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2025-12-31-accounts

MORLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2025

Please note – throughout this report figures in brackets usually denote the previous years’ (2024) (2023) (2022) (2021) figures. Statistics indicated by an asterix * represent historical figures for January – March 2020 only (pandemic year).

2025 has been a busy year with a wide range of activities including worship services, bible studies and prayer sessions, , gardening & environmental, outreach, support and welfare projects. The church is seeking to proclaim good news in the town and beyond. Sharing the good news of the gospel, helping people to understand the Bible and live by its teachings, providing help and pastoral care to those struggling in their lives are the characteristics of the life and ministry of the Morley Community Church. Members have worked hard to achieve these objectives. This annual report gives a comprehensive overview of all that has happened in 2025 as the congregation has sought to fulfill its calling.

Sunday Services

Most Sunday services have been held in Zion Chapel, Merlyn-Rees Avenue.

There have been 55 (55) (57) (57) (55) worship, devotional and evangelistic services. Two (4) (6) (5) (2) services had a missionary focus, six (5) (5) (5) were evangelistic.

Service venues –Zion Chapel– 53 (54) (54), Jubilee Court – 2 (1) (2), (2),

Please see Appendix 1 for Sunday Service statistics

Excluding visiting preachers & their spouses/colleagues & Capernwray bible student team, a total of 206 (100 male & 106 female) (196) (248) (222) (122) different adults and 17 (22) (30) (12) (3) teenagers attended these 55 (55) (57) (57) (55) services/events in 2025.

The table Appendix 2 makes some interesting comparisons between age cohorts, actual attendances and % of total attendances for 2025 and the preceding four years.

Excluding visiting preachers & their spouses/colleagues (16 in 2025), Capernwray student team (8 in 2025) - we have welcomed 159 (119) (190) (163) (94) different occasional adult visitors [defined as attending less than 10% (ie 5 in 2025) of services in the year] who have made a total of 250 (209) (250) (358) (199) visits/attendances. The majority of these have been close family or friends who have visited us for an occasional service or people who have responded to an invitation to a special service. Three of these visitors have made Morley Community Church their spiritual home and were regular in their attendance at worship services and other activities by the close of the year. There are approximately 30 people who may be classified as regular worshippers. Current church membership roll is 15 people. One person (plus Carer) have been unable to attend due to poor health and severe mobility problems. One member has ceased to meet moving on to another church.

Looking at the details of the adult visitors - it is interesting to note the following:

Historically Morley is a white working class town. We continue to be blessed in 2025 by the presence of people from overseas (particularly Nigerian) now living in Morley and work in this part of West Yorkshire. Some have identified with Morley Community Church and this is reflected in the composition of attendances at the Sunday worship service. This cohort of believers are generally employed in the health/care sector working unsocial hours. Their residence in Morley is often temporary and they tend to move with their work commitments and/or available accommodation. Nevertheless they contribute significantly to the work and witness of the church as they are able. In 2025 about half a

dozen moved away from Morley. Currently another half dozen Nigerians and their children are active at Morley Community Church.

White African/ Chinese Asian Other Total
Caucasian Afro-Caribbean
Male 602 168 12
 0 0 782
Female 699 178 40
 0 0 917
Totals 1301 346 52
 0 0 1699
% of total
Attendance 76.5% 20.4% 3.1%
 0% 0% 100.00%

In 2025 average attendance was 31 adults per service compared to 31.5 average in 2024. 60% of the services attracted congregations numbering between 26-35 worshippers. An additional 22% of services attracted congregations of over 36 worshippers – the largest being 72 adults on 6 July (Mayor’s Civic Service)

The worship service continued to focus very much on adults. There have been times of open and corporate prayer. The morning worship services have been taken by speakers from other churches as well as members of the congregation. We have also downloaded pre-recorded sermons for four services. There have been four ‘open’ services with people contributing testimony, prayer, scripture etc. These downloads & open services represent 16% of all services during the year. The morning worship services continued to have a varied musical style with accompaniment by Rowan Taylor on the piano and by others playing violins, guitars. vocalists.

There has been a wide variety of passages, topics, missionary and evangelistic services throughout the year. The congregation has enjoyed messages on various themes and topics.

We have had 2 (4) (6) (5) (2) services with personnel speaking about home & overseas missionary work – Claire Newton (Leeds City Mission) 10 August, Rowan Taylor (for Barnabas Fund) 16 November.

We also had 6 (5) (5) (5) (3) evangelistic/guest services/event – Spring Event Jubilee Court (2 March), June Bargh Memorial (11 May), Mayor’s Civic Service (6 July), Remembrance Service (2 November), Mayor’ Carol Service (14 December) & Christmas Carols & Tea Service at Jubilee Court (21 December).

We have been well served by visiting preachers. 10 (20) (22) (17) (10) preachers plus 1 (3) (3) (3) (5) downloaded preachers have taken a total of 18 (28) (29) (30) (22) services between them. These preachers have come from 6 (7) (15) (12) (7) different church groupings/societies & 7 (13) (13) (13) (8) different churches. Our criteria for inviting them has been that they wholeheartedly believe the Bible and are experienced in preaching it! We have enjoyed their ministry enormously and our grateful thanks go to them. There have also been 4 (3) (3) (3) (2) ‘open’ services (19 January, 27 April, 20 July, 21 September) with an opportunity for people to share a testimony, read scripture, prayer, give a message etc. These have worked well.

The visiting preachers were: Capernwray Bible Students x 3, Nathan Bowers (Mirfield Evangelical Church), Steve Bowers (Cornerstone Church, Brighouse), Paul Crossley (Tinshill Free Church), Claire Newton (Leeds City Mission), Mike Morfin (Latimer Congregational, Beverley), Chuck Pietrowski (Berean Baptist, Harrogate), Derek Ventress (Birstall Community Church), Paul Walker (Latimer Congregational Beverley EFCC), Ian Wilson (St George’s Leeds) x 2, Mark Yeadon (Bridge Community Church), Doug Wright (USA) x 17 (plus 4 download sermons by video), Steve Wright (Beacon Church, Hebden Bridge),

In addition we have used our own personnel – 3 (7) (9) (6) (5) people have taken 14 (18) (25) (22) (26) services between them as follows – Carl Elliott 10 (4) (2) (3) (4), Andy Dalton 3 (3) (6) (5) (17), Rowan Taylor 1 (1)(1)(1)(1). The church deacons took 25% of services and interim pastor Doug Wright took a further 31% of the services (38% if you include his four download sermons sent throughout the year). In addition there have been 4 (3) (3) (3) (2) open services where people have been able to share, pray, and contribute. Also 4 download services.

