2022-03-31-accounts - Only Believe Christian Assembly

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Trustees Annual Report Year ending 31 March 2022

Introduction

The Trustees present the report of the Only Believe Christian Assembly (OBCA) in accordance with the Charity’s Trust Deed, and the reporting requirements of the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

About Us

OBCA is founded on the teachings and doctrines of the Holy Bible as taught by Reverend William Marrion Branham. We firmly believe that the Ministry of this Prophet-Messenger is a fulfilment of the Biblical prophecy in Malachi chapter 4:5-6.

Our mission, performance and achievements for the year to 31 March 2022 are hereby reported.

Our Legal & Reporting Framework

OBCA is a Christian Church. We are registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in accordance with the consolidated Charities Act, 2011.

The Annual Report and the accompanying Receipt and Payment accounts comply with applicable UK law and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities".

Our Mission

Our primary goal is to win souls for our Lord Jesus Christ and to prepare God’s people for the soon second coming of the Lord ( The Rapture) as promised in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18. We believe and practice the sovereignty of the local Church in accordance with the Apostolic doctrine of the Holy Bible. Our stand for the Word of God and practice of The Faith is rooted in five principles (“our pillars”) as adopted by the Church. These are;

1) Malachi 4:5-6; Rev. William M. Branham - our absolute on the interpretation of Scripture 2) The Supernatural

3) Sovereignty of the local Church

4) Brotherhood

5) Vision.

Governance & Management

OBCA is governed by the Board of Trustees in line with our by-laws and UK Charity law. Trustees are elected to serve one-year term. Elections are held at the beginning of each calendar year to either re-elect serving members or to vote newly-nominated officers to the Board. The vote of the General Assembly follows recommendation and rigorous vetting of candidates by the Board of Officers.

The Trustees govern the administration of the Charity as a business group. They have a responsibility to safeguard the Church from indebtedness, manage expenditure and undertake fund-raising investments in consultation with the Ministry.

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The Ministry appoints Ushers, the Music director, the Song leader and other Helps and Governments who play vital roles in the day-to-day running of the Charity.

Programmes & Activities

Due to relaxation of some of covid restrictions by the government in the second quarter of year, plans were put in place by the leadership for the Church to resume in-person services on Sundays from August 2021.

Our programmes and activities are designed to further our primary mission of winning souls for Jesus Christ. We invite people from all communities to hear the Gospel good news, to experience the Love of God, and to be prepared for the Lord’s soon coming. We pursue these goals through the preaching of the Word of God, Praise and Worship services, prayer meetings, Bible study and prayer retreats, outreach programmes, Children’s Sunday school and youth-targeted activities.

Our weekly and monthly activities are shown below. Some of activities remained on hold in line with the covid measures in place at the time of reporting.

Our calendar of activities & online meeting times

Sunday Worship Service	10:50am - 2:00pm
Friday Prayer Meeting	8:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday Prayer Meeting (on hold)	8:00pm - 9:30pm
Communion Service; 1st Sunday of the month (on hold)	1:00pm - 5:00pm
Youth Session (Saturday before Communion Sunday) (on hold)	6:30pm – 10:00pm
Annual Retreat – High Leigh Centre (on hold)	July (summer holidays)

All our activities, apart from Tuesday prayer meetings take place at the: R.O.S.E. Community Clubroom 22 Ascalon Street Vauxhall London SW8 4JD UK

Our Tuesday prayer meetings are held at the Anerley Methodist Church, Oakfield Road, London, SE20 8QA, UK.

All are welcome. The trustees can be reached by email via: trustees@obca.org.uk

Public benefit responsibility

The above activities of the Assembly are carried out in line with the Charity Commission public benefit guidance, and the Charity’s Trust Deed to benefit the local community and the public as a whole.

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Performance and Achievements

Sunday School Curriculum

The Sunday school department has continued with the vision to help train the young members of the Assembly on the Word of God as taught by the Holy Bible, and interpreted to us by the Prophet of the last Church age, William Marrion Branham.

Sunday school classes continued virtually using the Zoom platform.

