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2020-09-30-accounts

TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR

30 SEPTEMBER 2020

Charity Number: 1129932

WHITELAW WELLS Chartered Accountants

9 Ainslie Place Edinburgh EH3 6AT

TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
CONTENTS PAGES
Church Committee annual report 2 - 6
Independent Examiner's report 7
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Notes to the financial statements 10 - 17

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

CHURCH COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

The Church Committee, who are Trustees for the purposes of Charity Law, have pleasure in presenting their report and financial statements of the Church for the year ended 30 September 2020. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the church’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Purpose

The objectives of the Church are as follows:

Aims and Activities

These objectives are met through regular meetings for worship where they are preached to the congregation. In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the charity commission guidance on public benefit.

Grant Making Policy

The Church Committee operates a policy to contribute a proportion of its income to the UKGA. The level of contribution is suggested by the UKGA and is currently about 30% of the total general offerings received by the church.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Church has increased in membership and has generally strengthened the faith of its members in line with the objectives outlined above and by such activities as fellowships, religious teachings, convocations and publications.

How our activities deliver public benefit

Our main activity is to preach the salvation grace of Christ Jesus, the one True God. The benefit is for those who believe, to gain eternal life in the future. The Church provides a place of worship for the followers and any truth seeking friends in London. The Church also holds regular services on Saturday for the followers to keep the Sabbath.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

CHURCH COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The church’s principal source of income is from offerings received from its followers. Total income from unrestricted funds were £170,020 (2019: £207,712) and total resources expended were £110,424 (2019: £123,015). The net incoming resources on the general unrestricted funds before transfers were £59,578 (2019: £84,697).

Total income from restricted funds was £75,994 (2019: £15,503) and the total resources expended from restricted funds were £Nil (2019: £100).

At the balance sheet date the unrestricted reserves were £1,279,830 (2019: £1,106,940) and there were restricted reserves of £53,373 (2019: £89,911).

Reserves policy

The free reserves are the total unrestricted funds less the designated property funds. The free reserves are £255,106 (2019: £234,339), which represents approximately 27 months of operational costs. The Church Committee considers this level of reserves to be satisfactory given the necessity to continually maintain the church buildings.

Investment policy

The reserves are currently held in cash, which the Church Committee feels is appropriate given the volatility of the stock market in recent years. The Church Committee keep this policy under review.

Risk management

The Church Committee have assessed the major risks to which the Church is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the trustees, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

The Church is to undertake further evangelism and spiritual convocations to promote the gospel, actively seek lost sheep and to encourage members to grow in to the stature of Christ in line with our stated objectives.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The True Jesus Church (London) is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission with the charity number 1129932. The charity is governed by the declaration of trust deed made on 11[th] April 2009.

The Church is affiliated to the General Assembly of True Jesus Church (UK), (UKGA).

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

CHURCH COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

Management and Appointment of the Church Board and Church Committee

The management of the Church is the responsibility of the Church Committee who are elected and coopted under the terms of the constitution, which states that the church will elect nine members to form the Church Committee. This election will take place at the Annual General Meeting. Each member serves for a period of three years. The next Church Committee election will be held at the Annual General Meeting in 2020 and the Church Committee will be elected to serve for a further period. The financial matters are controlled by the Church Committee and managed by the Financial Affairs section of the Church Committee.

Organisational Structure

The members are any persons baptised in the True Jesus Church and they are eligible to speak, vote, elect and be elected at the General Meeting of Members. The General Meeting of Members is the highest decision-making meeting. Any decisions made are to be dealt with by the Church Board, and then executed by the Church Executive Committee consisting of the Religious, General and Financial Affairs Officers.

Many volunteers give up their time to help out at the church, particularly at weekends and in the evenings. The Board is greatly indebted to these volunteers for their commitment and support.

