Temple Baptist Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley, Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charfty Number: 1039518 2023 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AN AND PURPOSES Temple Baptist was oryanfized on the 19th of February 1993 for the purpose of planting a gospel preachln& soul Winni￿ New Testament Church in the locality of Oxley. Wolverhampton. Our purpose is to carry out the Great Comrnis5ion, which Jesus Christ gave to the apostles as recorded in Matthew 28.18-20 by teaching and preaching the gospel and making and training disciple& o ytia: )'JnFI',ioin '¥".. Temple is committed to reaching out to our community with the gospel and to bring in as many people as possible to worship with lis and grow in theAr Chiistian lives. We do this through a Ivariety of mean& _ Worshlp and Teachlng Servlces l ?•. Worship and teaching services are held both on Sunday mornings and Sunday evening& We have midweek Bible Study and once a month we have a Saturday rnorning Bible Study. A variety of other events are held. Ladies Bible Study. Men's Prayer Brea]rfasL Friday Prayer NighL Free Lunch Club. Evangelism and Farnily Nights au are used to enable us to reach our objectives. Pastor Gritts makes personal visits to our elderly on a weeldy basis. He and our other pastOTS are available to the congregation on a 2*hour basi& A crèche facility is also available for young children during our regularly scheduled service& Our workers are all DBS checked and fully trained. Dtsdpleshlp To fulfill our purpose of making and training disciples, several of our people are trained to disciple others. This is a several week course taking new believers through the Scnptures and teaching them the truths ofGod's Word. The goal is to help them become active members of the church with the idea that they will be able to teach others also. Our teens and younger children spend one week at a suminer youth cainp each year. Here they are challenged by God's Word and encouraged to build strong fnendships with other Christian young people. IIPage Temple Baptist Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charlty Number: 1039518 We are also Involved in tralning young men and women for the Lord's service. Through our relationship with Baptist Bible College in Telford, we are privileged to have several college students attending our servlces and serving in various positions throughout the churclL Mlsslon and Evangellsm Temple is involved in training our members to be actAve in evangelism by tract distributiory sharing the gospel wlth famlly and frlends. and also taking the Message to the wider community by street evangelism. The Oxley Ifillage Resldenvs Association meets at our church for their regular rneetings. The community fornied the Association an effort to improve their local are& Through our cooperation with this association we are making ourselves a part of the cornmunity and reacbing out to the perceived need& We offer a free Monday Morning coffee dub to our community on Monday ofthe week This is led by one of the deacons of the church as an effort to reach out to the needy and elderly in our are The ministry in Te]ford, wbich has been named New Life Baptist Church. aims to reach the sutrounding community through comrnunity events and weekly Bible studies. This ministry has been led by Rev. Kevin Pine. a current missionary from the US Further, through our freewill giving we help to support the following Missionaries and ministries by monthly donation." Simon lacobs in Pakistarn Luciana Reale in Spain (retired), Baptist Bible College in Telford, TJ Gritts in Spa1￿ Jurgen Notz in Germany, Mark Hale in Portugal, and Leonard lames in Wale& . ACHIEVEMEFnSAND PERFORMANCE Due to the many changes seen in 202 due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Temple continues to offer online streaming services for our members and anyone who choses to view the services online. Tbrough onhne streaming and through the ministries out of Temple, we have seen severa] people through the immediate community join the Services each week In-person, we had an average Sunday morning attendance of 60, an average Sunday evening attendance of 31, and an average attendance of 25 in our Wednesday Bible study services throughout the 2023 year. And onllne we are reachlng an average of 232 people on Sundays and around 113 people reached on Wednesday Bible Studies each week. Our Church Bufildlng In Ortober of 2012, the church began the first phase of an extewsive building project The initial phase included a