We have kept detailed records of attendances and also a record of all songs sung at all services in the year. We have sung a total of 153 (155) (150) (172) (138) different hymns and songs in 2025 of which 13 (13) (16) (16) (18) were new this year. The most popular songs in this period were

And Can It Be (Mission Praise 33)

In Christ Alone

Bible Studies & Prayer

Bible studies have continued throughout the year. They were held weekly on a Wednesday evening. The studies were located in members’ homes. A variety of bible passages and topics were covered including studies taken from the online Bible Project. Midway through the year this became a hybrid style meeting with people attending in a home and connecting with others over the internet via Zoom who were unable to attend in person. Around 8-9 people attend these A short additional ‘african style’ prayer session has taken place – initially using church premises but later transferring to Zoom, now meeting for one hour on Tuesday evenings.

Church Personnel

Six deacons have served the congregation as its church officers. However one of the deacons took a sabbatical year having served continuously for the last 25 years since the foundation of the church. The church officers met 8 times during the year. Deacons have provided spiritual direction for the congregation and also practical help for people struggling with life. Surplus supermarket food has been provided. Deacons have sought to promote a sense of family, unity and commitment in the life of the church.

The congregation welcomed Rev Doug Wright and his wife Connie from Pennsylvania USA as a temporary volunteer pastor under the auspices of the American Interim Pastors Ministries (AIPM). Mr & Mrs Wright arrived at the beginning of February and returned home in early July. The church benefitted enormously from their input – sermons, bible studies, visits and advice. Their presence and contribution was a great encouragement to the church and the time spent in Morley passed too quickly. Everyone benefitted from their input and pastoral care. This AIPM placement proved to be very successful.

In September Reka Hermann and Flora Tompa from Hungary arrived as Gap Year Volunteers participating in the Time For God European Exchange Scheme. International Volunteers are valuable assets in the life of the congregation contributing their abilities and talents to the life of the church. Especially for Gap Year Volunteers - they acquire a portfolio of experience for their future work and lives. The church has now welcomed a total of 27 Gap Year Volunteers since 2006. The recruitment of Gap Year Volunteers has played an important part in the life of the church and its ability to organise and deliver youth and children’s projects as well as making a positive contribution to wider church life and community contact. Both were placed one day each week in a local primary school and also attend two coffee mornings to develop relationships with older people. They were also placed one day each week either with Dewsbury Community Outreach or Leeds City Mission helping in mercy ministries with those at the edge of society. They gained valuable experience for the future. We are grateful for the support of Time For God scheme which enabled the church to run this programme.

A small team coordinated the musical, technical and logistical arrangements for worship services. A group of participants have made up the music group (piano, guitars, violin, sound box, vocalists) and they have assisted in providing musical accompaniment for church services

Food Distribution

The church collects surplus food from Tesco Churwell, Morley Aldi and Tesco Extra Batley. This is distributed to people in need within the church, the surrounding neighbourhood and other partner churches, the remainder being forwarded for use by Leeds City Mission.

Pastoral Support

The church welcomed the pastoral input of Rev Doug Wright assisted by his wife Connie during the first half of 2025. They were able to undertake visitation bringing encouragement to the congregation. Rev Wright conducted a funeral and also a memorial service besides normal pastoral and preaching duties. Their experience and wise counsel provided significant help.

Church Library – Church has continued to operate a small library of Christian books encouraging attenders to read for their spiritual profit. People are encouraged to borrow a variety of books covering devotional, bible study, biography, missionary and historical topics. A handful of new books have been donated this year. The library has approximately 200 volumes in stock.

Church Membership

Current church members roll is 15 full members. One member moved to another church in the course of the year.

Premises

The church has a town centre location. It has a good public profile through good signage and graveyard/community garden activities, excellent relationships with community leaders, recommendation by reputation and/or word-of-mouth,

a good website, outreach activities in schools and pensioners organisations, visiting by Gap Year Volunteers, attractive and innovative programmes and warmth of welcome.

2025 saw some progress on the renovation of the church premises. In the summer a new roof was installed (with some grant aid funding from EFCC) and in the Autumn a complete re-wire was accomplished. Further work is planned for 2026.

It was concluded in 2025 that creating the legal status of a Company Limited by Guarantee was too problematical. Hence there was a withdrawal from this process with Wrigley Solicitors of Leeds. However establishing a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) to act as the corporate trustee for the Zion chapel premises was considered to be a viable alternative. After seeking advice from EFCC - Pothecary, Witham & Weld Solicitors of London were instructed to proceed with this matter which is currently on-going.

Community Garden Project

A volunteer team managed by Rowan Taylor continues to renovate the graveyard and create Zion Community Garden (ZCG).

Key work undertaken:

Art in the Garden:

Surrounding Neighbourhood

Neighbours - Good relationships have been fostered with surrounding neighbours – many of whom are pensioners living in flats designed for the elderly (Haydn Court, Haydn Close, Seigen Close). This is due to initiatives by the church – the weekly free food table on a Sunday morning, flower distribution, delivery of church magazines/leaflets to Haydn Court & Close. Increasing numbers are using the access pathway into the graveyard as a short cut to the town centre shopping area. Some visit the Community Garden to enjoy the flowers and peace, also conversing with church folk undertaking garden maintenance.

Chairs – Church was requested on two occasions in the summer by Morley Lions Club to borrow a significant number of stacking chairs to enable visiting brass bands/attenders to sit and enjoy the organised event in the adjoining pedestrian precinct – 22 June (Marching Bands) and 2 August (Yorkshire Day). These have been supplied and a cordial relationship established

Outreach & Evangelism

1-9 March: Outreach Week

The annual outreach week with a team of eight students from Capernwray Bible School took place during the first week of March. They had an intense nine days of outreach. The Amazing Acts Bible Exhibition was delivered in 7 primary schools with 12 presentations, 533 pupils plus 25 accompanying staff attending. 400 copies of the Day One book ‘Romans, Gladiators & Games’ were given out to pupils as a workbook. 39 pensioners attended the Luncheon in the Labour Rooms. Two literature drop sessions circulating around the target area of the church were organised. A Coffee

morning in Zion Chapel (15 attendees) was a useful piece of work. A planned street outreach session in the town shopping area on the first Saturday proved to be productive. All the activities helped the church raise its profile and reach out with the gospel message in Morley

Sunday 2 March: Pensioners Spring Event – Jubilee Court

19 residents and friends/family from Jubilee Court attended this seasonal event. It was organized by the team of Capernwray Bible Students supported by the church. This included a quiz, song, gospel presentation concluding with a delicious tea together.

