STEWARDS & TRUSTEES REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2020 TO AUGUST 2021
This has been a strange time for all of us since Coronavirus invaded the world, and our church closed on 20[th] March 2020 due to the lockdown and District’s decision to do so for all our circuit churches. The lockdown continued until Church Council trustees met in preparations for reopening the church and so we did, in September 2020. However, church services were suspended once again from 8th November 2020, reopened on 6[th] December 2020 and two weeks later, just before we were due to have our service on Christmas Day, we had to shut our doors again. We then reopened church from 27[th] June 2021 and “touch-wood”, hopefully will continue to remain open.
There is not much to tell except that the pandemic has caused much anxiety and disruption to say the least, to a lot of church members and church goers. Financially, we were suffering too. Our church members were literally alienated and isolated, remained isolated in their homes and there was not much communication with each other. However, with church closed, people moved to online religious worship and so most of our church meetings took place on ‘zoom’. I guess we had too much time on our hands if I dare to say it, and with nothing to do and nowhere to go, it was not like a holiday at all, perhaps for those who were working day in and out, this was but not in a good way. The key thing in this is patience and praying and trusting in our God, that this will be over soon so that everyone can resume their lives albeit with some changes.
For decades, we know that religious attendance in most parts of the world had been declining but the move to online services became a trend as it made it easier for people to participate globally for those who are religious and it was found that a number of people who consider themselves nonreligious growing with this new trending type of service. Most of us would have been aware that the Romford Circuit had online church services on Saturday mornings at 9.30am and Sunday afternoons at 2.30pm hosted by Rev’d David Jebb and other ministers who took turns hosting the service online. This also happened to a few of our circuit churches who found this the better option than in-person worship. Because of the lockdown, people found new ways and develop new habits, new interests and finding new ways of coping spiritually and with this in mind, things have changed for many of us, and many would decide whether to return to church when our church resume services.
A few dedicated church members Yvonne and Stuart Weston, Kean Song, continued to maintain our church garden and kept plants flowering and watered which we were very appreciative, and the grass was cut, trimmed and mowed during the lockdown. We had one complaint received from the Public Protection Officer in our borough on 23[rd] February 2021 when a neighbour from the lot of houses same row to our church reported that there was infestation of rats in the area and the potential to create harbourage to rodents and foxes and put the blame on the overgrowth of vegetation close to the boundary fence between church and our immediate neighbour. This started a Church Working Group to tackle the overgrowth in cutting, trimming and removing away the dead plants, shrubbery and creeping vines which continued well into middle of April 2021. While the work was going on, there was no evidence of rodents or rats etc found and though we were annoyed at such an accusation, we were pleased that out of this, we had managed to clear this area which had been there for years and an eye-sore and so we are now going to keep this area free from overgrowth. The officer concerned made an inspection on 20[th] May 2021 and needless to say, all is good!
There were a few changes to the Trustees roles in May 2021. Sue Dawkes retired as Gift Aid Secretary, Church Council Secretary and Church Flowers Arranger. Leslie Banks kindly took over as Gift Aid Secretary and Tim Banks as Church Council Secretary which we were all very pleased to have found people willing to take on the roles, a blessing indeed. However, Sue Dawkes has kindly offered to help with arranging flowers for the church when she is requested to for special occasions
and other remembrance occasions meaningful to the person. We were going to have a Flower List put up but this has been delayed but it does not stop anyone who wishes to donate or have flowers in the church for an occasion can request this from Sue or let me know to pass on your request to her. Also, Jonathan Coles will be stepping down as Church Steward at next General Church Meeting this year, as he is concentrating on his studies and assignments as a Preacher-on-Trial.
When church resumed end of June 2021, we were certainly seeing fewer in numbers averaging 1218 people on Sunday. The halting of in-person worship is one of the most sudden disruptions in the practice of religion to have taken place. Also, masks were worn, individual temperatures taken, sanitisation and social distancing guidelines were followed strictly, cleaning of church areas all had to be done before the Sunday service and also on Sunday before and after service. There was no singing, no books, no talking, service was 45 minutes long only, a Track & Trace list had to be complied with and to leave immediately after the service.
With church closures and work closures, the whole world came to a standstill, life became abnormal, dismal, depressive, restrictive, etc. It certainly has made people refocus, it had also weakened church connections among our church family and a few have disconnected with church and we pray and hope that this will not be permanent.
Prayer to guide us:
Fear is natural, faith is supernatural.
