Minutes of the Annual General Meeting (Trustees and Members) on 24[th] July 2023
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Location: Church
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Date: 24[th] July 2023
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Time: 6:30pm
Attendees:
David Taylor (DT), Barbara Taylor (BT), Mark Taylor (MT), Emma Taylor (ET), Sarah Cox (SC), Benjamin Cox (BC), Tim Cox (TC) (secretary) (minutes).
Apologies: Katherine Jacklin (KJ)
DT opened the meeting with prayer at 6:30pm
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| TC | Minutes of the previous Elders meeting on 10thJuly were read, and actions will be followed up in the next Elders meeting. Apart from that there were no other matters arising. Proposed as read and agreed: TC. Seconded SC. Carried unanimously. |
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| DT | Treasurer Report DT read and commented on the Main Account and Community Account details. Proposed DT,Seconded ET. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Treasurer and Secretary Thank you and nominations. BT wanted to thank DT for the treasurer role during the year and BT |
DT, TC |
Trustees: David Taylor, Barbara Taylor, Emma Taylor, Mark Taylor
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| thanked TC for helping as secretary. SC nominated DT as Treasurer and DT nominated TC as Secretary for another year. DT accepted the treasurer role and TC accepted secretary role for another year. Proposed BT,Seconded SC. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Membership List BT advised on current members. BT has reviewed the list and terminated a member who has not attended for over 3 months as per the Church’s membership policy. Proposed BT,Seconded TC. Carried unanimously. |
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| TC | Elders and Trustees List TC advised on current elders and trustees and advised Katherine Jacklin will be a temporary elder from 14th August 2023 and ends on the 31st of August 2024. ET last day as an elder will be 13th August 2023 is planning to return to on 1st September 2024. ET will still be a trustee during this period. Proposed TC,Seconded MT. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Safeguarding Policy The Safeguarding Policy was discussed and ratified. BT to make minor amendments to the safeguarding policy to say “DBS” rather than “CRB”. Proposed BT,Seconded ET. Carried unanimously. |
BT |
| ET | Sunday Services ET advised Sunday Services are going well, we have all age gatherings three times a month with a communion service once a month. This might change in September. Proposed ET,Seconded TC. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Sunday School BT discussed the state of Sunday School and it’s going well. Proposed BT,Seconded SC. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Toddlers BT discussed the state of Toddlers. We had some people move on and SC |
Trustees: David Taylor, Barbara Taylor, Emma Taylor, Mark Taylor
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| will contact the waiting list to invite others to come along. BT mentioned we have also got some new toys in. Proposed BT,Seconded DT. Carried unanimously. |
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| MT/SC | Youth MT/SC discussed the youth group. MT has said the youth is going quite well, SC mentioned less is coming at present. MT advised we could investigate how we can expand to reach more people. BT suggested we could provide funds to help if we need to update items within the youth group. SC said we can decide near September. Proposed MT,Seconded SC. Carried unanimously. |
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| BT | Weddings BT discussed weddings. BT advised us we haven't had lots of weddings this year. BT believes 90% of weddings we had this year have used the Church's own provided clothes. Proposed BT,Seconded TC. Carried unanimously. |
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| MT | Food Bank MT discussed the Food Bank. MT suggested we might get 1 family a week. MT advised we have a lot of volunteers. Proposed MT,Seconded SC. Carried unanimously. |
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| ET | King's Church partnership ET advised we are excited about the partnership with Kings. KJ is joining the eldership for a year in August. KCD has groups they are sending throughout the Sundays in the month and our Church will attend KCD one Sunday a month. DT advised we are also making a voluntary contribution of £600 a month to KCD. Proposed ET,Seconded TC. Carried unanimously. |
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| TC | Next meeting for Elders is 29thAugust 2023. Nothingtoproposedjust information only. |
Elders to attend |
There being no further business, MT closed the meeting in prayer at 07:30pm
Trustees: David Taylor, Barbara Taylor, Emma Taylor, Mark Taylor
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