2024-08-31-accounts - Wigan Methodist Mission

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WIGAN METHODIST MISSION Queens Hall

TAR and ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[ST] AUGUST 2024

Management

Responsibility for management of Wigan Methodist Mission lies with its Church Council, in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Methodist Church. The membership of the Church Council is partly ex officio and partly elected. For example, the minister with pastoral responsibility, the church stewards (who are elected annually by the church members), and the treasurer are ex officio. Other members of the Church Council are elected annually by the church members.

In the period of 12 months to the 31[st] August 2024 the Church Council met 4 times, to review the whole mission of the church, including its worship, the discipleship of its members, its financial position, the maintenance of the church premises, its pastoral care of both its members and adherents, and its social and evangelistic outreach.

The church has a small Leadership Group which meets every 4 to 5 weeks, which has responsibility for the day to day running of the church, reviews its activities and prepares items for presentation to the Church Council.

Objectves

The mission statement of the church remains “In Jesus Christ, Growing up, Growing together, Growing out, Growth rooted in Love”. This statement summarises our mission of serving the community while deepening our fellowship, our relationship to God and Christian discipleship.

Premises

The church building is in one of the main streets in the Wigan Town Centre, close to the bus station. As well as the church sanctuary and ancillary rooms, it has a café. This provides a range of food and drink each morning Tuesday to Friday, in a safe and friendly environment where people, particularly elderly, can meet friends. Prayer and a listening ear are also offered. The café is now operating within the sanctuary and has been welcomed by everyone for its light airy feel and open space. It has also helped to promote prayer for customers and anyone needing help and support.

The church building is open every day. As well as its use for church-based activities, it is used by a number of outside organisations each week. Some are charged a commercial fee. Others, for example Alcoholics Anonymous, pay only a nominal amount.

We currently have an enormous problem with the cupola at the top of the building. This has degraded to such an extent that masonry is cracking and needs repair. On top of this we have window frames which need replacing, an inefficient heating system which is expensive to run, a lift which needs replacing and inefficient guttering. We have set up a small team to look into this and in the last 12 months we have employed a fundraiser to help us access the National Lottery Heritage Fund. We were successful in the proposal bid and we have now submitted our first stage bid and should hear soon if we are successful or not. The building has been added to Historic England’s Heritage At Risk Register. The total cost of all this is in excess of 1 million pounds and the members of the Church are working hard to try to bring in extra income but we are relying on grants for the large amount.

Actvites

The activities of the church reflect its obligation to show that it exists for public benefit, with particular regard to the advancement of religion. The church enables ordinary people to live out their Christian faith through:

Worship and prayer, learning about the gospel of Jesus Christ and developing their knowledge of and trust in Jesus
Opportunities for fellowship and the provision of pastoral care for its members and others connected with the church
Mission and outreach

Worship and Prayer

The church holds services every Sunday morning between 10.45am and 12.30pm. The music is led mainly by our worship group. Those who attend cover a wide age range. The services are led by a variety of preachers as well as the minister. Once a month we hold an informal service, led by a preacher gifted at addressing children as well as adults. Prayer events and healing services are also held.

All are welcome to attend our services; the average weekly adult attendance at the morning service was 35. We have lost many of our children and families since the pandemic and we are trying to rebuild in that area.

The sacraments of baptism and marriage are available and funeral services are held.

Every month we try to hold a Café worship event on a Wednesday afternoon, followed by refreshments. This event usually attracts around 20 people each time including our learners from Adult Community Education who share our building. Some of those who also attend are customers of the café and have no other attachment to the church.

There is a dedicated Prayer Room on the first floor of the building. It is used for prayer meetings particularly the weekly Thursday lunchtime prayer meeting and discipleship and bible study groups. Our monthly leadership meetings and pastoral meetings are held there, where prayer is greatly valued. It is available for use for private prayer by anyone while the building is open.

The church has a Prayer Ministry Team, members of which are available after each service, and a prayer circle for urgent prayer requests.

Fellowship and Pastoral Care

The pastoral care system is regularly reviewed and all the members and most of the nonmembers who attend regularly have a Pastoral Carer, who is responsible for keeping in touch and/or visiting them in their homes, particularly those who are house-bound or sick.

Mission

Mission continues to be an important element in the Church. We run regular Alpha courses and continue to see people come to faith in Jesus Christ. Our café has proved to be a very important mission field and we have regular people daily going into the café to offer prayer and a listening ear.

Little Angels is our outreach to younger families and this continues to see a good regular attendance.

Our Youth outreach is on a monthly basis and on those days, from 3.30pm to 5pm, youth from local high schools visit and take part in learning to play instruments, singing, craft and enjoying themselves. This continues to grow and develop with our Minister taking an active role.