Remember what God’s word says: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6)
By Evie Song, Church Steward
| RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS - | RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS - | SEPTEMBER 2020 TO AUGUST 2021 | SEPTEMBER 2020 TO AUGUST 2021 | SEPTEMBER 2020 TO AUGUST 2021 | |||
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| Receipts | Payments | ||||||
| 2019-20 | General Accounts | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | General Accounts | 2020-21 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 940.00 | Gift Day | - | 21,496.00 | Circuit Contributions | 19,346.40 | ||
| 7,911.73 | Tax Refund/Gift Aided | 1,900.89 | Circuit Donations | ||||
| 4,032.45 2,319.72 3,000.80 |
9,352.97 | Sunday Offerings: - Envelopes - Cash - Standingorders |
3,342.60 1,404.87 6,079.30 |
10,826.77 | 98.71 20.76 245.42 |
Office Expenses Office Equipment Hire Sundries |
112.80 77.64 |
| Transfer from Preschool | 49.98 | Church Finance Suppliers | |||||
| 426.76 | Interest from CFB | 67.32 | 238.05 | Christian Copyright Licence | 244.66 | ||
| 1.94 | Interest from TMCP | 0.91 | 35.00 | Gifts for Housebound | |||
| Weddings & Funerals | 80.00 | Audit Fees | 100.00 | ||||
| Special Donations | 19.87 | Media System Donation | |||||
| 340.00 | Donations | 25.00 | Gift Donations | 14.50 | |||
| 204.00 | Harvest Supper | Preacher Expenses | |||||
| Transfer from CFB to TSB a/c | Transfer to CFB from TSB a/c | ||||||
| 1,133.00 | Circuit Reimbursement | ||||||
| 13.59 | Miscellaneous | ||||||
| 20,323.99 | Total: | 12,820.89 | 22,283.79 | Total: | 19,896.00 | ||
| B/forward | 35,594.09 | ||||||
| 48,414.98 | Balance in Account | 28,518.98 | |||||
| Property Accounts | Property Accounts | ||||||
| 1,020.00 | 12,600.00 | External Organisations | 720.00 | 1,930.06 | Repairs & Maintenance | 14,895.17 | |
| 1,765.00 | ParkingDonations | 2,401.00 | 497.18 | New Equipment | 6,653.70 | ||
| 1,815.00 | Hire of Halls | 20.00 | 5,258.59 | Gas & Electricity | 3,428.72 | ||
| 8,000.00 | Preschool | 11,400.00 | 461.93 | Water – Castle Water | 343.24 | ||
| 285.05 | Water - WAVE | 266.90 |
| 2019-20 | Property Accounts | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | Property Accounts | 2020-21 | ||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| 8,124.00 | Donation from Church Groups: | 750.89 | Telephone | 726.84 | |||
| 405.00 | - WesleyGuild |
200.00 | 374.07 | Refuse Waste – PF Ahern | 369.55 | ||
| 4,830.00 | - Guildonian Players |
1,710.00 | Wages Cleanersplus PAYE | 550.00 | |||
| 575.00 | - Table Tennis Club |
3,108.23 | Church Insurance | 3,231.95 | |||
| 500.00 | - Tots & Co. |
255.00 | Organ Maintenance | - | |||
| 1,114.00 | - TuesdayLunches |
551.51 | 129.14 | CleaningMaterials | 125.95 | ||
| 700.00 | - Women’s Own |
700.00 | 23.65 | Sundries | 42.45 | ||
| 267.90 | Sewerage – Castle Water | - | |||||
| 0.49 | UtilityRebate | 1,578.33 | Everflow | 643.56 | |||
| FundraisingDonations | 92.80 | ||||||
| Insurance fromgarages | |||||||
| 20,724.49 | Total: | 17,663.64 | 15,051.69 | Total: | 31,278.03 | ||
| B/forward | 46,293.80 | ||||||
| 63,957.44 | Balance in Account | 32,679.41 | |||||
| Welcome Area Project | Welcome Area Project | ||||||
| 10,795.78 | b/forward | 0.00 | 10,795.78 | Balance in Account | 0.00 | ||
| Roof Appeal | Roof Appeal | ||||||
| 2,241.30 | b/forward | 0.00 | 2,241.30 | Balance in Account | 0.00 | ||
| Benevolence Fund | Benevolence Fund | ||||||
| 23.18 | Communion Offerings | 0.00 | |||||
| 234.02 | b/forward | ||||||
| 257.20 | Total: | 257.20 | 257.20 | Balance in Account | 257.20 | ||
| 2019-20 | Appeals Account | 2020-21 | 2019-20 | Appeals Account | 2020-21 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Christian Aid | Christian Aid | ||||||
| 75.00 | Water Aid | 75.00 | Water Aid | ||||
| Methodist Homes for Aged | Methodist Homes for Aged | ||||||
| 101.00 | World Mission | 35.30 | 101.00 | World Mission | |||
| Mission in Britain | Mission in Britain | ||||||
| Home Mission | Home Mission | ||||||
| 70.40 | Action for Children | 150.00 | 70.40 | Action for Children | 150.00 | ||
| Easter offerings | Easter offerings | ||||||
| 246.40 | Total: | 185.30 | 246.40 | Total: | 150.00 | ||
| b/forward | 0.00 | Balance in Account | 35.30 | ||||
| SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