The children and young adults made remarkable progress in curriculum development and teaching under the supervision of the Superintendent. The teaching staff continued to show commitment and dedication in the teaching of the three classes; ages: 3-6, 7-11 and 12-17.

There was positive feedback from the children with a deeper desire to study the Word of God. New pupils joined the class of 3-6, other children moved to the class of 7-11 and some students in the class of 12-17 graduated to join the Adults Sunday School on turning age 18 during the year.

Teachers are assigned to each class to provide interactive lessons of 30 to 45 minutes duration.

The class of 12 – 17 begun Sunday evening Bible study during lockdown over Zoom. Lessons focused on teaching teenagers the importance of taking a stand for their faith, the impact of choice and decisions, and to prepare them for water baptism and a closer walk with God.

Logistics & Equipment Team

The team continued to provide essential support in ensuring the setting up of IT equipment and other logistics for the running of our Church services.

The Ministry and Board of Trustees commend the team, led by our dedicated ushers, helps and governments for their diligent and selfless devotion to the work of the Lord during the year.

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ONLY BELIEVE CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

RECEIPTS Notes INCOME FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES Voluntary Member Donations B.1 Total Income PAYMENTS CHARITABLE PAYMENTS: Support Costs C.1 OUTREACH EXPENDITURE: High Leigh Retreat PROCUREMENT: Equipment & Accessories ADMINISTRATION: Admin & Volunteers Expenses C.2 Total Expenditure Net inflow/outflow of funds Funds brought forward @01/04/2021 Funds carried forward@31/03/2022	2021/22 £ 73,554 73,554 9,091 500 3,458 4,201 17,250 56,304 151,944 208,249	2020/21 £ 25,011
		25,011
		2,139 574 3,413 17,204
		23,330
		1,681 150,263
		151,944

All amounts relate to continuing activities and have been rounded to the nearest pound {£}

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS - YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022

(A) Accounting policies

The Receipts and Payments Account of the Only Believe Christian Assembly have been prepared to comply with the Charity's governing document; the ‘Trust Deed’, applicable U.K law and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice, ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ and the Charities Act of 1993. The accounting policies adopted are set out below.

Basis of accounting

The Accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Recognition of income

Income is recognised on receipt and accounted for on a quarterly basis {table B.1}

Classification of income

Total income at the end of the financial year is made up of freewill donations from members and is represented by the closing balances on the offering and building fund accounts.

(B) Receipts:

B.1 Voluntary Member Donations April – June July – September October – December January – March	2021/22 17,408 10,354 32,792 13,001 73,555	2020/21 3,346 4,780 6,771 10,114
		25,011

© Only Believe Christian Assembly UK The copyright herein is the property of O.B.C.A. London, UK. It is not to be reproduced, modified, adapted, published, translated in any material form (including storage in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally), in whole or in part nor disclosed to any third party without the prior written permission of O.B.C.A. London, UK. Neither shall it be used otherwise than for the purpose for which it is supplied.

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(C) PAYMENTS:

C.1 Support Costs: Rent Bank Charges Insurance C.2 Admin & Volunteers Expenses Entertainment Telephone Donations Missionary Volunteers Travel	2021/22 8,995 96 - 9,091 1,225 420 2,500 - - 57 4,202	2020/21 1,555 69 515
		2,139
		2,585 420 3,900 2,897 5,250 2,152
		17,204

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(D) Additional information

Remuneration

The Trustees received no remuneration for their services to the Charity during the year.

Approval of Accounts

The Trustees of the Only Believe Christian Assembly acknowledge their responsibility for;

ensuring that, the Charity keeps accounting records consistent with its day to day activities,
preparing accounts which, in their opinion, give a true and fair view of its activities as of 31 March 2022 in compliance with applicable U.K. law for small and medium charities

Having acknowledged the above, the combined Trustees’ Annual Report of achievements, performance, and Accounts of the Charity for the reporting period to 31 March 2022 was approved by the Board of Trustees at its general meeting on 8th October 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

………………………………………… …………………………………

Rev. Archibald Harold-Brown (Pastor)

Br. Christian Dadson (Chairman)

……………………………………… …………………………………

Br. Kingston Koraheng (Finance Overseer)

Br. Emmanuel Amugi (Treasurer)

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