Trustees’ Training

The current Trustees have held their posts for several years and are fully conversant with the work of the charity. Should a Trustee leave between AGMs then the remaining Trustees will meet to appoint a new Trustee based on their skills and experience. The existing Trustees will mentor the new Trustee until they are familiar with the day to day workings and aims of the charity, and they will be given the opportunity to contribute fully to any management issues that are brought to the attention of the Board.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

CHURCH COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Charity Name True Jesus Church (London)
Charity Number 1129932
Church Committee Siak Fah Chong Religious Affairs
Kon Fah Chong Assistant Religious Affairs Officer (until 30 November 2019)
Assistant Religious Education Officer (from 30 November
2019)
Desmond Shek Assistant Religious Affairs Officer (Resigned 30 November
2019)
Michael Brenyah EPG (until 30 November 2019)
Assistant Religious Affairs Officer (from 30 November 2019)
Chau Mui Chong Secretary
Thomas Ho Financial Affairs (Resigned 30 November 2019)
Lawrence Chan Assistant Religious Education Officer (Until 30 November
2019)
Financial Affairs (from 30 November 2019)
James Lai General Affairs
Duncan Shek Assistant General Affairs
Kenneth Zhou Religious Education Officer (Until 30 November 2019)
Assistant EPG (From 30 November 2019, until 3 October
2020)
EPG (from 3 October 2020)
Him Ho Assistant EPG (Appointed 12 May 2019, Until 30 November
2019)
Religious Education Officer (From 30 November 2019)
Samuel Chong EPG (Appointed 30 November 2019, resigned 3 October
2020)
Alexander Hui Working Committee (Appointed 30 November 2019)
Church address 57 - 63 East Road
London
N1 6AH
Independent examiner Louise Presslie CA
Whitelaw Wells
Chartered Accountants
9 Ainslie Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6AT
Bankers Bank of Scotland
The Mound
Edinburgh
EH1 1YZ

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

CHURCH COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT

STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHURCH COMMITTEE

The Church Committee are responsible for preparing the Church Committee’s Report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the church committee to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The Church Committee are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Church Committee are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the church and financial information included on the charity’s website in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements.

Approved by the Church Committee on 11 October 2021 and signed on their behalf by:

Siak Fah Chong Religious Affairs

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE CHURCH COMMITTEE

I report on the financial statements of the church for the year ended 30 September 2020 set out on pages 8 to 17.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

have not been met or

Louise Presslie CA Whitelaw Wells Chartered Accountants 9 Ainslie Place Edinburgh EH3 6AT

Date: 11 October 2021

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (incorporating the Income and Expenditure Account)

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
funds funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Offerings received 2 169,735 75,994 245,729 222,517
Other trading activities
Bible and hymn sales 285 - 285 698
Total income 170,020 75,994 246,014 223,215
EXPENDITURE ON:
Charitable activities
Grants payable 3 55,703 - 55,703 60,895
Other charitable expenditure 4 54,739 - 54,739 62,220
Total expenditure 110,442 - 110,442 123,115
Net income for the year 59,578 75,994 135,572 100,100
Transfers between funds 112,532 (112,532) - -
Net movement in funds for the period 172,110 (36,538) 135,572 100,100
Total funds at 1 October 2019 1,106,940 89,911 1,196,851 1,096,751
Total funds at 30 September 2020 1,279,050 53,373 1,332,423 1,196,851

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

BALANCE SHEET

30 SEPTEMBER 2020

30 SEPTEMBER 2020
2020 2019
Note £ £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 5 1,049,543 901,873
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 6 35,968 49,686
Cash at bank 292,136 284,124
----------------- -----------------
328,104 333,810
CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year 7 (45,224) (38,832)
----------------- -----------------
NET CURRENT ASSETS 282,880 294,978
----------------- -----------------
NET ASSETS 1,332,423 1,196,851
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FUNDS
Restricted 8 53,373 89,911
Unrestricted 9
Designated 1,023,944 872,601
General 255,106 234,339
----------------- -----------------
TOTAL FUNDS 1,332,423 1,196,851
============= =============

These financial statements were approved by the members of the Church Committee

On 11 October 2021 and are signed on their behalf by:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lawrence Chan Financial Affairs

The notes on pages 10 to 17 form part of these financial statements.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The church constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The Church Committee have assessed the ability of the Church to continue as a going concern and are satisfied that the schedule of loan repayments and normal pattern of incoming resources will allow the Church to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Offerings are included in the year in which they are receivable.