SUMMARY OF BALANCES IN HAND |
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| 35,594.09 | General Accounts | 28,518.98 | 50,052.86 | Central Finance Board Account | 32,674.67 | ||
| 46,293.80 | PropertyAccount | 32,679.41 | 44,904.38 | TSB Current Account | 28,590.38 | ||
| 10,795.78 | Welcome Area Project | 0.00 | |||||
| 2,241.30 | Roof Appeal | 0.00 | 94,957.24 | Total: | 61,265.05 | ||
| 257.20 | Benevolence Account | 257.20 | |||||
| 0.00 | Appeals Account | 35.30 | 224.93 | TMCP Account | 225.84 | ||
| 95,182.17 | Grand Total: | 61,490.89 | 95,182.17 | Grand Total: | 61,490.89 | ||
| 91,459.58 | Balance b/f – Accounts 2018-19 | 95,182.17 | |||||
| 3,722.59 | Plus excess income over expenditure |
-33,691.28 | |||||
| 95,182.17 | Accounts 2020-21 | 61,490.89 |
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Harold Wood Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2021
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
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1127228
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If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
The Reverend David Jebb and Reverend Karen Bell
Church Stewards:
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Jonathan Coles
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Treasurer:
Mrs Evelyn Song
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
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|SECTIONA|Funds|Funds|year|year|
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|Offerings and Tax recovered|Po|12,728|12,753|18,773|
|Bank|and|CFB|interest|and|
|a3|{Investment|income|67|1|429|
|asftetings||taza az|20,724|
|Other receipts|pT|624||__6,429|1,379|
|SECTION|B|
|PAYMENTS|
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|bs|[DonaCircui|t|ionsAssessment or Share|qf|Tt19,346| |St19,346|21,496|
|Repairs and|Maintenance|PF|21,549P| ||24|549]|4,990|
|Utilities|(Insurances,|water|
|b5|jcharges,|heating|&|lighting)|7,998|7,998|10,795|
|b7 |other payments|pT|t5,303]|150]|15,483|
|SECTION|C|
|C1||FOR THE YEAR|(a6-b8)|33,752)|61|3,723|
|Total|funds|brought|forward|from|
|c2|last year|94,934|248|(c6)|91,459|
|Sub|total|(c1+c2)|61,182|
|TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR|(c3+c4)|61,182] 309]]|61,491]|(c8)|
|SECTION|D|
|FOR|INFORMATION|ONLY:|MONEY|RECEIVED|AND|PASSED|ON|TO|EXTERNAL|ORGANISATIONS|
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SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
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SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page
Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of
an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be
completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. lf gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting
AAND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District
and connected District Organisations.
INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
ls leuidonian Players 4,857 e 3,895 Fo 8,716 4,821
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e8 Sub|Organisations total of Internalfunds 964 5,832 4,868 11,441} (e14 6,573 tet2)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 |2- totals column) 30,670] (a7) (b9) (33,691) (c7) (c6)
OTA ASH FUNDS H D
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if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
totals forward
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SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2021 BALANCES BALANCES
Bank Current Account 44,904 32,675
Bank Deposit Account | |
Central Finance Board 50,053 28,590
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts | 96,4821 cc) | 61,491
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12) (e11) 6,573) (e12)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH | semen! eo | 68,064
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SECTION G At At
1 September 2020 31 August 2021
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
Investments (include Endowments | |
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value 3,709,994 3,850,556
Other Assets 474,263 492 231
Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end P| |
Other Liabilities | |
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