Saturday 3 May: Open Air Outreach – Town Shopping Area

Working with a team of four from the Open Air Mission, three open air meetings were held in Queen Street Shopping Precinct during Saturday morning of 3 May. 70 tracts were given out and there were a variety of useful conversations with shoppers

Sunday 11 May: June Bargh Memorial Service & Spreading of Ashes

This service as held to commemorate the life of June Bargh. June attended Morley Community Church for a number of years until 2022 and her removal to Scotland to be nearer one of her daughters. The family requested a Memorial to enable family and friends who lived locally to pay their respects. Service was taken by Pastor Doug Wright and he spoke on the theme of ‘Preparing for Heaven’. It concluded with the spreading of ashes in the graveyard. A total of 18 visitors attended this special service in addition to our normal Sunday congregation

Sunday 6 July: Civic Service

Incoming Town Mayor for 2025-6 Cllr Carol Edwards requested that her Civic Service be held at Morley Community Church. The service included a speech from the Mayor, an historical powerpoint presentation on buildings and past dignitaries of the town, a time for other invited Mayors to bring their public greetings. Guest speaker Ian Wilson brought a gospel message appropriate to the occasion. 72 adults attended this service of which 41 were visitors

Sunday 2 November: Remembrance Service

A Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony focussed on the war graves in the churchyard from both World Wars was held the Sunday before Remembrance Day.

The church invited SASRA Area Representative Major Andrew McMahon to lead the service and Ian Wilson to bring the gospel message to a chapel full of people.

The service targeted a detachment of Air Cadets (168 Squadron South Leeds) which attracts a number of Morley young people amongst their ranks. The Cadet Detachment paraded to the church via Seigen Close, Wesley Street & Westfield Road in which there was a ‘March Past & Salute’ of the Deputy Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (DL Yvonne Stocks) and Mayor (Cllr Carol Edwards). There were 3 civic dignitaries, 8 councillors, MP Mark Sewards, 11 cadets, 6 family members of cadets, 2 military personnel, 6 veteran personnel, 13 ‘others’ plus church regulars in attendance. Local MP Mark Sewards also. A brief illustrated powerpoint of the men who were killed was delivered by Andy Dalton. Another short talk illustrating and explaining the deaths of his two great uncles (Ewart & Austin Waring) in the Far East during World War 2 was given by Chris Shilton who had travelled all the way from Preston for the occasion. This was most illuminating and engaging. A relative of one of the casualties (Herbert Holdsworth - killed at Arnhem in 1944) also attended.

At the conclusion of the service the dignitaries, guests and congregation gathered outside the chapel in the graveyard. The Last Post was sounded, the standard bearers lowered their flags and Mayor, Councillors, Cadets, Legion members, MP, serving member of the Armed Forces, relatives and others laid their wreaths on the graves. Three Military Testaments were presented to Veterans (supplied by Good News For Everyone).

This endeavour was well worth organising. It took a lot of advance planning. It was deliberately held on the Sunday prior to Remembrance Sunday itself as it is normally a very busy day for such groups as the British Legion, Air Cadets & civic dignitaries. Guests significantly outnumbered regular worshippers. In terms of numbers attending, this event has become one of the prime services in the year for attracting external guests.

Sunday 14 December: Mayor’s Carol Service

A congregation of 45 adults attended this seasonal service. A leaflet drop (1000 leaflets) was undertaken in the preceding week. With dimmed lights and lighted candles, a service of readings, carols, nativity play was followed by a clear, engaging multi media presentation of the gospel by Rev Steve Bowers from Brighouse. It was a most enjoyable and useful seasonal outreach evening.

Sunday 21 December: Carol Service & Tea at Jubilee Court Sheltered Housing Scheme

The church received an invitation to undertake a Christmas Carols and Tea event at Jubilee Court Sheltered Housing Scheme in Marshall Street. Twenty residents and friends attended this seasonal event which elicited a good hearing for the gospel message and warm appreciation from the elderly residents.

Literature Outreach

Day One Living Word Gospel Calendars

A total of 1550 (800) (1883) (1260) (1430) calendars (2026 edition) were distributed in December. These were via a targeted letterbox drop in areas surrounding the church and also three Sheltered Housing Complexes (Schofield, Jubilee and Chartist Courts), MEA Office reception and the Town Hall coffee morning, personal friends, contacts etc.

Day One Gospel Diaries 2026

33 (24) (24) (362) (100) diaries were distributed this year via church members, Morley Elderly Action and other networks at Christmas.

Its Your Move

This year it was decided to restrict the distribution of Its Your Move booklets to just one school in Morley - Seven Hills Primary School received 60 booklets. This booklet is a Scripture Union publication and helps children understand the next big move in their life weaving in christian comment into the text.

Seasonal Literature

298 greetings cards, 60 Real Easter Eggs and 12 Real Advent Calendars were sourced from the Leeds City Mission Christian Book & Card Booth for purchase/use/distribution by people attending the church, Morley Elderly Action Reception area and Jubilee Court. These all contained scripture texts or a bible story booklet.

Prize Books

8 christian books were presented as birthday presents to children attending Sunday School/Church Creche. Three books were also provided to a spiritual enquirer.

Scriptures

3 Military Testaments were presented to Veterans at the Remembrance Service. The church also made a donation towards the cost of 206 schools New Testaments to Year 7 pupils at Morley Academy presented by the local branch of GNFE.

Chronological Summary of Outreach in 2025

January

February Letterbox Drop – 28 church magazines to Haydn Court & Close

March Capernwray Outreach Week 1 assembly at Seven Hills Primary School (Capernwray team) 1000 church publicity leaflets distributed via letterboxes 150 tracts given out 12 Life & Times of Christ Bible Exhibitions delivered in 7 schools. 533 pupils attending plus 25 teaching staff 400 Romans, Gladiators & Games books distributed to pupils 1000 Good News Newspapers posted through letterboxes 1 pensioners luncheon – 39 old people attending 1 coffee morning – total of 15 visitors attending

April Letterbox Drop – 28 church magazines to Haydn Court & Close Good Friday Witness 14 tracts, 17 Good News Newspapers & 7 christian comics distributed 60 Real Easter Eggs sold/ distributed

May 3 Open Air Meetings on Saturday morning (3 May) & 70 tracts distributed June Letterbox Drop – 28 church magazines to Haydn Court & Close July 15 booklets to visitors at Civic Service Presentation of 60 copies of SU booklet “ Its Your Move ” to Year 6 leavers at Seven Hills Primary School.

