGNATED FOR EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST. IN RETURN THE ORGANIZATION PAYS AMOUNTS AS SPECIFIED BY EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST. ON JULY 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HELD 490,713 IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND 1,384,060 IN INVESTMENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 1,874,773 IN FUNDS HELD FOR EUROPEAN OUTREACH TRUST. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 EUROPE 80,268 0 true UNIVERSITY CHRISTIAN OUTREACH 1502 RIVER TER EAST LANSING MI 48823 882531975 3 36000 SUPPORT 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 GRANTS ARE MONITORED THROUGH OBSERVATION AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GRANT RECIPIENT. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROMOTE THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL AND THE STRENGTHENING OF GOD'S PEOPLE- CATHOLIC, PROTESTANT, AND ORTHODOX- WORLDWIDE, THROUGH A PROGRAM OF ACTIVE EVANGELISM, CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FORMATION, DOCTRINAL AND MORAL INSTRUCTION, ECUMENISM, AND PROGRAMS FOR THE POOR AND DISADVANTAGED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B "YOUNG PROFESSIONALS" IS THE TERM WE USE IN THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT TO IDENTIFY OUR MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY ATTENDING A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING BOTH MEMBERS THAT HAVE GRADUATED FROM A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION, AS WELL AS MEMBERS THAT OPTED TO PURSUE ANOTHER PATH THAT DIDN'T INVOLVE ATTENDING COLLEGE. MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR REGION HAVE ACTIVE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUPS. OUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GROUPS ARE COMPRISED OF MEMBERS THAT FEEL CALLED TO LIVING OUT THEIR FAITH IN AN ECUMENICAL COMMUNITY THAT ALSO HELPS THEM TO GROW AS DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS CAN LOOK LIKE PARTICIPATING IN BIBLE STUDIES, SERVING IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND PRIORITIZING FELLOWSHIP WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH THINGS LIKE BOARD GAME NIGHTS, HIKES, OR CO-ED SPORTS LEAGUES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C KAIROS NORTH AMERICA IS THE REGIONAL YOUTH WORK PROGRAM OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE THE YOUTH OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT BY AWAKENING THEM TO A VENTURESOME FAITH, INVITING THEM TO GIVE A GENEROUS RESPONSE TO THE LORD, AND OFFERING THEM A PLACE TO SERVE. OUR ULTIMATE AIM IN ALL THAT WE DO IS RADICAL, LIFELONG DISCIPLESHIP FOR OURSELVES AND FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE TEENAGE YEARS ARE PARTICULARLY IMPACTFUL FOR THE TRAJECTORY OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE, AND AS SUCH, WE SEEK TO ENCOUNTER YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS STAGE OF LIFE THROUGH HIGH IMPACT EVENTS THAT CALL THEM DEEPER INTO RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS CHRIST AND OPEN THEM UP TO THE ADVENTURE OF DISCIPLESHIP. FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WE OFFER TWO SERVICE PROGRAMS; THE TWO MONTH KAIROS ADVENTURE GUIDE PROGRAM AND THE YEAR LONG GAP PROGRAM. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO OUR NETWORK OF THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT YOUTH GROUPS AROUND THE REGION AND RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AS THEY TACKLE THE CHALLENGES OF RAISING CHILDREN IN THE MODERN WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI SOME VOTING MEMBERS ARE NOT INDEPENDENT BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A PDF COPY IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEN PRESENTED AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD ANNUALLY REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 90,297 22,865 1,790 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 INVESTMENT FEES -4,757 INVESTMENT FEES 4,757