2026-07-30T09:28:02-05:00 2025-12-31 640897081 MATTHEWS CUTRER & LINDSAY PA 1020 HIGHLAND COLONY PKWY 500 RIDGELAND MS 39157 990 2025-01-01 934790305 M28 MINISTRIES INC M28M 6622319929 150 COUNTY ROAD 233 OXFORD MS 38655 BARRY GRANTHAM TREASURER 6627919015 2026-07-28 1 CHARLES R LINDSAY CPA P00294610 6018988875 2026-07-28 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BARRY GRANTHAM 150 COUNTY ROAD 233 OXFORD MS 38655 1027766 0 X WWW.M28CAMPS.COM X 2023 MS TO TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP. 5 5 3 138 0 0 189833 357763 636960 661425 4262 8578 0 0 831055 1027766 0 0 0 0 116461 245196 0 0 36961 571846 602041 688307 847237 142748 180529 152271 321890 9523 90456 142748 231434 X M28 MINISTRIES, INC. IS A CHRISTIAN 501C3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT EXISTS TO TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS ABOUT CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP IN THE MANNER OF MATTHEW 28:19-20, "GO INTO ALL OF THE WORLD TEACHING, PREACHING, AND BAPTIZING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT." THE MINISTRY CREATES AND IMPLEMENTS MEANINGFUL RETREATS, CONFERENCES, EVENTS, CURRICULUM AND DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAMS FOR CHURCHES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE MISSION OF "GOING INTO ALL OF THE WORLD TO SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST." 0 0 48669 42358 MISSIONS RETREATS: M28 MINISTRIES, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EQUIPPING CHILDREN, STUDENTS, COLLEGE LEADERS, AND MINISTRY PARTNERS TO GROW IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO LIVE AS DISCIPLE-MAKERS IN THEIR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGHOUT 2025, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLED ITS MISSION THROUGH RETREATS, CAMPS, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, AND INTERNATIONAL MISSION PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDED STRUCTURED DISCIPLESHIP ENVIRONMENTS FOR MORE THAN 2,300 YOUTH AND MINISTRY LEADERS. IN JANUARY 2025, M28 MINISTRIES EXPANDED ITS INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH THROUGH A MISSION PARTNERSHIP IN SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS. A TEAM OF 14 TRAINED COLLEGE STUDENT LEADERS AND 3 ADULT LEADERS WORKED ALONGSIDE LOCAL PASTORS AND CHURCHES TO PROVIDE DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING FOR 98 HONDURAN STUDENTS. INSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON BIBLICAL TEACHING RELATED TO CHRISTIAN CHARACTER FORMATION AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS INITIATIVE, M28 MINISTRIES COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO TRANSLATE DISCIPLESHIP CURRICULUM INTO SPANISH, ALLOWING THE MATERIALS TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING MINISTRY EFFORTS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE TRIP. THE EXPERIENCE ALSO STRENGTHENED LEADERSHIP CAPACITY AMONG PARTICIPATING COLLEGE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING CROSS- CULTURAL MINISTRY TRAINING AND SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES. IN FEBRUARY 2025, M28 MINISTRIES HOSTED ITS ANNUAL WINTER RETREAT, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS THROUGH STRUCTURED WORSHIP GATHERINGS, BIBLE TEACHING SESSIONS, AND SMALL-GROUP DISCIPLESHIP EXPERIENCES. THESE RETREATS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INTENTIONAL SPACE FOR STUDENTS TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE, DEVELOP SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMITMENT TO FAITH-CENTERED LIVING. MANY PARTICIPANTS REPORTED MEANINGFUL SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND RENEWED ENGAGEMENT IN THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES FOLLOWING THE RETREAT. IN MARCH 2025, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED ITS FIRST "BASICS OF FAITH" RETREAT FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 6, SERVING 120 PARTICIPANTS. THIS NEW INITIATIVE WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP YOUNGER STUDENTS UNDERSTAND FOUNDATIONAL CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND IDENTITY IN A SUPPORTIVE, AGE-APPROPRIATE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. TRAINED COLLEGE LEADERS AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS GUIDED STUDENTS THROUGH SCRIPTURE-BASED TEACHING SESSIONS AND SMALL-GROUP DISCUSSIONS THAT ENCOURAGED PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH BIBLICAL TRUTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG FAITH PRACTICES. 708593 616706 SUMMER MINISTRY: SUMMER 2025 MARKED THE LARGEST PROGRAM PARTICIPATION YEAR IN THE ORGANIZATION'S HISTORY. ACROSS FIVE CONSECUTIVE CAMP SESSIONS, M28 MINISTRIES SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,900 YOUTH AND MINISTRY LEADERS THROUGH MULTI-DAY RESIDENTIAL CAMP EXPERIENCES CENTERED ON BIBLICAL TEACHING, WORSHIP, DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS. PRIOR TO THE SUMMER PROGRAMS, 25 COLLEGE STAFF MEMBERS COMPLETED EIGHT WEEKS OF STRUCTURED DISCIPLESHIP AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO PREPARE THEM FOR MENTORING ROLES WITH PARTICIPATING STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, MORE THAN 80 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED CAMP OPERATIONS THROUGH LOGISTICS COORDINATION, HOSPITALITY, PRAYER SUPPORT, AND MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. THESE CAMPS PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THEIR FAITH IN GREATER DEPTH WHILE STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTION TO THEIR LOCAL CHURCHES AND MINISTRY COMMUNITIES. 