September Letterbox Drop – 28 church magazines to Haydn Court & Close October

November 2 Nov Remembrance Service – 36 adult & 11 teenage visitors. Literature distributed –3 Military New Testaments & Psalms 15 Nov TEAR Fund Fundraiser evening (£405 raised) December Letterbox Drop – 28 church magazines to Haydn Court & Close Letterbox Drop - 1000 christmas carol service leaflets delivered 1550 Day One (2026) Living Word Calendars distributed. 33 Day One Diaries distributed. Carols by Candlelight Service - 22 visitors 12 Real Advent Calendars sold/distributed 298 Scripture Text Christmas cards sold/distributed

Schools

In 2025 the previous momentum of activity in local primary schools was not able to be resumed. This was because the church was unable to recruit Gap Year Volunteers for 2024-2025. Also family medical issues with the relevant church volunteer circumscribed availability. Nevertheless warm contacts have been maintained with schools including Seven Hills, Asquith, Queenswood, St Francis RC, Gildersome, Primary Schools. Accessing Churwell and Newlands Primaries has proved more challenging this year.

The following schools welcomed the ‘ Amazing Acts’ Bible Exhibition – Seven Hills (2 sessions), Queenswood (1 session), St Francis RC (1 session), Asquith (1 session), Gildersome (3 sessions). Sessions were also provided for other churches/schools viz: Birstall Community Church/Birstall Primary Academy (2 sessions), Bethel Free Church/Castleton Primary, Leeds (2 sessions).

This year it was decided to present the Year 6 leavers booklet Its Your Move to just one school – Seven Hills (60 copies). The school also requested and received four Christmas presents for needy children attending the school. Also at Christmas the church supplied 10 presents for identified needy families with children at St Francis Primary school.

It was noted during the year that relationships with Victoria, Churwell and Newlands Primaries did not progress. Overload in the school timetable is a significant factor in the schools being able to continue and welcome input from MCC

Please see Appendix 3 for School Assembly statistics

Older People

In the first half of 2025 Interim Pastor Doug Wright and wife Connie attended weekly coffee mornings both in the Town Hall (temporarily relocated to Labour Rooms) and at Jubilee Court OAP Sheltered Housing Scheme plus Schofield Court OAP Sheltered Housing Scheme engaging pensioners in conversation and friendship. The arrival of new Gap Year Volunteers from Hungary in September saw them continue these visits with the exception of Schofield Court. The outcome of this has been reflected in the numbers who have subsequently attended events eg Spring Event, Pensioners Luncheon, Pensioners Tea. The majority of these elderly folks are long standing Morley families, thus we are establishing a presence and witness with family networks which have been around for generations. This is a fruitful area of work and needs to be continually nurtured.

Morley Elderly Action officers have appreciated the input of the church recognising its positive contribution to the well being of older people in the town. MEA have been most accommodating about the distribution of Living Word calendars, selling diaries and Real Advent Calendars . Relevant statistics have been supplied to them which assist MEA to meet targets set for them by their grant funders.

Literature Summary

The narrative has already reported the distribution in the town (through various projects and individual members) the wide use of Christian literature. This paragraph is a summary: 1550 (1044) (2543) (1260) (1430) Day One Living Word Calendars 33 (24) (24) (362) (100) (25) (80) Day One Diaries 400 (460) Romans, Gladiators & Games books 1000 (800) Good News Newspapers 100 (200) (200) (100) (100) tracts and booklets 14 (34) (30) (34) (19) New Testaments, bibles and christian books 60 (288) (361) (420) (297) Its Your Move (Year 6 leaving gift)

1000 (1000) (1600) (1000) (500) Christmas Leaflet/Card 1000 (900) church publicity leaflets 60 Real Easter Eggs/booklets 12 Real Advent Calendars/booklets

298 Christmas Cards with scripture texts

Total = 5527 (4750) (5250) (4405) (3139) pieces of evangelistic literature & publicity were posted/presented to homes/individuals across the age ranges in Morley plus - 500 (500) (500) church magazines

Missionary

We believe it is important to support the work of the gospel locally, elsewhere in the UK and in the wider world and have done this in a number of ways

We have had 2 (4) (6) (5) (2) services with personnel speaking about home & overseas missionary work – Claire Newton (Leeds City Mission) 10 August, Rowan Taylor (for Barnabas Fund) 16 November.

A TEAR Fund Quiz Evening was held on Saturday 15 November. A church gathering saw 46 attendees (25 adult visitors plus 21 church regulars) who enjoyed the BIG QUIZ evening. £ 405 was raised for this evangelical relief agency.

A gift of £300 was sent to Good News For Everyone (formerly The Gideons) to assist with the supply of New Testaments to Year 7 pupils at Morley Academy

A gift of £300 was forwarded to the International Miners Mission

We have prayed for a number of missionaries in our prayer sessions and financially supported two new missionary couples – Zack & Anna Woolwine with their focus on the Near East and Rachel & Sjoerd Van Veen working in Niger.

Financial Support for missionary endeavours and social welfare

In addition to gifts from church funds, specified donations to local charities & good causes were received and allocated to Martin House Hospice, Wheatfields Hospice, Morley Mayor’s Charity, Leeds City Mission and local welfare support needs.

Home Missions

Leeds City Mission – practical help has been given to Leeds City Mission to support their work – 18 (19) (14) (28) (49) sacks of clothes and rags, and various other items were donated for their Re-Store Charity Shop. 257 (156) (147) (156) (96) trays of food were donated to their Pantry Project . 157 (267) (285) (250) plastic milk cartons were also collected and donated for use in the Pantry Project . Quantities of used postage stamps were also donated to LCM in their fundraising efforts. In addition 895 (557) (930) greetings cards were collected and donated to LCM use for conversion into gift tags. A congregation member created a total of 7200 gift tags from these and other cards which were donated to Leeds City Mission. All of the Gap Year Volunteers have each assisted (on average one day each week) in the LCM Charity Shop located in the LCM Hub in Armley, Leeds.

