2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees Report of Authentic Word Ministries (AWM) UK 2024

Introduction

AWM UK has five branches

• ZTCC London

• ZTCC Coventry

• ZTCC Manchester

• ZTCC Liverpool

• ZTCC Bradford

Structure, governance and management

1. Structure

AGM

Trustees Board: 5 Apostle Dr Paul Muhirwa Gitwaza, Anne Muteteri, Alexis Rutageruka, Honorine Munyana, Olivier Nzaramba and Eric Kalisa

Executive Committee :

7 People (Chief Executive Pastor Felin Gakwaya, Secretary Sandrine Kaneza, Vice Secretary Kevin Ruhinguka, Pastor Noel Iradukunda, Pastor Job Rwumbuguza, Pastor Dadali Kalinda and Pastor Martine Kayisire.

Parish Committees : In all branches (London, Coventry, Manchester, Liverpool and Bradford)

Local Commissions : Different Departments in all branches

Cells

Families

Governance

The charity has two wings to it: Zion Temple Celebration Centre ( ZTCC Church) and Authentic Development Agency (ADA)

The Church is governed by a Constitution

Trustees are elected by the AGM

Management

The Executive Committee is in charge of the management of the Church.

Objectives and Activities

1. The advancement of the Christian religion through evangelisation and discipleship trainings. Reaching out activities and yearly conferences for youths and adults in communities to witness of Christ Jesus by going and making disciples of Jesus Christ in all nations and prepare the bride of Christ through a holistic development in accordance with the biblical scriptures and the Doctrinal beliefs of Authentic Word Ministries received and adopted in the statement of subscription.

2. The relief of financial hardship through teachings, sharing of information on services available for people and families in needs around different cities and towns. We also organise visits to people in hospitals, distribute food and clothes to the Homeless.

3. The advancement of education in the UK, and overseas. Here the focus is mainly on young people and school children based on biblical values and Christians values and moral ethic.

4. To establish and build Christian Churches according to the Scriptures as summarized in the doctrinal beliefs.

5. Employ and pay any person or persons to supervise, organize and carry on the work of the Church.

6. Provide and arrange for or join in arranging and providing for the holding of exhibitions, meetings, lectures, classes, seminars and training courses.

7. Raise funds and receive contribution from any person or persons by way of subscriptions and otherwise, provided that the church shall not undertake permanent trading activities in raising funds for the said object.

8. Do all such other lawful work and activities as are necessary for the attainment of the said objects.

9. The church provides resources and facilities to the general public exclusively e.g. worship, pastoral and spiritual care.

10. 10.Promoting Christian values and giving services to members of local community.

11. 11.Most members are volunteers of the charity, members grew in numbers this year and more church cells opened which we refer to as A12 Families.

ACTIVITIES

All church leaders of AWMUK have quarterly retreat sessions organised for pastors and leaders to equip then on leadership and other church growth strategies and skills.

Last year’s International conference was led by AWMUK- ZTCC London Branch and was held in October 2023 on and was broadcasted live many different Social media platforms.

AGM was held December 2023 on line.

AWM Manchester distributed food and drinks to vulnerable members and to other hard to reach people within the community.

AWM London successfully organised 3 days of international conference (27- 29 October 2023)

AWMUK baptised 25 people in 2024 across the different Branches of ZTCC in UK.

AWM Coventry has started to serve Breakfast to destitute local residents every Sunday morning as a way of reaching out in evangelism.

Weekly activities are run by each branch individually every week such as cell groups, department meetings or practices, Sunday services, Baptism, Holy Communion, bible studies, Baby/Bridal showers, family support activities, funeral assistance, pastoral care etc.

This year 2024 AWM UK had visiting Pastors from abroad visit from abroad and the Church Manchester has organised conferences with guest speakers from abroad: Conference on Families and Harmony in the life of Married couples. There is also another conference which is coming up in July for the Youth. The Church grew in members and has therefore invested in Online broadcasting of the Church services.

Manchester hosted successfully a Women’s talk on different topics every week since January 2021. This activity is broadcasted on Youtube and Facebook.

The church holds prayer meetings online for youth, women and men separately on a weekly basis.

Intercession prayers online every day for all members.

Achievements

Year 2024 the Church has reopened fully, and the activities of the Church has picked up to the level we had before Covid-19, and although there are many activities which we continue to hold online, we are also doing Church activities face to face like before and

people are increasing in numbers. The Church attendance has also increased and our Sunday services are also an opportunity for most members to get together for prayer and worship as well as Agape – Fellowship and sharing of snacks after Church service. Activities in local parishes are now back to normal timetable and in some of the branches, we are back to 2 or 3 Church services on Sunday.