new crèche, two new toilets, a new entry. and foyer. This was a much needed phase. and we are so thankful that this was completed in 2013 and paid 21Piioe Temple Baptist Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 for in cash. We have built a relationship WAth Kingdom Bank to secure funds for further buildlng work. Golng forward. we wlll be extendlng the buildlng by extending the auditorium roo￿ building a new classroom and a new kitchen are& In 2017, we were able to secure a loan from Klngdom Bank and Iwn the buildlng extensioTh This work fmished in the summer of 2018. The church now has an extended auditorium, new kitchen, new teen's classroom and 2 new toilets (detailed within the Plans for Future Periods sertion (under Building Project]J. We are now in the process of planning an additional extension towards the back of the church building which will allow for additional classroom space. Thls work is expected to begin witbin the next couple of years once finanaal agreement has been made. '.1..iibMb j b%l>lTI.: If)4. *.I/IMI. NANCW R￿Ew Temple's revenue is based on the tlthe and freewlll offerlng of our members. Total receipts on funds were £65.330. Of the total receipts. we gave £3.550 into our Missions accounL The 2023 receipts remained relatively flat to 2022 overall. Over the course of 2023. the church spent £30.329 on general property improvemenL For the year. the church funds sat well above any obligations on a monthly basis, which gave the church the ability to pay for any monthly overbead cost& Balances carried forsward at 31st December totsled £61,290 and is split between accounts as follow5: £54,269 Current account £6.341 Saver account; £680 Missions account The method of receiving members is set out in our constitution and by-laws. Our structure consists of the leadership of our pastor and associates. elected trustees, secretary and treasurer, and appointed Sunday school teachers. The church members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of genera] concern and importance including deading on how the funds are to be spenL This is done by means of an annual general meetin& with various smaller items brought to the church throughout the year. ,.M 9 4¢flO'I 4n PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS BuSldlng Prolert 2018 saw the completion of Phase Two of our building projecL This includes a new Idtchen and fellowship hall to the rear of the existing buildin& two new rooms attached to the side of the buildin& and a new hallway. Through our newly fornied relationship with Kingdom Bank we were approved for a loan in the amount of £95,000 in order to meet the financial need of this projecL Our goal will be to pay this loan off as quickly as 31Page Temple Baptlst Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 possible, so we can move on to Phase Three in the future. which will include a possible extension towards the back of the building for new classrooms and offices. With thls Increased seating we would hope to see a good increase in attendance. In 2022, we decided to delay any further major building renovation projects due to the base rates rising d￿tICallY since COVOD-19. In 2024 we are looking to complete some minor improvements to the property as needed. CommuDIty Outreacb . , During 2023. Temple Baptism Church continued outreach in the community through a parent and toddler group and the continuation of the lunch club once a month. Following the lockdO￿S Imposed by the GovernmenL these mlnlstrles were put back Into place and we saw a considerable interest and Uptick in activity through community participatio ADMtNisfRATIVE INFORMATION Temple Baptlst Church - 1039518 Office: 17 Lane Green Road Codsall, Wolverhampton WV8 2JZ Rev Paul Williams - Lead Pastor Rev Tom Gritts - Associate Pastor Rev Danny Nelson - Associate Pastor Mr. Albert Bunsie- Trustee Mr. Keith McHenry~ Trusteerrreasurer Mr. Steve lefimik- Trustee Mr. DeDnis Buchanan - Trustee (See APPend￿[Or Trustee Personal Summories) Barclays Bank PLC, Lane Green Road, Bilbrook Codsall, Wolverhampton Chase Accountin& Girton Road, Cannock Staffordshire Report approved by the Trustees of Temple Baptlst Church on and signed on their behalf by and 41p.lge Temple Baptlst Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 CHURCH AccouKrs 18.741 215 14 21.154 71a 746 1745 237 175 44At 51Page Temple Baptlst Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 i?T Twnpl• Wist Church FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 D•c•mbor 2023 ikJr•J W(xk 161,684 161,684 161.684 . 