Dewsbury Community Outreach

Three members of the church are trustees of Dewsbury Community Outreach (DCO) and other volunteers from the church help on a regular basis at this charity. Other members of the church support it financially. The Gap Year Workers also spent one day a week assisting at DCO. This charity operates out of 74 Daisy Hill Dewsbury and caters for the physical and spiritual well being of disadvantaged people by providing a drop-in where free meals are available and food, clothing, toiletries and household goods are given away for free. The charity also provide wellbeing support and assistance with housing and other issues.

Youth & Children

Yzup

Early in 2025 it was sensed that Yzup youth club was coming to the end of its natural life. New pressures on staff availability to run the club was another factor in the decision to conclude its activities. An average of six young people in their early teens attended the ten sessions organised in the Spring Term. The club did not resume after the easter holidays.

Lunchtime Bible Clubs

Due to logistical challenges it was not possible to resume the Chattabox Club for year 4 pupils at Seven Hills Primary School. Similar reasons meant that the partnership working with Beth Burbidge (Youth & Community Worker at St Peter’s Church) prevented the restart of lunchtime clubs at both Asquith & Victoria Primary Schools. However Seven Hills Primary plans to welcome the restart of Chattabox Club in January 2026.

Sunday School & Creche

A small Sunday School averaging five attendances per week was organised throughout the year running parallel with the morning worship service. Three boys and two girls were the core attenders and are the children of regular adult worshippers in the church. Children in the 6-11 years age range made a total of 213 attendances (209 by regular core of five children plus 3 visitors making 4 visits) and 40 sessions were provided. One experienced teacher led the majority of the sessions of this Sunday School class.

A small creche was run concurrent with the morning service. A variety of toys and play activities were provided for children in the 1-5 years age range. A total of 131 attendances were made by 19 different children. There was a core of four regular children (108 attendances) with another 15 children making occasional visits as their parents were visiting the church service (23 attendances). A supervision rota was fulfilled by three church volunteers.

Bridgebuilding

Since its inception Morley Community Church has recognized the need to develop and maintain meaningful relationships with individuals and families. In previous years press articles in the local newspaper has helped the church to foster such relationships. The absence of a local newspaper has denied the church avenues for positive publicity which assisted this process in former years. The church has sought to compensate by an attractive & engaging website plus some updates on Facebook. It is noted that Facebook use in 2025 has generally been poor.

Our relationships with Morley Elderly Action, Seven Hills, Asquith, St Francis Primary Schools, & Jubilee Court Sheltered Housing Scheme have been positive in 2025.

We have continued to keep key community personnel informed to enable them to be familiar with the existence and activities of the church.

Links With Other Churches/Christian Organisations

EFCC

We continue as an affiliated congregation of the EFCC (Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches) We are grateful for the link that it provides with other congregational churches around the UK. We are thankful for its prayerful interest, practical support, legal information, doctrinal clarity and advice provided on a range of issues. The EFCC magazine publishes articles about our church from time to time. We have welcomed preachers from other EFCC churches (eg Paul Walker, Mike Morfin – East Yorkshire). We are also linked with Latimer Congregational at Beverley in a formal prayer exchange scheme with each church exchanging information for prayer on a fairly regular basis. We have also received some information and advice about trusteeship from EFCC Ltd. Our church is featured in the EFCC Prayer Focus quarterly bulletin. Through EFCC we have a link with the WECF (World Evangelical Congregational Fellowship) who occasionally publish articles about our church in their worldwide journal.

Birstall Community Church

This is our nearest EFCC church neighbour. We forward a batch of church magazines to them when published (bimonthly) to keep them informed of MCC activities. The MCC service sheet is also forwarded to the church leaders each week. We have been able to encourage the congregation in small ways by supplying gifts in kind eg 37 trays of food and 45 bunches of flowers. Also enquiring about their progress and welfare. The Capernwray Bible Student Outreach team were seconded from MCC in March to present two sessions of the Bible Exhibition The Amazing Acts in the church for pupils from Birstall Primary Academy. We seek to support this associated EFCC congregation.

Evangelical Alliance

We are an affiliated church. We continue to receive information from them on a range of doctrinal, ethical, moral and legal issues. We are grateful for the connection that it provides with other evangelical churches across the denominational divide around the British Isles. Also for its role in representing our constituency of churches to those in government and power.

Gildersome Baptist Church

Personal contact has been maintained with key members during the course of the year. The Capernwray Bible Student Outreach team presented three sessions of the Bible Exhibition The Amazing Acts for pupils from Gildersome Primary School and highlighted the presence and activities of GBC. We have been able to encourage the congregation in small ways by supplying gifts in kind eg 28 trays of food and 29 bunches of flowers.

Morley Salvation Army

We have a positive relationship with the Salvation Army. Salvation Army members always display interest in our activities and well–being. There have been occasional visits of salvationists to services at MCC and this has been

reciprocated eg Good Friday service. They also supplied a trumpeter to sound the Last Post at our Remembrance Service in November.

St Peters Church

A positive relationship with the youth & community worker from this church has continued this year with some exchange of information and mutual support.

Bramley Pentecostal Church

We have been able to donate 16 trays of food to the congregation and 7 bunches of flowers to two of their elderly members who reside in the Morley area in the course of 2025. Also 28 presents to their children’s Christmas outreach project. They always have a lively interest in the well being of our church.

Leeds City Mission

One church deacon is working on a part-time basis for the LCM seeking to assist it in its life and development. Another deacon chairs the LCM Holding Trustees committee.

We have benefitted from support from the LCM. We are featured occasionally in their Prayer Digest which is circulated to supporting churches and individuals. Morley Community Church have supported the LCM in many ways – attendances at some of their occasional Praise Rallies; donating to their Re-Store Charity Shop 12 (18) (11) (21) (40) sacks of clothes and 4 (1) (2) (7) (9) sacks of rags, plus other items. 257 (156) (147) (156) (96) trays of food were donated to their Pantry Project and 16 (15) (19) (26) (23) presents for their Christmas Kids project. Our Gap Year Volunteers assist in their Restore Charity Shop one day each week. MCC volunteers have played a major role in catering provision at the three LCM Praise events during the course of the year. Hopefully our practical support will help LCM in the continuation of their work which we believe is important for the metropolitan area of Leeds.

Christian Institute

Regular newsletters are received from the Christian Institute highlighting and informing about the challenges to religious freedom and individual liberty.

Community Links

Since the inception of the church in 2000 we have developed relationships with a large number of secular and church organisations based in, or associated with, Morley & surrounding West Yorkshire area. A composite list is shown in Appendix 5 and details are in previous annual reports.

