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| The objects ofthe Church are: | |||||||
| 1. For the benefit ofthe public to advance the Christian Faith (in |
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| Summary ofthe objects charity set out in its governing document |
ofthe | accordance with the Statement of Beliefs) in such ways and in such parts ofthe United Kingdom or the World as the Trustees from time to time may think fit; 2. For education, care for the sick and relief of poverty in such ways |
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| and in such parts ofthe United Kingdom or the World as the Trustees |
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| from time to time may think fit. | |||||||
| Providing a place ofworship for the River Church (Orpington) group to |
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| advance the Christian Faith for the benefit ofthe public. |
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| Supporting voluntary workers in the World and within the U.K. to advance |
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| the Christian Faith for the benefit ofthe public. For example, the River |
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| Church (Orpington) gives gifts of money to the Ameva Farm 8 Bible |
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| College project in Zimbabwe. This financial support enables them to |
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| continue to operate the farm which provides food to the local community | |||||||
| as well as help with health, education and social work, in addition to the |
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| work ofthe Bible college which helps train local church leaders. | |||||||
| Training members of River Church (Orpington) in Leadership Skills to |
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| advance the Christian Faith for the benefit ofthe public. This is done |
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| regularly at midweek meetings as well as special events. |
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| Care ofsick people within the church including visiting and providing |
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| activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within |
The employment oftwo part time community support workers to provide support and reach out to those in need in our community. |
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| this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public |
Hosting Community and Outreach Events for the benefit ofthe Public the Grays and Orpington. This brings local people together and fosters community spirit and cohesion. Other activities such as games and entertainment are provided for the benefit ofthe public. |
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| benefit) | In addition, the church supports the local Food Bank and the local |
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| Christians Against Poverty group, both ofwhich seek to alleviate poverty |
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| in the area. | |||||||
| Youth Club evenings to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit ofthe |
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| public. This involves activities which develop interpersonal skills of |
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| teenagers and young adults as well as connecting with other youth |
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| groups from other areas around the UK. | |||||||
| Running a Sunday School on a Sunday morning for younger attendees |
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| the River Church to advance the Christian Faith for the benefit ofthe |
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| public, and to promote education. The Sunday School is open to all |
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| members ofthe public with different activities appropriate for the varying |
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| age ranges. | |||||||
| Activities undertaken by the church pastor have included: |
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| ~ Overall leadership / providing direction for the River Church. |
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| ~ Res onsibilit for or anisin re ular church meetin s. |
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| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity during the year |
2022 has been a year ofgrowth for River Church mainly due to the fantastic work by our community workers who have engaged the local residents via the various social activities during the week, as well as our volunteers. |
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| Also, our youth and kids work has experienced growth both on our Sunday |
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| morning services as well as the midweek and weekend meetings, which includes |
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| bible study nights as well as social meetings, games nights and outings like ice |
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| skating and movie nights. | ||||
| We have also more home groups in new locations, such as Swanley, as our |
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| congregation members come from a wider area. We have conducted multiple |
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| baptism services in 2022 as newcomers to our congregation had not yet done |
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| and we look forward to having more baptism services in the future, as a reflection |
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| oftheir heart felt desire to follow the Christ and develop a lifelong Faith. | ||||
| The charity continued its membership ofthe "Mission Life Grace" network of |
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| churches, which currently consists offive core churches, together with several |
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| associate churches. During the July and August, we were able to continue our |
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| summer outdoor activities including boys camp girls house party and our annual |
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| churches summer conference in July/August, which helps church members to |
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| grow in their Christian Faith. |
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| The church continues to invest and expand our online Sunday morning streaming |
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| offer on YouTube, as the leadership feels that it was important to continue to |
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| provide an alternative access to our service on Sunday from home or when |
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| travelling, and as there is also a clear demand for our church content to be |
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| available online. |
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| The church also continued to hire another building venues for a few live worship |
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| and prayer nights. Throughout the year we ran a number ofsocial evenings |
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| including quiz nights, games nights crafts and Christmas season activities. |
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| The church finances continue to remain strong despite some large amounts of |
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| many spent on salaries, equipment and church activity operating expenses. This |
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| was due to an increase in cost of resources and the external economic factors |
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| however giving also increased from new and existing members, for which we are |
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| thankful. | ||||
| We have also created the River Church Accounts Team to collectively operate | ||||
| and oversee all financial aspects ofthe charity to alleviate the burden of all | ||||
| financial activities solely on the treasurer as the charity's financial activities |
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| continues to grow and diversify. We also started the Financial Maturity Project |
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| by Patrick Wakeford to bring our financial and operational practices under clear |
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| up to date controls procedures, better defining roles and responsibilities as well |
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| as a better governance structure. |
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| The church remains fully committed to support financially local people to alleviate |
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| poverty, together with providing support for missionaries overseas, to this end |
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| church has directly been involve in helping those in need ofaccommodation, |
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| financial struggle and those in need of income and looking for employment. The |
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| church has this year also worked with other community groups to meet needs |
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| the local area, and participated in outreach activities. |
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