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~|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||The objects ofthe Church are:|| |||||||1.
For the benefit ofthe public to advance the Christian
Faith (in|| |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|| |||||||and
in such parts ofthe United
Kingdom
or the World as the Trustees|| |||||||from time to time may think fit.|| |||||||Providing
a place ofworship for the River Church
(Orpington)
group to|| |||||||advance the Christian
Faith for the benefit ofthe public.|| |||||||Supporting
voluntary
workers
in the World and within the U.K. to advance|| |||||||the Christian
Faith for the benefit ofthe public. For example, the River|| |||||||Church
(Orpington)
gives gifts of money to the Ameva
Farm 8 Bible|| |||||||College project in Zimbabwe.
This financial
support enables
them to|| |||||||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|| |||||||work ofthe Bible college which helps train local church leaders.|| |||||||Training
members
of River Church (Orpington)
in Leadership
Skills to|| |||||||advance the Christian
Faith for the benefit ofthe public. This is done|| |||||||regularly
at midweek
meetings as well as special events.|| |||||||Care ofsick people within the church
including
visiting
and providing|| |Summary|ofthe main|||||support.|| |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.|| |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.|in| |benefit)||||||In addition,
the church supports
the local Food Bank and the local|| |||||||Christians
Against Poverty group, both ofwhich seek to alleviate
poverty|| |||||||in the area.|| |||||||Youth Club evenings
to advance the Christian
Faith for the benefit ofthe|| |||||||public. This involves
activities which develop
interpersonal
skills of|| |||||||teenagers
and young adults as well as connecting
with other youth|| |||||||groups from other areas around the UK.|| |||||||Running
a Sunday School on a Sunday
morning
for younger attendees|of| |||||||the River Church to advance the Christian
Faith for the benefit ofthe|| |||||||public, and to promote education.
The Sunday School is open to all|| |||||||members
ofthe public with different activities appropriate
for the varying|| |||||||age ranges.|| |||||||Activities
undertaken
by the church pastor have included:|| |||||||~
Overall
leadership
/ providing
direction for the River Church.|| |||||||~
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e| |---|---|---|---|---| |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.|| ||||Also, our youth and kids work has experienced
growth
both on our Sunday|| ||||morning
services as well as the midweek
and weekend
meetings,
which includes|| ||||bible study nights as well as social meetings,
games nights and outings
like ice|| ||||skating and movie nights.|| ||||We have also more home groups
in new locations, such as Swanley, as our|| ||||congregation
members
come from a wider area. We have conducted
multiple|| ||||baptism
services
in 2022 as newcomers
to our congregation
had not yet done|so,| ||||and we look forward to having
more baptism
services
in the future, as a reflection|| ||||oftheir heart felt desire to follow the Christ and develop a lifelong Faith.|| ||||The charity continued
its membership
ofthe "Mission Life Grace" network of|| ||||churches,
which currently
consists offive core churches,
together
with several|| ||||associate churches.
During the July and August,
we were able to continue
our|| ||||summer
outdoor activities
including
boys camp girls house party and our annual|| ||||churches
summer
conference
in July/August,
which helps church members
to|| ||||grow in their Christian
Faith.|| ||||The church continues
to invest and expand our online Sunday
morning
streaming|| ||||offer on YouTube, as the leadership
feels that it was important
to continue to|| ||||provide an alternative
access to our service on Sunday
from home or when|| ||||travelling,
and as there is also a clear demand
for our church content to be|| ||||available
online.|| ||||The church also continued
to hire another
building
venues for a few live worship|| ||||and prayer nights. Throughout
the year we ran a number
ofsocial evenings|| ||||including
quiz nights, games nights crafts and Christmas
season activities.|| ||||The church finances continue to remain
strong despite some large amounts
of|| ||||many spent on salaries, equipment
and church
activity operating
expenses. This|| ||||was due to an increase
in cost of resources and the external economic factors|| ||||however
giving also increased
from new and existing members,
for which we are|| ||||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|| ||||continues
to grow and diversify.
We also started the Financial
Maturity
Project|let| ||||by Patrick Wakeford to bring our financial and operational
practices under clear|| ||||up to date controls procedures,
better defining
roles and responsibilities
as well|| ||||as a better governance
structure.|| ||||The church remains
fully committed
to support
financially
local people to alleviate|| ||||poverty, together
with providing
support
for missionaries
overseas, to this end|the| ||||church has directly been involve
in helping those
in need ofaccommodation,|| ||||financial
struggle
and those
in need of income and looking for employment.
The|| ||||church has this year also worked
with other community
groups to meet needs|in| ||||the local area, and participated
in outreach
activities.|| |R|||March 2012|| ## ##