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

Expenditure

All expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is recognised when there is a legal or constructive obligation to pay for expenditure. Costs have been directly attributed to one of the functional categories of expenses in the Statement of Financial Activities in full. The charity is not registered for VAT and accordingly costs are shown gross of irrecoverable VAT.

Expenditure is classified under charitable activities, which includes the costs incurred by the charity in delivery of its activities and services to its beneficiaries and their associated support costs.

Support costs

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include governance costs which support the Trusts programmes and activities. These costs have been allocated as expenditure on charitable activities.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Fixed assets and depreciation

Fixed assets are originally recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:

Freehold property - nil Fixtures and fittings - 20% reducing balance

Items of expenditure are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £100.

Freehold property has not been depreciated. The Church Committee do not feel that the freehold property is reducing in value and therefore have not applied any depreciation.

Financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Unrestricted funds

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources receivable or generated for the objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available as general funds.

Designated funds

Designated funds are funds designated by the Church Committee for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

2. OFFERINGS RECEIVED

Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
funds
£
£
RE offerings
762
-
General offerings
149,412
-
Central Church building fund
-
13,890
Central London Refurbishment Fund
-
51,713
Gift Aid
YTTC
19,561
-
10,391
-
Cambridge Prayer House Building appeal
-
-
Total offerings received
169,735
75,994
Total
Total
2020
2019
£
£
762
927
149,412
180,459
13,890
12,689
51,713
1,040
29,952
-
23,142
4,160
-
100
245,729
222,517

Offerings received income in the year was £245,729 (2019: £222,517) of which £169,735 (2019: £207,014) was unrestricted and £75,994 (2019: £15,503) was restricted. Income from other trading activities was £285 (2019: £698), all of which was unrestricted income.

3. GRANTS PAYABLE

GRANTS PAYABLE
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
funds
£
£
The General Assembly of True Jesus
Church, United Kingdom
55,253
-
True Jesus Church (Dublin)
450
-
True Jesus Church (Cambridge)
-
-
Total grants payable
55,703
-
Total
2020
£
55,253
450
-
55,703
Total
2019
£
55,895
-
5,000
60,895

Total grants payable were £55,703 (2019: £60,895) of which £55,703 (2019: £60,795) was unrestricted and £nil (2019: £100) was restricted.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

4. OTHER CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE

. OTHER CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE
RE outing activities
Funeral wreathes
Food
Rates & water
Light & heat
Travel
EPG gospel leaflets & advertising
Insurance
Printing, post & stationery
Telephone
RE library & audio
Bible, hymns & publications
Repairs & maintenance
Preachers pastoring & visiting expenses
Training
Refuse collection
Sundry consumables
Sundry non-consumables
Bank charges
Hosting YTTC
SOS fellowship
Professional fees
Depreciation of fixed assets
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
Governance costs
Independent Examination fee
Total other charitable expenditure
Total
2020
-
165
6,713
2,711
11,391
471
435
2,721
408
551
1,201
-
13,662
529
780
882
1,696
1,633
60
-
27
553
6,397
43
1,710
54,739
Total
2019
31
75
17,181
2,512
9,384
1,956
46
2,645
479
510
251
339
7,403
1,191
-
1,354
3,689
1,849
95
1,184
564
394
7,318
-
1,770
62,220

Total Expenditure was £54,739 (2019: £61,292) of which £54,739 (2019: £62,220) was unrestricted and £Nil (2019: £Nil) was restricted.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

ANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
COST
At 1 October 2020
Additions
Disposals
At 30 September 2020
DEPRECIATION
At 1 October 2019
Charge for the year
On Disposal
At 30 September 2020
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30 September 2020
At 30 September 2019
Freehold
property
Equipment,
fixtures &
fittings
£
£
872,601
106,154
151,343
2,767
-
(130)
_
__
1,023,944
108,791
-
76,882
-
6,397
-
(87)
_
__
-
83,192
1,023,944
25,599
872,601
29,272
Total
£
978,755
154,110
(130)
__
1,132,735
76,882
6,397
(87)
______
83,192
1,049,543
901,873

Freehold property consists of one property; East Road (“Central London Church”). The original cost of property at East Road was £280,000, with improvement costs being carried out totalling £743,944.

