2020-12-31-accounts

Charity name: New Life Christian Fellowship Registered Charity number 1063033

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

For the year ended 31st December 2020

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NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (1063033)

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The Church Council are pleased to present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020. New Life Christian Fellowship is a Registered Charity (number 1063033). The Charity is also commonly referred to as New Life Church.

The Charity is in fellowship with the Assemblies of God in Great Britain and Ireland, a Registered Charity (number 1032245).

Registered Address

Lower Woodley Farm, Hayloft, Lanivet, Bodmin, PL30 5JN

Officers

Church Council

The Charity is managed by the Church Council. The Council members during the year were:

Pastor Steve Ovens (Chairman) Tony Birch (Secretary) Rob Allingham (Treasurer)

Holding Trustees

The Church Council members have appointed the Assemblies of God Property Trust in place of the Holding Trustees.

The Assemblies of God Property Trust held the land and buildings of the Charity and fulfilled the requirements of the Trust Deed up until the sale of the owned property completed on 21 Sept 2020.

Object of the Charity

The objects of the Church are for the benefit of the public locally, nationally and across the world:

• A) To advance the Christian faith by proclaiming Jesus Christ and teaching the principles and ways of God according to the Holy Bible (The Word of God)

• B) To relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including through the provision of counselling, support & prayer; and

• C) To advance education for children, young people, adults, the elderly and for people with disabilities.

Activities Review

The Church Council are pleased to report continuing support for the Charity which has enabled it to continue to benefit the public locally, nationally and across the world despite the restrictions and difficulties of the Covid pandemic during 2020, and the sale of the NLC property completed on 21 Sept 2020.

• ‘Connect Groups’ moved online (in March) with Zoom to encourage people to grow in their faith: o Sunday evenings – Time specifically to pray for needs locally, nationally & internationally o Monday afternoons – Home Group: varied in year between online and people’s homes o Tues/ Wed evenings – Small Groups: varied in year between online and people’s homes o Wed/ Thur afternoons – Junior Church: met online weekly for all the NLC children/ families

• Friday evenings (fortnightly) – Young People met online or in-person from 4 local churches

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• ‘Community Events’ to benefit the local people, to proclaim the gospel message, and/or to raise funds to help those in need around the world were limited during the year due to Covid: o Some Men’s & Women’s meals & socials were still arranged between lock-downs o Junior Church gatherings for families and children were held in open spaces & back gardens o During the summer – Picnic’s in the Park for all the church family and friends were arranged o Bodmin Youth Project – socials, events & gatherings were arranged between lock-downs o Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Appeal/ Shoeboxes were still collected

• Two Drive-In Services were also arranged in Morrison’s Carpark along with 4 local churches

• ‘Community Action’ has continued in some capacity throughout the year: o Foodbank volunteers were able to distribute food to homes & regular food donations received o Operation Christmas Child (OCC) Appeal – as local church we filled & packed 48 shoeboxes o As Collection Point for Bodmin area – collected & transported 107 boxes in total

• Bodmin Youth Project – continued to run online gatherings throughout the year for all young people (11-17’s), and other in-person events/ activities when Covid restrictions allowed.

• Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Debt Centre continues to serve our local area;

  • Four local churches are in partnership to manage & finance the CAP Centre & employ a part-time Debt Coach – visits to clients varied from phone calls to office meetings

  • Over 100 clients have been supported since opening, 40 clients have gone debt free, and 14 clients have prayed to accept Jesus Christ into their hearts!

• ‘Bodmin Churches’ are continuing to be united to serve the community: o Regular meetings continue between 4 local church leaders to work together in our community o This involved 4 churches uniting together to hold a Summer Drive-In Celebration and a DriveIn Community Carol Service – this has strengthened the local church unity & witness to all.

• Bodmin Youth Project, that was registered as a charity in 2019 (No.1182695), continues to unite 4 churches on a regular basis to work together & serve the teenagers in our local area; o This includes partnering with Scripture Union until the end of the year, and partnering with South West Youth Ministries (SWYM) while we had a full-time youth leader/ intern serving our team up until July 2020, when they moved on from their placement.

• ‘Sunday Services’ have varied from online services to in-person services inc. visiting speakers: o When Covid brought a national lock-down – we have provided a live online stream via Zoom of our Sunday Services every week to those at home or who were shielding from Covid.

• Recordings of the Sunday services, or the sermons, were posted on our website but also distributed on CD or DVD to those unable to get online or had no internet connection.

• Since selling our church property back in Sept 2020, we have also used other local venues for our in-person Sunday Services eg. Bodmin Football Club & Lanivet Community Centre

• ‘Family Services’ were arranged at different times to the adults services to allow more space & to involve the children & young people with their parents during the year when we could.