2713 2361 YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT: LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT REMAINED A CENTRAL EMPHASIS OF M28 MINISTRIES THROUGHOUT 2025. THE COLLEGE DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM CONTINUED TO PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND MENTORING, BIBLE STUDY, TRAINING RETREATS, AND LEADERSHIP FORMATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE-AGED PARTICIPANTS WHO SERVE AS SMALL-GROUP LEADERS AND MENTORS DURING MINISTRY PROGRAMS. THIS INITIATIVE SUPPORTS THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO MULTIPLYING TRAINED LEADERS WHO CAN INVEST IN YOUNGER STUDENTS AND STRENGTHEN DISCIPLESHIP EFFORTS IN PARTNER CHURCHES. IN OCTOBER 2025, M28 MINISTRIES HOSTED A YOUTH LEADERS RENEWAL RETREAT SERVING 16 YOUTH PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS. THIS RETREAT PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE MINISTRY SUPPORT IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STUDENT MINISTRY EFFORTS WITHIN LOCAL CONGREGATIONS. ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS IN 2025, M28 MINISTRIES CONTINUED TO STEWARD FINANCIAL AND VOLUNTEER RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE DISCIPLESHIP ENVIRONMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND MINISTRY LEADERS. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES EMPHASIZED BIBLICAL LITERACY, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS, AND COLLABORATION WITH CHURCHES AND MINISTRY PARTNERS. THROUGH RETREATS, CAMPS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS, THE ORGANIZATION REMAINED COMMITTED TO EQUIPPING THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT NECESSARY FOR LONG-TERM SPIRITUAL GROWTH AND SERVICE. 759975 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MS X THE ORGANIZATION 6622319929 150 COUNTY ROAD 233 OXFORD MS 38655 KEN JACKSON CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RONNIE HARPER VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REBECCA LOWE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 21000 0 4350 SARA BERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY GRANTHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JATINDER SEHMI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYSON WILLIS CFO/ADMINISTRATOR 40.00 X 70000 0 17266 WILLIAM WILLIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90000 0 23478 181000 0 45094 0 0 0 0 0 357763 357763 SUMMER PROGRAMMING 721210 616706 616706 BASICS OF FAITH 721210 24900 24900 WINTER DISCIPLESHIP 721210 15858 15858 YOUTH LEADER RENEWAL 721210 2361 2361 MISSIONS 721210 1600 1600 661425 8578 8578 1027766 661425 0 8578 168333 126646 18464 23223 63476 47607 6982 8887 13387 10040 1473 1874 53 53 8111 8111 84524 84524 2132 533 1599 26379 19784 6595 496 422 49 25 18725 14044 3745 936 RETREAT AND CAMP RENTAL 371195 371195 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 84327 84327 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN 5543 1386 4157 EVENT MEALS 556 139 417 847237 759975 50301 36961 69700 177359 82571 140363 3500 0 668 152271 321890 9020 85343 503 5113 9523 90456 X 142748 181434 50000 142748 231434 152271 321890 X 180529 -91843 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 189833 357763 547596 636960 661425 1298385 826793 1019188 1845981 0 0 0 1845981 4262 8578 12840 4262 8578 12840 626 626 831681 1027766 1859447 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2673 CREDIT CARD LIABILITIES 2440 5113 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 WILLIAM WILLIS AND ALLYSON WILLIS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM THE BOARD ARE ANSWERED AND CLEARED PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES SHALL REVIEW AND SIGN A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. WRITTEN RECORD OF ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT AND OF ANY ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHALL BE KEPT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR WHERE APPLICABLE THE BOARD CHAIR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES PAID THROUGH M28 ON A SALARIED BASIS IS DETERMINED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE M28 MINISTRIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FACILITATED BY A CPA, WHO SERVES AS THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR/CFO OF THE METHODIST FOUNDATION OF MISSISSIPPI. THE CPA USES COMPARABLE DATA TO HELP THE BOARD DECIDE COMPENSATION AND PRESENTS IT AT AN M28 BOARD MEETING FOR DELIBERATION AND DISCUSSION. THE BOARD APPROVES THE COMPENSATION AND IT IS RECORDED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PART XII LINE 2C-COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT OF THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR WITH THE AUDITORS EMPHASIZING DUE DILIGENCE. THE BOARD AND AUDITORS INTERACT DURING THE YEAR SHOULD ANY CONCERNS ARISE. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XI, LINE 9 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE TO RECORD 2024 EXPENSES THAT WERE PAID DURING 2025, AS WELL AS TO RECORD DEFERRED INCOME AND RECEIVABLES.