16IA84 54269 6,341 51. (6￿) (588) (68.W) ' (78,620) 157 157,203 (3,398) 137,342 usknye 61Page amij Temple Baptlst Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley, Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 APPENDIX Trnstee Summarfes I have been in the Gospel ministry full time for nearly So years. I attended Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri from 1975-1980 and graduated with a Theology degree. I have been serving in England as a missionary with the Baptist Bible Fellowship International for the past 40 years and during that time the Lord has allowed rne to establish Temple Baptist Church in Ox]ey. Wolverhampton, to see this church organize into a charity and to purchase their OVATn building in 199& From this church, two other churches have been established in the Cannock area. Besides my ministry in the church. I was a School Governor of Birches First School in Codsall for over seven years and Executive Director for the Chris Law Day Centre for Older People for eight l am currently Chairnian of the Oxley Village Residenvs Association. a post I have held for the past eight to ten years. I have also been serving as Dean of Students for Baptist Bible College in Telfonl since 2004. l arn a bomeowner, having one property here in Britsin, and two other houses in the USA My Income is derived of charitable giving of over IQO churches in the States who donate monthly to I was born in Wolverhampton in 1962. As a child and into my early years, l attended Bushbury County infants and junior school. My secondary education was completed at Northicote high schooL Upon leaving Northicote high school, at the age of 16. 1 attended Bilston College on a full-tiDie basis. During the three years, l attended Bilston College. I passed the Business Education Counckl (BEQ general certificate and achieved A levels in law and Business studies. Once leaving Bilston College, I sought gainful employment within the worlrforce. This resulted in me being offered a job at Girobank PLC as a clerical assistant During my first three years. I worked in a number of positions ranging from working in the post-room to the managing and administrating of customers overdrafts. I was then promoted to the position of Accounts Manager. This was a particularly interesting and satisfying role as it involved dealing with customers on a regular basis and resolving client issue& Having managed personal accounts for seven years, the opportunity arose for me to transfer to the Business Accounts departrnenL I worked with GiroBank PLC for twenty years, until I was made redundant in March 2004. Very soon thereafter, in May 2004.1 found employment with the Birmlngham City Council as a Benefits Officer. a position I currently hold. 71Page Temple Baptist Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxleyi Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charlty Number: 1039518 I have attended Temple Baptist Church for more than 28 years and have always been an active member. I have regularly organlsed church activitles and have participated In events for the benefit of other church members and the immediate community. In 2010.1 was honoured to have been nominated and subsequently elected to the posltlon of a Trustee. l arn also a homeowner and the father of three childretL In 2007. my wife and I decided to Immigrate to England for the purposes of work We moved frorn Teras to the UK in the spring of 2007, and have been living and worknng in the Midlands 5inc& My wife and l are currently renting the property in Wolverhampton. l attended the Unlversity of Devry from 2001-2004 obtaining my Bachelors in Business Adrninistratio￿ graduating Cum Laude. l then attended the University of Texas at Arlington from 2005 through to May 2011. graduating with my Masters in Business Administratio Soon after obtaining my Bacbelorfs degree in 2004, 1 began employment as a business analyst with Brinks Home Securlty ITr Irving Texas, During my employment at Brinks. I served as the prlnciple analyst for national sales department in the second largest home security company in the USA reporting to the VP of Sales. I contlnued with Brinks Home Security until immigrdting to England in 2007. Once in England, I began my employment at Tradeteam (A DHL Company) In ColesbilL West Midlands as an Operations Analyst in the customer service departsnenL There, I SA￿lficantlY improved the process and design of client Infractions processes. l also developed and Th￿intained several databases wlthln the business to retain historic activity for reporting purposes and to analyze