We continue to note the relationships developing with various organisations and businesses through the Zion Community Garden Project. We also note the new relationships with key civic leaders viz:

The warm relationship with Morley Elderly Action continues. The Town Hall Coffee Morning (temporarily transferred to Labour Rooms while Town Hall is being renovated) has given Interim Pastor/Gap Year Volunteers opportunities to attend and develop new friendships and relationships and (on occasions) provide practical help. Both organisations have been mutually supportive. MEA have distributed Living Word Gospel Calendars, sold Day One Diaries, Real Advent Calendars and Christmas cards on behalf of MCC. MCC has furnished MEA with relevant statistics which enhances their reports to grant funders. Bunches of flowers and food have been passed on for use with their members throughout the year. Also quantities of gift tags were donated to them at Christmas

Links have been maintained with Jubilee Court (Anchor Housing) Sheltered Housing Scheme through regular visitation by our Gap Year Volunteers to their weekly coffee mornings. We organised two seasonal events – a Spring Event & Tea (2 March) & Christmas Carols & Tea (21 December) which were much appreciated.

With many of these organisations we have received their support for projects and events initiated by ourselves. Their general position is that they are pleased to have links with a community organisation, particularly a Christian church which will bring moral and practical input into community life. This presents churches like ourselves with interesting opportunities.

Social Action

Recycling

152 milk cartons were donated to Leeds City Mission for their Pantry Project (foodbank) 157 bottletops were donated to a children’s play scheme (Play Hartlepool) Quantities of used postage stamps were donated to Leeds City Mission 805 used greetings cards were donated to Leeds City Mission

Foil

Aluminium cans and foil continued to be collected, recycled and cashed in at the scrap yard. The small sum raised is reserved for missions projects.

Food

Surplus quantities of bread, confectionery, fruit, vegetables and flowers have been acquired from supermarkets – 616 (449) (286) (274) (260) trays in total. This food has been distributed to people attending church, people in need & the adjoining Haydn Court/Close residents during the course of the year – 278 (204) (113) (100) trays; Leeds City Mission – 257 (156) (147) (156) (96) (44) trays; Gildersome Baptist 28 (27) (17) trays, Birstall Community Church – 37 (25) (7) trays, Bramley Pentecostal Church – 16 (8) (2) trays. 1000 (400) (410) (920) apples were picked direct from trees and given to LCM. While it is difficult to put an exact value on food received and distributed it will most probably be no less than £15,000.

Fibres

12 (9) (11) (21) (40) bags of second hand clothes and 4 (1) (2) (7) (9) bags of rags. 2 (11) sacks of bric a brac plus other items have collected and donated to the Leeds City Mission Charity Shop (Re-Store) throughout the year

Fairs

Two street stalls were held in the pedestrianised area of the town centre – Saturday 1 March & Saturday 10 October selling a variety of clothes, bric a brac and books with profit being donated to LCM. This was not primarily a fund raising event but for ‘awareness raising’ of the presence of the church plus literature distribution.

Christmas

A total of 58 (39) (35) (60) (39) presents were obtained from Mission Christmas (Radio Aire) & individuals. 14 were used with local Morley families in need and 16 (15) (19) (23) (52) presents were passed to Leeds City Mission for use with needy children/young people at Christmas in connection with their Toy Project, 28 were given to Bramley Pentecostal for their Christmas project. 805 (557) used greetings cards were donated to Leeds City Mission for recycling into seasonal gift tags. LCM donated back 600 greetings tags and these were then distributed to a handful of local organisations – Town Hall Coffee Morning – 200, MEA Office – 200, Central Methodist Church - 200

Emergency Support

Significant quantities of food have been made available to people in need/unemployed people who are struggling to make ends meet either directly through church referrals or via other agencies outlined above in the ‘Food’ paragraph.

Flowers

30 (24) (20) (13) appropriate graves have been used as raised beds for growing edible and ornamental plants. 416 (260) (270) (121) (41) surplus flower bunches supplied by supermarkets have been delivered to 44 (25) (59) (60) (25) different individuals (eg housebound pensioners) and these have been gratefully received. Also different churches – Gildersome Baptist – 29 bunches, Bramley Pentecostal – 7 bunches, Salvation Army – 8 bunches, Birstall Community Church – 45 bunches, LCM Hub – 26 bunches.

Environmental

Under the management of Rowan Taylor the transformation of the church graveyard into a Community Garden continued throughout the year. The team has maintained lawn and grass areas, a wildlife pond, bulb area, wildflower border, shrub and perennial borders, grown edible and ornamental plants in 30 grave raised beds, generated a range of composts, bog bed. A selection of perennials & annual edibles have been planted. 1500 Wildflower Plug Plants have been installed . 500 daffodil bulbs and many other plants have been planted/curated by 43 volunteers – largely at the fortnightly Saturday morning volunteer drop-in sessions in the Spring and Summer. £1100 in cash or kind have been obtained through grants. Five ‘Art in the Garden’ mornings have been successfully organised.

Publicity

The publicity boards are put out each Sunday and signs are displayed outside the front gates of the church on Merlyn Rees Avenue. Also by the boundary wall with Haydn Court. A banner continues to drape the old Zion Chapel noticeboard at the front of the car park.

We continued to advertise on the world wide web and can be found in the “ Find A Church ” Directory (findachurch.co.uk) - www.morleycommunitychurch.org.uk. This website has elicited a number of visitors to the church. We also have a publicity page on Facebook.

We are listed on the Leeds Network Directory of Churches website. Also the EFCC website, EA Directory and Affinity Directory.

The demise of the local newspaper in 2020 has meant there has been no local news coverage in print for the church. However it has been possible to publish some news on Facebook. The Community Garden Project has its own Facebook page

There have been five editions of the church magazine in the year. Circulation is usually 100 copies but we estimate approximately 250 people read it. The magazine is primarily designed for people who are not regular in church activities. Its significance is that it has provided a public face externally raising our profile locally in the church and bringing a sense of identity and common purpose within the congregation. Articles are syndicated to two other churches for use in their magazines. We sent the church magazine to most church ministers in Morley and the leaders of every evangelical church in a five mile radius.

