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Crescent Bay West Los Angeles
Associational Profile

In this section our purpose is to give you an overview of the Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association (CBWLA). Here we will describe the Structure, Purpose, and Shared Vision of the Association we pray that you will catch our commitment in joining together with an association of Great Commission Churches.

THE CBWLA CONSTITUTED STRUCTURE

AUTHORITY:
The Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association is a non-profit corporation. The Association is composed of cooperating churches of like beliefs in Southern Baptist Faith and Doctrines. The structure of the authority of the CBWLA Association is first and foremost NEVER to have any or exercises any authority whatsoever over any church. Nor shall the Association interfere in any way with any church. The CBWLA Association recognizes and upholds the absolute Autonomy of all churches.

MEMBERSHIP:
A church of like faith desiring to become a voting member of the Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association must make Application indicating their faith, principles, purpose and constituted structure. The application requesting membership shall be referred to the Association Credentials Committee which shall inquire from perspective church their Articles of Faith, constitution, Organizational Structure, Etc.. Upon completion, the Credentials Committee shall report their recommendation to the whole Association for vote.

VOTING RIGHTS:
The Association is composed of church elected messengers. Each church shall be entitled to (3) messengers (Church Elected Messengers Only) for the first 25 church members and (1) additional messenger for every 25 members. No one church can have no more than 10 messengers.

OFFICERS:
Every Associational Officer, Moderator, Clerk, Committee Members, Treasurer, Trustee, even the Director of Missions, every person must be presented and voted for approval by the whole body of church messengers of the CBWLA Associational Annual or Semiannual meetings. All Officers, Directors Chairpersons, Committees, Councils, and Boards shall serve according to the Associational job descriptions. Every Officer shall be elected yearly.

THE EXECUTIVE BOARD:
The Executive Board is a leadership body made up of the officers of the Association, the Director of Missions, the leaders of each Associational department, the pastor of each local church within the Association and two (2) elected members for each local church. The purpose of the Executive Board is to function between the Annual and semiannual sessions. This Board is administrative in nature and deals with matters concerning the total programs of the Association.

THE DIRECTOR OF MISSIONS:
The Director Of Mission (DOM) is a full time hired (Called) position. The hiring of a Director Of Mission comes from a "DOM Associational Search Committee" recommendation and vote from the full body of messengers at an Annual or Semiannual meeting. The responsibilities of the DOM is to lead and work within the structure of the CBWLA Association. The DOM works with the Associational committees and Department Directors, Executive Board, Associational Council and Chair persons to plan calendar events, set budgets, and assist local churches in the Association.

Crescent Bay-West Los Angeles
Demographical Profile

The Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association (CBWLA) welcomes you to a very diverse and unique area of ministry. The world has arrived in our Crescent Bay West Los Angeles area. In this overview of our association, we are praying that you will get a sense of God's own heart for the people of Crescent Bay West Los Angeles.

GEOGRAPHY LOCATION:

The CBWLA association is located on the west side of the Los Angeles basin. It's bounded by the Pacific Ocean on the West, East Los Angeles on the East, touching a sliver of the base of Palos Verdes to the South, and all the way up into Malibu to the North. The name Crescent Bay West Los Angeles Association came from the visualizing of the "Crescent Type" makeup of the ocean bay that stretches from Point Dume in the north to Palos Verdes in the south. The total land area in CBWLA is 520 square miles. There are 54 zip codes within the area of the CBWLA Association.

DEMOGRAPHICAL PROFILE:

* Population is now over 3000000 people.
* Hispanic population which is predominately in Zones 2 & 3 is increasing
to over 700,000 people (38% is Hispanic in the CBWLA)
* Black African American population which is predominately in Zones
2 & 3 is holding at 460,000 people. (26% is Black in CBWLA)
* Anglo Population which is predominately in Zones 1 & 4 is declining.
Presently there is 450,00 people. (24% is Anglo in CBWLA)
* Asian / Pacific Islander population is mostly located in Zone 3.
Presently the population is rising. (10% is Asian in CBWLA)

ECONOMIC PROFILE:

In CBWLA Association the average yearly household income covers a wide spectrum from above $100,000 per year down to poverty level. Parts of Zones 1 & 4 hold the higher income levels while areas of Zone 2 the lower income levels.
* Median Age 32
* Average hshld income $36,406.00
* Average vehicles per household 1.5
* Home owners 36.5%
* Renters 56%
* Female Population 51.1%
* Male Population 48.9%
* 19.3% at poverty level
* Average household size 2.7
      1     Person   - 31.7%
      2     Persons - 28.7%
      3-4 Persons - 31.7%
      5     Persons - 6.1%
      6+   Persons - 7.7%

The following is an overview of the neighborhood "Lifestyle Clusters" in CBWLA Association:
* 11.8% "Urban Achievers" which is Mid-Level, Urban type Couples.
   Predominant Adult Age Range is 25-34, & 65+. Key education level
   is College Grads. Predominant Employment is Professional
   White-Collar.

* 23.7% "Inner Cities" which is a Solo-Parent type families.
Predominant Adult Age Range is between 24-34. Key
education level is Grade School. Predominant Employment
is Blue-Collar / Service.

* 23.4% "Young Literati" which is Upscale, Urban Singles & Couples.
Predominant Adult Range is 14-34. Key education level is College
Grads. Predominant Employment is Professional.

CULTURAL DIVERSITY:

The CBWLA Association has within its boundaries 63 different languages spoken. And as a result of this board variety of cultures there are restaurants, malls, shops, theaters, markets, as-well-as vest numbers of corporations and businesses tailored to each cultural need. The phrase "The world has come to us" is today a reality in CBWLA Association. Whether Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Hispanic, Rumanian, Middle Eastern, Vietnamese, Native American, African American, Anglo, or the many, many others, the need is the same, they all need Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

POPULATION BY AGE:

13 yrs & under    529,918    20.4%
14 - 20 years       352,036    10.9%
21 - 34 years       597,483    23.4%
35 - 44 years       459,070   16.2%
45 - 54 years       496,911   18.5%
55 + years            364,582   10.6%

PROFILE HIGHLIGHTS:

The following are highlights from a demographical analysis of a portrait study within the CBWLA Association in June 1997:
* The percentage of Young Adults from 25 - 44 & Preschoolers are
   decreasing in CBWLA areas.
* The Percentage of Young Adults 18 - 24, Children, Youth, and Adults
   45 - 64 is increasing in CBWLA areas.
* CBWLA Association has within it's boundaries one of the widest
   variety of Lifestyles within the United States.

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