trends of customer service business to gain insight into hourly, daily. weekly and seasonal fluctuations. Tradeteam ernployed me from 2007 through December 2011. In January 2012, 1 began rny employment at Barclays PLC. within their corporate division. working as a Business Manager. Since then, I have moved into the Finance team as a Finance Business Parther for the Corporate Bank as an AVP, responsible for financial reporting and the development and publishing of several perfomance reports for the UK and Ireland. In the past several years, I have also had the opportunity to serve as a small business conS￿tsnt for smau businesses and start-ups withAn England developing business and marketing plans as well as provldlng advlce. My wfife and I have been members of Temple Baptist Church since 2009. In January 2012.1 was voted in by the members and board of the church to the position of treasiirer. A position I have humbly and gratefully held since. In 2013,1 was voted in by the members of the church as a Tn￿ee, My wife and l are also Sunday school teachers for the children ages 6-12. 81Page iu l) i. Temple Baptlst Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton , WVIO 6BD Charlty Number: 1039518 Iwasborn In Wolverhampton on the 26th luly 1957 and am the eldestson lohn and Bridgetlefimik I have two brothers and one slster. l attended SL Mary & SL lohns Primary School, and then moved to Smestow Comprehensive School Wolverhampton to complete my education leaving with a number of CSE'S. My previous employments prior to joining my current employer include working in a Blast Furnace. Furniture Salesman, Insurance Salesman and GOODYEARS GB (Ltd) in Wolverhampton where I worked for 16 years before being made redundanL I was responsible for the import and export of tyres from all around the world and then went on to Trartor Tyre Construction. I bave Just retlred from my position of Ffire Flghter Crew Commander wlth stsffordshire Fire & Rescue Service. I have been there since Ortober 1982. 1 was responsible for the training and welfare for all the Firefighters at Codsall Flre Station. I was also the Officer In Charge on fire calls leading the crew, maklng decislons, Dynamlc & Analytical risk assessments, etc. sometimes under extreme pressure, to ensure that the objective had been achieved. l undertook other various duts'es such as administration, trainin& Health & Safety and Fire Brigade Union responsibilitie& l also ran the Cadets Course at the station, which involves teaching 13 to 16- year-olds the basics in fire fighting and Community Flre Safety. have been a rnember of Temple Baptist Church, Three Tuns Lane in Wolverhampton for approximately 20 years now and have just been offered the position of Trustee which I willingly accepted I have been the Sunday School teacher for the middle group. 6 to 12-year-olds, and l also, OD occaslons, lead the Wednesday Nlght Bible Study. I am ma￿led to my wife. We have two chlldren. Claire, who Is Dfirector of Learning at Shire Oak School in Walsajl, and Andrew, who has a Business Degree from Wolverhampton University and works for Network Rail at Sandwell & Dudley Maintenance Delivery UniL In 2013.1 was voted in by the members of the church as a Trustee. After completing my CSE'S. I left school and joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1974 and spent eightyears In the Ground Defense Squadron. Since leaving the RAF, I have been employed by Jaguar Land Rover (ILR) for twenty-nine years. My first role at Jaguar was a Fire Protection Officer. In 2001,1 transferred to Human Resources to be employed as the company's Welfare Officer. My current role finvolves working closely with a multi-functional team, including human resources, occupational health, the pension's team, trade union, and outside agencies and professional bodies to SUPPOrt JLR employees across five plants in the UK. My role specifically Involves provldln8 on-golng support to employees and thelr family members through counselin& penslons Informatlon, financlal support and links to external support services to employees who are about to retire: are long-terni sick or terminally ill or have died in or out of service. 