The Brick

The Brick began as a small outreach from the Church and has grown to be a charity in its own right, and it is still expanding thanks to our ongoing involvement in its success. See The Brick's Charity Commission page here

Finance

The church accounts are subject to independent examination and a copy, duly certified, is attached. Our lettings comprise several one-off, as well as regular users. In December 2023 The Brick, a local charity, started using the lower hall as a night shelter for rough sleepers. The original

contract was for six months but continued through the summer. The use may continue through the winter. This explains the increase in Lettings from 2022/23 to 2023/24. This income has helped cover the high cost of reports for the Nehemiah Project. Since March 2024 the project has had a separate bank account for receipts and payments.

Wigan Methodist Mission Notes on Accounts Year ended 31st August 2024

Notes 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Coffee Bar 37675 28,000 Lets 71364 22,480 Offerings 26159 27,317 Gift Aid 0 7,363 Donations and Legacies 2071 1,811 CFB Interest received 1316 1,010 Nehemiah 3420 11,710 Sundry receipts 1251 1,084 143,256 100,775 PAYMENTS Wages, tax, NI 18780 24489 Assessment 13000 14965 Heat and light 30756 28920 Building 1 23075 3218 Nehemiah 2 27418 16196 Printing, postages, etc 891 812 Insurance 4474 4366 Water 3642 2080 Telephone 875 780 Supplies 5126 6054 Sundry expenses 1662 1613 Equipment and fittings 3 6185 2630 Donations 4 2180 2060 138,064 108,183 Suplus/Deficit for year 5,192 -7,408	Notes 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Coffee Bar 37675 28,000 Lets 71364 22,480 Offerings 26159 27,317 Gift Aid 0 7,363 Donations and Legacies 2071 1,811 CFB Interest received 1316 1,010 Nehemiah 3420 11,710 Sundry receipts 1251 1,084 143,256 100,775 PAYMENTS Wages, tax, NI 18780 24489 Assessment 13000 14965 Heat and light 30756 28920 Building 1 23075 3218 Nehemiah 2 27418 16196 Printing, postages, etc 891 812 Insurance 4474 4366 Water 3642 2080 Telephone 875 780 Supplies 5126 6054 Sundry expenses 1662 1613 Equipment and fittings 3 6185 2630 Donations 4 2180 2060 138,064 108,183 Suplus/Deficit for year 5,192 -7,408	Notes 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Coffee Bar 37675 28,000 Lets 71364 22,480 Offerings 26159 27,317 Gift Aid 0 7,363 Donations and Legacies 2071 1,811 CFB Interest received 1316 1,010 Nehemiah 3420 11,710 Sundry receipts 1251 1,084 143,256 100,775 PAYMENTS Wages, tax, NI 18780 24489 Assessment 13000 14965 Heat and light 30756 28920 Building 1 23075 3218 Nehemiah 2 27418 16196 Printing, postages, etc 891 812 Insurance 4474 4366 Water 3642 2080 Telephone 875 780 Supplies 5126 6054 Sundry expenses 1662 1613 Equipment and fittings 3 6185 2630 Donations 4 2180 2060 138,064 108,183 Suplus/Deficit for year 5,192 -7,408

		-7,408

Wigan Methodist Mission Notes on Accounts Year ended 31st August 2024

2024 2023 1. Building Fire alarm service 2005 Lift Repairs and service 38 Waste disposal 1113 Pat test 283 Fazackerley flooring 0 Bithell wndow repair 0 Gibson plumbing 0 Halestone vegetation removal 5755 GS Electrics 5568 Metrorod 1320 Ace Gas Service 300 Legionella Assessment 450 P Wilson toilet plans 2460 CSS Asbestos 2340 Other 1443 23,075 2.Nehemiah Pat Wilson roof 3168 Markland structual survey 0 Christian Environ survey 0 GLJ projects 1467 Odell (fund raise) 7000 Shearstone 8340 Glovers (QS) 6185 Other 1258 27418	268 361 736 286 110 570 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 815 3,218 6,720 3,660 3,840 1,976 0 0 0 0 16,196	268 361 736 286 110 570 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 815 3,218	268 361 736 286 110 570 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 815

Wigan Methodist Mission Notes on Accounts Year ended 31st August 2024

3. Equipment Defibrillator Hire Water boiler Microphone Toaster Ladders Kitchen equipment Chairs Tables Other 4. Donations Alpha International UCB MAF QHHC/QHAP/Brick Action for Children	2024 522 0 0 0 0 5260 185 60 158	2023 985 634 275 252 130 0 0 0 267
	6,185	2,543
	240 400 240 1,200 100	200 300 260 1,200 100
	2,180	2,060

Wigan Methodist Mission

Liquidity Statement as at 31st August 2024

2023/24 Current Assets Co-op 17403 CFB Deposit Account 21381 Youth Fund Net Current Assets Accumulated Fund Co-op brought forward 3,527 CFB brought forward 30,065 Cash in hand Youth Fund Surplus/deficit	38784 454 38330 33,592 0 33592 454 33,138 5192 38,330	2022/23 3,527 30,065 33,592 454 33,138 11,643 29,055 40,698 402 41,100 554 40,546 -7408 33,138

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