2021-12-31-accounts

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN LIVERPOOL

CHARITY NO: 1019103

The Church of God in Liverpool exists to (1) Be a place of worship where God is honoured and the name of the Lord Jesus is exalted (2) Maintain the “God is Love” church at 3 Queens Drive in a good state of repair so as to make it safe and attractive to both the congregation and to members of the local community (3) Be a place where the local community can feel welcome and where local needs can be met (4) Meet wider needs throughout the world as our resources permit.

1. The church continues to run a full church programme of activities on a Sunday for worship and for the proclamation of the Bible as God’s word and the good news of Salvation for all; and during the week for Prayers and the Study of God’s word.

2. The Trustees of the building continue to maintain the church building.

3. In September 2021 God is Love church was able to reopen on a Tuesday and Wednesday morning for Mums and Toddlers groups as a place where local mothers or grandmothers bring their toddlers and can chat and relax while the children play. Both sessions are very popular and were really missed when we had to close them.

4. Also in June we were able to restart the youth club for the 8-14 age group. It was so good to see the children returning to this activity. On Sunday afternoons Little Fishes caters for infants and young children who learn the basic Bible stories. During the children’s church time the building is open for adults to come and chat over a cup of coffee. This activity, too, re-opened in September.

5. A highlight was the Holiday Club for children aged 8 to 12 that we were able to run for a week in July. Each day the church building was open from 10am until 1pm. Parents who signed up brought their children and collected them at the end. We provided a snack mid-morning and engaged in fun activities with the children including crafts, singing and a short Bible lesson.

6. The church continues to provide financial support to those throughout the world whose standard of living is not as good as that which we enjoy and we are privileged to be able to send financial support through the Relief Fund of the Churches of God. The congregation again made a collection at Christmas time for the work of Faith Welfare Trust, a charity caring for children in southern India. The church supports full-time evangelists and collections are regularly made to support their Christian service.

7. The church is increasingly aware of the need for it to be, and to be seen to be, a safe environment for children and young people entrusted to its care. The North West District of Churches of God is affiliated to thirtyone:eight (formerly CCPAS) and has adopted a safeguarding policy based on the model suggested by thirtyone:eight. https://thirtyoneeight.org/ All those who work with children and young people are DBS checked in accordance with the safeguarding policy.

8. We are conscious of the need for the “God is Love” church to be accessible to everyone in the community. When we were able to re-open we made every effort to make the building safe for those attending installing hand sanitisers and providing ventilation. Access for disabled persons has been provided and we continue to look at how access can be improved.

We are grateful to all the committed church members who gave of their time to enable all these activities to take place and who helped to make the building safe when we were able to re-open and to those who contribute financially to the funds.

David Webster

Chairman of the Trustees August 2022

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN LIVERPOOL SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING 31/12/2021 CONTRIBUTIONS OTHER INCOME TRANSFERS EXPENDITURE GENERAL EXPENSES 10,367,90 3,910.38 LORD'S SERVANTS 21,368.80 27,300.00 FELLOWSHIP OUTREACH 12,639.20 16,724.14 FELLOWSHIP RELIEF 16,330.00 21,324.14 FELLOWSHIP LITERATURE 395.00 810.00 CAMP FUND 815.00 250.00 HALL MAINTENANCE 2,400.00 845.68 SPECIAL APPEALS AFRICA & FAR EAST PROPERT GENERAL RESERVE FUND 857.00 0.00 0.00 2,012.00 0.00 Totsl •xpendlturn 72,976.34 TAX REFUND £8.825.00 BANK INTEREST 341.26 Total Income 71,939.16 71,939.18 0.00 2,400.1)0 Exc•88 of Incom• over ox ndlture -1,037.18 BALANCE SHEET AS OF 31.12.21 virgin Lloyds TSB Bank Cash 33,807.32 16,389.01 50,196.33 Less cheques not yet paid 50,196.33 Movement of Reserves 31.12.21 Reserves at 31.12.20 REPRESENTED BY General Expenses 14,643.08 10,244.28 4,398.78 Lord's Servants 260,94 2,192.14 -1,931.20 Fellowship Outreach 338.15 198.95 139.20 Fellowship Relief 676.80 1,446.60 -770.00 Fellowship Literature 70.00 485.00 415.00 Camp Fund 1,300.00 735.00 565.00 Hall Maintenance 13,760.46 12,006.14 1,754.32 Special Appeals Africa&FarEastPropetyFund 1,231.58 0.00 330.00 0.00 901.58 0.00 General Reserve Fund 17,915.54 17,915.54 0.00 50,196.33 45,553.65 4,642.68 Treasurer D Totten

THE CHURCH OF GOD IN LIVERPOOL CHARITY NO: 1019103 I have examined the accounts of this charity for st the period l January to 31 December 2021 from the books, records and from information supplied and found them to be in accordance therewith. P Midda