91Page Temple Baptist Church 30 Three Tuns Lane Oxley. Wolverhampton WVIO 6BD Charity Number: 1039518 Alongside my main role as company welfare officer, l also deliver training sesslons to JLR employees on bereavement and self-awareness. l arn a member of the ILR diverslty council, supporting diversity. culture change, dlgnity at work and workllife balance. Another role I have Is a mentor to local young people In a school and college settln& who are Interested in a career at ILIL Since becoming a welfare officer, I have gained several qualifications in counselin& mentoring and berèaveTnent. Most ￿CentlY, In 2006, 1 achleved my advanced dlplorna in counsellng and in 2007, a level 3 diploma in bereavement counseling. My family has attended Temple Baptist Church since 199 1. I have been a homeowner and mortgage payer since working in the RAF. and I have lived in my current property for seven years. ')J JUL IOIPage ## **Temple Baptist Church** **Financial Accounts for the Period Ended 31 December 2023** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Temple Baptist Church** **Financial Accounts for the Period Ended 31 December 2023** ## **Contents** |Profit & Loss Account|1| |---|---| |Balance Sheet|2| |Independent Examiners Report|3| 1 ## **Temple Baptist Church INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31 December 2023** ||**31 December**|**2023**|_30 December_|_30 December_|_2022_| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**£**|**£**|_£_||_£_| |Income|||||| |General Income|60,185||_61,330_||| |Mission Income|3,550||_3,106_||| |Interest Received|141||_22_||| |Support Income|701||_593_||| |Building Fund|753||_300_||| |Total Income||**65,330**|||_65,351_| |General Expenses|||||| |Ministerial Expenses|2,239||_6,694_||| |Gifts|3,749||_815_||| |Support Funds|16,748||_4,866_||| |Sponsorship|0||_215_||| |Accountancy|600||_1,140_||| |Others|30||_50_||| |||**23,366**|||_14,280_| |Property Expenses|||||| |Repairs & Renewals|21,154||_9,588_||| |New Life Building Rent|0||_0_||| |Legal fees|0||_0_||| |Insurance|1,149||_1,029_||| |Light & Heat|7,688||_5,893_||| |Rates & Water|338||_718_||| |Building Construction Work|||||| |||**30,329**|||_17,228_| |Overheads|||||| |Postage & Stationery|244||_746_||| |Mortgage Interest|6,247||_4,998_||| |Telephone|798||_630_||| |Bank Charges|154||_294_||| |Subsistence & Refreshments|5,735||_3,592_||| |Licences|190||_552_||| |Motor Expenses|550||_2,745_||| |Computer Consumables|203||_188_||| |Website|237||_237_||| |Security Alarm|675||||| |Other operating expenses|0||_0_||| |||**15,033**|||_13,983_| |Expenses||**68,728**|||_45,491_| |Net Deficit||**( 3,398)**|||_19,860_| 2 ## **Temple Baptist Church BALANCE SHEET** ## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED** ## **31 December 2023** |Assets
Building Work b/f
Building Work additions
Closing Bank Balances
Current Account
Saver Account
Mission Account
Accruals
Long Term Finance
Kingdom Bank Mortgage
Reserves
Opening Bank Balances
Surplus for Year
**Closing Funds**|**31 December 2023**
**£**
**£**
161,684
(0)
**161,684**
54,269
6,341
680
**61,290**
(600)
**60,690**
( 68,569)
**153,805**
157,203
( 3,398)
**153,805**|_30 December 2022_
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_£_
_161,684_|_30 December 2022_
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_£_
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_21,884_
_1,293_|| ||||| 3 ## **Temple Baptist Church** ## **Financial Accounts for the Period Ended 31 December 2023** ## **Independent Examiners Report To The Trustees of Temple Baptist Church, 30 Three Tuns Lane, Oxley, Wolverhampton WV10 6BD.** We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023 ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity trustees consider an audit is not required for this year under section 144 (2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to a) examine the accounts as required under section 145 of the 2011 Act, b) to follow procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Act, and c) to state whether particular matters have come to our attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** Our examination is carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: a) to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act: b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## Independent Examiner Rebecca Scott-Clegg AATQB Chase Accountancy Limited Cannock Staffordshire Date 25 October 2024 Temple Baptist Church 17 Lane Green Road Codsall Wolverhampton WV8 2JZ Client ref: 1775A Date 25 October 2024 To whom it may concern, Enclosed are the following documents. We request you carefully and fully read this letter. **Independent Examination 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023** - to be reviewed. Yours sincerely Ken Scott-Clegg Ken Scott-Clegg FCCA Chase Accounting Chase Accounting is a trading name of Chase Accountancy Limited Registered in England & Wales Company Number 06286079