In stark contrast to previous years there have been hardly any articles published about the church in denominational & interdenominational publications due to time pressures on behalf of the church freelance journalist who undertakes to write interesting articles. The exception to this was an article on our Real Easter Eggs project “Church gets egg-cited at easter” in the Spring edition of the EFCC ‘In Fellowship’ magazine

There have been 8 postings on Facebook about the church in 2025

17 July 2025 Mayor’s Civic Service
24 July 2025 Zion Community Garden
3 August 2025 Art in the Garden
21 September 2025 Arrival of Reka Hermann & Flora Tompa Gap Year Volunteers
15 November 2025 Big Quiz Night
18 November 2025 Art in the Garden
5 December 2025 Mayor’s Carol Service
15 December 2025 Christmas Service

Finance

A full set of accounts accompanies this annual report – also see Appendix 6. We note that £54870.25 was received and total payments were £67541.61. The deficit of £12644.36 was entirely expected as reserves were used to finance repairs to the roof and rewiring of the building.

Appendix 1 Sunday Service Statistics in 2025

There have been 55 services at which we have recorded statistics .

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Actual Attendances
OAP Male 222 263 337 314 218 31* 107 74 80
OAP Female 339 292 312 290 297 61* 293 241 191
OAP Total 561 555 649 604 515 92* 400 315 271
18-65 Male Adults 560 501 524 404 247 55* 251 200 267
18-65 Female Adults 578 669 825 633 418 138* 517 508 496
18-65 Total Adults 1138 1170 1349 1037 665 193* 768 708 763
Total Adults (18-65 & OAP) 1699 1725 1998 1641 1180 285* 1168 1023 1034
Total male adults & OAP 782 764 861 718 465 86* 358 274 347
Total female adults & OAP 917 961 1137 923 715 199* 810 749 687
Teenagers (12-17)
Male teenagers 56 73 70 43 3 9* 34 3 33
Female teenagers 4 6 25 34 28 7* 64 50 23
Total teenagers 60 79 95 77 31 16* 98 53 56
Male children 6-11 years 162 186 146 25 0 1* 2 9 24
Female children 6-11 years 85 76 98 21 3 2* 15 68 32
Total Children 247 262 244 46 3 3* 17 77 56
Male children 1-5 years 85 87 112 8 2 1* 4 0 03
Female children 1-5 years 50 25 23 30 10 0* 2 1 24
Total children 1-5 years 135 112 135 38 12 1* 6 1 27
Total Children (under 12) 382 374 379 84 15 4* 23 78 83
Male children 1-11 years 247 273 258 33 2 2* 6 9 27
Female children 1-11 years 135 101 121 51 13 2* 17 69 56
Total 2141 2188 2472 1802 1226 305* 1289 1154 1173
Male 1085 1100 1189 794 450 97* 398 286 407
Female 1056 1068 1283 1008 756 208* 891 868 766
Average Attendances
OAP 10.2 10.1 11.4 10.6 9.36 7.67* 7.14 5.54 4.75
Adults 18-65 20.7 21.3 23.7 18.2 12.1 16.08* 13.71 12.42 13.39
Total Adults 18-65 & OAP 30.9 31.4 35.1 29.9 21.46 23.75* 20.85 17.96 18.14
Teenagers (12-17)
1.1		 1.43 1.7 1.4 0.56 1.33* 1.77 0.93 1.46

6-11 years		 4.5 4.8 4.3 0.81 0.05 0.25* 0.30 1.35 0.98
1-5 years
 2.5 2.03 2.37 0.60 0.22 0.08* 0.11 0.02 0.47
Children (under 12) 7.00 6.83 6.67 1.4 0.27 0.33* 0.41 1.36 1.47
Total
 39.00 39.66 43.47 31.6 22.29 25.08* 23.04 20.25 21.07
Adults 18-65 & OAP % attendances
Male attendances 46.0 44.3 43.1 43.75 39.41 30.18* 30.74 26.8 33.56
Female attendances 54.0 55.7 56.9 56.25 60.59_69.82*_69.26 73.2 66.44

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Percentage attendances of total attendances by age groups and gender
Male Female Total
2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024
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Male
2025
 2024
 Female
2025
 2024
 Total
2025
 2024
18-25 55 (3.24%) 53 (3.07%) 47 (2.77%) 105 (6.09%) 102 (6.31%) 158 (9.16%)
26-35 167 (9.83%) 113 (6.55%) 150 (8.83%) 174 (10.08%) 317_(18.66%)_ 287_(16.64%)_
36-45 152 (8.95%) 133 (7.71%) 209 (12.3%) 203 (11.77%) 361_(21.25%)_ 336_(19.48%)_
46-55 66 (3.88%) 106 (6.14%) 53 (3.12%) 111 (6.43%) 119 (7.00%) 217 (12.57%)
56-65 120 (7.06%) 96 (5.56%) 119 (7.00%) 76 (4.40%) 239 (14.06%) 172 (9.96%)
66-75 115 (6.77%) 147 (8.52%) 151 (8.89%) 136 (7.88%) 266 (15.66%) 283 (16.4%)
76+ 107 (6.30%) 116 (6.72%) 188 (11.07) 156 (9.04) 295 (17.37%) 272 (16.76%)
Total 782 (46%) 764 (45%) 917 (54%) 961 (55%) 1699 (100%) 1725 (100%)

Appendix 2

Excluding visiting preachers & their spouses/colleagues & Capernwray bible student team, a total of 206 (100 male & 106 female) (196) (248) (222) (122) different adults and 17 (22) (30) (12) (3) teenagers attended these 55 (55) (57) (57) (55) services/events in 2025.

The following table (from Appendix 1) makes some interesting comparisons between age cohorts, actual attendances and percentages of all adult & OAP attendances for 2023 and the preceding four years.

