The document discusses the Old Yellow Meeting House located in Upper Freehold Township, NJ. It was built in 1737 and is one of the oldest Baptist churches in the US. The document provides details on the organization's finances, membership, events, struggles to attract new members, and proposals to improve outreach through a website, direct mailing, and hosting more events.

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2.  Historyand Organizational Facts
 Financial Information
 Organizational Purpose
 Struggles Faced
 Proposed Solutions
 Feedback

3.  Located near Imlaystown, NJ in Upper
Freehold Township.
 Built in 1737
 One of the Oldest existing Baptist
Churches in United States
 Reverend David Jones – first resident
minister

4. A 501c3 non-profit organization
incorporated in New Jersey.
 Total Members – 133
 Net Worth - $245,661.01

5.  Chairman  Kelly Bullock
• Ed Stillwell  F. Staton Bentley, Jr.
 Secretary  Norman Bullock
• Linda Bullock  Michael Cronin
 Treasurer  Allan Garvie
• Liz Dey  Gordon Gunzelman
 Diana Hewitt
 Jean Hunter
 Wayne Ervin
 Bill Weintzien

6.  Regular Member (individual) $ 10
 Regular Member (family) $ 15
 Student Member $ 1
 Contributing Member $ 20
 Sustaining Member $ 30
 Honorary Member $ 0
 Lifetime Membership $250

7.  Reunion Service, held on last Sunday of
July for over 90 years
 Easter Sunrise Service
 Charlie Zahm’s Early American Folk Music
Concert in August
 Thanksgiving Eve Service

8.  Membership & Donations $1675.00
 Rent $8044.00
 Reunion $ 115.00
 Memorial Gifts $ 300.00
 Other Income $8498.00
 Thanksgiving Service $ 491.00
 Total $19461.00

9.  Cemetery Repair $9935.50
 Concert $ 300.00
 Insurance $3380.00
 Maintenance $1410.75
 Office $ 429.30
 Reunion $ 252.10
 Utilities $ 234.18
 Total $15941.00

10.  Itspurpose shall be to assure the
preservation, care and appropriate use of
the Old Yellow Meeting House located
near Imlaystown, New Jersey.

11.  Attaining new members
 Trying to establish a younger membership
with communal values
 Maintaining operations and the grounds
with a limited budget and volunteer staff.

12. Improve the organization’s
website, OYMH.org
Use direct mailing
Host more events

13. www.FriendsoftheOldYellowMeetingHouse.org
 History of the Yellow
Meeting House &
Organization
 Benefits of
Membership
 Information on Joining
 Upcoming Events
 Member section with
volunteer schedule
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14.  www.TheFriendsoftheOldYellowMeetingHouse.org
• Domain Name Available for $56.88 yearly cost
 Inexpensive way to create publicity
 Allows people to gain knowledge on the organization
 The website will come up on web search engines
 Contact information will be accessible to potential
members
 Gives members a forum to plan and schedule:
• Events
• Volunteer Schedules
• Maintenance Projects

15.  1000 Fliers sent through USPS to local
residents at a cost of $690 including:
• Picture of the Old Yellow Meeting House
• History of the building, property & organization
• Upcoming events schedule
• Contact Information
• Information on how to Join

16.  Reach local residents who are not
presently involved with the organization.
 A way younger generations can learn
about a piece of their community’s history.
 New members attained will be able to help
out with volunteer projects and
maintenance.

17.  Adding more events will gain recognition
for organization including:
• More annual church services
• A Carnival with:
 Games
 Food
 Tours
 Historical Information
• Sunday school student outings

18.  Gives members a better experience
 More opportunities to gain new members
 Carnival allows young families to learn
about local history while having fun
 Sunday school students outings are a way
to instill communal pride and a sense of
history into the community’s youth