In October 2023, Authentic Word Ministries UU- ZTCC held a Conference in London for 3 days where we saw people receiving the Lord Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, we also had an Ordination of 15 Pastors across the different branches,

In Coventry youth bible study meetings have resumed and are run fortnightly.

In all Branches the women Prayers have now resumed and their meetings are help every week.

The AWMUK has a women’s monthly event called “Iron Sharpens Iron” which is held online. This is a platform led by women and for women where we discuss matters concerning women’s health, education, raising children, taking care of their families, self- help skills and any other topic which they wish to discuss about as they feel it would benefit them.

All ZTCC resumed their face -to- face activities although we continue to hold lots of activities of online as well to make it accessible by many people, even those who are outside of the UK.

ZTCC London became a member of the Evangelical Alliance.

ZTCC Coventry has started the A12 Families groups which meet in the week and are led by young people.

Other Zion Temple Celebration Centres are working toward joining the Evangelical Alliance as it is an opportunity to have access to a lot of help available for training courses e.g. First Aid and DBS applications.

CHALLENGES .

Financial :

Because the church’s source of income is via the funds raised through people donations and free contribution, we face financial hardship due to increase in inflation, the cost of living and financial strain on many people’s finances. Also our Church does take part in any activities for profit and does not have any incomes generated through sales of any products.

Staffing levels and attendance are picking up again as we continue to recover from the lockdown. We are now seeing many members and volunteers joining the Church on Sundays and in other activities as organised by the local Church.

FUTURE PLANS :

Choosing more Trustees for the Charity to oversee the work of the Charity.

Pastors who were ordained this year have now entered new roles and new responsibilities in the areas where their input was needed. Therefore, there is a plan to organise more activities/ teaching sessions with the different groups in Church; Women, Men, Youth and Children.

To improve more on church activities 2024-2025 especially in reaching out the disadvantaged groups in communities through evangelism and conferences and workshops where they can get together to learn on different topics on matters concerning their lives and biblical based teachings.

To secure government funding for our charity as well as other funding from public and private funders of charity work.

Volunteers . We would like to thank all the members and volunteers who work so hard to make our church spiritually and socially strong despite the challenges we went through this year.

We also thank different servants of God who worked tirelessly to run church activities in face to face meetings as well as online in order to continue strengthen the Church and maintain growth despite the aftermath of covid 19 pandemic, the financial challenges and other difficulties we have encountered this year.

Authentic word ministries Financial Report 2023

Exp Code		Actuals
	Income
0001-00	Balance carried forward		15,252.80
1000-00	Oferings		16,976.20
1000-01	Tithe		97,827.14
1000-02	Special oferings		9,691.35
1000-03	Conference		10,663.81
1000-04	Special events		24,093.46
1000-05	Tax Returns		15,199.36
1000-06	Other Income		23,869.49
1000-07	Meetng Room		-
			-

	Total Income	213,573.61
		-
		-
2000-00	Rent	17,532.60
2000-01	Head Ofce Rent + Expenses	519.50
2000-02	Business Rates	-
2000-03	Electricity	1,096.13
2000-04	Gas	1,308.97
2000-05	Water	-
2000-06	Cleaning + clean materials	1,861.37
2000-07	Refuse Collecton	643.24
2000-08	Gardening	-
2000-09	Catering	4,578.23
	Catering Suppl (Bateries +
2000-10	Gloseries)	9,052.91
2000-11	Guest hotel + subsistance	9,518.06
2000-12	Musical Equipments	4,761.36
2000-13	Other Equipment (Furnitures)	1,709.88
2000-14	Reactve Maintenance	550.00
2000-15	Planned Maintenance	134.00
2000-16	Gif / Donatons Incl weedings	9,713.37
2000-17	Insurance Other	1,814.75
2000-18	Childrens + youth actvites	3,325.50
2000-19	Health and Safety	-
2000-20	First Aid	-
2000-21	Social Assistance + other	11,518.81
2000-22	Shared services	2,741.78
2000-23	Legal fees	11,410.25
2000-24	Volonteers	11,246.70
2000-25	Transport	13,435.09
2000-26	Conference	29,708.84
2000-27	other equipments	20,904.35
		-
	Total expenditures	169,085.69
		-
	Surplus / (Defcit)	42,002.15