Age Band 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
18-35 385 445 618 502 225 83* 320 260
22.7% 25.8%
36-45 361 336
21.25% 19.48%
46-55 119 217 198 184 105 80* 323 340
7.00% 12.58% 10% 11% 9% 28% 28% 33%
56-65 239 172 217 190 183 47* 175 208
14.07% 9.97% 11% 15% 15%
OAP (ie 66 yrs+) 561 555 649 604 515 92* 400 315
33.02 32.17% 32% 36% 44% 32% 34% 31%
Teenagers 60 73 95 77 31 16* 99 53
Children 382 374 379 84 15 4* 23 78
Appendix 3- Assemblies taken in local Appendix 3- Assemblies taken in local schools in 2025
2025
2024		 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Asquith Primary School 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2
Churwell Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Fountain Primary School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9
Gildersome Primary School 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Newlands Primary Academy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 4
Queenswood Private School 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Seven Hills Primary School 2 2 3 3 0 1 7 4 3
Victoria Primary School 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 3
Totals 3 3 4 8 0 3 12 20 24

– Appendix 4 Details of Community Links

Appendix 5 - Financial Information

31 Dec 2025 31 Dec 2024 *31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2024 *31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2024 *31 Dec 2023 31 Dec 2022 31 Dec 2021 31 Dec 2020
Total receipts 54870.25 35108.19 38505.54
 35814.47 26482.35 17293.28
Total payments 67514.61 56638.19 31937.63 31826.10 12325.14 13654.66
Deficit/Gain 12644.36 (21530) 6567.91
 3988.37 14157.21 3638.62
Cash & bank 5286.85 17931.21 39461.21
 32893.30 28904.93 14747.72
balances
Allocated 1678.173610.59 876.25
 2481.39 2965.18 2360
Donations
Allocated Grants 12679.052500.00 6150.29
 4854.84 Nil 4770
& other income*
Total Allocated/Ring
fenced Receipts 14357.224403.15 7025.54 7336.23 2965.18 7130
% of total receipts 26.17%12.54% 18.2% 20.5% 11.1% 41.2%

*Includes Zion Community Garden Funds

MORLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH (Charity No. 1083023) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2025 | Last Year i e F OPENING BALANCES Lloyds Bank accounts & Petty Cash 17,931.21 32,893.30 RECEIPTS Donations 2/367.03 17976.54 Gift Aid Tax Refund 4347.96 | 4130.43 EFCC Grant for roof 11000.00 Zion House Rent 7800.00 | 7722.00 Zion Chapel Rent 435.00 940.00 Other income 419.63 Bank Interest 143.41 291.37 Y¥Zup - Trip income 44.70 51,513.03 | 30,705.04 Reserved Funds Zion Community Garden (See R1) 1679.05 3025.04 Specified Donations for Leeds City Mission 462.00 909.11 for Tear Fund 282.81 305.00 for Wheatfields Hospice 215.00 tor Martin House Hospice 215.00 for Local Support 296.96 for Mayors Charity 86.40 for Compassion UK 40.00 for Salvation Army 84.00 for Good News For Everyone 80.00) | 4 1,678.17 B44 TOTAL RECEIPTS © 54,870.25 35,108.19 PAYMENTS Reserved Funds Zion Community Garden (See R1) 23/6.38 2121.42 Charitable Donations Open Air Mission 1200.00 1200.00 Leeds City Mission 09/.25 1125.59 Local Support | 312.50 Compassion UK 192.00 | Zach & Anna Woolwine 150.18 Rachel & Sjoerd 200.00 | International Miners Mission 300.00 300.00} Tear Fund 300.00 305.00} Good News for Everyone 300.00 380.00) Wheatfields Hospice 215.00 Martin House Hospice 215.00 Mayors Charity 130.50 Open Doors poo ee 4,192.43 Page 1

Outreach opecial Services (food, BS books etc.) 643.60 164.20 Booklets/Bibles/Videos for School Work 576.00 1286.98 Capernwray Students 901.51 493.59) Calendars, Diaries, Christmas 368.50 1100.64 Good News Newspaper 218.00 Pensioners Events 165.14 89.00 ounday School 81.49 YZup 218.95 Chattabox & Gardening Club 30.46 2,554.24 | 3,383.82 Pastoral Support Ministers Costs 6788.58 825.76 Youth Worker's Living Costs 4730.93 8829.99 Youth Workers Expenses 1782.04 2314.15 Pastoral Worker 6232.23 13,301.55 47,375.93 Zion Building Chapel Roof 30420.00 Chapel Electrical Rewire 6469.20 Utilities 1168.30 1116.50 Zion Chapel Repairs 108.99 326.47 Zion House Maintenance 110.00 91.49 Zion House Roof 11880.00 Zion House Boiler 1800.00] Architect 2850.00) Consumables 90.63) 38,2/6.49 18,115.09) Other Solicitor 2511.90 6000.00) Insurance 1824.60 1729.58} Membership Subscriptions 1180.00 1172.00} Speakers’ Expenses 920.00 1045.00] Publicity 348.39 283.25} DBS Checks 186.00 150.00} Administration 78.13 25.98] 6,649.02 10,405.81 | Printer (103 Zoar St) 45.00 IT Equipment | 119.50 199.97 TOTAL PAYMENTS 67,514.61 | 55,812.63} NET SURPLUS/DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR -12,644.36 | -20,704.44 CLOSING BALANCES Lloyds Current & Deposit Bank accounts 4651.11 16,513.04 | Petty cash 635.74 1418.17 5,286.85 17,931.21 Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name _ Date Page 2

MORLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH (Charity No. 1083023) RESERVED FUNDS AS AT THE 31 DECEMBER 2025 R1 ZION COMMUNITY GARDEN Last Year F F 5 Opening Balance 1688.96 1385.34 RECEIPTS Gifts 429.05 525.04 Asda Foundation 1000.00 Groundwork 250.00 Morley Glass 1000.00} Leeds Community 1500.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS 1679.05 3025.04) PAYMENTS Piants and Equipment 1436.29 1691.31 Wooden Planters & Trellis 837.19 Water & Fuel 102.90 96.94 otrimmer (stolen) 389.00 shredder 101.19 Leaf Blower 162.99 Strimmer 219.99 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2376.38 | 2721.42 ACCOUNT BALANCE 991.63 | 1688.96} Notes: During 2025 the reserve fund for Morley Camping Venture was closed and the assets of £438.41 released to the general funds of the church Page 3

MORLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH (Charity No. 1083023) ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT THE 31 DECEMBER 2025 Last Year a S a Lloyds Current account 1495.73 | 1901.07 | 14611.97 Lloyds Deposit account 3155.38 Petty cash 635.74 1418.17 0286.85 17931.21 OTHER ASSETS 25 IT Equipment 119.43 24 IT Equipment 50.00 199.97 Microphones* Nil 135.00 Music Books 62.00 82.50 Laptop Computer 30.00 40.00 490 XRP Tokens @ £1.37 687.29 812.46 LIABILITIES none Nil Nil Note: ~ Some of the 24 IT Equipment has been superceded by 2025 improvements and is now scrap. ““ The microphones are faulty and have been scrapped The Assests of Zion Chapel, Zion House and the associated grounds are managed by Morley Community Church but the property is owned by 'The Trustees of Zion Chapel, Morley' and therefore is not part of the assets of the Morley Community Church Trust. Page 4

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