Mission Arlington / Mission Metroplex 
The information on this page was last updated 1/9/2023. If you see errors or omissions, please email: [email protected]
Summary
When Mission Arlington® began in August of 1986, the idea was to help people find their way back into church. We subsequently discovered that many people felt disconnected from the church in general.
It's not that churches weren't friendly or inviting, but that there seemed to be some a barrier in the minds and hearts of people, making it difficult for them to connect. We decided then that if people couldn't come to the church, for whatever reason, we would take the church to them.
Today people of all ages gather each week to hear the Bible taught in multiple languages in Arlington and the larger Dallas/Fort Worth region. We meet in neighborhood homes, apartment club houses, mobile home parks and in any other location where people can gather together to hear God's Word.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Mission Arlington
210 W. South St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Website: www.missionarlington.org
Phone: (817) 277-6620
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 752354962
CEO/President: Tillie Burgin
Chairman: Denny Bowd
Board size: 30
Founder: Tillie Burgin
Ruling year: 1991
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1999
Purpose
Our goal is to do whatever it takes to give everyone living and/or working in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex the opportunity to know Jesus Christ personally. We do this by "hanging out" with folks and hovering around the Scripture John 3:16.
Mission Arlington® is more a movement than a strategy, more a spirit than a structure, more like a family than an organization. It's not about religion, and it is as much about God as it is about people.
For these reasons, and so many more, Mission Arlington® doesn't fit into the customary language of church, nor does it fit into the typical category of social work. God has done something amazing here, and He has done it in His own time and in His own way.
Mission Arlington® belongs to God. This isn't our story, but His. He had plans in place for this Ministry and for all who work here long before it happened. He started this mission, sustains us moment by moment, and He holds our future in His hands.
As we talk about who we are it is with sincere humility, a sense of dependency and a commitment to the leadership of His Spirit within us.
We are grateful to each and every one who has walked this journey with us. Together we will serve Him into the future one day at a time.
Mission statement
Mission Arlington®/Mission Metroplex® is a faith-based organization which utilizes hundreds of volunteers and a multitude of services to assist people with their physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Statement of faith
With the apostle Paul, we believe that all of Scripture is inspired by God and that it is useful for "teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:16).
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Fellowship Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 264 of 1050 | 4 of 32 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 77 of 1051 | 2 of 32 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 92 of 1051 | 2 of 32 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 958 of 1050 | 28 of 32 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 89% | 85% | 86% | 81% | 87% | 86% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 11% | 15% | 14% | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 82% | 94% | 95% | 95% | 96% | 95% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 88% | 54% | 66% | 68% | 55% | 64% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 69% | 51% | 63% | 65% | 53% | 61% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 12% | 46% | 34% | 32% | 45% | 36% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 15% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 7% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 12% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.04 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.42 | 1.98 | 1.85 | 1.73 | 1.75 | 1.75 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.44 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 10.81 | 82.11 | 295.08 | 681.55 | 437.94 | 100.05 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 7.32 | 61.16 | 57.01 | 53.99 | 53.01 | 52.36 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 82% | 1013% | 878% | 780% | 774% | 769% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Cash | $6,273,101 | $5,418,070 | $4,902,777 | $4,256,990 | $3,782,096 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $113,736 | $143,925 | $32,602 | $68,979 | $7,834 |
| Short-term investments | $13,047,806 | $12,886,884 | $12,853,709 | $12,766,457 | $11,288,254 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $19,434,643 | $18,448,879 | $17,789,088 | $17,092,426 | $15,078,184 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $18,302,311 | $15,374,893 | $13,013,189 | $12,784,409 | $11,348,082 |
| Other long-term assets | $647,289 | $234,450 | $28,464 | $34,411 | $34,411 |
| Total long-term assets | $18,949,600 | $15,609,343 | $13,041,653 | $12,818,820 | $11,382,493 |
| Total assets | $38,384,243 | $34,058,222 | $30,830,741 | $29,911,246 | $26,460,677 |
| Liabilities | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $236,702 | $62,522 | $26,101 | $39,029 | $150,703 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $236,702 | $62,522 | $26,101 | $39,029 | $150,703 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $236,702 | $62,522 | $26,101 | $39,029 | $150,703 |
| Net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Without donor restrictions | $35,889,227 | $32,127,595 | $29,786,186 | $28,739,079 | $25,743,300 |
| With donor restrictions | $2,258,314 | $1,868,105 | $1,018,454 | $1,133,138 | $566,674 |
| Net assets | $38,147,541 | $33,995,700 | $30,804,640 | $29,872,217 | $26,309,974 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Total contributions | $5,964,169 | $5,028,129 | $4,702,142 | $6,060,876 | $4,599,332 |
| Program service revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $714,937 | $566,767 | $641,154 | $535,477 | $323,190 |
| Other revenue | $344,555 | $282,934 | $434,926 | $362,421 | $435,723 |
| Total other revenue | $1,059,492 | $849,701 | $1,076,080 | $897,898 | $758,913 |
| Total revenue | $7,023,661 | $5,877,830 | $5,778,222 | $6,958,774 | $5,358,245 |
| Expenses | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Program services | $3,558,592 | $3,679,347 | $3,768,621 | $3,698,465 | $3,246,818 |
| Management and general | $195,925 | $179,138 | $168,667 | $145,253 | $166,439 |
| Fundraising | $12,074 | $11,623 | $10,822 | $16,990 | $8,168 |
| Total expenses | $3,766,591 | $3,870,108 | $3,948,110 | $3,860,708 | $3,421,425 |
| Change in net assets | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $3,257,070 | $2,007,722 | $1,830,112 | $3,098,066 | $1,936,820 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $3,257,070 | $2,007,722 | $1,830,112 | $3,098,066 | $1,936,820 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Regina Grissom | Trustee & Emplo | $37,741 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2020
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 1/9/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
Tillie Burgin and her family served the Lord as missionaries in South Korea. When the Burgins came home in 1978, after a decade of service, they knew that God had a different plan for their life, a plan which involved Arlington, Tillie's home town.
A persistent question kept coming to Tillie's mind and heart during this time: "If we could do missions in Korea, why can't we do missions in Arlington?" Tillie and those closest to her began to pray. They prayed for seven years. On August 1, 1986, Mission Arlington® began.
The Lord birthed Mission Arlington® through the faithfulness of God's people at First Baptist Arlington, Tillie's home church. Ladies from the church met each week in homes to pray through the years. They prayed more intensely for four months prior to August 1st. Mission Arlington® was birthed in prayer. That spirit of prayer still forms the foundation of everything Mission Arlington®does today - more than three decades later.
In 1990 Mission Metroplex® was formed. The existence of Mission Metroplex® allowed the participation of many churches from around the city, throughout the nation, and across the denominational spectrum. By doing this, First Baptist courageously accelerated a kingdom vision and multiplied evangelism, discipleship and ministry to people even beyond its own reach.
Today, Mission Arlington®, under the umbrella of Mission Metroplex®, continues to be surrounded by such a wonderful family of supporters. Individuals, families, civic organizations, schools, churches, and businesses all join together to help Mission Arlington® / Mission Metroplex® fulfill its mission of serving God and loving His people.
Program accomplishments
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