6. DEBTORS: Amounts falling due within one year

Prepayments & accrued income 2020
£
35,968
-------------
35,968
2019
£
49,686
-------------
49,686

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

7. CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year

2020 2019
£ £
Grants payable 21,322 18,885
Accruals 23,902 19,947
-------------- --------------
45,224 38,832
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8. RESTRICTED FUNDS

RESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance at Balance at
01.10.19 Income Expenditure Transfers 30.09.20
£ £
£
£ £
Central London refurbishment
fund 52,949 59,588
-
(112,537) -
Central London building fund 34,823 16,406
-
5 51,234
Africa Church agricultural
project fund 1,793 - - 1,793
Cardiff Prayer House Ministry 346 - - 346
Total restricted funds 89,911 75,994
-
(112,532)
53,373

The Central London Refurbishment fund represents funds received to refurbish the church buildings at East Road. The transfer from this fund relates to the refurbishment work carried out in the year.

The Central London building fund represents funds raised for future building projects for expansion into new areas.

The Africa Church agricultural project fund represents the balance remaining of donations paid to the Church for its work in Africa.

The Cardiff Prayer House Ministry represents donations received for the specific work of the ministry.

Cambridge Prayer House Building Fund represents donations received to assist the prayer house to purchase a building.

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

8. RESTRICTED FUNDS (cont.)

Balance at
01.10.18
£
Central London refurbishment
fund
52,249
Central London building fund
20,120
Africa Church agricultural
project fund
1,793
Cardiff Prayer House Ministry
346
Cambridge Prayer House Building fund
-
Total restricted funds
74,508
9. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance at
01.10.19
£
Designated funds:
Property fund
872,601
General unrestricted funds
234,339
Total unrestricted funds
1,106,940
Balance at
Income Expenditure
Transfers
30.09.19
£
£
£
£
700
-
-
52,949
14,703
-
-
34,823
-
-
-
1,793
-
-
-
346
100
(100)
-
-

15,503
(100)
-
89,911

Balance at
Income Expenditure
Transfers
30.09.20
£
£
£
£
-
-
151,343
1,023,944
170,020
(110,442)
(38,811)
255,106
______
170,020
(110,442)
112,532
1,279,050

The Property fund represents the value of the church buildings at East Road and subsequent improvements.

Balance at
01.10.18
£
Designated funds:
Property fund
872,601
General unrestricted funds
149,642
Total unrestricted funds
1,022,243
Balance at
Income Expenditure
Transfers
30.09.19
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
872,601
207,712
(123,015)
-
234,339
______
207,712
(123,015)
-
1,106,940

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TRUE JESUS CHURCH (LONDON)

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

10. ANALYSIS OF FUNDS

Fixed assets
Cash at bank
Other net liabilities
Total funds
Fixed assets
Cash at bank
Other net assets
Total funds
General
Funds
25,599
238,763
(9,256)
255,106
General
Funds
29,272
194,213
10,854
234,339
Designated
Funds
1,023,944
-
-
1,023,944
Designated
Funds
872,601
-
-
872,601
Restricted
Funds
-
53,373
-
53,373
Restricted
Funds
-
89,911
-
89,911
Total
Funds
2020
1,049,543
292,136
(9,256)
1,332,423
Total
Funds
2019
901,873
236,122
10,854
1,196,851

11. OTHER FUNDS

During the year the Church received donations from the members for The General Assembly of True Jesus Church, United Kingdom. The donations received are not reflected in the accounts as the London Church is collecting the monies on behalf of The General Assembly of True Jesus Church, United Kingdom.

12. CHURCH COMMITTEE EXPENSES

No fees or expenses have been paid to Church Committee Members (2019 - Nil). All Church Committee members act gratuitously.

13. STAFF COSTS

The Church has no employees. The preacher’s salary costs are met centrally by The General Assembly of True Jesus Church, United Kingdom.

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