• Various ministers and ministries have visited the church (or spoke online) over the year to share about their work, charity and/or preach.

• ‘Church Website’ (www.newlifebodmin.org) continues to be updated & the Facebook page; o For locals/ visitors to find out more about us & what we do as a church charity o To provide links, updates, news, blogs, testimonies, photos & videos for all people to see

• To use as an online ‘Notice Board’ for up-coming community events or meetings.

• For ‘Christians’ to share resources online to encourage others in their Christian faith;

  • This was updated with audio/ video recordings of recent Sunday services & sermons

  • o We also set up a NLC ‘YouTube’ page to link our video sermons to the church website

• ‘Missions Overseas’ continue to be supported financially and with prayer:

• See the Accounts Annual Report for more details of financial gifts

• Numerous missionaries have visited our church (or spoke online) during the year to update us of relevant needs overseas. Others have kept us updated by regular newsletters/ correspondence.

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Financial Review

A surplus of expenditure over income of £83,982 arose, giving an accumulated fund at 31 December 2019 of £218,879 (this includes: Current Account £98,741; CAP Centre Account £6,874 and Savings Account £113,064). Despite a noticeable drop in offerings due to challenging COVID19 restrictions, the sale of our old building in September resulted in a reduction of overheads thus keeping annual expenditure down.

The Charity's main sources of income arose from the sale of our building £75,498, New Building Fund donations of £12,900; Church Offerings of £30,920 and CAP Debt Centre donations of £8,320 totalling £133,336. The majority of the income was spent on Pastoral Remuneration* (£23,852); CAP Debt Centre (£13,122) and Support Given to other organisations and ministries (£5,260), this year totalling £49,354.

** includes £21,568 salary, £1,538 pension, £171 mileage reimbursement, £575 payroll admin costs.

Levels of support given to other organisations have been 15% of unrestricted income for the year. The year has also seen the continuing success of the local CAP (Christians Against Poverty) Debt Centre, current reserves are running at approx. 6 months expenditure, pending the next round of budget planning for future years.

Financial Policy

The Finances of the Charity are managed taking account of the following considerations:

• To reach and maintain an appropriate level of remuneration for our one key full-time employee

• To sustain the operation of the CAP Debt Centre, including the part-time Centre Manager

• To maintain our level of support to other organisations and ministries in line with our objectives

• • To build sufficient reserves to cover maintenance and fund future projects to progress the objects of our Charity

• To recognise the risks associated with having reliance on voluntary donations.

Resources

The Charity employs a full-time Pastor to direct the work of the Church as well as providing pastoral oversight within the Church and pastoral support through contacts in the local community. The charity is also employer to the part-time CAP Debt Centre Manager, co-ordinating debt relief counselling to those in need. Much of the practical work of the Church is undertaken by member volunteers who also support other local community activities outside the Church.

13th October 2021

Chairman/ Pastor Steve Ovens On behalf of the New Life Church Trustees

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NLCF 2020 Accounts - Income & Expenditure Income DeSI￿ated Funds Genefal Funds Building Fund Sak of Building (less fees) Building Fund Donatirm5 Building Fund Interes1 75.498 12.900 389 88.787 CAP Cenire donation CKJnations & Offering5 Churth Portner5 Grfts 3.130 1.590 8.320 Special Offering Shoebox Evenrs Elizabeih House Yernen Appeal 250 355 413 165 1.183 OfferinE & ()onJlion5 Cash Offering Lksnation Iwith Gift Aid) 16.943 13,977 30.920 171 edits & Refunds fjift Aid GASDS Receipts Grtt Receipt 2,052 3.955 Sub Totals 98.290 35.046 Total Income 133,336

Expenditure Genewal CAP Debt Centre CAP Head Office CAP Manager saI￿V Mdeage Reimbursement Mobile Phone [phone] PenS￿n 641 s 435 1 DIIO PC Repair5 iio 13,122 1,590 uwth Buildw¥ Spc4al Gtfts 163 Churth Buildwy Elrtrioty Fir• Alarni 169 441 15 Insuran PA System Pest Control W•tr & Swwae• 398 1.814 Mdeage Reimbursement PenS￿n 171 1.538 21.56B 575 Pastor Salary PayToII Admin ftts 23.852 s￿drIes rtising & Prtliciry & communicatK￿5 Postage & Stat￿nery Evan£elism & Liter3wre Events 1,047 229 109 355 203 Conference Ewenses Hirt Halls Hoswality & Catuinff Pastoral Suwort Subs & tiCe￿es ccwnts Aurfrt 159 420 258 75 355 2.628 5260 W￿l1¥nI Ministry 570 Sub Totals a31 34.124 Total Expenditure 49,354 Surplus / Loss 83,060 922 Iinccrfnt ￿$$ Exptnditurtl Total Surplus / Loss 83,982

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